# Cloud Buster Climbing & Hands-on Wonder at Chicago Children's Museum > Place to go for families in the Chicago–Naperville–Elgin area (IL / IN). Times are Central Time. - When: Saturday & Sunday, November 7–8, 2026: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM - Dates: Sat, Nov 7 – Sun, Nov 8 - Where: Chicago Children's Museum at Navy Pier, 700 E. Grand Ave., Suite 127, Chicago, IL 60611 - Ages: Ages 0–10 and their families - Price: $21.95 per person (adults and children age 1+), Free for infants under 12 months - Schedule: Saturday & Sunday, November 7–8, 2026: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM - Organizer: Chicago Children's Museum - Official page: https://www.chicagochildrensmuseum.org/tickets - Last checked: Fri, Nov 6 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/chicago/activities/cloud-buster-climbing-and-hands-on-wonder-at-chicago-children-s-museum--listing-7e2ed3448425b9ade3929f05 ## About Located at vibrant Navy Pier, Chicago Children's Museum features three stories of immersive, child-led play and sensory engineering. Kids can climb 37 feet through steel walkways and acrylic tubes on the structural wonder 'Cloud Buster', excavate prehistoric bones in the 'Dinosaur Expedition' dig pit, pump and dam real water currents in 'Water City' (waterproof aprons provided!), and build wooden creations using real hammers and saws in the Tinkering Lab. 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