Great Lawn

Great Lawn is a park in , . Great Lawn is situated nearby to the park , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Community center
Photo: Veggiegalaxy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a museum, library, and education project in to commemorate the presidency of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the . is situated 590 feet north of Great Lawn.

Museum
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The Museum of Science and Industry is a private, non-profit science museum located in , the neighborhood, , Illinois. It is adjacent to and the University of Chicago campus. is situated 2,600 feet north of Great Lawn.

Railway station
Photo: LHOON, CC BY-SA 3.0.
59th Street/University of Chicago is a railway station that serves the Metra Electric Line in Chicago, Illinois. The station is on 59th street, originally the University of Chicago's southern border, and the . is situated 1,700 feet northwest of Great Lawn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodlawn and Hyde Park.

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.

Photo: Urbanrules, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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…

Neighborhood
The is a historic district in the community area of , , United States. The district was built in 1905 by various architects. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 25, 1989.

Great Lawn

Latitude
41.78378° or 41° 47′ 2″ north
Longitude
-87.58503° or 87° 35′ 6″ west
Open location code
86HJQCM7+GX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1510670285
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­grass
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
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