12th Street Beach
12th Street Beach is a beach in Chicago, Cook, Illinois which is located on South Lynn White Drive. 12th Street Beach is situated nearby to the theater building Huntington Bank Pavilion, as well as near Adler Planetarium.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Adler Planetarium and Soldier Field.
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 930 feet north of 12th Street Beach.
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 2,600 feet west of 12th Street Beach.
Huntington Bank Pavilion
Theater building
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Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island is an outdoor amphitheater located on the human-made peninsula Northerly Island, in Chicago, Illinois. The venue is a temporary structure, with the summer concert season running from May or June until September or October. Huntington Bank Pavilion is situated 480 feet southwest of 12th Street Beach.
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.
12th Street Beach
- Type: Beach
- Address: 1200 South Lynn White Drive, Chicago, IL 60605
- Category: landform
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.86386° or 41° 51′ 50″ northLongitude
-87.60717° or 87° 36′ 26″ westOperator
Chicago Park DistrictOpen location code
86HJV97V+G4OpenStreetMap ID
way 178931793OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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