Spiral Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy is a work of art in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Spiral Galaxy is situated nearby to Adler Planetarium, as well as near the work of art Man Enters the Cosmos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Soldier Field is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Spiral Galaxy.
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. The Field Museum of Natural History is situated 2,600 feet west of Spiral Galaxy.
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.
Spiral Galaxy
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.866° or 41° 51′ 58″ northLongitude
-87.60717° or 87° 36′ 26″ westOpen location code
86HJV98V+C4OpenStreetMap ID
node 3536979402OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Man Enters the Cosmos and Doane Observatory.
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