Grant Park is Chicago’s front yard. It’s where the city goes to play, relax, enjoy the fresh air, and escape from the concrete jungle. Grant Park is an approximately 313-acre swath of green space that starts at the eastern edge of the Loop and stretches down to the South Side. Not sure if the Museum campus comes under Grant Park or not, but it's only a 10-minute walk from here. At the heart of Grant Park is Buckingham Fountain. One of the largest fountains in the world, in fact, every attraction in Chicago comes under the loop. we were there for 2 days and walked 42 KM in days and covered every attraction Chicago offers. it is a nice green space for a stroll. you can admire superb views of downtown Chicago from here. Grant Park is open to visitors every day from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Admission to the park and Buckingham Fountain is free, Millennium Park also rubs elbows with the northwest corner of Grant Park).

Grant Park in downtown Chicago is a huge green space that offers so much. It is a great place to just stroll, jog, bike or just relax. In the center of the park is the beautiful Buckingham Fountain which is a Chicago Landmark. Illuminated at night with the Chicago skyline behind is a stunning sight. Grant Park is also home to the world-famous Art Institute of Chicago and nearby is the Museum Campus which includes the Field Museum of Natural History, Shedd Aquarium and the Adler Planetarium. Millennium Park with the much-photographed Bean (Cloud Gate) is adjacent. You can also cross Lakeshore Drive for a great walk along Lake Michigan and the views of the Chicago Skyline throughout the Park are amazing. Grant Park is also the home of Lollapalooza which happens every summer on the first weekend of August. It's an amazing music festival with 4 days of bands playing on 8 different stages.

Grant Park isn't the largest urban park in Chicago but it is the most popular, daily attracting thousands of locals and tourists who crave to see some of the city's most spectacular attractions. Located within Chicago's central business district, it is bordered by on the north by Randolph Street, on the south by Roosevelt Road, on the west by Michigan Avenue and on the east by Lake Michigan. It contains performance venues, gardens, art work and sporting and harbor facilities, including Millennium Park, Lurie Garden, The Bean, Maggie Daley Park, the Art Institute of Chicago, Buckingham Fountain, Petrillo Band Shell, Congress Plaza, Children's Museum, Hutchinson Field, Court of the Presidents and the Museum Campus. Often referred to as "Chicago's front yard," It was designated Lake Park when opened in 1844 but was renamed Grant Park in honor of the Civil War hero and U.S. President in 1901. it covers 319 acres and features a great deal of sculpture and other public art, including statues of Abraham Lincoln and General John A. Logan and Agora, the most puzzling of all with 106 headless, armless figures, each standing nine feet tall and weighing 1,800 pounds and made from a hollow, seamless piece of steel. A section of the 18-mile-long Chicago Lakefront Trail runs through the park's eastern edge. Monroe Harbor, home to the Chicago Yacht Club and the Columbia Yacht Club, provides mooring space for 1,000 boats. And Queen's Landing, at the center of the harbor and park's shoreline, is named for a 1959 visit by Queen Elizabeth II aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia, in conjunction with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.

This is one huge park . Highlights in its borders are a planetarium and an aquarium. Of course there is an amphitheater and an art museum. Finally there is that wonderful Lake Michigan and that lovely Buckingham fountain. Some gardens are nearby as well . Be ready and be prepared to walk , particularly in that searing heat .

We were staying in Congress Plaza hotel so we walked several times there as it located between the hotel and Lake Michigan waterfront. For a city where every piece of land is gold for the developers it's fantastic that they keep it. In the middle is famous Buckingham Fountain where people can sit on many benches watching the water shooting in the high or it's illumination and music in the evenings. There is beautiful rose garden with a few statues. I loved "Art on the farm" section which point to the importance of urban gardens. You can spend the whole day there relaxing, walking, watching people, buying snacks and drink in the kiosks, there are also restrooms, simple it's ideal urban green space in the busy city.