Chess Pavilion

Chess Pavilion is a shelter in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Chess Pavilion is situated nearby to International Museum of Surgical Science, as well as near the public building North Avenue Beach House.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include International Museum of Surgical Science and James Charnley House.

International Museum of Surgical Science

Museum

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The International Museum of Surgical Science is a museum located in the Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is operated by The International College of Surgeons and features exhibits dealing with various aspects of Eastern and Western medicine. International Museum of Surgical Science is situated 620 feet southwest of Chess Pavilion.

James Charnley House

Museum

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The James Charnley House is a learned society headquarters and historic house museum at 1365 North Astor Street, along the Gold Coast, in the Near North Side of Chicago in Illinois, United States. James Charnley House is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Chess Pavilion.

Chicago History Museum

Museum

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Chicago History Museum is the museum of the Chicago Historical Society. The CHS was founded in 1856 to study and interpret Chicago's history. The museum and library has been located in Lincoln Park since the 1930s at 1601 North Clark Street at the intersection of North Avenue in the Old Town Triangle neighborhood, where the museum has been expanded several times. Chicago History Museum is situated 1,800 feet west of Chess Pavilion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gold Coast Historic District and Old Town.

Gold Coast Historic District

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The Gold Coast Historic District is a historic district in Chicago, Illinois. Part of Chicago's Near North Side community area, it is roughly bounded by North Avenue, Lake Shore Drive, Oak Street, and Clark Street.

Old Town

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Old Town is a neighborhood and historic district in Near North Side and Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois. It contains many of Chicago's older, Victorian-era buildings, including St. Michael's Church, one of seven buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire.

Near North

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The Near North is the shop-and-awe center of Chicago. It's bounded by North Avenue to the north, the Chicago River to the west and south, and Lake Michigan to the east.

Chess Pavilion

Type: Shelter
Category: building
Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.91132° or 41° 54′ 41″ north

Longitude

-87.625° or 87° 37′ 30″ west

Open location code

86HJW96F+GX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 210686258

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=shelter

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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