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Call (815) 963-6769 to become a member or if you prefer, download and print a
Membership Application Form
Give the Gift of Science!
Gift memberships are also available. Contact us for more information.
With all the changing exhibits, performers and activities, Discovery Center is a place you’ll want to visit with your family again and again. Join today and you and your family will begin receiving valuable benefits all year long.
Membership Benefits
With the purchase of all memberships you receive the following benefits:
- Free admission to Discovery Center during regular Museum hours
- Free admission to participating Association of Science & Technology Centers (ASTC) Download list of ASTC members.
- Invitations to special member’s only events
- Discounts on birthday parties
- Discounts on classes and workshops
- 10% discount at our Discoveries to Go! gift shop
- A one year subscription to our newsletter, Discover, mailed to you three times each year
Membership Categories
Family SuperPass: $100 (2 year membership $190)
- Two adults and your own children under the age of 18
- Free admission to participating Association of Children's Museum (ACM) organizations and ASTC members. (Many in the greater Chicago area!)
Family: $60 (2 year membership $110)
Two adults and your own children under the age of 18
Grand Pass: $55 (2 year membership $100)
Two grandparents and all of your grandchildren under the age of 18
Individual: $30 (2 year membership $50)
Become a Member
Call 815-963-6769 to enroll or if you prefer, download and print a Membership Application Form and mail it to us.
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The speed of sound, or Mach 1, is approximately 700 miles per hour, depending on elevation. Today, commercial passenger jets move over twice that speed. Some military planes can even reach speeds in excess of Mach 3, which is over 2,000 miles per hour! Learn more about the speed of sound in our Air and Flight exhibit.
