Chicago's Adler Planetarium
1300 South Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60605-2403 
(312) 322-7827 
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The Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum in Chicago, Illinois was the first planetarium built in the Western Hemisphere and is the oldest in existence today. It was dedicated on May 10, 1930. The architect Ernest A. Grunsfeld Jr. was awarded the gold medal of the Chicago Chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1931 for its design. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.

Located on Northerly Island, it is a part of Chicago's Museum Campus along with the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum of Natural History.  It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.  [1]

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Man Enters the Cosmos Sundial Sculpture by Henry Moore
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