Gold Star Families Memorial
Gold Star Families Memorial is a memorial in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Gold Star Families Memorial is situated nearby to the stadium Soldier Field, as well as near the locality Museum Campus.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Soldier Field and The Field Museum of Natural History.
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 710 feet west of Gold Star Families Memorial.
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 1,600 feet northwest of Gold Star Families Memorial.
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. Adler Planetarium is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Gold Star Families Memorial.
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.
Gold Star Families Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.86244° or 41° 51′ 45″ northLongitude
-87.6141° or 87° 36′ 51″ westOpen location code
86HJV96P+X9OpenStreetMap ID
node 3536996073OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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