Museum Access

Join host Leslie Mueller as she explores Chicago's premier destination, and takes a Behind-the-Scenes tour of the famous WWII German submarine, the U-505. The centerpiece of an unforgettable exhibit. We also see a remarkable collection of rarely seen artifacts from this piece of American Naval history.

Leslie meets Sue, the most intact Tyrannosaurus Rex ever discovered. We take a private tour of one of the fossil prep labs and learn about the 12 year process of reconstructing Sue. Then we take a Behind-the-Scenes look at how she gets a thorough cleaning.

Leslie visits America's largest art museum, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Learn about this amazing 2 million sq. ft. museum that houses 5,000 yrs.of world history. Explore the Temple of Dendur and get a 'Behind-the Scenes' peek at how it was very carefully hand cleaned. Then learn about the mystery of the most powerful female in ancient Egypt, Pharoh Hatshepsut.

Leslie explores this unique aquarium that is home to over 32,000 aquatic animals. We take a Behind-the-Scenes peek at the beluga whales daily training session, the bustling food preparation kitchen and the in-house veterinarian hospital.

Leslie travels from the 12th century world of astronomy to the Apollo moon launches. We take a Behind-the-Scenes look at rare artifacts from the planetarium's archives. We see the hands-on NASA control center, the Gemini space capsule and meet Capt. James Lovell, Commander of the ill fated Apollo 13 mission.

Leslie takes us to Medieval Europe overlooking the Hudson River in Manhattan. We learn about its fascinating history, architecture and art objects including the world famous Unicorn Tapestries. We visit the medieval gardens and take a Behind-the-Scenes look at the horticultural area to learn about medieval remedies, dyes and plant preservation.

Leslie learns about the broadcast world from its exciting infancy to present day. See the Radio Hall of Fame, the working vintage radio station and a special exhibition: "Here's Johnny, The Making of The Tonight Show''. Then we take a Behind-the-Scenes look into the vast archive area that carefully houses broadcast history.

Travel back to ancient China with Leslie for this special exhibition at the Field Museum in Chicago. Learn about China's 1st emperor and the 8,000 figures that he commissioned to be buried with him. We get a Behind-the-Scenes look at how these priceless figures traveled from The People's Republic of China to the United States.

Explore Mother Nature with Leslie in this living museum of over 1 million plants. See the fine art of world-renowned glass artist, Dale Chihuly. We get a Behind-the-Scenes look at his creative process and the installation of this special exhibition in a botanical setting.

Leslie steps back in time to the world of Leonardo da Vinci. This special exhibition is now traveling North America. The working models on view were hand crafted from da Vinci's original drawings. We get a Behind-the-Scenes look into the workshop in Florence, Italy where all of these hands-on models were crafted.