Wonder Works, a Children’s Museum in Oak Park, Illinois, provides a hands-on, multi-generational learning environment intended to strengthen the social, emotional and intellectual development of children all over the Chicago area
A Children’s Museum in Oak Park, Illinois

Plan Your Visit

Hours

Wonder Works is closed on Sunday, June 20 for Father's Day

Wonder Works is open Wednesday through Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday noon to 5pm.

Wonder Works is open 12pm-5pm on these holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Christmas Eve, News Year's Eve and days on which District 97 does not have school.

Wonder Works is closed on most Monday's and Tuesday's as well as July 4, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day and other days as posted here.

Please check out our Calendar of Events for the latest events and hours.

Admission

General admission is $5 per person, child or Adult.

Wonder Works offers free admission to our members, ACM members or children under age one.

Wonder Works offers discounted admission to groups of more then 10 children when scheduled in advance as a field trip.

Directions

Wonder Works is located at 6445 West North Avenue in Oak Park, Illinois. We are at the corner of Elmwood and North just a few blocks west of Ridgeland Avenue. Our phone number is 708.383.4815.

From the North:
Take 90/94 East to the 290 interchange, go West on 290 (right) approximately 6.5 miles to the Austin Ave exit. Go right, or north, about 2.6 miles to North Avenue. Turn left, or west, and go approximately 0.6 miles to 6445 W. North Avenue. Wonder Works is on the left next to the International House of Pancakes.

From the South:
Take Harlem Avenue North. Turn right, or east, on North Avenue and go approximately 1.0 miles to 6445 W. North Avenue. Wonder Works is on the right next to the International House of Pancakes.

From the East:
Take 290 West (the Eisenhower Expressway) to Austin Avenue exit. Go right, or north, about 2.6 miles to North Avenue. Turn left, or west, and go approximately 0.6 miles to 6445 W. North Avenue. Wonder Works is on the left next to the International House of Pancakes.

From the West:
Take 88 east to 290 east (the Eisenhower Expressway) and exit at Harlem Avenue. Go left, or north, on Harlem Avenue for about 2.5 miles. Turn right, or east, at North Avenue and drive approximately 1.0 miles to Wonder Works, which is at 6445 W. North Avenue. The museum is on your right next to the International House of Pancakes.