My experience at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago was extraordinary. This museum is free of charge and no additional fee for entrance. The meanie is fairly small since it’s only on the first floor. If you want a brief description of what the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago then this is a place to bring your family and kids. I enjoyed viewing the historic history and viewing the old currency. I would recommend this place to anyone interested in learning about the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

Great place to visit if you are around the area and have 30 mins to an hour to spare.Exhibits were interactive and engaging!

This a great museum in downtown Chicago, which is completely free. Of all the places I took my kids in Chicago, this was their favorite. They enjoyed learning how money was made and about the history of the dollar. They were excited to see lots of money all in one place and up close. While a smaller museum, it took us about an hour to walk through and see everything. I would highly recommend visiting this museum.

I wish there was more for younger kiddos, but it provided a nice respite from a cold day and we all learned something new! Super cute photo opportunities, including designing your own money! The kids loved that they could have a baggie of shredded money.

What a lovely experience in the federal reserve bank of Chicago. And it was free too.I learned a lot about the American note and it’s history. I particularly enjoyed the free photo print with the 1 million dollars.I highly recommend this attraction.

Cool free museum. Its a quick stop, but also nicely informative and featuring some cool money artifacts and paper currency history. And you get a free bag of cash for visiting! ($350ish in shredded bills)

Neat little gem in the heart of downtown Chicago. free admission, great place to spend an hour or so to regroup. learn about the history of money, pretty interesting stuff to look at even for those not really interested. you can take a bag of shredded bills with you as a souvenir. we went through without the guide. self explanatory and easy to navigate. not really kid friendly

Not a typical tween, but my kid really enjoyed it. The interactive displays captured his attention most. I liked the historical descriptions, especially where there’s a blurb to read quickly if your party is rushing you along. Of course longer explanations are appreciated too when they’re easy to read. Some artifacts were borrowed from the Field Museum.

This is a must see museum.My kids love coming here and we love the seasonal events they have. During summer they have lots of events going on. Such a beautiful place.

Dont let the small size of the museum fool you. The Money Museum is a great stop on any tourist itinerary. Since its a bit small, its also easier to finish fast, and its fun as hell.The Money Museum is located within the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in the Loop. Theres no entry fee and its hidden nature keeps the crowds small.I came here after work on a Friday after giving a presentation on financial planning. What better way to wrap up my workday by learning about how our nations money work?I was impressed by what I found here. Most exhibits are interactive, many opportunities to take pictures, and souvenirs are free. The staff was friendly and open to answering questions and the entire museum can be taken in any order. The exhibits were informative in explaining what the Fed does and why its important. Even as someone whos familiar with some of the things the Fed does, I learned a ton from this museum.Expect an hour and a half well spent if you make a stop here.5/5. Great hidden gem thats free & not too crowded. What more can you ask for?

Great little free museum by the Fed Reserve. Approx 1hr, lots of fun activities, interactive games and exhibits, and free souvenirs to make/take. Small kids might tap out after the large money cube but otherwise great for all ages.

There are several interesting exhibits about the development of Anerican money and economic issues like inflation. There is some colonial money and other bills we dont use anymore (see 3 cent paper bill) And a display of a large cube with a million one-dollar bills. You can see it all in 30 minutes or so and its free! Plus you can say youve been someplace most Chicagoans dont even know exist (at least in my limited experience), and you get to take a bag of money (shredded). FYI, You must show photo ID and go through airport style screening.

Had a great time here today. Came on tax day (April 15th) to celebrate my tax dollars at work. When we first arrived there was a quick security screening and then we were allowed in. It seems we might have been the first ones there because we had the place all to ourselves. There were a lot of interactive and informative displays. It is very well put together, clean and well maintained. Plus you get a free souvenir (shredded money)!

Fun free museum to visit when in Chicago. There are some activities for kids and interesting money history.

It is an intriguing arena to visit that will denote you the history of currency in the US.

Free! Kid-friendly! Educational! Each time I visit I learn something new. Also, the old money on display is so cool to see! My 6 year old was entertained, and I also saw teenagers there having a great time

Very nice place to understand how financial instruments came into being from barter system. How the Fed keeps tab on currency.Very informative and interactive. Must visit.

It was a very informative visit. Loved the place and the experience. Very well informed & friendly staff.

This is a museum that is very informative. The amount of information is large and it is also pretty nifty information. In other words this is not a boring museum. They will give you the history of money and money in the United States and how the government has instituted the US dollar into our system. There is also a really cool display of $1 million in Single dollar bills. But I also love about this place is that it is located in the heart of downtown Chicago. If you are with your family and you are in millennium Park this is just a short walk to get there. Probably the best feature of this museum is that it is 100% free that should make it a no brainer to come and check out. You will have to go through the security check before entering but other than that this place is a great experience.

Awesome place!! Get your free bag of shredded money, take pictures with million dollars (and print for free!). Didnt have much expectations before visiting, but man I was wrong!

Free museum in downtown Chicago! It’s a wonderful museum that educates about the banking system. The exhibits are interactive so good for children as well. Definitely worth stopping by!

The history is here, you have to visit at least for once in your life, placer is very short but you learn about the money in USA, you need to bring you ID o passport the museum is free, enjoy my friend.

I absolutely enjoyed my time at this small museum. So fun to learn about details of money and how the reserves try their best to prevent counterfeiters. You get to leave with a bag of shredded money too!

The money museum was small but very cool with lots of money history

Take your ID or a passport. Nice purpose built exhibit space about history of the dollar. And more. A few things for kids but parents more likely to understand how capitalism works even though this museum is free. Just dont walk out with the contents and probably only need hour or so here as fairly small but great.

This is a great free family activity. You can learn about inflation and even have your photo taken with a million dollars. I would definitely suggest this for someone going to chicago.

Im a history buff so I loved this little museum. Got to take my picture with $1 million.

Lots of interesting facts about our currency.Got to stand on $50,000 in coins. Got to check to see if my money was counterfeit. And it was free!

If you are visiting Chicago, you cannot go wrong by visiting the money museum. It is totally free and very informative. You also get to leave with the free souvenir which is great. You can use the photo booth to take pictures to capture your moment there. You also get to see what a few million looks like and learn of modern money and as well as money history. It is located inside of the reserve bank of Chicago which makes it so much more interesting.

(Review for the money museum) If you like history, money, museums, or just need a cheap family friendly activity this is the spot for you. I cant recommend the money museum enough. The exhibits are modern and fun. There is something for all ages. Lots of great things to take pics of and tons of great information. Be warned it is the federal reserve so there is tight security going in and out. Dont bring pocket knives or anything.

The place is worth seeing. Is good for adults and children. The staff is very nice.

Please visit to take a look at the history of mo ey ahe fr hands on $1,000,000 cash.

Excellent tour and free bags of shredded money. Test your skill trying to detect counterfeit bills. Stay for the presentation and ASK QUESTIONS. THEY KNOW THINGS. I only stumped him once, asking how of possession of counterfeit bills wasnt illegal (without intent to distribute), if I wasnt manufacturing them, could I actually collect counterfeit bills? He didnt know lol.BRING I.D. OR YOU ARE NOT GETTING IN. PERIOD. Our kid had no ID but got in, she is 9

It was really neat learning some of the history and setting the old bills. It is also neat too see 1 million dollars displayed in three different forms.

Very small museumGreat staff and securityMuseums entry is freeThis museum is great for all agesThis could be only one time in your life you get so close to see and touch one million dollar

Great place to enjoy a bit of currency history and learn about how inflation has an effect on you and your family. And where else are you going to see $1,000,000 in real money? It is free to the public and very easy to find.

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Money Museum was interesting, entertaining, free and I even received gifts, namely a souvenir photo and a small sack of shredded money. In addition, the staff was friendly and helpful. To conclude, I highly recommend to people staying in Chicago for sightseeing to visit this museum.

Small but interesting museum. There is a tour, which is more a presentation than a tour, but it is very interesting and help us understand better the economic system.

Great little museum work lots to see and learn. This is a great museum with lots to see. Its worth your time for an hour.

