Twelfth Street Beach
Twelfth Street Beach is a beach in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Twelfth Street Beach is situated nearby to the neighborhood Museum Campus, as well as near Central Station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Adler Planetarium and Soldier Field.
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.
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.
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.
Twelfth Street Beach
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Cook County, Illinois, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Twelfth Street Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Twelfth Street Beach”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Central Station and Burnham Place.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Northerly Island Park and Northerly Island.
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