The Field Museum

The Field Museum (of Natural History) Chicago boasts its paleontology and anthropology specializations in a very insightful manner. Located in Chicago, Illinois itself, it stands on the Lake Shore Drive beside Lake Michigan.

The Field Museum Chicago has a lot to offer from its range of preserved artifacts. These include Sue - the largest Tyrannosaurus known so far; a collection of artifacts that date back to ancient Egypt, Pacific Northwest and Tibet; a display of its taxidermy collection which include African elephants and Lions of Tsavo; dinosaurs that inhabited the earth for many years; and some discovered tools and objects from the ancient Native American period.

For over two years in succession, Field Museum Chicago was respected as the most popular site in the state. Owing to its finely authenticated environment, it enticed Chicago IL travel visitors from all over the globe to pay a visit. During 2006, it embedded its name straight in the record books as the number one site for cultural novelty and historical diversity.

Museum's scientific staffs, visiting researchers, students and members of general public interested in natural history have also been facilitated with a library. The library encompasses over 275000 volumes on various subjects including biological systematics, environmental and evolutionary biology, anthropology, botany, geology, archaelogy, museology and related subjects.

The 'Ayer Collection', 'Laufer Collection' and 'Photo Archives' are few of the many collections that throw light on the museum's history, exhibitions and educational programs.

Annual exhibitions are conducted to offer visitors a perceptive knowledge into the lives of the yesteryears and present habitats, while also being a medium of enjoyment for some. Animals displayed in this exhibition are categorized into specific domains (for the sake of understandability); which include Nature Walk, Mammals of Asia, Mammals of Africa and various others.

Some of their exhibitions embrace a number of natural history related fields, such as 'The Underground Adventure', 'Inside Ancient Egypt', 'Evolving Planet' and 'The Ancient Americans'.

Working Laboratories (DNA Discovery Center, McDonald's Fossil Prep Lab and the Regenstein Laboratory) have contributed effectively to the overall credibility of the Field Museum Chicago too, where general people can watch scientists perform operations on micro organisms, and even talk or ask questions concerning DNA's and related contexts to them through glass windows.

Field Museum is indeed a perfect opportunity for Chicago travel visitors to open the doors to natural history and also learn about the various species and life forms that inhabit this planet.