Museum Passes & More

Museum Adventure Pass
- Air Classic Museum of Air and Space
- Bronzeville Children's Museum
- Brookfield Zoo
- Cantigny Park
- Chicago Botanic Garden
- Children's Museum of Oak Lawn
- Elgin History Museum
- Elgin Public Museum
- Illinois Railway Museum
- Lake County Discovery Museum
- Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
- Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
- Naper Settlement
- Oriental Institute
- Pleasant Home Foundation
- St. Charles Heritage Museum

Explore More Illinois
Explore More Illinois is a cultural pass program that provides discounts and other offerings from museums, historical societies, performing and visual arts centers, and other attractions across the state of Illinois. The program is free for adults 18 years and older who have a library card from a participating library. Offerings differ by attraction and include free or reduced admission, free parking, discounts at attraction shops and more.
Explore More Illinois is available 24/7 from any computer, tablet or smartphone. Visit the Explore More Illinois login page and type in your library card number and pin to see offers at attractions around the state.

Participating Attractions (as of March 21, 2023)
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum / Springfield
- American Writers Museum / Chicago
- Anderson Japanese Gardens / Rockford
- Annoyance Theatre / Chicago
- Bistro Verde / Springfield
- Bix Beiderbeck Museum & Archive / Davenport, IA
- Buffalo Grove Park District Community Arts Center / Buffalo Grove
- Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House / Moline
- Chicago Children's Museum / Chicago
- Chicago History Museum / Chicago
- Chicago Maritime Museum / Chicago
- Civil War Museum / Kenosha, WI
- Dillon Home Museum / Sterling
- Dinosaur Discovery Museum / Kenosha, WI
- Discovery Center Museum / Rockford
- DuPage Children's Museum /Naperville
- DuPage Symphony Orchestra / Naperville
- Edwards Place / Springfield
- Elgin Symphony Orchestra / Elgin
- Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park / Oak Park
- Exploration Station...a children's museum Bourbonnais Park District / Bourbonnais
- Fox River Grove Memorial Public Library / Fox River Grove
- German American Heritage Center & Museum / Davenport, IA
- Governor John Wood Mansion from the Historical Society of Quincy & Adams County / Quincy
- Hegeler Carus Mansion / LaSalle
- Illinois Holocaust Museum / Skokie
- Kankakee County Museum / Kankakee
- Kenosha Public Museum / Kenosha, WI
- Kidzeum of Health and Science / Springfield
- Lansing Historical Society Museum / Lansing
- Lincoln Heritage Museum / Lincoln
- Lincoln Land Community College Athletic Department / Springfield
- Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art / Oak Brook
- Love's Sweet Arrow / Tinley Park
- Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art / Evanston
- McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum / Chicago
- Metropolis Performing Arts Center / Arlington Heights
- Museum of Broadcast Communications / Chicago
- Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College / Chicago
- Museum of Science and Industry / Chicago
- Museum of the Grand Prairie / Mahomet
- North Suburban Library District / Loves Park and Roscoe
- Peoria Riverfront Museum / Peoria
- Pritzker Military Museum & Library / Chicago
- Raupp Museum / Buffalo Grove
- Rockford Art Museum / Rockford
- Rockford Symphony Youth Orchestra / Rockford
- Soulside Healing Arts / Peoria
- Springfield Art Association / Springfield
- Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens / Rockford
- Vermilion County Museum / Danville
This list was last updated on March 21, 2023. The list of participating and attractions and their offers are subject to change. Not all attractions will be available to all libraries. Please log into Explore More Illinois to see the most current offerings.