Top 10 "MUST SEE" at the FIELD MUSEUM! - Chicago's Field Museum's best exhibits.

Chicago, Illinois's Field Museum may be my family's favorite natural history museum in the country. Doodle the Travel Bug road trips to the Field Museum and Chicago's museum campus to do a top ten list of the Field Museum's best exhibits. Really! This is cool stuff you got to check out! Science is fun and these are all Chicago must see!!! Let us know what you think of our top ten must see at the Field and what are your favorite most popular exhibits. So Come with us and our kids to this epic Chicago natural history museum. The Field Museum was established in 1893 by Marshall Field, founder of Chicago's legendary department store. The Fields exhibits and collections cover subjects as wide-ranging as evolution, ancient Egyptian customs, Plains Indian life, gems, fossils, and taxidermy. Here is Doodle the Travel Bug's "Top Ten List of Cool Stuff to See at the Field Museum" or just some helpful Field Museum tips. #10 Bushman the Gorilla- He was one of the first gorillas in any zoo and his home was the Lincoln Park Zoo. Bushman Gorilla was a symbol of strength for Chicago Soldiers fighting in World War II. When Chicago boys came home from war they had a gift for Bushman, one of Adolf Hitler's car tires. When Bushman passed away, he was taxidermized and put in the Field. He's not in an exhibit, but guards one of the entrances. #9 Bendl Meteorite - This is a meteorite on display as one of the only meteors to hit and damage human property. The meteor went through a garage and Pontiac of an Illinois family. #8 Mermaid and Fish In the Grainger Hall of Gems you'll find a beautiful Tiffany stained glass window, designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. What made this glass window so special is that Tiffany loved this window so much that he kept it for himself and did not sell it. The Field Museum acquired the Tiffany window of a Mermaid and Fish 8 years after Tiffany passed. #7 Narwhals - The taxidermy narwhals make our list because they are just cool! ha ha and they are somewhat of a hidden gem at the Field. The Narwhals are not in an exhibit, but on the ground floor of the museum by the soda and candy machines. #6 Devils Corkscrew- Scientists were stumped by the fossilized Devil's Corkscrew until they found a fossilized beaver in one. It turns out it is a burrow of a prehistoric beaver. #5 Mummified Animals- In the Egypt Exhibit you'll find plenty of mummies and tombs, but number five on our list is mummified animals. You'll find cats, falcons, gazelles, and baby alligators. #4 Megalodon - The fossilized jaws of a Megalodon sit in the museums grand hall. The museum floor, behind the giant open mouth, has the outline of the humongous prehistoric shark in blue duck tape. #3 Tiffany Gems - Located in the Grainger Hall of Gems You'll find the original gems that were here since the beginning of the field. The Tiffany Gems were on display at the World's Fair. When the fair closed, The fair's president bought all the gems and donated them to the Field. #2 Sue- Maybe the most famous dinosaurs in the world. Sue is the world's biggest, best-preserved, and most complete Tyrannosaurus Red. Sue was named after the woman who discovered her. Sue is about 90% complete. Her head is actually a cast of her skull because it weighs too much to attach at around 600 lbs. Her skull is in a case beside her. #1 The Tsavo Lions- The Man-eaters of Tsavo- Tucked away in the Rice Gallery among the African Taxidermy animals, you'll find these two mane-less male lions. In Kenya, over the Tsavo River a railway bridge was being built. Two lions started hunting the bridge workers and developed a taste for humans. Scientists estimate the Tsavo Lions killed over 35 people. Eventually the lions were killed and turned into rugs. The rugs were sold to the Field and eventually turned into taxidermy lions. There was a big Hollywood movie made of the Lions of Tsavo called "The Ghost in the Darkness" starring Michael Douglass and Val Kilmer. Honorable mentions on our list is the Fields ginormous 3D printed mega planters. The planters hang from the ceiling and are made of a bioplastic the 3D printed planter gardens are the largest in the world. Another honorable mention is the Field Museums Award winning restrooms. This is the Best of the Field Museum! #FieldMuseum #BestoftheFieldMuseum #Whattoseeatthefieldmuseum To be a part of our never ending road trip and learn more on "Must See Chicago" and "Must Do Chicago" find us on Instagram at @doodlethetravelbug and don't forget to SUBCRIBE Field Museum 1400 S Lake Shore Dr. Chicago, Illinois 60605 ^