Museum of Broadcast Communications

Chicago


This museum of radio and TV nostalgia is pretty sparsely populated. But if you have a hankering to see old Bozo the Clown clips, or the camera that taped the famous Nixon-Kennedy debate, or the salvaged door from Oprah's studio, it might be for you.

It also holds flashy special exhibitions on occasion, such as an immersive Saturday Night Live experience; count on adding $20 or so to the admission price for these.


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