Jackson Park

Jackson Park is a 551.5-acre on the shore of on the of . Straddling the , , and neighborhoods, the park was designed in 1871 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux and remodeled in 1893 to serve as the site of the World's Columbian Exposition.
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  • Type: Sign
  • Description: park in Chicago
  • Also known as: “ジャクソン公園” and “傑克遜公園”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Barack Obama Presidential Center and Museum of Science and Industry Chicago.

Community center
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The is a museum, library, and education project in to commemorate the presidency of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the . is situated 720 feet southeast of Jackson Park.

Museum
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The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry is a private, non-profit science museum located in , the neighborhood, , Illinois. is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Jackson Park.

Railway station
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59th Street/University of Chicago is a railway station that serves the Metra Electric District in Chicago, Illinois. The station is on 59th street, originally the University of Chicago's southern border, and the . is situated 590 feet west of Jackson Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hyde Park and Woodlawn.

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is one of 's most famous neighborhoods, most certainly so on the South Side, located along the south lakefront. Having played host to the White City, the University of Chicago, President Obama, the setting for Richard Wright's Native Son, and…

Suburb
is one of the 77 community areas of in Illinois, United States. It is near the shore of 8.5 miles south of . The community area is bounded by the lake to the east, 60th Street to the north, King Drive to the west and 67th Street to the south, and a small area that lies south of 67th Street between Cottage Grove Avenue and South Chicago Avenue.

Neighborhood
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is the small southeast corner of , a community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is bounded by Lake Shore Drive to the east, to the north, 51st Street to the south, Harold Washington Park to the southeast, and the Illinois Central Railroad tracks used by the South Shore and Metra Electric District lines to the west.

Jackson Park

Latitude
41.78703° or 41° 47′ 13″ north
Longitude
-87.58679° or 87° 35′ 13″ west
Open location code
86HJQCP7+R7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5098436258
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­information
Wiki­data ID
Q3157432
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Norwegian Bokmål—“Jackson Park” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Jackson Park”
  • Chinese: “傑克森公園”
  • Chinese: “傑克遜公園 (芝加哥)”
  • Chinese: “杰克逊公园 (芝加哥)”
  • Chinese: “杰克逊公园”
  • Dutch: “Jackson Park”
  • French: “Jackson Park”
  • Hebrew: “פארק ג’קסון”
  • Japanese: “ジャクソン・パーク”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jackson Park”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Midway Plaisance Natural Area and Woman’s Garden.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Obama Presidential Center and 60th Street & Stony Island.

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