Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum is a museum in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Natural History Museum is situated nearby to the work of art Olmec colossal heads, as well as near the neighborhood Museum Campus.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Field Museum of Natural History and Soldier Field.
The Field Museum of Natural History
Museum
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The Field Museum of Natural History, also commonly called the Field Museum, is a private–public natural history museum in Chicago, Illinois, and is one of the largest such museums in the world.
Soldier Field
Stadium
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Soldier Field is a multi-purpose stadium on the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1924 and reconstructed in 2003, the stadium has served as the home of the Chicago Bears from the National Football League since 1971, as well as Chicago Fire FC of Major League Soccer from 1998 to 2006 and since 2020. Soldier Field is situated 1,300 feet south of Natural History Museum.
Olmec colossal heads
Work of art
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The Olmec colossal heads are stone representations of human heads sculpted from large basalt boulders. They range in height from 1.17 to 3.4 metres. The heads date from at least 900 BCE and are a distinctive feature of the Olmec civilization of ancient Mesoamerica. Olmec colossal heads is situated 510 feet northeast of Natural History Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Museum Campus and South Loop.
Museum Campus
Neighborhood
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Museum Campus is a 57-acre park in Chicago along Lake Michigan. It encompasses five of the city's major attractions: the Adler Planetarium, America's first planetarium; the Shedd Aquarium; the Field Museum of Natural History; Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League; and the Lakeside Center of McCormick Place.
South Loop
Quarter
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South Loop is a Chicago neighborhood south of the Loop. The South Branch of the Chicago River flows through it. Chinatown is adjacent to the southwest, and Museum Campus is to its east.
Dearborn Park
Neighborhood
Dearborn Park is a residential Chicago neighborhood in South Loop. It is part of the Loop and Near South Side community areas of Chicago. The area is known for its unique architecture, green spaces, proximity to the city's downtown area, and many cultural and recreational attractions.
Natural History Museum
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Chicago Museum of Natural History” and “Field Museum of Natural History”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.86614° or 41° 51′ 58″ northLongitude
-87.617° or 87° 37′ 1″ westElevation
607 feet (185 metres)Open location code
86HJV98M+F5GeoNames ID
4903328
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