Midway Plaisance Natural Area

Midway Plaisance Natural Area is in , . Midway Plaisance Natural Area is situated near the neighborhood , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights: Museum of Science and Industry Chicago and Robie House.

Museum
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The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry is a private, non-profit science museum located in , the neighborhood, , Illinois.

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The Frederick C. is a historic house museum on the University of Chicago campus in the neighborhood of , Illinois, United States.

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 .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hyde Park and Chatham-South Shore.

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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…

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is a district at the heart of 's South Side, home to the real Chicago blues, some mind-blowing BBQ, and the best soul food in town.

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, the Black Metropolis, is a mecca of on Chicago's South Side, just miles south of downtown. Gwendolyn Brooks published poetry in the Chicago Defender, Andrew Rube Foster created Negro League Baseball, and Louis Armstrong kept his trumpet singing at the Sunset Cafe to keep Al Capone off his back.

Midway Plaisance Natural Area

Latitude
41.787° or 41° 47′ 13″ north
Longitude
-87.5871° or 87° 35′ 14″ west
Open location code
86HJQCP7+R5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1553978909
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wetland
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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: East Hyde Park and Woodlawn.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Jackson Park and Midway Plaisance Playground.

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