Northerly Island Visitor Center
Northerly Island Visitor Center is a tourism office in Cook, Illinois which is located on South Lynn White Drive. Northerly Island Visitor Center is situated nearby to Daphne Garden, as well as near the theater building Huntington Bank Pavilion.- Type: Tourism office
- Also known as: “Megis Field Passenger Terminal”
- Address: 1500 South Lynn White Drive, Chicago, IL 60605
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 2,000 feet west of Northerly Island Visitor Center.
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 2,800 feet northwest of Northerly Island Visitor Center.
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 2,300 feet northeast of Northerly Island Visitor Center.
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.
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.
Northerly Island Visitor Center
- Categories: information, building, tourism, and public building
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.86046° or 41° 51′ 38″ northLongitude
-87.60998° or 87° 36′ 36″ westOperator
Chicago Park DistrictOpen location code
86HJV96R+52OpenStreetMap ID
way 210966297OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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