--- title: "South Shore – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "South Shore, United States: South Shore is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. Nearby: University of Chicago, Kenneth C.…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/south-shore" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/south-shore.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Rainbow_Beach.jpg" --- Community area in Chicago, Illinois · United States # South Shore South Shore is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. ![South Shore](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Rainbow_Beach.jpg) South Shore · Wikimedia Commons The place South Shore is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. Located on the city's South Side, the area is named for its location along the city's southern lakefront. Although South Shore has seen a greater than 40% decrease in residents since Chicago's population peaked in the 1950s, the area remains one of the most densely populated neighborhoods on the South Side. The community benefits from its location along the waterfront, its accessibility to Lake Shore Drive, and its proximity to major institutions and attractions such as the University of Chicago, the Museum of Science and Industry, and Jackson Park. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Shore%2C_Chicago), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around South Shore 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. University of Chicago The University of Chicago is a private research university in the Hyde Park community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The university is composed of an undergraduate college and four graduate research divisions: the Arts & Humanities Division, the Biological Sciences Division, the Physical Sciences Division, and the Social Sciences Division, all of which include various organized departments and institutes. 3.7 km · private university in Chicago, Illinois · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Chicago) 2. Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry is a private, non-profit science museum located in Jackson Park, the Hyde Park neighborhood, Chicago, Illinois. It is adjacent to Lake Michigan and the University of Chicago campus. 3.4 km · museum in Chicago, Illinois, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Science_and_Industry_(Chicago%29) 3. Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia & North Africa The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia and North Africa, formerly known as the Oriental Institute, is a research institute and museum of the University of Chicago, located in Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States. Established in May 1919, the institute was founded by Egyptologist and professor James Henry Breasted with funds donated by John D. Rockefeller Jr. 3.6 km · Chicago archaeology museum and research center · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_for_the_Study_of_Ancient_Cultures) 4. Robie House The Frederick C. Robie House is a historic house museum on the University of Chicago campus in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the Prairie style, it was completed in 1910. 3.6 km · U.S. National Historic Landmark in Chicago, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robie_House) 5. Chicago State University Chicago State University is a public university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1867 by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, it was established as the first teacher training school in Cook County. 5.3 km · university · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_State_University) 6. Barack Obama Presidential Center The Barack Obama Presidential Center is a museum, library, and education project in Chicago to commemorate the presidency of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. The center includes a museum, community and conference facilities and houses the nonprofit Obama Foundation. 3 km · presidential museum in Chicago, Illinois · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_Presidential_Center) 7. 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. 400 m · mosque in Illinois, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque_Maryam) 8. Woman's Building The Woman's Building was designed and built in June 1892, for the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois, United States in 1893; under the auspices of the Board of Lady Managers. Out of the twelve main buildings for the Exhibition, the Woman's Building was the first to be completed. 3.3 km · building at the World's Fair held in Chicago in 1893 · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman%27s_Building_(Chicago%29) 9. Enrico Fermi Institute The Enrico Fermi Institute is a physics research institute of the University of Chicago. It was founded in September 1945 with Samuel King Allison as director. 4.1 km · research institute · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Fermi_Institute) 10. Fountain of Time Fountain of Time, or simply Time, is a sculpture by Lorado Taft, measuring 126 feet 10 inches in length, situated at the western edge of the Midway Plaisance within Washington Park in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. The sculpture is inspired by Henry Austin Dobson's poem "Paradox of Time". 3.8 km · sculpture by Lorado Taft in Chicago · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_of_Time) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## Getting to South Shore **Airports:** Chicago Midway (MDW), 15 km · Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 36 km · General Mitchell (MKE), 135 km\ **Stations:** 55th–56th–57th Street, 3.8 km · 75th Street (Grand Crossing) station, 1.3 km · 95th Street/Chicago State University, 4.7 km · 87th Street (Woodruff), 3 km · 91st Street (Chesterfield), 3.8 km\ - Milwaukee → South Shore 145 km · quickest by road, 2h 15m · $13–18 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/milwaukee-to-south-shore) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Milwaukee&to=South+Shore) - Grand Rapids → South Shore 206 km · quickest by road, 3h 22m · $22–30 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/grand-rapids-to-south-shore) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Grand+Rapids&to=South+Shore) - Indianapolis → South Shore 252 km · quickest by road, 3h 33m · $22–30 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/indianapolis-to-south-shore) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Indianapolis&to=South+Shore) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=South%20Shore) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for South Shore Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for South Shore. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in For those coming to the Near South from the Loop, specifically Navy Pier, the water taxi operated by Shoreline Sightseeing is an attractive option. From [Wikivoyage: Chicago/Near South](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chicago%2FNear_South), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Fire Island](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/fire-island) US 10 ways of moving, 19 sources 1,212 km 2. [Vinalhaven and the Fox Islands](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/vinalhaven) US 9 ways of moving, 13 sources 1,545 km 3. [Bacalar](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/bacalar) MX 9 ways of moving, 41 sources 2,568 km 4. [Caye Caulker](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/caye-caulker) BZ 9 ways of moving, 42 sources 2,671 km 5. [Flores](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/flores) GT 9 ways of moving, 32 sources 2,770 km If you know how people move in South Shore – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Csouth-shore&title=South+Shore&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fsouth-shore), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to South Shore South Shore is 12 km from [Chicago](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/chicago), the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture. - [Hyde Park](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/hyde-park) neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois 4.5 km - [South Side](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/south-side) area of the city of Chicago, Illinois, USA 4 km - [Kenwood](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kenwood) neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, United States 5.8 km - [Calumet Heights](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/calumet-heights) community area in Chicago, Illinois, United States 3.5 km - [Englewood](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/englewood) one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois, United States 5.8 km - [Chatham](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/chatham) neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, USA 3.4 km [The place page for South Shore](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/south-shore) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on United States](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-US) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/south-shore, for search crawlers and AI assistants. 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