Chicago Fed Money Museum reopens for first time since pandemic
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Chicago Fed Money Museum is back open – after being closed for more than three years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A museum spokesperson said the museum, located in the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago at 230 S. LaSalle St., held off on reopening out of an abundance of caution.
The museum includes displays on the impacts of inflation, how to detect counterfeit money, and the history of the Chicago Fed and the Federal Reserve System.
It features a money pit containing more than 140,000 coins worth over $50,000, samples old $1,000 bills that are not made anymore, and a rotating cube stuffed with $1 million in $1 bills.
You can visit Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is free to get in, but all visitors 18 and over must show a photo ID.