Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago, Illinois)
| NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, 1921_construction, Beaux-Arts (architecture), natural history museum
USA /
Illinois /
Chicago /
Chicago, Illinois /
South Lake Shore Drive (US 41), 1400
World
/ USA
/ Illinois
/ Chicago
World / United States / Illinois
NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, 1921_construction, Beaux-Arts (architecture), natural history museum
Designed by Daniel H. Burnham for the 1893 World's Columbian Exhibition; subsequent additions were made by Graham, Anderson, Probst & White. A modern expansion was designed in 1977 by Harry Weese. It is home to Sue the T-Rex.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_Museum_of_Natural_History
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°51'58"N 87°37'1"W
- Dinosaur National Monument 1816 km
- Fossil Butte National Monument 1917 km
- Dinosaur Provincial Park 2083 km
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Sheep Rock Unit 2602 km
- Lava river canyon 7428 km
- Whale Valley Core Area 9851 km
- Shiz canyon (International and global geo-Park) - Iran 10445 km
- West Coast Fossil Park 13597 km
- Makapans Valley National Heritage Site 13956 km
- Naracoorte Caves Conservation Park 15896 km
- Museum Campus 0.7 km
- Near South Side 1.1 km
- Monroe Harbor 1.2 km
- Grant Park 1.3 km
- Chicago Loop 1.5 km
- McCormick Place 1.6 km
- Chicago Harbor 2.3 km
- Douglas 3.5 km
- Burnham Park 4.4 km
- Bronzeville 4.6 km