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Margaret T. Burroughs Beach, also known as 31st Street Beach, is one of Chicago's 18 street-end municipal beaches, renamed in 2015 in honor of Chicago activist, historian, artist, and teacher Margaret T. Burroughs, best known as the founder of the DuSable Museum of African-American History. The 30-acre public beach and park is located within the city's Burnham Park, which is best known as the site of the city's 1933-34 World's Fair. Today, the beach offers stunning views of the Chicago skyline, with swimming permitted during certain times. A public beach house offers restrooms and concession stands, with 1,000 floating slips offered at the adjacent 31st Street Harbor facility. Other amenities include an ADA-accessible playground, a community room, a public fishing dock, and a green roof picnic area.
Address: Margaret T. Burroughs Beach, 3100 S. Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60616, Phone: 312-74-BEACH
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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