McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum
McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum is a museum The Loop Chicago located in United States.
376 N Michigan Ave (at N Michigan Ave) Chicago , IL 60601 United States
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Making its debut in 2006, this museum is dedicated to the history of the Chicago River and the city ‚'s movable bridges . The museum is located in the southwest tower of the Michigan Avenue Bridge .
Its well worth the $5 donation for the history or engineering buff. Did you know “Chicago” means “stinky skunk” in a local Indian dialect for the smell of certain native weeds along the river .
The bridges of Chicago do go up when certain tall boats come through and this is one of the only places where you can see the engineering and mechanics behind it all!
The only one of its kind, this museum shows the inside of the Michigan Ave bridge while tracing the history of the Chicago river from the 17th century to today. Cute , inexpensive , and worth a visit!
Thats nice stop to spend half hour in a rainy day during hava a riverwalk in Chicago to hava a short knowledge about the history of bridges and behinds....
Free admission on Sundays!
The bridgehouse and museum is quite small and cramped. Also, it can get congested on the narrow staircases.
Great little museum nobody knows about.
Free on Sundays!
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A very informative boat ride. Make sure to do it at sunset so you can see two sides of the city. - Gerhart Hauptman-Diaz
Awesome setting on the river front. Great wine and food. I highly recommend. - Steve Funteas
Fantastic burger on pretzel bun...fries ain't bad either. - Andrew Raab
Interesting exhibits about German immigration to and culture in Chicago, plus a breathtaking view of the skyline from the terrace. - Bobby Kennedy
Excellent cultural & art museum! Must see. Learned a lot about the Mexican’s history in Chicago. Fascinating art. The Museum shop is also very interesting. Free entrance. - Lucille Fisher
Nice event space, and a nice museum in general! Extra enjoyable if you grew up in the area, because there are extra exhibits on a lot of local shows. - Dana Jensen
Very alive ❤️ great for boat rides ,walk , restaurants and in the heart of the city . - SSK016
Great venue surrounded by trees, a little grass, a little concrete, picnic tables & chairs...and of course great music. - Kay Burnett
Great atmosphere! Lots of different places to eat and shop at plus some amazing views of the city. We did the river tour and lake tour and both were awesome! - Sean Miller
Category Arts and Entertainment » Museum
Place United States » Illinois » Cook County » Chicago » The Loop