Navy Pier
Navy Pier | |
| Location | 600 E. Grand Avenue Chicago, Illinois, 60611 |
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| Coordinates | 41°53′29″N 87°35′59″W / 41.89139°N 87.59972°W |
| Built | 1916 |
| Architect | Charles S. Frost E.C. Shankland |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000825 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 13, 1979 |
| Designated CL | November 14, 1977 |
Navy Pier is a 3,300-foot-long (1,010 m) pier on the shoreline of Lake Michigan, located in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Navy Pier encompasses over 50 acres (20 ha) of shops, restaurants, live theaters, family attractions, parks (including Polk Bros Park), gardens, and exhibition facilities, and it is one of the top destinations in the Midwestern United States, drawing over nine million visitors annually. It is one of the most visited attractions in the entire Midwest and is Chicago's second-most visited tourist attraction.