Navy Pier
Navy Pier is a pier on the Chicago shoreline of Lake Michigan. It is 3,300-foot (1,010 m) long. It is in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area. The pier was built in 1916. It cost $4.5 million. It was a part of the Plan of Chicago developed by architect and city planner Daniel Burnham and his partners. The pier has a 150-foot (46 m) tall Ferris wheel.
During construction, 1915 (Chicago Daily News)
Navy Pier looking north-west in 2022
This is the iconic Navy Pier wheel which was put to retirement on 27th September 2015
One of many amusement options at Navy Pier
USS Chicago anchor
Downtown Chicago from Navy Pier
Other websites
- Official website
- Chicago Children's Museum on Navy Pier
- Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier
- IMAX Theater on Navy Pier Archived 2009-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Photos of Navy Pier at Night Archived 2006-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
- 3D Google Earth Model Archived 2013-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
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