Event Essentials
- Ages:
- This event is suitable for Adults, Grades 9-12, Grades 4-8.
- Duration:
- 2.5 hours
- Tickets:
- This event requires a ticket for entry.
- Cost:
- Adults: $50
Seniors (65+): $48
Children (3-11): $40
Members: $45
(prices include General Admission to the Museum)
Schedule
Select Sundays: 9 a.m.
Experience the Capture
The U-505—the only German submarine captured by the U.S. Navy during World War II—is now part of a 35,000-square-foot interactive exhibit. A special behind-the-scenes tour of the U-505 will take place on select Sunday mornings. This exclusive, private group tour begins at 9 a.m. with a continental breakfast and presentation by a Museum exhibit expert about the U-505. Guests will then take a guided tour of the exhibit and on-board tour of the submarine. The tour lasts approximately 2-1/2 hours. Since general admission is included with this tour, guests may enjoy the rest of the day at the Museum.
U-505 Behind-the-Scenes Tour Dates
The tour will be offered at 9 a.m. on the following Sundays in 2010:
February 21 | July 25 |
Tickets
Tickets for this tour may be purchased online or by calling (773) 947-3179.
Bringing a Group?
Group discounts, additional dates and private VIP tours are available.
For more information, contact Group Sales at (773) 947-3179 or groupsales(at)msichicago.org.
- Daily U-505 On-Board Tour
- The Behind-the-Scenes tour doesn’t fit your schedule? Another option for getting inside the U-505 is the fifteen-minute On-Board Tour offered daily.
- Museum Hours
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- extended hours through April 11:
Monday – Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. - Sunday: 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Open every day except Christmas Day
- extended hours through April 11:
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The Museum of Science and Industry opened its doors in 1933 and is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere.