Reviews of McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum (Museum)

Linda

The museum is free on Sundays and you can learn a lot about how the rivers shaped Chicago into what it is today. There are 5 floors total and the top floor has lots of amazing views. A fun 1-hour detour if you're in the area

Emilio Camacho

Interesting museum about the history of the Chicago river, it’s a small exhibition, ~30 mins to compete.

Jango IG88

Very neat and clean. Exciting place to attend!!!

Gail Goodwin

Great place on the riverwalk. I work there they have a lot of great things going on down there and its even a museum right next door.

Jeff Calvert

Inexpensive and educational self tour

William Ferguson

Very cool experience. You won't find a cheaper activity in the area. Really fun.

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(Translated by Google) Sunday free (Original) 星期天免費

CE Bailey

It's a quick tour but worth it! Learn the history of Chicago from the inside of one of the bridgehouses on the recently revitalized river. Additional packages available and you can even rent the place for a party.

Jennifer Mullins

Very cool piece of Chicago history.

Heather M

Very cool little museum. Very clean and friendly staff. Free on Sundays. Be prepared for stairs, it had at least 5 floors.

WooSung Jung

Five stories small museum of bridges.

Carl Johnson

Nice Museum

Sandy Bell

Easy to find.

Linda Champagne

Good place for price.

Simona Bruno

Locale fresco e pulito di fronte alla Trump Tower. Prezzi cari, ma x esser a Chicago direi nella media. Cibo buono

John Heinel

A really interesting view of Chicago's history

Sam Bergus

A very small, but very interesting museum. If you've ever found yourself peering around the abutments while walking under one of the many bridges in Chicago, or wondered how they operate, this museum does a great job explaining just that. Take a walk behind/beneath the Michigan Avenue Bridge, as well as a walk up (and back down) one of the bridgehouses to learn how they operate, as well as history of the Chicago bridges, and information on the ecology of the Chicago River.

Martin Peterson

It's a must visit when it is open. Gives a history of the Chicago River and how it has changed over the years. Reflecting on the rivers many, many uses to the surrounding area. It also offers some amazing framed views of the area through it windows.

Linda Smith

Great little museum. Gives great detail of the history on the river. Easy to understand.

Glenn Kahn

Very interesting and information

James Idell

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Kevin Lovell

Great venue. Super staff.

Cindi Copeland

A very interesting museum, but be prepared for lots of stairs.

Rich Layman

This is a great place to visit to learn about the rivers, swamp land and Lake Michigan and how they influenced the development of Chicago over time, the animal and plants that call the river home, as well as the technology of the many draw bridges.

Joe Karamanski

Well worth dropping in at. Good views of the city and very interesting exhibit content.

Jeff Price

Cool

surinder kaur

Amazing

diana chetwood

Busy, vibrant Chicago area. So much to see and do at and near the Riverwalk!

Peter Alexander

Very informative about the history of the Chicago River

Emmanuel Alonso

(Translated by Google) Spectacular (Original) Espectacular

Grigol Makharadze

Museum is right on the river walk. This is very small but good place to see the mechanics of bridges and learn about history of Chicago river, how they turned the direction of the river, what role does river play in City's life and how bridges on that river operate. Museum is free on Sundays and has very well organized exhibition. If one climbs the stairs, will get beautiful view of the streets

T P

Great place for romance

Pastor Fry

Beautiful place to visit!

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C Sullivan

I walked and drove past this place a few times. I never knew that there was a museum there.

Adil Nazir

Love to go for a walk and cruise ride again.

ER MC

Good!

Edgar Maron

Loved every moment!

Xie Frank Jiaqi

Very cool place to learn and see the mechanics of bridges. You can also get interesting views of the river and city

Nick Reynolds

Fun and inexpensive. Great history.

Thomas Besore

This is a very small museum, but very interesting with views of the actual gears that raise the bridge! If you time your visit right, you'll see all this in action! Bridge lifts are infrequent, but you can generally catch it every Wednesday and Saturday around mid-day during peak Spring and Fall seasons when sailboats are moving to and from the lake. This is a great stop along Chicago's terrific riverwalk promenade!

Morgan Lunde

Very unique!

Dasha Li

Very interesting museum if you like history. You'll know all about Chicago's bridges and channels

Ryan Shippen

OK

Eddie Moy

Pros: Unique, rich source of Chicago history, friendly and informative staff. Cons: No parking, not disabled access friendly, very narrow stairs. The Bridgehouse & River Museum is a tiny gem of a museum situated in one of the most highly trafficked areas of the city by the Michigan Ave (Dusable ) Bridge. The entrance, located at the base of the southwest tower, is situated on the newly built Riverwalk which will surely enhance its exposure. The museum is very small and there are about 5 stories of narrow stairwells to climb. Nonetheless, getting a behind the scenes look inside the tower and the gears under the bridge of one of the most iconic pieces of Chicago architecture makes this well worth it. The exhibits and views are interesting and unique.

Seva Gandhi

What an awesome place!

josh baker

Beautiful!!