Small museum, free. The presentation is very interactive. Must see for anyone who has an hour, to understand the basic concepts of money, central bank, federal reserve, and banknotes

Its an interesting quick, free stop in Chicago. Great way to get out of the wind, and learn a little about history.

You can spend here 30 min to an hour here. Fun and full of history.

Best value museum I have ever been to, cracking little museum to learn all about our history with money, so much to learn albeit in a small venue. This is lesser known to tourists in Chicago but worth visiting!

This was such a cool little museum. For being free there is a lot to see. Me and my wife really enjoyed it!

Excellent and its free entry. You can see One million dollars at a time and you can take picture as well. Its nice and you can get history of US currency. Nice place to visit with kids.

Its interesting there, they explained everything about money, how they makes, how to recognize fakes, stay in room with 2 million dollars! Even make photo of you and print. Everything is free

They have a really cool free money museum. We spent a decent amount of time here checking it out and learning. It was definitely worth the stop!

Very cool free museum. Lots of good info and they have a million dollars in singles, fives and 20s to see.

An interesting museum, and funnily enough for being about money, its free. Not too crowded either, so if youd like a quiet place thats free to visit for as long as you like, its a good choice.

Great experience for students. I took the college students in my business club to the Fed for a guided tour and presentation. The gentleman who was our host was affable, knowledgeable, and quite engaging. Maybe five or six years ago when I took a similar group there, we were treated much less invitingly, so I must compliment the people at the Fed in Chicago for making changes that truly benefit its interactions with visitors, especially when those visitors will ultimately be professionals in the finance industry.

Staff presentation was excellent and helped make sense of the various exhibits better. Recommend coming at 1 for this purpose.

They have some pretty cool stuff here, especially samples of pre-Civil War currency and military money through the years. There are also photo ops with a million dollars in each of three denominations. Fun place, and free!

A wonderful way to spend an hour or two, and you get a bag of shredded cash.

Interesting place. Geared towards kids/teens, but still fun for adults. Free souvenirs for all guests. Nice place to spend an hour and get out of the heat.

It was a gem of a museum. Kids age 5 to 11 loved it.

Very small but cool history. Good for about 30 minutes. Its FREE!

Im a finance nerd, so I was in love with this museum. You can play a game where you are Chair of the Fed and save the economy (or destroy it, if macroeconomic stability isnt really your thing), take pictures with millions of dollars, and learn about the history of the Chicago Fed. Dont miss this great little museum if economics, monetary policy, or money in general is your thing!

I would not consider this truly a museum. It is a small group of interactive exhibits. Though they made a good effort to try to make education about currency and finance as engaging as possible.

A surprisingly fun and informative family trip while in downtown Chicago, there were a number of activities and interactive learning opportunities, and best of all it was free. My kids had a lot of fun having their picture taken next to a million dollars and I actually learned what the Federal Reserve is.

What a great experience. I learned so much! Its free but very strict on what you can and cant bring. Totally worth it.

The Money Museum was small, but very interactive and fun. Its a good quick stop.There were a lot of very interesting artifacts that tell the history of money in America. There were a lot of very interactive displays for kids. I dont have kids, but when I do if Im in Chicago, this is a great place to go.

Great free museum for kids and adults. Learn about the Federal Reserve with interactive exhibits. Kids love the free shredded money, photos of your face on a bill, and photo on the headline of the Wall Street Journal.

Learned so much info about how money works and what happens to the old Bills and I recieved shredded money so thats awesome

The currency history exhibit is informative and interesting. The interactive bits, while educational, are simply too long when the place is crowded.

Free museum, with lots of money on display. The rotating cube of cash is a neat photo, and the shredded bills make an interesting (and free) souvenir. Museum is on the first level, and you will need to have your items run through an x-ray machine before entering. Self tour is on the shorter side, 30-45 minutes, but worth it if you are interested in the history of US currency.

Its free which is a bonus since it is in downtown Chicago and almost nothing is free. It was really neat to see the various forms if currency in our nations history. Also got to see what a million dollars in cash looks like.

Excellent place. I really like it.

