Grant Park is Chicago’s lakefront jewel and the city’s front yard. The 319 acre park features carefully landscaped formal gardens modeled after those at Versailles, and was an integral part of Chicago city planner Daniel Burnham’s vision of an expansive open lakefront that “by right belongs to the people.” Grant Park is home to some of Chicago’s most popular attractions, including Buckingham Fountain and the Art Institute of Chicago, and hosts free public programs throughout the year, such as Summerdance at the Spirit of Music Garden, and ice skating at Daley Bicentennial Plaza.

The Chicago Trolley & Double Decker Bus Co. stops here.

Public Transportation

El: Red to Roosevelt/State; Orange, Green to Roosevelt/Wabash. Bus: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 12, 14, 26, 28, 127, 146. For more travel information, visit www.transitchicago.com.
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For more information about Grant Park, please contact the Chicago Loop Alliance at 312.782.9160.

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