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rosentorf
03-12-10, 05:04 AM
Hi there,

in about one and a half weeks my wife and I are gonna visit our new and shiny nephew :DL in Chicago. Naturally I want to go to the Museum of Science and Industry and have myself a good look at the u-505 exhibit. Now I wonder if I do have to get ticketes for the tour. I'd rather not have a tour through the uboat. I'd hoped you could just walk through there like you can do with the USS Cod in Cleveland (was there last year - really really great...go there!! :yeah:). So I guess my questions are:

Do I have to take a tour to see the insides of u-505?
If so, do I have to book in advance?
And further if so, do I have to book in advance weeks before or just a couple of days?

Thanks for any info on that topic!!
Torvald Von Mansee
03-13-10, 12:35 AM
i very sincerely doubt u have to do anything in advance. I don't know about the tour, though.
Torvald Von Mansee
03-13-10, 12:38 AM
http://www.msichicago.org/whats-here/exhibits/u-505/

Wow..that opening passage was a bit biased, wasn't it?
Onkel Neal
03-13-10, 12:44 AM
Hi there,

in about one and a half weeks my wife and I are gonna visit our new and shiny nephew :DL in Chicago. Naturally I want to go to the Museum of Science and Industry and have myself a good look at the u-505 exhibit. Now I wonder if I do have to get ticketes for the tour. I'd rather not have a tour through the uboat. I'd hoped you could just walk through there like you can do with the USS Cod in Cleveland (was there last year - really really great...go there!! :yeah:). So I guess my questions are:

Do I have to take a tour to see the insides of u-505?
If so, do I have to book in advance?
And further if so, do I have to book in advance weeks before or just a couple of days?

Thanks for any info on that topic!!

When I went last May, bought the ticket and went on the tour same day. You have to buy a ticket to walk through, tour is the only option unless you opt for the hardhat tour. Call for details on that.
Torvald Von Mansee
03-13-10, 12:48 AM
The museum seems to think it is a good idea to get your tickets in advance. The tour seems to be a shockingly short 15 minutes!!
Torvald Von Mansee
03-13-10, 12:50 AM
They have a 2.5 hour tour on some weekends for a premium price:

http://www.msichicago.org/whats-here/tours/u-505-bts/
conus00
03-13-10, 01:17 AM
I would definitely get the tickets beforehand. Last time I went, I did.
Also, be prepared that you cannot take any pictures inside of the submarine (which IMO sucks!)
Torvald Von Mansee
03-13-10, 09:59 AM
I would definitely get the tickets beforehand. Last time I went, I did.
Also, be prepared that you cannot take any pictures inside of the submarine (which IMO sucks!)

That makes absolutely no sense to me. What can be damaged by flash inside a sub?
mookiemookie
03-13-10, 02:28 PM
When I went last May, bought the ticket and went on the tour same day. You have to buy a ticket to walk through, tour is the only option unless you opt for the hardhat tour. Call for details on that.

How is the tour? I'll be there on April 13th for business and I was going to pop on down to the museum to see U-505.
ETR3(SS)
03-13-10, 04:49 PM
I've seen her before and after the exhibit renovation. It's definitely something to see! The last time I was there a year or two ago I bought all my tickets the day I visited. So the U boat is extra but well worth it. As for a tour of the boat, it's guided and kinda short.:cry: I think the reason you can't take pictures inside the sub is so you don't slow down the tour. Also the Aft Torpedo Room, Conning Tower, and I believe the Bow Torpedo Room are inaccessible. But I still highly recommend seeing it. :up: