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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dima, post: 7582980, member: 18037&quot;]Chicago&#039;s Museum of Science and Industry is an exceptionally cool place! Wife and I have been members there for years and try to visit at least once a year for the rotating exhibits.</p><p><br /></p><p>The elongated cent looks like it&#039;s from the train room - my absolute favorite part of MSI; it&#039;s a huuuuuge HO-scale train layout --</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.msichicago.org/explore/whats-here/exhibits/great-train-story/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.msichicago.org/explore/whats-here/exhibits/great-train-story/" rel="nofollow">https://www.msichicago.org/explore/whats-here/exhibits/great-train-story/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The museum also hosts a real WWII captured German submarine you can explore (my 2nd favorite part of MSI <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, cool fact: (if I recall correctly) one of MSI&#039;s buildings actually dates back to the 1892-93 Chicago&#039;s World&#039;s Fair; remember, the one where the Columbian half dollar and Isabella quarter came from?</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_Columbian_Exposition" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_Columbian_Exposition" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World&#039;s_Columbian_Exposition</a> has section on surviving structures.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit 2: MSI&#039;s wiki has some great history/photos: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Science_and_Industry_(Chicago)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Science_and_Industry_(Chicago)" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Science_and_Industry_(Chicago)</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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