Museum Passes & More

La Grange Library card holders receive free admission to many exciting museums and cultural institutions throughout the Chicagoland area.

Museum Adventure Pass

Visit the Library to pick up a one-week pass for the museum of your choice. These museums are available on a first-come, first-served basis:

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

For check-out guidelines, visit the Museum Adventure Pass website or visit the front desk the next time you're in the Library.

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.