Family-Friendly Spring Break Activities At Chicago’s Adler Planetarium
Header image: A child plays on the climbable planet in the Adler Planetarium’s exhibit, Other Worlds.
Spring is in the air, Chicago! For parents, spring brings muddy shoes, losing an hour of sleep to Daylight Savings, kids home from school, and the ever-present question of “what should we do for spring break?”
While we can’t solve all your springtime parenting woes at the Adler Planetarium, we can help with one of them! The Adler Planetarium is open seven days a week this spring break, which means more time for space, more time for sky shows, and more time exploring the universe together.
Give your family a week of awe and wonder this spring break and add these must-see spots at the Adler Planetarium to your itinerary!
Explore Other Worlds (in Chicago) This Spring Break
Other Worlds is the Adler Planetarium’s newest exhibit which explores the planets within our solar system and the exoplanets beyond it. Planets are incredibly diverse and studying other planets helps us understand our home planet, Earth, even better! Other Worlds features cutting-edge science that explores gas giants, ice giants, super Earths, and mini Neptunes in an immersive and hands-on way.
Other Worlds is the perfect Chicago spring break destination not only for audiences looking to dive deep into planetary science, but also for those just looking to explore a fun, interactive exhibit. Little ones can climb on a gas giant, see and feel real pieces of space, and walk on and touch different planetary surfaces. Older audiences can dig into the science behind how we know what we know about other planets, and experience real and hypothetical planets through simulations.
Whether your family is full of budding scientists or experienced astronomers, Other Worlds has something for everyone.
Vacation Plans? How About The Multiverse?
There’s definitely no spring break destination cooler than the multiverse. At the Adler, you can travel through the multiverse in our 360 degree dome theater without ever leaving your seat!
Our sky show, Niyah and the Multiverse, follows a Chicago preteen as her curiosity takes her through three of astrophysics leading multiverse theories—meeting new friends from the past, present, and future along the way. This sky show is geared towards an elementary–middle school-aged audience and makes complex science accessible for all. Niyah and the Multiverse also discusses the important role of art and culture in science.
With its stunning, colorful animations, Niyah and the Multiverse is sure to keep the attention of younger audiences and spur a newfound curiosity in viewers both young and old.
Space For Little Ones To Explore During Spring Break
We’ve even got space for the smallest space explorers this spring break! Planet Explorers is our exhibit specifically designed for 3–8 year olds. Future astronauts, scientists, and artists will enter a world where they can climb, crawl, and play their way through a modern-day space adventure.
Junior adventurers will begin in a backyard—perhaps just like their own—to explore the night sky and learn everything they need for their mission. From there, they can launch their own rockets, visit a space station, traverse the cosmos, navigate to an unknown “Planet X”, and even drive their own rovers.
If you’re looking to take your young ones on an out-of-this-world adventure, look no further than Planet Explorers at the Adler Planetarium!
Visit The Adler Planetarium This Spring Break
Whether you’re visiting with explorers big or small, the Adler Planetarium is chalk full of family-friendly spring break activities. We have SPACE for everyone, join us for a family-friendly spring break filled with adventure, awe, and wonder!
Plan your visit through the universe this spring break today on our Tickets webpage. To reserve tickets for Wednesdays, when we are open from 4:00 pm–10:00 pm for Adler At Night, reserve your tickets on our Adler At Night webpage.
Tickets must be purchased online, in advance of your visit—sky shows are an additional cost.
