April showers bring May flowers — so as wet spring weather descends on Chicago, residents might be looking for an indoor activity that won’t break the bank.

Chicago museums with free days in April

Adler Planetarium
📍1300 S. Lake Shore DuSable Dr.
Free admission from 4-11 p.m. on Wednesdays for Illinois residents.

The Field Museum
📍1400 S. Lake Shore DuSable Dr.
Free admission Wednesdays for Illinois residents.

Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
📍5700 S. Lake Shore DuSable Dr.
Free for Illinois residents on April 20.

Shedd Aquarium
📍1200 S. Lake Shore DuSable Dr.
Free for Illinois residents on April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

American Writers Museum
📍180 N. Michigan Ave.
Free the third Sunday of the month.

Chicago History Museum
📍1601 N. Clark St.
Free for Illinois residents on April 16 and 30.

Chicago Botanic Garden
📍1000 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe
Free for Illinois residents April 7-11.

DuSable Museum of African American History
📍740 E. 56th Pl.
Free on Wednesdays for Illinois residents.

Heritage Museum of Asian Art
📍3500 S. Morgan St.
Free admission on third Friday of the month.

Illinois Holocaust Museum
📍9603 Woods Dr., Skokie
Free admission last Friday of the month.

Museum of Contemporary Art
📍220 E. Chicago Ave.
Free on Tuesdays for Illinois residents.

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
📍2430 N. Cannon Dr.
Free on Thursdays for Illinois residents.

Swedish American Museum
📍5211 N. Clark St.
Free admission second Tuesday of the month.

Chicago-area museums that are always free