Field Museum Chicago: SUE T. Rex & VR Experience Ticket

SUE the T. Rex Stands Three Stories Tall, and You Walk Right Underneath

You get entry to all general exhibitions, SUE the T. Rex, Ancient Egypt, the Gem Hall, China, and Native Truths, plus one VR experience of your choice when you arrive. No guide, no time limit within museum hours, no separate bookings for each section. Bring comfortable shoes and plan for at least three hours, though most people stay longer.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Field Museum exhibitions and VR

• Enter Field Museum with admission ticket
• Visit Griffin Halls of Evolving Planet
• See SUE the T. rex exhibit
• Explore Grainger Hall of Gems
• Discover Native Truths exhibit
• Choose and enjoy one VR experience

The experience

The skeleton of SUE dominates the Griffin Halls the moment you step inside the Field Museum in Chicago. Seventy million years old, forty-two feet long, and mounted so you can see every tooth, every claw, every vertebra that made this predator work. Most people stop dead when they see it. There's something about standing under a creature that size that makes the museum feel less like a building and more like stepping into another world. Your basic admission ticket gets you into all the general exhibitions, so after SUE you move through the Grainger Hall of Gems, then into Ancient Egypt where the mummies and hieroglyphics pull you deeper into the museum's collection. The Cyrus Tang Hall of China is there too, along with Native Truths: Our Voices, Our Stories, which shifts the whole rhythm of the day because it's not about objects behind glass. It's about people and their histories told in their own words.

When you arrive, you pick one virtual reality experience to run through: either Drop in the Ocean, which puts you underwater with creatures you've never seen, or VR Transporter, which takes you somewhere else entirely. It's not a gimmick bolted onto the ticket. It's a real addition that changes how you move through the museum. You do the VR, then you're back in the physical galleries, and the contrast between the two kinds of seeing makes both of them sharper. The whole day at the Field Museum moves at your own pace. There's no guide, no group, no schedule except the museum's closing time.

Getting there is straightforward. Public transportation runs close to the building, and if you're driving, parking is available nearby. The museum is wheelchair accessible, strollers work fine, and service animals are welcome. You can spend three hours here or six. It depends on how long you linger in front of each case, how many times you read the labels, whether you sit on a bench and just watch other people move through the halls. The ticket is your key. The rest is yours to decide.

What’s included

• Your ticket covers entry to all general admission exhibitions: the Griffin Halls of Evolving Planet (home to SUE the T.
• Rex), Inside Ancient Egypt, Grainger Hall of Gems, Cyrus Tang Hall of China, and Native Truths: Our Voices, Our Stories, plus one virtual reality experience (Drop in the Ocean or VR Transporter) that you select upon arrival.
• The museum is wheelchair accessible, strollers are permitted, and service animals are welcome.
• Public transportation is available nearby.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayLast departure this season: 31 Dec

AgesAdult (12 and older) · Youth (4 to 11 years) · Under 4: can't be booked

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleStroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Field Museum - Chicago

Is this one for you?Right for anyone spending a day in Chicago who wants to see the major natural history collections without planning multiple separate tickets or guided tours: the single admission covers everything, and the VR adds a different kind of seeing to the physical galleries.

Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (4 to 11 years). Children under 4 can't be included in the booking.

What's included in the basic admission ticket?

Access to all general exhibitions (SUE the T. Rex, Ancient Egypt, Hall of Gems, Hall of China, Native Truths) plus one VR experience (either Drop in the Ocean or VR Transporter) chosen when you arrive.

Can I choose my VR experience before I get there?

No, you choose when you arrive at the museum, so you can decide based on what you're in the mood for that day.

Is the Field Museum wheelchair accessible?

Yes, the museum is wheelchair accessible. Strollers are also welcome, and service animals are allowed.

Can I use public transportation to get there?

Yes, public transportation options are available nearby the museum.

Do I need to book a specific time to enter?

The basic admission ticket does not require a timed entry. You can arrive during museum hours and enter when you're ready.