Adler Planetarium
Explore space at America's first planetarium! Experience hands-on activities and discover amazing facts about the universe. With two domed theaters, 60,000 square feet of exhibitions, and the largest publicly accessible telescope in Chicagoland in our Doane Observatory, your day will truly be out-of-this-world!
Visiting with CityPASS® tickets
CityPASS offers 2 great ways to see Adler Planetarium: Chicago CityPASS or Chicago C3. No matter which one you choose, you’ll save.
- One simple purchase gives you admission to multiple attractions. And with 9 days to use your tickets, you’ll have plenty of time to spend at each attraction.
- Save time researching. Only the best attractions, like Adler Planetarium, are included in CityPASS tickets. Rest assured you’re going to see the best Chicago has to offer.
- Admission to Adler Planetarium:Chicago CityPASS: Museum Entry Plus Two Sky Shows – Entry includes all exhibitions featuring the Adler’s world-class collections, plus Community Design Labs, Space Visualization Lab, and Doane Observatory experiences.Chicago C3: Museum Entry – Admission includes all exhibitions featuring the Adler’s world-class collections, plus Community Design Labs, Space Visualization Lab, and Doane Observatory experiences. (Sky Shows are not included.)
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Vacationing with a family of 5
We have purchased CityPASS now for three cities: Southern California, New York and now Chicago. We have a family of 5 and this makes planning so easy and affordable!! Not to mention not standing in line for tickets!!!Chicago CityPASS
The CityPASS was the perfect way to plan our stay in Chicago. I was able to show my daughter my favorite places in Chicago, and a few others as well. The CityPASS provided a better price, and skipping to the front of the line was like icing on the cake!.Wonderful week in Chicago!
After doing much research about CityPASS and other group admission passes of the like, I knew I had to get the CityPASS. Chicago CityPASS gets you into 5 of the top sightseeing places - with an upgraded admission!Great Price
My family came to visit us from Colombia. It was their first time in the states and I wanted to make sure their first vacation was more than what they expected it to be. When I came across the Chicago CityPASS online I knew it was just what I needed to make their trip memorable. CityPASS Saved My Vacation and Marriage
We used Chicago CityPASS recently and it was a not only a vacation saver but a marriage saver. My husband and I would typically argue about which way to go and what to do next. The CityPASS was easy to use and offered detailed information as well as discounts.
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Aunt Ann from
Lost money on this “deal”
My husband and I met our former Japanese high school exchange son in Chicago for a long weekend, and we purchased the 5 attraction CityPaSSes. We were only able to visit 4 of the 5 attractions, and we actually paid more for the CityPASSes than the individual admission prices for the attractions we chose. Also the 5 attraction passes locked us in to Skydeck CHICAGO and the Shedd Aquarium. In their favor, it was very easy to use the CityPASSes and we were given 10% off in museum gift shops. I would not purchase the CityPASSes again.
Date published: 2025-05-18
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Jose Escobar Villeda from
Great choice
The CityPass is the best option you can get when traveling to a city like Chicago. Everything was so easy. I went to the SkyDeck, the Sheed Aquarium, the Griffin Museum, and the Field Museum. I also took the architectural tour in Spanish. I changed my reservations several times, and I didn't have any problems.
I definitely recommend it 100%.
Date published: 2025-05-18
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Firefam5 from
Best Deal in town
We purchased 5 tickets for a planed trip to Chicago. All the landmarks and museums that were on our to do list were all options on CityPASS. Checking in at each Venue was smooth and fast and an added perk every gift shop we went to offered Discounts for CityPASS user's!!!
Date published: 2025-05-17
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Craigo from
Get it in every city!!
Best thing you can buy in any city. It saved us so much and made it easier to book tickets in one place too.
Date published: 2025-05-16
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lokzy7 from
space vs. sea
I bought a CityPASS to save money since i was really excited to hit up as many museums as i could. One small change i wish i could’ve made was subbing the planetarium for the aquarium. i did a speed run more out of obligation and unfortunately for me it was STEAM week so it was full with elementary schools (not citypass’ fault but it added to the experience lol). Besides that the pass is great! seamless and easy to use, will def use for other cities.
Date published: 2025-05-13
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Around town from
Me myself and I
I’m on my Bucket list with Chicago , me myself and I and there is no other way to get around but with cityPASS . I have found a new friend to enjoy the city with me and I think we will keep this relationship , me myself and I with cityPASS . I’ll see you around town
Date published: 2025-05-12
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NotaHappyCamper from
Mandatory Selections suck
CityPASS has this thing where you have to choose a few attractions among say 7 or more, problem is you're forced to choose use 2 mandatory attractions, this sucks they should let you choose among them all not among all 7 (an example) instead of 5.
Date published: 2025-05-11
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Anonymous from
Lo mejor
Me salvó mi luna de miel, vine sin nada y solo entré y lo compré y un 20/10
Date published: 2025-05-11
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edgapaji from
Easy and convenient
CityPASS is so easy to use, you have acces to the most important atractions in the city
Date published: 2025-05-10
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Alebab from
Fantastico!
My best friend visited Chicago few months before us and strongly recommended us to go for Chicago CityPASS. He was absolutely right! All the experiences were amazing, interesting, and everything was perfectly organized, from the app to the checking of the reservations, to the personnel in each site. Obviously the possibility to save money for visiting multiple sites was also interesting! Well done!
Date published: 2025-05-08
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