North Avenue Beach

North Avenue Beach is a parking area in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. North Avenue Beach is situated nearby to International Museum of Surgical Science, as well as near the bridge Lincoln Park Passerelle.

Opening hours: 6:00 AM—11:00 PM
Type: Parking area
Also known as: “SP Plus”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include International Museum of Surgical Science and Chicago History Museum.

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 1,100 feet southwest of North Avenue Beach.

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 North Avenue Beach.

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 2,000 feet south of North Avenue Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gold Coast Historic District and Old Town.

Gold Coast Historic District

Quarter

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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

Quarter

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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.

Mid-North District

Neighborhood

Photo: Thshriver, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Mid-North District or Midtown-North is a historic district in the Lincoln Park community area of Chicago, Illinois. The district was built from 1865 to 1900 by various architects.

North Avenue Beach

Category: transportation
Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.91284° or 41° 54′ 46″ north

Longitude

-87.62512° or 87° 37′ 30″ west

Parking

surface

Brand

SP+

Operator

SP+

Open location code

86HJW97F+4X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 23890546

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=parking

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