Discover the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum- Experience a gateway to the natural world. Get your hands wet as you learn about Chicago's waterways and the organisms that reside within them. Touch live animals found in Illinois wetlands. Let your imagination run wild as you walk among Wilderness Walk and our restored native prairie. Escape to a Haven fluttering with exotic butterflies and stunning bird species. The possibilities for fun and learning are endless at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.
Fact 1: Installed in two parts, first in 2002; second in 2003
Fact 2: The green rooftop is a combined 7,400 square feet
Fact 3: Solar panels on the roof generate electricity used by the museum below
Fact 4: Green roof reduces the volume of storm water runoff that leads to pollutants
Fact 5: Home to a variety of animal and insect species, including geese, bees, butterflies, grasshoppers and dragonflies
The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 North Cannon Drive