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Hyde Park

Name: Hyde Park
Address: Chicago, IL, US

150 personnes du coin recommandent,

Conseils des habitants

Pamela

October 5, 2022

Culturally diverse Hyde Park is home to the picturesque University of Chicago campus and the Frederick C. Robie House, a Frank Lloyd Wright work. Summer crowds head to 57th Street Beach, while the former Palace of the Fine Arts, built for the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, is now home to the Museum of Science and Industry. Founded in 1939, the Hyde Park Art Center exhibits contemporary works.

Thaddeus

July 29, 2022

This South Side neighborhood holds so much Chicago history. It's the site of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition and the Chicago World's Fair. It has a home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and is also President Barack Obama's former residence. A plaque on the corner of 53rd Street and Dorchester Avenue commemorates where Barack and Michelle Obama shared their first kiss.

Nicholas

May 2, 2022

Vibrant, multicultural neighborhood with lots to offer. Many unique shops, food offerings, etc.

Frantz

March 16, 2022

Why we love it It was the site of the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893, home to former President Barack Obama, an incubator for Nobel Prize winners — basically, history is made in Hyde Park. Insider tips This culturally rich neighborhood is bookended by two of the city’s most significant institutions — the University of Chicago to the west and the Museum of Science and Industry to the east. The largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere, the Museum of Science and Industry boasts more than 2,000 exhibits — from U-boats and airplanes to coal mines and tornados. It’s also housed in one of the last remaining buildings from the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893, which was held in neighboring Jackson Park. And on the University of Chicago campus, you’ll find striking Gothic architecture, the free Smart Museum of Art, the Oriental Institute, the Court Theatre, and more. The university is known for world-changing discoveries, like the world’s first artificial nuclear reactor that was built below the school’s football stadium. The neighborhood’s cultural contributions don’t end there. It’s home to one of the most iconic masterpieces in American architectural design — Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Admire the striking facade or take a tour of the meticulously restored interior. Also in Hyde Park, the DuSable Museum is the country’s first institution dedicated to African American history and culture. It resides within Washington Park, home to a bird and butterfly sanctuary and the much-photographed Fountain of Time. And the Hyde Park Art Center has been a powerhouse on the art scene for more than 70 years, claiming the title of oldest alternative exhibition space in Chicago. Explore like a local Make an early morning stop at Valois Restaurant, one of Barack Obama’s favorite breakfast spots. Sip on cocktails around a brick hearth at ultra-sleek The Promontory. Head to Jackson park to see the Garden of the Phoenix, a hidden Japanese garden, and SKYLANDING, Yoko Ono’s first permanent U.S. public art installation.

Zen

January 6, 2022

Hyde Park, home to the prestigious University of Chicago and the Museum of Science and Industry, is a culturally rich neighborhood full of eclectic shops, restaurants, and small businesses. Enjoy a stroll in one of the area’s many parks—or explore Chicago by bike when you hop on the Lakefront Trail and cruise for miles.