museum
Field Museum of Natural History
Home to Sue, the largest and most complete T. rex ever found, along with extensive anthropological and geological collections.
15 km · about 30 min drive
Illinois, United States · North America
South Chicago works well as a base: 10 minutes from Chatham, 17km from Route 66 - Chicago Start.
South Chicago is a town located in Illinois, United States. With a population of 28,095, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, South Chicago sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Chicago time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add South Chicago to your route.
South Chicago, formerly known as Ainsworth, is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States.
This chevron-shaped community is one of Chicago's 16 lakefront neighborhoods near the southern rim of Lake Michigan 10 miles south of downtown. A working-class neighborhood, it is bordered by East 79thRead more
Street on the north, South Chicago Avenue (the Chicago Skyway) on the southwest, a small stretch of East 95th Street on the south. With the Calumet River on the community's southeast side, South Chicago can be considered the gateway to the Calumet Region and one of the four Chicago neighborhoods (East Side, Hegewisch and South Deering) that are considered by the locals as part of Chicago's Southeast Side. The Southeast Side is a description that the city itself continues to resist, including this neighborhood with all of Chicago's South Side communities.
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South Chicago is located in Illinois, United States, North America. The coordinates are 41.7398 latitude, -87.5542 longitude.
South Chicago has a population of approximately 28,095 people, making it a town in United States.
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museum
Home to Sue, the largest and most complete T. rex ever found, along with extensive anthropological and geological collections.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Iconic Chicago aquarium on the Lake Michigan waterfront housing over 32,000 animals from around the world.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Iconic 110-storey Chicago skyscraper with a glass-floored Skydeck, once the tallest building in the world.
17 km · about 20 min drive
historic highway
The 'Begin Route 66' sign on Adams Street at Michigan Avenue marks the start of the 2,448-mile Mother Road to Santa Monica: the classic photo stop before heading west.
17 km · about 20 min drive
museum
One of the oldest and largest art museums in the US, renowned for its Impressionist collection and Grant Wood's American Gothic.
17 km · about 20 min drive
cafe
Serving double-yolk eggs and free Milk Duds since 1923, this Chicago diner beside the start of Route 66 is the traditional first breakfast of the Mother Road journey.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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