Alder Planetarium
Alder Planetarium is a museum in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Alder Planetarium is situated nearby to Adler Planetarium, as well as near the work of art Man Enters the Cosmos.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Adler Planetarium and Man Enters the Cosmos.
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.
Man Enters the Cosmos
Work of art
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Man Enters the Cosmos is a cast bronze sculpture by Henry Moore located on the Lake Michigan lakefront outside the Adler Planetarium in the Museum Campus area of downtown Chicago, Illinois.
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, the stadium has served as the home of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League since 1971, as well as Chicago Fire FC of Major League Soccer since 2020. Soldier Field is situated 3,100 feet southwest of Alder Planetarium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Museum Campus and South Loop.
Museum Campus
Locality
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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.
Alder Planetarium
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.86641° or 41° 51′ 59″ northLongitude
-87.60682° or 87° 36′ 25″ westElevation
614 feet (187 metres)Open location code
86HJV98V+H7GeoNames ID
6690924
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