Chicago, Illinois: Busy Beaver Button Museum
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- Address:
- 3407 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago, IL
- Directions:
- Logan Square neighborhood, northwest of downtown. On the south side of W. Armitage Ave., across from the AutoZone, just west of the intersection with N. Kimball Ave.
- Hours:
- M-F 10-4 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 773-645-3359
- Admission:
- Free
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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Busy Beaver Button Museum
Thousands of buttons used for promotion and political views, displayed in a business that makes buttons. Has buttons for Jim Key the Educated Horse, and many other forgotten causes and celebrities.
Roadsideamerica.com Report... [04/17/2022]Busy Beaver Button Museum:
Buttons don't just hold clothes together; they hold forth with announcements, art, and opinions.
[12/06/2016] Complete Story...Visitor Tips and News About Busy Beaver Button Museum
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Busy Beaver Button Museum
They let us make our own button to take home! We sang happy 119th birthday to the button and we were happy to learn that they are outgrowing their space. The buttons are arranged into groups on boards. It is interesting to see how buttons have changed since the beginning.
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Pin-back buttons were invented in 1896, and the company's collection includes thousands of vintage and rare finds.