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Review:
57th Street Beach is one of Chicago's most popular swimming beaches, located within Jackson Park at 57th Street's terminus at the Lake Michigan shoreline. Though developed beachfront has existed at the site since the park's original landscaping by famed park designers Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in 1871, it was not renovated into a swimming beach until 1899, following the completion of Chicago's Drainage Canal. Today, it offers unprecedented views of the Chicago skyline for swimmers, along with a long-distance swimming area spanning between 55th Street and the beach's ADA-accessible pier. Paid parking is available near the beach, with limited street parking also available to the west of Lake Shore Drive. After a swim, beachgoers can visit the Museum of Science and Industry or visit the dog-friendly Promontory Point.
Address: 57th Street Beach, 5700 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611, Phone: 312-74-BEACH
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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