Turtle Boy
Turtle Boy is a work of art in Cook, Illinois. Turtle Boy is situated nearby to the public building Buckingham South Comfort Station, as well as near South Rose Garden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain and The Field Museum of Natural History.
Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Buckingham Fountain is a Chicago Landmark in the center of Grant Park, between Queen's Landing and the end of Ida B. Wells Drive. Dedicated in 1927 and donated to the city by philanthropist Kate S. Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain is situated 500 feet north of Turtle Boy.
The Field Museum of Natural History
Museum
Photo: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 3,000 feet south of Turtle Boy.
Chicago "L"
Photo: lazytom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Chicago "L" is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois. Operated by the Chicago Transit Authority, it is the fourth-largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms… Chicago "L" is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Turtle Boy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Printers Row and Jewelers Row District.
Printers Row
Neighborhood
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Printers Row is a Chicago neighborhood located in South Loop. The area of Printers Row is generally defined by Ida B. Wells Drive on the north, Polk Street on the south, Plymouth Court on the east, and the Chicago River on the west.
Jewelers Row District
Neighborhood
The Jewelers Row District is a historic district in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. Running along Wabash Avenue, primarily between East Washington Street and East Monroe Street, the buildings in the district were built…
South Loop
Quarter
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Turtle Boy
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.87447° or 41° 52′ 28″ northLongitude
-87.61863° or 87° 37′ 7″ westOpen location code
86HJV9FJ+QGOpenStreetMap ID
way 210969116OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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