Chicago - Lincoln Park

At 1,200 acres, Lincoln Park is a six-mile stretch of green space along the edge of Lake Michigan and Chicago's biggest park. It contains a number of playing fields, bike trails, jogging paths, a golf course, horseback riding trails, beaches, a conservatory and a zoo.

Plans for the park began in the late 1830's and the idea gained momentum when New York started on its Central Park in 1857. Originally called Lake Park, Lincoln Park was renamed shortly after President Lincoln was assassinated in 1865.

Visitors can see a number of significant statues and pieces of public art within the park grounds including Augustus Saint Gaudens' Standing Statue of Lincoln (1887).