This amazing acreage hosts music fests, innovative plays…and presidential acceptance speeches watched by 100,000 attendees. Read more.
Among the Park’s cool features are a pagoda-shaped pavilion, where you can catch a water taxi to downtown Chicago, and a unique railroad drawbridge. Read more.
Maggie Daley park is like a free amusement park. Another fantastic example of landscape architecture in the heart of Chicago.
Throw a frisbee around. Maybe take a walk through the zoo, and spend a few introspective moments pondering what it means to be human.
It is absolutely beautiful out here! Take a picnic and enjoy a perfect view of the Chicago skyline!
The park is pretty huge and great for sporting, but its main attractions are the statues of Dorothy, Toto, and the rest of the gang. I don't recall a yellow-brick road, sadly.
This park has one of the best playgrounds in the city! The age range is from infant (stay with Mommy) to eighth grade and beyond!
An absolutely gorgeous park surrounded by a palisade of skyscrapers. There is a dog park, a children's (12 & under only) splash park, a number of fountains, and lovely green grass.
A beautiful park on an artificial island on the lake. It has one of the best views of the Chicago skyline. Not only that, there is a lagoon at the south end. No boats can fit under the bridge, though.
40 acres of terrain features a fitness center, track and field, cross training and more. The park is home to the Chicago United Runners and various community clubs that run the trails year round.
A great park, has variety, soccer, tennis, games for children, lake and ducks and lots of green area for walking or rest ...
For the most relaxing beach experience, travel a short distance north on Lakeshore Drive and you will find idyllic beaches that you can have almost all to yourself. Read more.
A a 46-acre nature preserve and educational facility with miles of trails and lots of wildlife.
Perfect for summer bike rides. Check out Humboldt Haus across the street on North Ave. for sandwiches. And look out for the Leif Erikson statue!
The name of the park is a reference to the route (now Irving Park Road) that had been used by Native Americans and fur traders to portage their canoes between the Des Plaines and Chicago Rivers.
A great park on the northside with plenty of playgrounds, softball diamonds, and a great field house. Pet friendly!
