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Grant Park Secrets

Discover Grant Park’s hidden gems and historical landmarks on a Beaux Arts adventure in Chicago’s iconic front yard.

Grant Park’s landscape is both front yard and recreation spot for Chicago.

Duration
2 hours
Site Type
Parks
Location
Downtown
Architects and Styles
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Art Institute Chicago South Garden; S Michigan Ave. and E. Jackson Blvd., 111 S. Michigan Ave.

Did you know that the Grant Park area was once under water? Or that at one time it housed an airfield, a major league sports team and the tomb of a Civil War hero? Join us as we unlock the secrets of this Beaux Arts masterpiece.

Tour reviews

    • I love this tour because it is so ingrained with the history of the City and takes you into a green space and you can see the built environment as well as the lake when in the center of the park. The fact that it is created from landfill is amazing! There is so much here and we are SO lucky to have Grant Park!
      Debra Jean FrelsCAC Docent
  • A photo of Buckingham Fountain set against a blue sky.

    Buckingham Fountain.

  • A photo of the Theodore Thomas memorial

    Photo by Oscar Shen, licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.0.

  • A photo of the John Logan monument in Grant Park.

    Photo by Oscar Shen, licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.0.

  • A photo of the Grant Park pedestrian bridge

    Photo by Oscar Shen, licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.0.

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