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Museum Campus and the Aquarium at dawn
Museum Campus Chicago is a 57-acre (23 ha) lakefront park in Chicago that surrounds three of the city's most notable museums, all dedicated to the natural sciences: the Adler Planetarium, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Field Museum of Natural History. The campus now comprises the southeast corner of Grant Park.
The Museum Campus was created to transform the vicinity of these three institutions, among the city's top cultural draws, into a scenic pedestrian-friendly area. The area is landscaped with greenery and flora as well as jogging paths and walkways. A picturesque promenade along Solidarity Drive, a narrow isthmus links Northerly Island to the mainland. The drive itself is lined with a number of grand bronze monuments commemorating Kościuszko, Havliček and Nicholas Copernicus, the last of which is a replica of a famous 19th-century work in Warsaw by Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen.
The Museum Campus opened in 1998 when the northbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive were moved west of Soldier Field following the route of the expressway's southbound lanes. By removing the roadway which bisected the area, the Museum Campus was transformed into a green space for the enjoyment of both visiting tourists and residents strolling through this corner of Chicago's lakefront.
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Campus Museums
Museum Campus sign in Grant ParkSee also
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External links
- Museum Campus map
- View on Google Maps — includes a short video
Coordinates: 41°51′59″N 87°36′51″W / 41.8665°N 87.6141°W
Grant Park Features and attractions Art Institute of Chicago • BP Pedestrian Bridge • Buckingham Fountain • Burnham Pavilions • Chicago Lakefront Trail • Grant Park Symphony Orchestra • Lake Michigan • Millennium Park • Monroe Harbor • Museum Campus • Nichols Bridgeway • Petrillo Music Shell
Public art Agora • Cloud Gate • Columbus Monument • Crown Fountain • The Bowman and The Spearman • Fountain of the Great Lakes • Fountain of the Tritons • Large Interior Form • Lincoln Monument • Man Enters the CosmosEvents Area streets Balbo Drive • Columbus Drive • Congress Parkway • Historic Michigan Boulevard District • Jackson Boulevard • Lake Shore Drive • Michigan Avenue • Monroe Street • Randolph Street • Roosevelt RoadOther Categories:- Parks in Chicago, Illinois
- Museum places
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