Bronzeville Children’s Museum
Bronzeville Children's Museum is a museum in the Calumet Heights community area of the South Side of Chicago. It is the first and only African American children's museum in the United States.Photo: zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: Wednesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—2:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: African American children’s museum in Evergreen Park, IL
- Address: 9301 South Stony Island Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include A. Finkl & Sons Steel and 87th Street/Woodruff station.
A. Finkl & Sons Steel
Factory
A. Finkl & Sons Steel or Finkl Steel is a steel mill that operates in the South Side of Chicago and has been in business since 1879 or 1880. A. Finkl & Sons Steel is situated 1,600 feet west of Bronzeville Children’s Museum.
87th Street/Woodruff station
Railway station
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
87th Street/Woodruff is an electrified commuter rail station along the Metra Electric Main Line in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The station is located at 87th Street and Dauphin Avenue and is 10.9 miles away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station. 87th Street/Woodruff station is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Bronzeville Children’s Museum.
91st Street/Chesterfield station
Railway stop
Photo: Zol87, CC BY-SA 2.0.
91st Street/Chesterfield is an electrified commuter rail station along the Metra Electric Main Line in the Burnside neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is located at 91st and Dauphin Streets and is 11.4 miles away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station. 91st Street/Chesterfield station is situated 1 mile west of Bronzeville Children’s Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calumet Heights and Burnside.
Calumet Heights
Suburb
Calumet Heights is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. It is located on the South Side of the city. Calumet Heights is bounded by 87th Street on the north, South Chicago Avenue on the east, and railroad lines on the west and south.
Burnside
Suburb
Burnside is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. The 47th numbered area, it is located on the city's far south side. This area is also called "The Triangle" by locals, as it is bordered by railroad tracks on every side; the Canadian National Railway on the west, the Union Pacific Railroad on the south and the Norfolk Southern Railway on the east.
Pill Hill
Neighborhood
Pill Hill is a neighborhood in the Calumet Heights community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its name refers to the many doctors who used to live in the neighborhood.
Bronzeville Children’s Museum
- Categories: children’s museum, African-American museum, building, tourism, commercial building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.72572° or 41° 43′ 33″ northLongitude
-87.58449° or 87° 35′ 4″ westOpen location code
86HJPCG8+76OpenStreetMap ID
way 300590195OpenStreetMap feature
building=commercialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q4974268
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