Legoland Discovery Center Chicago is owned and operated by British leisure group Merlin Entertainments.
[1] The Lego brick was invented by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen in 1958.
As these models became popular with visitors to the factory, it was decided to turn them into a tourist attraction - becoming the first ever Legoland.
[3] The first Legoland Discovery Center was opened in Berlin in 2007, and since then a total of 12 LEGOLAND Discovery centers have been opened.
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago opened in 2008 and was the first LEGOLAND Discovery Center in North America.