Chicago - Jackson Park

Designed by noted landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted in 1870, Jackson Park is probably best known for being the location of the 1893 Columbian Exposition. The 600-acre park has a number of playing fields, a golf course, tennis courts, bike paths and three beaches. A few of the highlights are "The Republic," a 24-foot (7m) statue created by Daniel Chester French, the Wooded Island bird sanctuary and the Osaka Japanese Gardens.