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Warren (Laurence) Park

Big Marsh Park

280.13-acre open space with an off-road bike park, nature areas for bird watching & hiking trails.

Palmer Square Park

7-acre green space with a "Velveteen Rabbit"-themed playground & a track that circles the park.

Mount Greenwood Park

Fields, tennis courts, gardens, a gymnasium, a sleek playground, an outdoor pool & an ice rink.

Douglass (Anna & Frederick) Park

A 218-acre park featuring ponds & gardens, plus athletic facilities, a pool & a historic fieldhouse.

La Villita Park

This 21-acre park offers turf & natural grass fields, plus a skate park & community gardens.

DePaul University Welcome Center

Pullman National Historical Park

Planned 19th-century settlement for Pullman company workers, with preserved houses, factory & hotel.

Washington Square Park

Small, shaded park founded in 1842 with a large fountain surrounded by a floral garden.

Bartelme (Mary) Park

1.4-acre park featuring a play area, a sunken dog park & a viewing hill with city vistas.

Arrigo (Victor) Park

On 6.14 acres, this wooded city park offers a fountain & an 1893 statue of Christopher Columbus.

Kosciuszko (Thaddeus) Park

Park & field house offering sports facilities & programs, plus an ADA-accessible playground & pool.

Harold Washington Park

Lakefront green space offering picnic areas, chess tables & a pond, plus tennis & volleyball courts.

Douglass (Anna and Frederick) Park

Midway Plaisance Park

Green stretch of parkland with an outdoor ice-skating rink, soccer field & volleyball court.

Chicago Board of Trade Building

Art deco skyscraper, once Chicago's tallest, topped with a statue of Roman goddess Ceres.

Piotrowski (Lillian) Park

This 22-acre park offers sports fields, tennis courts & a skate park, plus a year-round domed pool.

Lakeshore East Park

4-acre urban botanic garden featuring a playground, splash pad, dog park & lighted fountains.

Tribune Tower

Neo-Gothic skyscraper influenced by Rouen Cathedral & decorated with rocks from world landmarks.

Center on Halsted