City Pass for Chicago

I get the basic idea of a city pass you buy it and you get into top attractions at a discounted rate. But how exactly does city pass work?

Do I still need to buy my ticket for each museum separately?

Where and when should I buy it?I planned on waiting to buy until I got Chicago to buy it in order to save on shipping. Do you have any suggestions on where to buy it, to save time and avoid long lines?

Any advice is appreciated.

Thank you.

City Pass for Chicago

Per http://www.citypass.com/validity.html :

';CityPass is valid for 9 days, which is a full week, with a weekend on each end... The validity period begins the first day you use your CityPass booklet at the first attraction.';

Sounds like you can buy the pass at any of the five attractions (Field, Shedd, Adler, MSI and Hancock). At any of these places the lines are shortest earlier in the day.

I would advise that if you are not planning to make all 5 places, you%26#39;re not really saving much money, and if you only go to 2 or 3 you%26#39;re definitely better off just buying individual admissions.

City Pass for Chicago

We were in Chicago a couple years ago and we bought our City Pass at the Field Musuem, which was the first of all the museums we visited. We visited everyplace covered by the City Pass, so it was a great deal for us. Another advantage of the City Pass is that once you have it, you can bypass the regular admissions lines which can be quite long at some of the museums.

ChipSet is correct--you need to check the admission prices for the actual museums you plan to attend because it%26#39;s not a good deal if you only go to one or two places.

Can the City Pass be used on consecutive days for one site. Say you couldn%26#39;t see everything at the Museum of Science and Industry on a Thursday, can you go back on Sunday?

Go Chicago card seemed a little pricey and less able to readjust and be spontaneous, a requirement for my travel style.

Based on my review of the City Pass if you plan on going to 3 attractions you will at worst break even. Depending on which three you attend, you can save up to $12. Obviously if you go to 4 or 5 attractions you will definitely save some money. If you only go to the 2 least expensive attractions you would end up losing $17; however depending on which 2 attractions you choose you may end up only losing as little as $5. (Shedd is over half the price of the City Pass alone)

However, this is based on taking advantage of all the benefits of the City Pass for each attraction. For example if you pay per attraction, some attractions may be cheaper then the price stated on the City Pass website; if you just want the bare minimum experience. (i.e. City Pass Adler includes Sky Theater Show, however you can pay to go to Adler without paying for a Sky Theater Show) In addition, for some attractions there may be additional exhibits/shows you will need to pay extra for, because it is not covered in the City Pass.

IMO- If you know you will have time to go to three attractions or more, you should buy one without question. If you may have time for 2-3, it鈥檚 kind of a toss up. If you know there is only time for 2 attractions don鈥檛 bother.

Adoha, unless things have changed with the City Pass in the last couple of years (and based on their website I don%26#39;t think they have), you CANNOT use it to gain admission more than once. When we got the City Pass a couple years ago, it consisted of a booklet with a ticket for each of the attractions and you turned in the ticket when you entered. Thus, each attraction could only be visited once using City Pass.

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