Parks in Chicago include open spaces and facilities, developed and managed by the Chicago Park District. The City of Chicago devotes 8.5% of its total land acreage to parkland, which ranked it 13th among high-density population cities in the United States in 2012. Since the 1830s, the official motto of Chicago has been Urbs in horto, Latin for "City in a garden" for its commitment to parkland. In addition to serving residents, a number of these parks also double as tourist destinations, most notably Lincoln Park, Chicago's largest park, visited by over 20 million people each year, is one of the most visited parks in the United States. Notable architects, artists and landscape architects have contributed to the 570 parks, including Daniel Burnham, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jens Jensen, Dwight Perkins, Frank Gehry, and Lorado Taft.
The riverfront pavilion in Ping Tom Memorial Park
The southwestern entrance into Portage Park at the intersection of Irving Park Rd. and Central Ave.
Buckingham Fountain, donated to Chicago in 1927 by Kate Buckingham
Kosciuszko Park is located by the intersection of Diversey and Pulaski.
Grant Park is a large urban park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. Located within the city's central business district, the 319-acre (1.29 km2) park's features include Millennium Park, Buckingham Fountain, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Museum Campus.
Grant Park (Chicago)
2007 Chicago Jazz Festival at Petrillo Music Shell
Buckingham Fountain is located in the center of Grant Park
The Museum Campus now comprises the southeast of Grant Park