The Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum in Chicago, Illinois was the first planetarium built in the Western Hemisphere and is the oldest in existence today.
Adler Planetarium
The Adler was founded and built in 1930 by the philanthropist Max Adler, with the assistance of the first director of the planetarium, Philip Fox. Located on Northerly Island, it is a part of Chicago’s Museum Campus along with the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum of Natural History. Chicago city vacations.
Adler Planetarium, Chicago GPS coordinates: 41° 51′ 58.15″ N, 87° 36′ 24.03″ W
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