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Grant Park & Museum Campus

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Grant Park & Museum Campus

Length2 mi
Elev. Gain42.6 ft
Est. Steps4500
Created by Adam
Introduction
Grant Park & Museum Campus is a 2 mile (4,500-step) route located near Chicago, Illinois, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 42.6 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Big Beaver Totem Pole

Tourist Attraction
Big Beaver Totem Pole is an outdoor 1982 sculpture by Norman Tait, installed outside Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History, in the U.S. state of Illinois.

Man with Fish

Tourist Attraction
Man with Fish is an outdoor fountain and sculpture by German artist Stephan Balkenhol, installed outside Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is made from bronze that was then painted, and is 16 feet tall.

Grant Park (Chicago)

Park
Grant Park is a large urban park (319 acres or 1.29 km²) in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. Located within the city's central business district, the park's most notable features are Millennium Park, Buckingham Fountain, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Museum Campus. Originally known as Lake Park, and dating from the city's founding, it was renamed in 1901 to honor US President Ulysses S.

Statue of Christopher Columbus (Chicago)

Tourist Attraction
A bronze statue of explorer Christopher Columbus is installed in Chicago's Grant Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It was created by Milanese-born sculptor Carlo Brioschi, and installed in 1933. It is set on an exedra and pedestal designed with the help of architect Clarence H. Johnson.In 1933, Chicago celebrated its 100th anniversary with the Century of Progress World's Fair.

Buckingham Fountain

Building
Buckingham Fountain is a Chicago landmark in the center of Grant Park. Dedicated in 1927, it is one of the largest fountains in the world. Built in a rococo wedding cake style and inspired by the Latona Fountain at the Palace of Versailles, it is meant to allegorically represent Lake Michigan. It operates from April to October, with regular water shows and evening color-light shows.

Chicago Club

Place
The Chicago Club, founded in 1869, is a private social club located at 81 East Van Buren Street at Michigan Avenue in the Loop neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. Its membership has included many of Chicago's most prominent businessmen, politicians, and families.

American Ornithological Society

Place
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is an ornithological organization based in the United States. The society was formed in October 2016 by the merger of the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) and the Cooper Ornithological Society. Its members are primarily professional ornithologists, although membership is open to anyone with an interest in birds.

Chicago Musical College

Place
Chicago Musical College is a division of the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University.

Buckingham Building

Place
The Buckingham Building is a 27-story skyscraper located at 59-67 E. Van Buren St. in the Loop neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The building, which opened in 1930, has historically served as a mixed-use retail and office building. Chicago architects Holabird and Root designed the building in the Art Deco style.

Magdalene (sculpture)

Place
Magdalene is an outdoor 2005 sculpture by Dessa Kirk, designed specifically for the triangular garden in Congress Plaza, east of S. Michigan Avenue at East Ida B. Wells Drive, in Chicago's Grant Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The statue is part of the Chicago Public Art Program.
Route Details

Length

2 mi

Elev. Gain

42.6 ft

Est. Steps

4500
Created by
Adam
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