Field Museum VIP Tour: Early Access Experience

Experience the Field Museum like a VIP with early access and a personalized tour of the Griffin Halls of Evolving Planet and SUE the T. rex. Limited to 20 people for an intimate experience.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Field Museum - The Museum’s 35 permanent exhibitions showcase our fundamental collections! Witness SUE, the most gigantic and complete T. rex skeleton ever unearthed! Uncover the secrets of Ancient Egypt with 23 mummies housed within a replica of an Egyptian tomb. Marvel at the Grainger Hall of Gems and the Hall of Jades. Encounter the infamous…
What's Included
  • Exclusive early access with Private docent tour
  • All-Access Admission Ticket
Additional Information

Gain a VIP experience with a one-hour early access tour of the Field Museum. Enter the museum at 8 am, before it’s open to others, and explore our most prominent exhibit with an expert guide. Kick off your visit with a specialized tour of the eminent Griffin Halls of Evolving Planet and SUE the T. rex. Acquaint yourself with the various creatures that…

Location
Field Museum
1400 S Lake Shore Dr,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Kdh948
Aug 16, 2025
Highly Recommend! - Absolutely fantastic experience! From 12 years to 78 years we loved our docent and the private tour! We spent another 2 hours in the museum after, overall a ton of fun!
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Laura
Jul 27, 2025
An awesome experience! - I was the only person on this tour! The guide, Dimitri, and I had the entire museum to ourselves! I can’t begin to describe how awesome and special this was. Dimitri was very knowledgeable and kind. He did an outstanding job of describing everything we saw. He asked me what my interests were and we focused on what I wanted to see most. I didn’t want this tour to end! I’d go again tomorrow. Worth every penny.
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Sandy_g
Jun 8, 2025
Private tour - The private tour is very nice. We were able to ask questions and he was very accommodating and well versed on history.
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Susan_r
Jun 4, 2025
Interesting and informative - We had an early appointment with a docent which was extremely knowledgeable! Docent was very helpful
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609paulettet
May 22, 2025
Early access - 5 stars, no notes! - We booked the early access tour and it was incredible! For the first hour, it was just my husband and I and our guide, Dimitri. The exhibits were amazing (one word - dinosaurs) and Dimitri was very knowledgable and lots of fun. He made our visit one of the best things we did in Chicago. Cannot recommend this enough!
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Jeannette_k
May 19, 2025
This experience was... - This experience was incredible!! WELL worth the money. I scheduled an early morning tour for myself and my 2 teens who are into science and we had an unreal experience. It ended up being a private tour as no one else signed up for the tour and our tour guide was a retired museum employee who worked as a researcher at the museum! She had an incredible wealth of information to pass on to us and we all enjoyed it immensely! HIGHLY recommend!!
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Toni_c
May 7, 2025
It was great visiting the... - It was great visiting the museum before it opened to the general public and the tour was very enjoyable.
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Josem591
May 23, 2025
Interesting. - Dinosaurs and very interesting temporary exhibitions, between the one in Egypt, to the rooms with the Dinosaurs and therodactyls looks impressive.
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P176jymichaelc
Jul 17, 2025
Save your money. Just get general admission tickets online. - Disappointing. Trip Advisor and Viator are better than this. I place most of the responsibility on the Field Museum management. Our guide Katie was very good, but was preoccupied with making a mandatory staff meeting that limited our guided portion to less than an hour even though we arrived early. Paid for four tickets but only provided with two tickets to the special exhibit. (Katie was apologetic and was able to get our other two tickets.) The museum is a must see. You don’t need to pay extra for a special guided tour. Get general admission online and go on your own. They have group tours that don’t cost extra. Save your money and treat yourself to deep dish pizza.
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Ibajafri
Jun 14, 2025
Definitely NOT worth it! - Definitely NOT worth the money! Purchased for surprise father's day gift. Though no fault on the tour guide herself, it was the management of the museum that made her wait until the late party arrived, then she was scheduled to be at Guest Services at 8:45. Our "one hour" supposed tour lasted 35 minutes! It was rushed and only through the Evolution area of the museum. I had expected special back-access tour through more of the music. I'd rather have saved money and just purchased regular tickets!
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From $73
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).