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SpotHero Car Garage

Vroom vroom! Check into the SpotHero Car Garage exhibit to take a trip through the wonderful world of automobiles, exploring car design, technology, and gravity.

Activities

  • Role play as a garage attendant and check in parking cars with SpotHero
  • Change the tires, charge the battery, and fix the engine of the child-sized car
  • Design and build cars to race down inclined plane ramps
  • Maneuver your car through a 3-D cityscape
  • Build your own toy car and test it on different tracks
  • Drive through the Kid Car Wash complete with flaps, rollers, and “blow-dry” air nozzles

 

Educational Benefits

  • Design and test a car
  • Identify car parts
  • Discover how simple machines work

Good to Know

Exhibit Type

Ongoing

Focused Field Trips Aligned with this Exhibit

Sensational Senses

Simple Machines

This exhibit is aligned with Illinois Early Learning & Development Standards.

Location

2100 Patriot Boulevard
Glenview, IL 60026
(847) 832-6600

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Hours

Open today from 9:30 am-5:00 pm

Open tomorrow from 9:30 am-5:00 pm

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Admission

General Admission

  • Children (1 – 16): $19
  • Adults (17 – 64): $19
  • Seniors (65+): $18
  • Infants (Under 12 months): Free
  • Members: Free
  • Military: Buy 1, Get 1 Free
  • Museums for All Program (EBT/WIC cardholders): $3 (up to 4 admissions) *P-EBT not valid

All children must be supervised by an adult at all times.

Click here for advance general admission reservations and save $2 per ticket.

 

The Museum is closed for these holidays in 2022 and 2023:
New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve

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