Our presenter was amazing. He was so well informed about so much of their operations and why they do some of the things they do. So much cool information. Also you get a free bag of shredded money. One thing they could change is to have some sort of small gift shop. Other than that it was perfect.

It is an amazing experience. You cannot miss it

Our presenter was amazing. Its nice and you can get history of US currency Great information cool museum.

Our presenter was amazing. Interesting museum. Great information cool museum

Excellent place for an School Field Trip, you can learn alot about money etc.

The money museum was pretty nice with some engaging exhibits.

Got to check out the money museum, it’s free and very interesting and educational and they have rare money to view and learn about. The display of $1 million is cool too.

We really enjoyed our visit to the Federal Reserve Bank. Not only did we learn many new things, it was also free. Just make sure you have your I.D. with you.

This small museum inside federal reserve bank has a lot of fun ways to learn and explore about currency system and money. You can create your own currency, manage inflation etc. Free of charge. Kids will love this place.

Daughter had unexpected fun. Learned alot about our money. THANKYOU for open chicago.

Good place if you want to see million dollars in person.

So so so cool they give a bag of shredded money you can take a picture with a million dollars which is so cool loved it

They have quite a cool collection of money history

There is a lot of money to see! Who doesnt like money!!

This place was super cool! And it’s free!!

Was hoping the tour would have been more than just take you through the areas you have just been walking through. It was not.

The visit here was a wonderful surprise. It helped me really learn the purpose of the federal reserve bank besides interest rates. The exhibits are interactive which made then informative and fun. It is free and well worth the time.

We had a long layover in Chicago and decided to explore some of the city. We stumbled upon it while looking for a free museum to visit, and we loved it! Did not take long to explore but was super interesting and fun. Recommended!

This was a great free museum to learn all about the banking system. Lots of interactive exhibitsfor hands on fun.

The money museum was super fun - its awesome for being a free museum too. Lots of great history and interactive exhibits. It was definitely worth popping by. I got to walk away with a bunch of fun photos and a bag of shredded money.

An interesting museum which has an good touring exhibit on the redlining of Chicago right now. The only negative about this museum is its in a bank, which means its only open during banking hours. Not a problem if youre a tourist, but it makes it hard to visit if youre a local.

We visited the mesusm of money! It was pretty cool to see how money looked like back in the days.

Learn nice stuff about American currency, for free! A place to visit.

Some of the friendliest staff we have come across. The exhibits were informative and fun and worth the visit. Budget to spend around 1.5 hours here, but you can easily do it in less.

Amazing but small/cozy museum with lots of information on US currency.

Interesting little museum about money. You will need an I.D. to get in, but its free. There is a short presentation that explains what the Federal Reserve is and does.

Pretty small but packs a lot of information, very child friendly and free!

Well, its a bank. Some interesting stuff going on, but all in all, pretty boring. Confirmed all my suspicions about how messed up the Federal Reserve really is. I guess at least the guy was honest about it though...

Small but good interactive games for all ages and free to visit.

Absolutely fantastic! A great museum! Utterly enjoyable me. You can easily spend a good few hours here. Staff are lovely, knowledgeable and polite

Me at the Bank! Meet me at the Bank!

Accessible and interesting opportunity to learn about historical and political aspects of the banking system.

A great museum to bring kids of all ages! A museum all about money!!!Enter through the main doors of the Federal Reserve Bank, show your ID and then go through the security screening process.This museum is free and open to the public year-round from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Bank holidays. Adults must bring a government issued ID, and are subject to all bags being searched.Take a look at $1,000,000,.00 dollars, try your luck at detecting counterfeit money, create your own money, see military money from 3 different wars, stand on top of $50,000.00 in coins, learn about the history of U.S. money.if you are bringing children, be sure and take a tour, you will watch a short film that tells kids that money doesnt come with instructions, the kids head into the museum for a scavenger hunt that familiarizes them with the exhibits. They also receive Be Money Smart comic books.Your can learn all about the federal reserve, and there are lots of interactive exhibits.You even get to take home a souvenir bag of shredded money, just dont try to spend it anywhere.