Plan a Visit

The Great Lakes Naval Museum facility is located along Sheridan Road in Building 42, near the main gate on the property of the Naval Station Great Lakes and behind the Welcome Center on the main side of Naval Base, Great Lakes. The museum is easily accessible to the general public. The museum is a 45 minute drive from downtown Chicago, and is situated across the street from a METRA (metropolitan rail) train station, which brings visitors by train from downtown Chicago, Racine and Kenosha, Wisconsin, as well as other communities on the train line.

The museum is open to the public and there is no admission charge. Group tours are available by appointment only and large groups must contact the Naval Service Training Command Public Affairs office at (847-688-2201) or our museum curator, Therese Gonzalez at therese.gonzalez@navy.mil or: (847) 688-3154.