Chicago Public Library Special Collections holds archives that document the Chicago Park District and other green spaces around the city. Want to experience Chicago Parks for yourself? Here's a fun scavenger hunt to get you started!
- Go to a museum in a park
- Go to a library in a park
- Visit the Grant statue in Lincoln Park
- Visit the Lincoln statue in Grant Park
- Visit a park that opened in the last five years
- Walk around a lagoon
- Take a bike ride in a park
- Attend a park program
- Visit a park that hosted a festival
- Visit a park that was a World’s Fair site
- Have a picnic in the park
- Play a sport in the park
- Visit a park you’ve never been to before
- Find out when your local fieldhouse was built
- Read a library book in a park
- Visit a Park District conservatory
- Visit a park that currently or in the past held a zoo
- Visit one of the boulevards
- Visit a beach
- Stop by a boathouse in a park
- Visit one of the first 11 parks built between 1900-1906
Did you complete them all? Let us know in the comments!
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