Take advantage of the Museums on Us program by Bank of America on the first full weekend of every month – all for free and all just for being a customer. Each cardholder gets one free general admission to 150 museums nationwide.
Photo ID and any valid Bank of America^® or Merrill Lynch^® credit or debit card must be presented. One free general admission limited to cardholder at participating organization. Excludes fundraising events, special exhibitions and ticketed shows. Not to be combined with other offers. To learn more about this program visit http://museums.bankofamerica.com

Here is a list of participating museums in Chicago and the suburbs:

Adler Planetarium – 1300 South Lake Shore Dr. Chicago, IL 60605 (312)922-7827
Hours: Hours vary. Please check the planetarium’s website.

Art Institute of Chicago – 111 South Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60603 (312)443-3600
Hours: Sat 10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sun 10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Chicago History Museum – 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60614 (312)642-4600
Hours: Sat 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Sun 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Museum of Contemporary Art – 220 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611 (312)280-2660
Hours: Sat 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sun 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

National Museum of Mexican Art – 1852 W. 19th St., Chicago, IL 60608 (312)738-1503
Hours: Sat 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sun 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

National Veterans Art Museum – 4041 N. Milwaukee Ave., 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60641 (312)326-0270
Hours: Sat 10 a.m. – 5 p.m

Shedd Aquarium – 1200 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60605 (312)939-2438
Hours: Sat 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sun 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The DuSable Museum of African American History -740 E. 56th St., Chicago, IL 60637 (773)947-0600
Hours: Sat 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sun 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

The National Hellenic Museum – 333 S. Halsted, Chicago, IL 60661 (312)655-1234
Hours: Sat 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sun 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The Morton Arboretum – 4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle, IL 60532 (630)968-0074
Hours: Hours vary. Please check the arboretum’s website for details.

Illinois Holocaust Museum – 9603 Woods Dr., Skokie, IL 60077 (847)967-4800
Hours: Sat 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sun 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Featured photo credit: Shedd Aquarium