Wave Attenuator
Wave Attenuator is a breakwater in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Wave Attenuator is situated nearby to the convention center McCormick Place Lakeside Center, as well as near the theater building Arie Crown Theater.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 3,100 feet northwest of Wave Attenuator.
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 mile north of Wave Attenuator.
Chess Records
Museum
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Chess Records was an American record company established in 1950 in Chicago, specializing in blues and rhythm and blues. It was the successor to Aristocrat Records, founded in 1947. Chess Records is situated 3,700 feet west of Wave Attenuator.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Museum Campus and Near South.
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.
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.
Motor Row District
Neighborhood
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The Motor Row District is a historic district in Chicago's Near South Side community area. Motor Row includes buildings on Michigan Avenue between 2200 and 2500 south, directly west of McCormick Place convention center, and 1444, 1454, 1737, 1925, 2000 S.
Wave Attenuator
- Type: Breakwater
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.85506° or 41° 51′ 18″ northLongitude
-87.61085° or 87° 36′ 39″ westOpen location code
86HJV94Q+2MOpenStreetMap ID
way 1277654563OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=breakwater
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include McCormick Place Lakeside Center and Arie Crown Theater.
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