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Panel 1 Panel 2 Panel 3 Panel 4 POINTS OF INTEREST BURNHAM PARK MAN ENTERS AMERICA’S GOLD STAR FAMILIES 1 THE COSMOS 4 COURTYARD 11 MEMORIAL AND PARK BALBO Sixty stone pieces, each DAPHNE This memorial is dedicated to This sundial, installed MONUMENT GARDEN the families of the officers of 14 near the planetarium in from a different quarry, 8 This monument is the most In Greek mythology, the Chicago Police Department 1980, was created by were selected to represent ancient outdoor artifact Daphne was turned who have fallen in the line British sculptor Henry the diverse peoples of the in Chicago. Its breccia into a tree, imagery of duty. One monument Moore. Americas. Creators Denise shaft came from a Roman reinforced by plants poignantly reads in part, “It is Milan and Ary Perez also structure located on the growing on the three not how these officers died intended the stones to evoke ancient monuments. shores of Ostia, Italy, images of Daphne that made them heroes, it is NICOLAUS COPERNICUS Arranged in the shape of a spiral galaxy, the stones are from the time of Julius Source: Chicago Park District (one shown here). 2 MONUMENT oriented to the points of the compass so that they can how they lived.” Caesar. A gift of the Italian Originally part of a This monument, installed in be used to follow the progression of the seasons. This government, the monument CHARTER ONE PAVILION temporary exhibition MUSEUM CAMPUS 1973, commemorates the 500th unique feature was installed here in 2000. was dedicated on Italian birthday of Copernicus, the 6 Charter One Pavilion, built in 2005, is a state-of- in Grant Park, these CHILDREN’S Day in 1934 at A Century of Father of Modern Astronomy. It the art, 7,500-seat venue, hosting concerts and family figures were so GARDEN Source: Chicago Park District 12 Progress to commemorate matinee events. The view of the Chicago skyline from popular they were McCORMICK PLACE is a replica of an early nineteenth 12th STREET BEACH Enter this hidden the one-year anniversary In 1927, women’s groups suggested a public the Pavilion is outstanding. moved to Northerly Island in 2006. Artist Dessa Kirk ON THE LAKE century sculpture that once sat 5 garden by crawling of General Balbo’s squadron’s famous 1933 16 beach at this location, and park commissioners Located within the park in front of the Polish Academy of created the figures from parts of old Cadillacs. through “Cultural transatlantic flight in amphibious airplanes from agreed. The Chicago Park District replaced the boundaries, the center boasts Sciences. Earth” and attempt Ortobello to Chicago. dilapidated beach house with a new facility in the to solve the riddle four levels of facilities, an late 1990s. KAREL HAVLICEK of the 25 world outdoor waterfall, the Arie Crown Theater, and SPIRAL GALAXY MONUMENT The Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau. 9 cities shown on the CHICAGO FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC 3 The 14-foot-tall Spiral This statue of Bohemian spiraling pathway McCormick Place, the nation’s largest convention ADLER PLANETARIUM AND Galaxy was installed south of statesman and poet Karel and “Geography Earth.” More play options relate 15 MEMORIAL complex, includes many restaurants among its This park was dedicated ASTRONOMY MUSEUM Adler Planetarium in 2005 in Havlicek by sculptor Josef to the three nearby museums. Landscape architect amenities. The original McCormick Place, built in 27 Adler was the first public planetarium in the celebration of the Adler’s 75th Strachovsky was originally Peter Lindsay Schaudt designed this garden. by Mayor Richard M. 1960, was destroyed by fire in 1967 and rebuilt in Western Hemisphere. Today, the planetarium anniversary. Created by John dedicated in Douglas Park Daley on September 11, 1971. Failed efforts to relocate the center outside features many permanent exhibits as well as sky David Mooney in 1994, the in 1911 and relocated to its 2002, to pay tribute to the park led to the Chicago and Lakefront Protection piece was inspired by research present position near the firefighters and para- Ordinance of 1973. shows presented in the newly renovated Definiti Source: Chicago Park District 26 medics who have died 26 Space Theater, which provides virtual reality tours on Galileo’s drawings and planetarium in 1983. ke Shore Dr. NORTHERLY ISLAND VISITOR CENTER S. La through space. early images of our closest in the line of duty as far galaxies. 