The coal mine, you can skip, but the submarine is absolutely worth it. Spend the $$.
Museum food is my pet peeve of pet peeves.
Truthfully, since they moved south shore drive east, you avoid the worst of it. We usually go that way. And most of what you still drive through is becoming gentrified.Have thought about going but concerned about becoming a crime victim. Any suggested routes from NWI to there without having to go through a free fire zone?