Museum | Chicago Fed's Money Museum 💵🏛️

In short, the Federal Reserve System consists of 12 regional banks, each monitoring a specific area's economy—the Chicago Fed oversees the Midwest. The Chicago Fed has a small public museum: the Money Museum! 📍 Located on the first floor of the Chicago Fed Building, enter through the lobby (next to reception). Photo ID (driver's license/passport) + security check required—electronics must be scanned separately. ⏰ Open Mon-Fri, 10AM-5PM | FREE admission! The museum covers: ✔️ US financial system basics ✔️ Fun facts about the dollar 💸 ✔️ Modern US currency history ✔️ Interactive displays (like a coin pool + $1 million brick!) 🎁 Visitors get a bag of shredded dollars (I skipped it—seemed pointless 😅). Quick Visit? Perfect for Loop Explorers! ▪️ Only takes 15-30 mins to tour. ▪️ Nearby gem: Intelligentsia Coffee Monadnock Coffeebar (2 blocks away)—great & affordable coffee! ☕ #UIUC #MuseumHunting #Chicago #ChicagoTravel #USTravel