Avalon Park, Chicago

Worth seeing in and around Avalon Park, Chicago

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Mosque Maryam

   Mosque Maryam, also known as Muhammad Mosque #2 or Temple #2, is the headquarters of the Nation of Islam, located in Chicago, Illinois. It is at 7351 South Stony Island Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood.

   1.2 km · mosque in Illinois, United States · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Statue of the Republic

   The Statue of The Republic is a 24-foot-high gilded bronze sculpture in Jackson Park, Chicago, Illinois, by Daniel Chester French. It is based on a colossal original statue, which was a centerpiece of the Chicago World's Fair in 1893.

   3.3 km · sculpture by Daniel Chester French · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Church of the Immaculate Conception

   The Church of the Immaculate Conception, referred to in Polish as Kościół Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny, is a historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located at 2944 East 88th Street in Chicago, Illinois. It is a prime example of the so-called 'Polish Cathedral style' of churches in both its opulence and grand scale.

   3.1 km · Polish church in Chicago · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Oak Woods Cemetery

   Oak Woods Cemetery is a large lawn cemetery in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Located at 1035 E. 67th Street, it is in the Greater Grand Crossing area of Chicago's South Side.

   2.6 km · cemetery in Chicago, Illinois, USA · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Jackson Park

   Jackson Park is a 551.5-acre urban park on the shore of Lake Michigan on the South Side of Chicago. Straddling the Hyde Park, Woodlawn, and South Shore neighborhoods, the park was designed in 1871 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux and remodeled in 1893 to serve as the site of the World's Columbian Exposition.

   3.7 km · park in Chicago · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Avalon Regal Theater

   The Avalon Regal Theater is a music hall located at 1641 East 79th Street, bordered by the Avalon Park and South Shore neighborhoods on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The theater opened in August 1927 and is a noted venue for African-American performers.

   200 m · Music hall and theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Center for Research Libraries

   The Center for Research Libraries is a consortium of North American universities, colleges, and independent research libraries, based on a buy-in concept for membership of the consortia. The consortium acquires and preserves traditional and digital resources for research and teaching and makes them available to member institutions through interlibrary loan and electronic delivery.

   3.9 km · international consortium of university, college, and independent research libraries · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church

   St. Michael is a church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.

   3 km · church in Illinois, USA · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

   Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago is a private graduate school and research institute focused on computer science and located in Chicago, Illinois, on the University of Chicago campus. It is supported by the earnings on an endowment of approximately $255 million as well as by the income from research awards received by its faculty.

   3.9 km · private college focused on computer science · Wikipedia
10. 10
    National Shrine of Saint Jude

    The National Shrine of Saint Jude, in Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Chicago, Illinois, is a shrine to one of Jesus' 12 apostles and Roman Catholic saint Saint Jude. It is a place of pilgrimage for Catholics in the United States and other countries, and is part of a parish served by the Claretians, who continue to maintain the Shrine.

    3.7 km · catholic shrine · Wikipedia

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Getting to Avalon Park, Chicago

Airports

Chicago Midway (MDW), 15 km · Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 37 km · General Mitchell (MKE), 136 km

Stations

75th Street (Grand Crossing) station, 1.4 km · 95th Street/Chicago State University, 3.6 km · 87th Street (Woodruff), 2 km · 91st Street (Chesterfield), 2.7 km · 79th Street (Chatham), 1.2 km

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  251 km · quickest by road, 3h 30m · $22–30
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