Chicago, Illinois: U-505 German Submarine
Museum visitors can tour a complete drydocked WWII German sub -- the only one exhibited in the US -- captured by the Allies in 1944.
Museum of Science and Industry
- Address:
- 5700 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL
- Directions:
- Museum of Science and Industry, 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive. Museum underground parking garage.
- Hours:
- Daily 9:30 am - 5:30 pm. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 773-684-1414
- Admission:
- $15 adults, $10 kids 3-11.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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U-505 German Submarine Actual German submarine captured by the Allies in 1944. Now it is in drydock in Chicago, part of the Museum of Science and Industry, where you can walk through and explore it. You can tour the whole ship, including the engine room, officers and sailors quarters, the radio room -- whatever you like.
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