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Photos from the Museum Campus, Chicago, IL.

Grant Park (originally named Lake Park) is a large park (319 acres or 1.29 km²) in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The park’s most notable features are Millennium Park, Buckingham Fountain and the Art Institute of Chicago. Grant Park is frequently referred to as the city’s front yard. It is bordered on the north by Randolph Street, on the south by Roosevelt Road, on the west by Michigan Avenue and on the east by Lake Shore Drive. – wikipedia.org

Photos from Downtown Chicago, IL.

Millennium Park is a public park located in the Chicago Loop community area of Chicago within Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a prominent civic center of the city’s Lake Michigan lakefront. Completed in 2004, it covers a 24.5-acre (99,000 m2) section of northern Grant Park, previously occupied by Illinois Central railyards and parking lots. The park, which is bounded by Michigan Avenue, Randolph Street, Columbus Drive and East Monroe Drive, features a variety of public art. Today, Millennium Park trails only Navy Pier as a Chicago tourist attraction.[1] – wikipedia.org

Photos from Downtown Chicago, IL.

Photos from Downtown Chicago, IL.

Photos from the Navy Pier, Chicago, IL.

Photos from the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL.

Photos from Millenium Park, Chicago, IL.

Photos from the John Hancock Center, Chicago, IL.