Midway Plaisance - Chicago Landmark

  • Address: 5800 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637
  • Phone: 3127452470
  • Website:https
Average Rating
4.5
2+ reviews
from 2 sources
Yahoo! Travel
4.5
1+ reviews
Yelp
4.0
1+ reviews
Midway Plaisance
5800 South Woodlawn Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Midway Plaisance Details

Full Amenity List

  • Wheelchair Accessible

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • This 80-acre strip connected the Jackson and Washington Park exhibits during the Columbian World Exhibition of 1893. It was the first self-contained entertainment district in the city; it was so successful that to this day entertainment areas at fairs are known as \"midways.\" Today, most buildin... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • Midway Plaisance Park, a one-mile stretch of parkland that runs through the University of Chicago Campus, hosts numerous family-friendly activities ... more on GoCityKids.com
  • The Midway Plaisance is a mile-long linear park located near Lake Michigan at the southern edge of the Hyde Park community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is approximately 6 miles ... more on En.wikipedia.org

Reviews From Across The Web read all

5.0
Midway Plaisance

(December 06, 2011 00:00)

The ice gets a little slushy sometimes and there's always tons of little kids skating in anomalous ways both of which make it harder to practice. But I like it. The boys that skate there are cute, and the ones that work there are cute too. I never talk to anyone though, because I'm too shy, but I... By A Yahoo! User from Chi Town, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

4.0
Allison B. 's review

Now that we live on the south side, it's a joy to use the Midway. It's home to soccer games, great sledding in the winter, a Park District maintained ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

Directions

From Chicago, IL Head north on N LaSalle St toward W Randolph St, Turn left at W Upper Wacker Dr, Turn right at W Lake St, Turn left to merge onto I-90 E/I-94 E, Take exit 58B toward 63rd St,Merge onto S Yale Ave, Turn left at W 63rd St

Hours

Nov-March: 3p-5p, 5:30p-7:30p M-F, 12:30p-3:30p Sa & Su

Other Web Resources

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