Museum Passes & More
Museum Adventure Pass
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 May 11, 2026
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum / Springfield
- Aikman Wildlife Adventure / Arcola
- American Writers Museum / Chicago
- Anderson Japanese Gardens / Rockford
- *Art Institute of Chicago / Chicago
- Bix Beiderbecke Museum & Archives / Davenport, IA
- *Brookfield Zoo / Brookfield
- Cantigny / Wheaton
- Cernan Earth and Space Center & Planetarium / River Grove
- Chicago a cappella / Chicago
- Chicago Academy of Sciences Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum / Chicago
- Chicago Botanic Garden / Glencoe
- Chicago Children's Museum / Chicago
- Chicago History Museum / Chicago
- Chicago Maritime Museum / Chicago
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Chicago
- Chicago Tempest Women’s Pro Rugby / Lisle
- *Children's Discovery Museum / Normal
- Civil War Museum / Kenosha, WI
- David Davis Mansion Historical Site / Bloomington
- Dillon Home / Sterling
- Dinosaur Discovery Museum / Kenosha, WI
- Driehaus Museum / Chicago
- DuPage Children's Museum / Naperville
- DuPage Symphony Orchestra / Naperville
- Edwards Place / Springfield
- Elgin History Museum / Elgin
- Evanston History Center / Evanston
- Exploration Station / Bourbonnais
- Fabyan Villa & Japanese Garden / Geneva
- *Field Museum / Chicago
- First Floor Theater / Chicago
- Forest Park Nature Center / Peoria Heights, IL
- Fox River Grove Memorial Public Library / Fox River Grove
- German American Heritage Center & Museum / Davenport, IA
- *Gillson Swimming Beach / Wilmette
- Glencoe Beach / Glencoe
- Griffin Museum of Science and Industry / Chicago
- Historic Auto Attractions / Roscoe
- Intuit Art Museum / Chicago, IL
- Kenosha Public Museum / Kenosha, WI
- Kidzeum of Health and Science / Springfield
- Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum / Charleston
- Lincoln Log Cabin / Charleston
- Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art / Oak Brook
- Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art / Evanston
- McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum / Chicago
- Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago / Chicago
- Normal CornBelters / Normal
- Oakton College Performing Arts Center / Des Plaines
- Peoria Playhouse Children's Museum / Peoria
- *Peoria Riverfront Museum / Peoria
- Raupp Museum / Buffalo Grove
- Springfield Art Association / Springfield
- The 1843 Durant-Peterson House Museum / Springfield
- The Forge: Lemont Quarries / Lemont
- *The Morton Arboretum / Lisle
- Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens / Rockford
- Vermilion County Museum / Danville
- Volo Museum / Volo
- Western Illinois Museum / Macomb
- Wheels O Time / Dunlap
- Winnetka Park District Swimming Beaches / Winnetka
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.