South Chicago

Worth seeing in and around South 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.

   3.7 km · mosque in Illinois, United States · Wikipedia
2. 02
   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.

   500 m · Polish church in Chicago · Wikipedia
3. 03
   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.

   3.1 km · Music hall and theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church

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

   600 m · church in Illinois, USA · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Calumet Park

   Calumet Park is a 198-acre urban park in Chicago, Illinois. Providing access to Lake Michigan from the East Side neighborhood on the city's Southeast Side, the park contains approximately 0.9 miles of lake frontage from 95th Street to 102nd Street, which extends to the city limits at Illinois' border with Indiana.

   3 km · park in Illinois, United States of America, United States of America · Wikipedia
6. 06
   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.

   1.1 km · catholic shrine · Wikipedia
7. 07
   South Shore Cultural Center

   The South Shore Cultural Center, in Chicago, Illinois, United States, is a cultural facility located at 71st Street and South Shore Drive, in the city's South Shore neighborhood. It encompasses the club facility, grounds, and beach of the former South Shore Country Club, which in the 1970s became part of the public Chicago Park District.

   3.5 km · building in Illinois, United States · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Dinah Washington Park

   Dinah Washington Park is a park located at 8215 S. Euclid Avenue in the South Chicago community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was named for singer and Chicago resident Dinah Washington.

   2.3 km · Public City Park in the Chicago Park District · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Bessemer Park

   Bessemer Park is a public park in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Created in 1904, it was named for Henry Bessemer, the inventor of the eponymous steelmaking process.

   1 km · park in Illinois, United States of America, United States of America · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Bronzeville Children's Museum

    Bronzeville Children's Museum is a museum in the Calumet Heights community area of the South Side of Chicago. It is the first and only African American children's museum in the United States.

    3.3 km · African American children's museum in Evergreen Park, IL · Wikipedia

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Getting to South Chicago

Airports

Chicago Midway (MDW), 18 km · Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 40 km · General Mitchell (MKE), 137 km

Stations

Bryn Mawr, 3.7 km · South Chicago (93rd Street), 1.5 km · 87th Street station, 300 m · Cheltenham, 1.4 km · Windsor Park, 2.2 km

• Milwaukee → South Chicago

  147 km · quickest by road, 2h 18m · $14–19
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• Grand Rapids → South Chicago

  206 km · quickest by road, 3h 18m · $21–29
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• Indianapolis → South Chicago

  249 km · quickest by road, 3h 29m · $22–30
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