The Field Museum's 10 Hidden Gems | Midwest Living

The Field Museum's 10 Hidden Gems

Most visitors to Chicago's Field Museum squeeze in only a fraction of the 480,000 artifacts on display. Here are 10 don't-miss finds.

Mold-a-Rama

Outside the McDonald's, you'll find four of the few remaining 1950s-era machines whose molds fill with molten wax and split apart, revealing a perfectly formed mini dino. A spatula dislodges the steaming, bloodred beast before it slides into the pick-up trough, tail first. Still warm, the souvenir smells like new crayons ($2).

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