Northerly Island
Northerly Island is a 119-acre human-made peninsula and park located on Chicago's Lake Michigan lakefront. Originally constructed in 1925, Northerly Island was the former site of the Century of Progress world's fair and later Meigs Field airport and, since Meigs Field's closure, has been a recreational area part of Chicago's Museum Campus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Huntington Bank Pavilion and Adler Planetarium.
Huntington Bank Pavilion
Theater building
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Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island is an outdoor amphitheater located on the human-made peninsula Northerly Island, in Chicago, Illinois. The venue is a temporary structure, with the summer concert season running from May or June until September or October.
Adler Planetarium
Planetarium
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The Adler Planetarium is a municipal public museum for astronomy in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is operated by the Chicago Park District, a municipal government agency of the City of Chicago.
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.
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.
Near South
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The Near South is the home of several of Chicago's main attractions: the splendid Museum Campus, with three world-class natural science museums on the lakefront; Soldier Field, home of the NFL's Chicago Bears; and McCormick Place, the city's massive convention center.
Northerly Island
- Type: Island
- Description: man-made peninsula along Chicago’s lakefront
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Northerly Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Northerly Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Illinois)”
- Cebuano: “Northerly Island”
- Chinese: “北方島”
- French: “Northerly Island”
- Japanese: “ノーザリー島”
- Persian: “جزیره نوثرلی”
- Russian: “Северный остров (Чикаго)”
- Russian: “Северный остров”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Twelfth Street Beach and Northerly Island Park.
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