Jane Addams Hull-House Museum — Attraction in West Chicago Township

The Jane Addams-Hull House museum is a must visit for anyone looking to understand the settlement house movement and the progressive movement in the early 20th century. It does involve a fair bit of reading , but it is logically laid out and accessible for kids thru adults. It can easily be visited in 90-120 minutes, depending on how much reading you do. It is over two floors, and the staircase to the 2nd floor would be a bit of a challenge if you have mobility issues. This museum is best accessed by public transit. You can take the CTA Blue Line to UIC-Halsted, and then walk 2 block south, on Halsted, to the museum. CTA Bus #8-Halsted stops right in front of the museum. If you do drive, parking on Taylor St, just south of the museum, is your best option. The museum is on the campus of the University of Illinois-Chicago. So, for dining options, there are some in the building just behind the museum, called UIC Student Center East, but if you walk south to Taylor St, you are in Little Italy and you have a myriad of options. You can also walk north on Halsted St, to Greek Town. All in all, a worthwhile...

Small but interesting museum. It took us probably 45 minutes to go through everything. It's free with the option to make a donation. It's located on the campus of the college. It was extremely cold in the there when we went in September (it's old so obviously not great climate control, of course) so just a heads up for anyone that that may bother. You need to reserve tickets online beforehand also since there's a max amount of people that are allowed in at a time. They do also require masks to be worn at all times as of September 2022 since it's on the college campus and they are still required and enforced...

Went here on a field trip to write a paper. There is so much information about all different aspects, housing, arts, books and more! Its surprisingly small yet the workers are very knowledgeable. I was underwhelmed on how quick I went through everything. Many of my classmates felt that the information in the museum could have been easily found in the internet, I'm not quite sure that is true. Regardless, I think the information presented was interesting and useful for the paper. On the down side, our drive there and back was 2 hours and we were able to spend 45 minutes to look at everything, so choose your...