Nick Sobanski

What brought me here was two main things. It's easily accessible when walking between Millennium Park and Navy Pier, and it's free on Sundays. There are a few pleasant views and some interesting information, but I was easily distracted and not very impressed. For anyone with bad knees there are some narrow staircases and no elevator. I would not waste my time here again, as it was not for me. But to each their own.

Kim Kaufman

Great tour. Learned a lot about the Chicago bridges and river. Great views from 5th floor. However try to go in the fall so you can see the DuSable Bridge go up and down.

Manish Kumar

It was a pleasant find for me. Having visited Chicago so many times I was surprised to not know about it earlier. The museum is small but covers the history of the city which revolve around Chicago river. The Bridges were important part of the city and this museum educates about all the bridges on Chicago river. Sunday Free Entry made the visit more enjoyable for me

Joseph Lovelace

this is a cool museum if your right downtown and want something quick, interesting, cheap, and cool to do. my daughter and i love going to "weird museums" as my wife calls it and this is one of the best ones we have been to. you learn a little about chicago history and you get a neat view of the people walking along michigan avenue.

Carlos González

Nice to see the progression of the river and the city.

Jakob Lazzaro

Cool little museum if you happen to be passing by – it's very small though, I was through in 30 minutes and read every display. I recommend stopping by on Sundays if you can because that's when entry is free.

Savannah Theil

Really nice little museum, an important addition to local history and helps the average Chicagoan understand the importance of the river.

dhirendr singh

Chicago is very beautiful. It is better to visit in summer and enjoy city walk. There are many activities to enjoy like visiting to tallest tower..museum etc. Howere look around go little inside for parking your 4 wheeler. One can get it at cheap price . parking near bean or garden is expensive. Parking near tallest tower is cheap.

Larry Gamble

Pretty cool place to just chill!

Greg Benoit

What an awesome little museum. I learned so much about Chicago's movable bridges and the Chicago River in such a short amount of time. I loved getting to see the actual guts of the Michigan Ave drawbridge up close. The video they had playing explained what made the design of Chicago's drawbridges unique, which was really interesting. The placards explaining the history of the Chicago River were fascinating, and one of them FINALLY explained how they managed to reverse the flow of the river in a way that made sense to me. And being able to look down over the river and Michigan Ave from the unique vantage point of the top of the tower was really cool. And all of this for $6! Fantastic.

Louie Playford

Unique. With a visit to kill a few minutes. Try on a free or discount day. I don't see it as being a good value for the regular price.

Brian Watson

Closed for a private event. I'd even checked the website to see if it was open before heading over.

Steve Seaney

Great new museum. Nice stop for a short visit.

Frank Zeimetz

Something different to do on the river walk.

Ana Helena Deodato

(Translated by Google) Very interesting (Original) Muito interessante

Vikas Gupta

Loved it

Jay Brown

Cool Informational Place!

Bob Krawczyk

Delightful museum just on the corner of Michigan and Wacker. Is a quiet, reflective and informative setting where you learn about the river, and it's part in the growth of Chicago into a world class city. Stop in, you will like what's inside, plus the unique views of the city from within.

Nicholas Gracilla

Full disclosure: They are a client. But the Bridgehouse museum offers a great opportunity to get off Michigan avenue for a bit, see the architecture and gears of a real bridgehouse museum, and learn about the history of the Chicago River. Good views. Great for kids. Note there are stairs, and no elevator, so be ready for that.

Lingxiao Ge

Well, I actually didn't get the chance to see the exhibition of the museum because it didn't open when I was here at 10:51 on Wednesday morning. The website says it opens at 10am but there was a note on their gate saying they would open at 10:30am today. However it was still closed when I got here around 10:40am. The visitors were waiting outside. Some tried knocking on the door. Nobody answered. I tried to call but it was transferred to voice mail. I am leaving now :-(

DJ Sarmat

Awesome! So much history about Chicago's water in such a small and unexpected location. It is free to visit during Open House Chicago event.

Tiffany Chou

quite small but free once a week. there are two entrances which is why there are multiple addresses for this place.

Sydney T

Chanced upon this museum on the Riverwalk and paid $5 --$4 for students-- to get out of the sun. Was surprised by how fascinating, and yet simple, the technical explanations of the bridge mechanics were, and the old electronics that were on display. But what really made this museum unexpectedly wonderful was how it explained the entire history of Chicago through a very unique lens. Definitely a bit of a hidden gem.

Sy Guzman

You can see the bridge gears moving here! Check their website for dates and times. I participated in the Saturday Breakfast last time I was here. Staff is helpful in answering questions about the history of the Chicago River. Wear comfortable shoes as there are stairs to climb.

Sahil Sahadevan

One of the best spots at Mag Mile to view the Skyline. It is surprising how too few people know that there an Whole Museum inside the southwest Bridgehouse ( the one near LondonHouse) . The BridgeHouse Museum gives you a great insight on the history of the city and the Chicago river and also the historic significance of the museum. Also , from the top floor , you get to see one the rarest point of view of the traffic and all those people below.

Dundo San

Amazing view at this titanic machinery of a city.

Priority Notary

Cool