Burnham Park is a public park located in Chicago, Illinois. Situated along 6 miles (9.7 km) of Lake Michigan shoreline, the park connects Grant Park at 14th Street to Jackson Park at 56th Street. The 598 acres (242 ha) of parkland is owned and managed by the Chicago Park District. It was named for urban planner and architect Daniel Burnham in 1927. Burnham was one of the designers of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
Northerly view of Burnham Park from Promontory Point (05/28/06)
The Veteran's Memorial at Soldier Field
A copy of The Chicago Plan
Daniel Burnham (1846-1912)
Jackson Park is a 551.5-acre (223.2 ha) urban park located on the South Side of Chicago. The park was designed in 1871 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, then greatly remodeled in 1893 to serve as the site of the World's Columbian Exposition, making it one of the largest and most historically significant parks in the city.
The Museum of Science and Industry overlooking the Columbia Basin in Jackson Park
The 1893 World's Fair court of honor and grand basin in Jackson Park
The Statue of The Republic in Jackson Park, a one-third sized replica of Daniel Chester French's The Republic
Jackson Park Lagoon
