Burnham Park, Chicago

Name: Burnham Park
Address: Chicago, United States

#61 among attractions in Chicago

Park, Relax in park

Gallery (6)

Map

Gallery

Facts and practical information

Burnham Park is a public park located in Chicago, Illinois. Situated along 6 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline, the park connects Grant Park at 14th Street to Jackson Park at 56th Street. The 598 acres of parkland is owned and managed by Chicago Park District. It was named for urban planner and architect Daniel Burnham in 1927. Burnham was one of the designers of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. ()

Alternative names: Created: 1920Elevation: 574 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°49'54"N, 87°36'6"W

Address

Chicago United States

Contact

Website

Social media

Add

Chicago

Day trips

Burnham Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sunset Cafe, Illinois Institute of Technology, South Side Community Art Center, Victory Monument.

0.9 miW
Dancing, Nightlife
Sunset Cafe, Chicago
23 min walk • The Sunset Cafe, also known as The Grand Terrace Cafe, was a jazz club in Chicago, Illinois operating during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.
1.3 miW
Universities and schools
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
32 min walk • Illinois Institute of Technology is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Tracing its history to 1890, the present name was adopted upon the merger of the Armour Institute and Lewis Institute in 1940.
1.2 miSW
Museum, Art museum
South Side Community Art Center, Chicago
31 min walk • The South Side Community Art Center is a community art center in Chicago that opened in 1940 with support from the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project in Illinois.
0.8 miW
Monuments and statues
Victory Monument, Chicago
21 min walk • Erected in 1927, the Victory Monument, created by sculptor Leonard Crunelle, was built to honor the Eighth Regiment of the Illinois National Guard, an African-American unit that served in France during World War I.
1.7 miNW
Church
Quinn Chapel AME Church, Chicago
44 min walk • Quinn Chapel AME Church, also known as Quinn Chapel of the A.M.E. Church, houses Chicago's first African-American congregation, formed by seven individuals as a nondenominational prayer group that met in the house of a member in 1844.
1.6 miSW
Church
First Church of Deliverance, Chicago
41 min walk • First Church of Deliverance is a landmark Spiritual church located at 4315 South Wabash Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. First Church of Deliverance was founded by Reverend Clarence H. Cobbs on May 8, 1929.
~1790 ftW
Memorial, Cemetery
Stephen A. Douglas Tomb, Chicago
9 min walk • The Stephen A. Douglas Tomb and Memorial or Stephen Douglas Monument Park is a memorial that includes the tomb of United States Senator Stephen A. Douglas. It is located at 636 E. 35th Street in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, near the site of the Union Army and prisoner of war Camp Douglas.
0.9 miNW
Church
Olivet Baptist Church, Chicago
23 min walk • Olivet Baptist Church is a church located in Chicago, Illinois. The congregation first formed in 1861 through the merger of two African-American congregations.
1 miW
Synagogue
Chicago Defender Building, Chicago
26 min walk • The Chicago Defender Building is the former Jewish synagogue that housed the Chicago Defender from 1920 until 1960. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on September 9, 1998.
0.9 miW
Beach
Douglas, Chicago
25 min walk • Douglas, on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of Chicago's 77 community areas. The neighborhood is named for Stephen A.
1.5 miSW
Neighbourhood
Grand Boulevard, Chicago
38 min walk • Grand Boulevard, located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of the well-defined Chicago Community Areas. The boulevard from which the community area takes its name now bears the name of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Burnham Park?

Nearby attractions include Stephen A. Douglas Tomb, Chicago (9 min walk), Victory Monument, Chicago (21 min walk), Oakland, Chicago (21 min walk), Martin Roche–John Tait House, Chicago (22 min walk).

How to get to Burnham Park by public transport?

The nearest stations to Burnham Park:

Bus

Cottage Grove & 36th Street • Lines: 4, (N) N4 (12 min walk)
Cottage Grove & Woodland Park • Lines: 35 (13 min walk)

Train

27th Street (27 min walk)

Metro

Indiana • Lines: Green (32 min walk)
43rd • Lines: Green (36 min walk)