Military Admissions Free Military Admissions in Illinois. Illinois Alder Planetarium - free admission Art Institute of Chicago - free admission Bengtson's Pumpkin Farm - free admission Brookfield Zoo - free admission Chicago Botanic Garden - free admission & parking Chicago Transit Authority - free CTA bus and train rides Chicago's Children's Museum - free admission Children's Museum in Oak Lawn - free admission (Memorial Day to Labor Day) Department of Natural Recourses - free fishing and hunting licenses DuPage Children's Museum - free admission First Division Museum at Cantigny - free admission Glessner House Museum - free admission John Hancock Museum - free admission Johansen Farms Children's Zoo & Pumpkin Farm - free admission Konow's Corn Maze - free admission Lincoln Park Zoo - free admission Levere Memorial Temple - free admission Lizzardo Memorial Temple - free admission Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art - free admission McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum - free admission McHenry County Historical Society - free admission Mitchell Museum of the American Indian - free admission Museum of Contemporary Art - free admission Museum of Science & Industry - free admission Naper Settlement Museum - free admission (Memorial Day to Labor Day) Pritzker Military Museum & Library - free admission Quincy Art Center - free admission Raging Waves Water Park - free admission Shedd Aquarium - free admission Smart Museum of Art - free admission The Morton Arboretum - free admission The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands - free admission USO Midway - free admission USO O'Hare - free admission Wheels O'Time Museum - free admission Willis Tower Sky Deck- free admission