Museum Passes

The Library is proud to offer Explore More Illinois and Museum Adventure Passes, two ways for Evergreen Park Public Library cardholders to obtain discounted or free museum and attraction passes!

Explore More Illinois

Explore More Illinois is a cultural pass program that allows Illinois public library cardholders to get offers from museums, park districts, historical societies, performing and visual arts centers, and other attractions. Explore More Illinois is free and can be accessed 24/7 from any computer, tablet, or smartphone.

Login to Explore More Illinois to enter your library card and number and get your museum passes. Museum passes can be printed or stored on your phone.

Participating attractions*:

1843 Durant-Peterson House Museum / St. Charles
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum / Springfield
American Writers Museum / Chicago
Anderson Japanese Gardens / Rockford
Bix Beiderbeck Museum & Archive / Davenport, IA
Bronzeville Children's Museum / Chicago
Buffalo Grove Park District Community Arts Center / Buffalo Grove
Cantigny / Wheaton
Cernan Earth and Space Center & Planetarium / River Grove
Chicago Academy of Sciences Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum / Chicago
Chicago Botanic Garden / Glencoe
Chicago Children's Museum / Chicago
Chicago History Museum / Chicago
Chicago Maritime Museum / Chicago
Chicago Master Singers / Chicago
Chicago Stars FC / Bridgeview
Children's Discovery Museum / Normal
Civil War Museum / Kenosha, WI
David Davis Mansion State Historical Site / Bloomington
Des Plaines History Center / Des Plaines
Dillon Home Museum / Sterling
Dinosaur Discovery Museum / Kenosha, WI
Discovery Center Museum / Rockford
DuPage Children's Museum / Naperville
Edwards Place / Springfield
Elgin History Museum / Elgin
Evanston History Center / Evanston
Exploration Station / Bourbonnais
Fabyan Villa & Japanese Garden / Geneva
First Floor Theater / Chicago
Forest Park Nature Center / Peoria Heights
The Forge / Lemont
Fox River Grove Memorial Public Library / Fox River Grove
Galesburg Park & Recreation Lake Storey Beach Boats / Galesburg
Galesburg Park & Recreation Lakeside Water Park / Galesburg
German American Heritage Center & Museum / Davenport
Griffin Museum of Science & Industry / Chicago
Haitian American Museum of Chicago / Chicago
Historic Auto Attractions / Roscoe
Kenosha City Museum / Kenosha, WI
Kidzeum of Health and Science / Springfield
Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum / Charleston
Lincoln Heritage Museum / Lincoln
Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site / Charleston
Lincoln Park Zoo / Chicago
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art / Oak Brook
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art / Evanston
McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum / Chicago
Museum of Contemporary Art / Chicago
National Museum of Mexican Art / Chicago
Peoria Park District PlayHouse Children's Museum / Peoria
Quad City Botanical Center / Rock Island
Raupp Museum / Buffalo Grove
Springfield Art Association / Springfield
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum & Gardens / Rockford
Vermilion County Museum / Danville
Volo Museum / Volo
Western Illinois Museum / Macomb
Wheels O' Time / Dunlap

*As of 8.2025

Museum Adventure Pass

The Museum Adventure Pass website provides details about each museum, with important information for planning a successful visit.

Check out a Museum Adventure Pass using your Evergreen Park Public Library card. We have a limited number of passes for each participating organization. Passes are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Passes cannot be reserved or checked out online or on the phone. We look forward to your library visit!
One Museum Adventure Pass may be checked out per family, per loan period. The loan period is 7 days. Admission offers vary per museum. Details can be found at www.museumadventure.org.
Passes are limited to general admission. Each organization's page at www.museumadventure.org gives specific dates when passes cannot be used and other restrictions that may apply.

Your museum adventure is supported by the participating organizations that are generously donating your free admission or discounts.