Providing open green space among the new riverfront high-rise condominiums, A. Montgomery Ward Park (also known as Park 511) stretches down to the Chicago River, offering a river walk along with great views of the skyline from a unique perspective. This park also displays public art in the form of a beautiful mosaic wall l...

The Chicago Picasso, a gift from the artist to the people of Chicago, has become a beloved icon of the city and a source of civic pride.

Located on Northerly Island, 12th Street Beach features a new beach house, and is an excellent place to explore nature with its nature center and bird sanctuary and hospital.

This sculpture commemorates the events of May 30th, 1937, when workers parading for union rights were shot at the gates of the Republic Steel Co., just a few streets away.

Hot beach in the summertime with excellent, unobstructed views of the city skyline and lots of available parking.

This sustainable-minded art gallery exhibits fine art, functional art, furniture, and design objects made with eco-friendly methods and materials. Accessibility limitations. Please contact site for more information.

A cluster of Queen Anne style houses lines Kimbark near 48th. Queen Anne was a popular style during the 1880s and 1890s in Kenwood.

The south side's favorite beach, the 63rd Street Beach offers a large parking lot and rehabbed historic beach house.

Deceptively simple in appearance, these twin apartment towers by Mies van der Rohe set the standard by which all subsequent glass-and-steel high-rises are judged. Few, if any, have come even close to these buildings' perfection in form, proportions, and detailing. They are featured in every book on modern architecture, and ...

Constructed in 1958 and made famous in the famous bridge jump scene at the beginning of The Blues Brothers, this six lane draw bridge features curved pony trusses with riveted connections.