7 The former airport terminal today offers nature back as 1857, when the McCORMICK PLACE NATURE programs and can be rented for parties and other city still had a volunteer SANCTUARY 24 special events. The center houses the Flint Creek 17 25 Adler fire department. The This new 6-acre prairie S. Shore Dr. Wildlife Rehabilitation facility. The view of the Planetarium sculptor of the boots and and woodland edge 1 4 city skyline and Lake Michigan makes a perfect THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO S. Shore Dr. 1 helmet is a firefighter/ provides habitat for migra- 3 backdrop. MEMORIAL paramedic named John Alaniz. The memorial is S. Chicago Beach Dr. 10 tory birds. It includes an E. 49th St. E. 50th St. Polish Revolutionary War hero sponsored by the Gold Badge Society of families of 5 observation platform, S.E. End Ave. E. 53th St. 2 Kosciuszko played a pivotal SOLDIER FIELD/TRIBUTE TO FREEDOM fallen firefighters and paramedics. interpretive signs, and E. 54th St. 26 role in the Battle of Saratoga, 13 Designed by Chicago architects Holabird and trails. The sanctuary S. Everett Ave. a turning point of the war. Roche in 1919, Soldier Field was dedicated to soldiers Northerly is one point along the Cornell Dr. S. Hyde Park Blvd. Originally installed in Humboldt of World War I and completed in 1926. A major 2003 50th Place 29 Island Lakefront Birding E. 55th St. JOHN G. SHEDD AQUARIUM 6 Park, the statue, sculpted by renovation, designed by architects Wood and Zapata, E. Hyde Park Blvd. Trail extending from S. Cornell Ave. Completed in 1929, Shedd became the first inland S. Lyn included a large glassy addition and added 17 acres. E. 56th St. n W Kasimir Chodzinski, was E. 57th Dr. hite Montrose Point to aquarium with a permanent salt-water collection. Dr. 9 moved to Burnham Park in At Soldier Field’s north entrance, visitors are greeted by Calumet Park Beach. Cornell Dr. Today Shedd is Chicago’s premier cultural 1978. a 15-foot tall bas-relief monument designed by artists 23 attraction, housing more than 32,000 marine 8 Anna Koh Varilla and Jeffrey Hanson St. th 47 E. animals from the world’s fresh and salt waters. 7 Varilla. The monument depicts men Solidarity Dr. and women of the Armed Services and Shedd their families relaxing along Chicago’s 22 Aquarium 10 Burnham lakefront with the Chicago skyline in Harbor the background. The figures represent 21 Chicago’s broad ethnic and racial 11 diversity as well as a range of historical periods. 20 Source: Chicago Park District 31st Street Harbor 0 1000 ft S . M 14 use 12 um C 0 200 m FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ampus Dr. 18 Named in honor of its first major benefactor, Marshall Field 15 17 Fo Field, the museum’s present home on the lakefront Museum rt Dearborn Dr. 16 E. Oakwood Blvd Oakwood E. E. Waldron Dr. opened in 1921. Sue, the largest, most complete E. McFetridge Dr. Fort Dearborn Dr. Tyrannosaurus rex ever discovered may be the r 13 D h biggest attraction, but it is just one of the collection’s t 8 19 1 20 million items. The museum celebrates the planet’s . S. Lake Shore Dr. E plants, animals, peoples, and cultures. Moe Dr. Moe Dr. E. 31st St. Roosevelt Rd. Columbus Dr. S. Lake Shore Dr. Panel 5 Panel 6 Panel 7 Panel 8 WALLACH 26 FOUNTAIN Adults, children, animals, and birds can all quench their thirst at this fountain Illinois State Geological Survey “for man and beast” Prairie Research Institute funded by David University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Wallach and created 615 E. Peabody Drive by Chicago artists Source: Chicago Park District Champaign, IL 61820 Frederick and 217.333.4747 Source: Chicago Park District Elisabeth Hazeltine PROMONTORY POINT www.isgs.illinois.edu Hibbard in the 27 AND PAVILION Enjoy the breathtaking view of the Chicago skyline 31st STREET BEACH 31st STREET HARBOR 1930s. The bronze ©2012 University of Illinois Board of Trustees. All rights reserved. Source: Chicago Park District 18 A new beach house, 20 When completed in 2012, this $100 fawn atop the and Lake Michigan from this location. The South For permission information, contact the Illinois State Geological Survey. Park Commission and the Chicago Park District pier, breakwater protection, million project will provide 1,000 new boat slips. fountain was Printed in the United States of America. and a playground are featured. The parking lot is a inspired created the peninsula from fill between the 1920s remnant of Leif Eriksen Drive, which predated south 41st STREET BEACH by a living and the late 1930s. Prairie-style landscape architect 22 This new swimming beach features a pier Alfred Caldwell designed the grounds, and architect Lake Shore Drive. counterpart at with fishing stations and open space for recreation. Lincoln Park Emanuel V. Buchsbaum, the site’s castle-like ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION The beach house was constructed in 2010. MODEL YACHT BASIN HAROLD WASHINGTON PARK AND ECSTASTY The park honors African American Harold Zoo. pavilion. The building and Field Museum 24 25 site were fully restored in In 1928, the South Park Commissioners built this E. Washington (1922–1987), who served as Chicago 1400 S.