Interesting and informative museum in an old mansion. Nice bicycle exhibit with the next going to be about Chicago area retail stores (coming soon). Do a side trip to Hamburger Heaven while you're in elmhurst..it's a blast from the past as well!! Upper floor dedicated to the history of Elmhurst itself

Nice historic museum, enjoyed the Lost Chicagoland department stores information and displays.

If you're an Elmhurst resident, the upstairs exhibit is really interesting. Be sure to sit for the movie and check out the interactive map. Some great old pictures of familiar buildings. The amusement park exhibit is small but worth a stop!

Really enjoyed today's outing with the family! Always great to learn about history around us.

Very cool exhibit on old iconic retail stores and their histories. Enjoyed it very much.

Great place to stop with the kids, its free and open to the public by appointment only. Interesting history about the small town and an exhibit on the history of road trips. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable about the artifacts, small space with big information.

I love this place! Has many interesting exhibits that change every month or so. Disco Demolition, It's a Wonderful Life, Ronco. Nice movie & history of the area is always available. Lot of memorabilia from stores, schools, etc

Really outstanding little place. They have such fun special exhibits. I mean fun! I really hate it when museums make political statements. This is pure enjoyment. We went to the fast food one in the past. Put smiles on our faces. I remember it better than most exhibits I’ve seen at the Art Institute. Today was the lost department stores. The parking lot was packed!!! There was a line to read all the exhibits. And that wasn’t a bad thing. Ladies were taking pictures of each other next to the exhibits. I think we all worked at one of these places growing up. The nostalgia was incredible. And there was Uncle Mistletoe. And even Klaus Dept store from my neighborhood in the city! Very, very well done!!! And it was free! Naturally, we left a donation! I belong to quite a few of the Chicago area and organizations. PThis one is truly a gem.

Culturally rich museum of historical artifacts that played a big part in Chicago's early years of operation. Elmhurst History museum also displayed it's own collectives of the city of Elmhurst. The 2 story building is great for history buffs and individuals who don't like a lot of walking and winding halls. Nice experience.

It's your typical local civic museum. While it's clean, adjacent to a nice downtown area, and free it's entire collection looks like it was found at local garage sales. No complaint, it's just nothing special. On the other hand they do occasionally bring in some unique traveling exhibits. We just saw a Snoopy exhibit that was worth the drive across the metro area.

Small and free museum that always puts in really interesting exhibits with ties to local history!

Such a cute and quaint museum!! Not so big which was good on my part..not too much walking..lol

Great little museum! Learned a lot about Elmhurst. The staff was super kind and gave our camp a great tour

Came for the bike exhibit and it was cute small but cute . It was very interesting. Brought my small son along so was kinda hard to keep him occupied. Otherwise it was a great property. Old house that was donated to Elmhurst and turned into a museum.

Great little free museum. We went today for the Snoopy exhibit which was very cute. This is a perfect little trip for the family to learn more about Elmhurst and see a beautiful historic building.

Amazing display and work on the city and people.

Nice museum covering local history. A little cramped in the rotating exhibit. Probably would of been better if the patrons would of been more considerable of others. If they would of moved out of the way and carry on their reminiscing while others can enjoy the displays.

Saw their display of the famous department stores of Chicago and Elmhurst. So much to see, read and feel. It was like a time capsule had been opened for trip down memory lane. I recommend this place.

I went to the museum for an exhibit display about retail stores from the past. I really enjoyed the exhibit because it took me down memory lane. This was my first time going, but I think I will definitely visit again

They usually have some pretty interesting exhibits with friendly helpful staff. It's free but we always like to donate something

Wonderful exhibits! Especially liked the one about long gone famous stores. Fields, Carson Pirie Scott and more. A must see for all.

One of my go-to places in town. Thought provoking, engaging and rich with facts. Awesome welcoming staff. Love to visit.

Very cool that elhhurst has a history museum. The videos were interesting, but also seemed to only show the "progressive" parts of Elmhurst's history. A little more balance would have made it more interesting. I noted that the visiting exhibit downstairs seemed to be more balanced.

Went for the Chicago food exhibit. It was well done, but concentrated on deep dish pizza, and little on thin crust. Lots of info on dogs and Italian beef. Overall well done. But the upstairs Elmhurst history was eye opening, especially for someone not from this village

Always have a wide range of featured limited exhibits in addition to the permanent exhibits

This museum is a real GEM! Love the local vibe and celebration of the great community of Elmhurst.