Hyde Park Biking Tour

It is still not too late to go on a biking and exploration tour around Hyde Park! Xplore invites you on a leisurely bike tour to let you explore nature and history along the south lakefront.

If you are coming from downtown, hop on a Divvy bike from Millennium Park located on Michigan Ave and Monroe Street (east side of Michigan Av…

It is still not too late to go on a biking and exploration tour around Hyde Park! Xplore invites you on a leisurely bike tour to let you explore nature and history along the south lakefront.

If you are coming from downtown, hop on a Divvy bike from Millennium Park located on Michigan Ave and Monroe Street (east side of Michigan Ave.), or bring your own, and cycle south through the Burnham Wildlife Corridor, the largest natural area on the lakefront.

Burnham Wildlife Corridor begins at McCormick Place; from there you'll pass through areas of prairie grass, savanna, and woods. Don't worry, the trail is paved throughout.

You'll continue to Promontory Point, a manmade peninsula near the Museum of Science and Industry. Just south of there, you'll stop at the Garden of the Phoenix, a serene Japanese treasure tucked away inside Jackson Park.

Next the group will head to Cafe Medici for a quick refreshment. They have everything there, from coffee and teas, to pastries and sandwiches.

A few blocks west, you'll tour Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie-style masterpiece, the Robie House. The tour hours are usually Thursday - Monday 10 am - 2:30 pm, and the cost is between $25 - $75.

The last stop will be for a hearty lunch at Valois, one of Obama's favorite places! Be aware that it's cash only and does close around 3pm daily. This is a cafeteria-style restaurant.

Then it's time to bike back north to Millennium Park!

Places

BP Pedestrian Bridge

Meeting place for the Hyde Park Biking Tour..

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Promontory Point

5491 S Lake Shore Dr Chicago, IL 60615,USDesign

A naturalistic Promontory Point designed by Alfred Caldwell and a popular skate park at 31st Street. ..

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Garden of the Phoenix

5800 S Lake Shore Dr Chicago, IL 60637,USDesign

Located just west of the Museum of Science and Industry sits the Garden of Phoenix, nestled within Jackson Park. This Japanese garden, lush with greenery and flowers amidst waterfalls and footbridges, symbolizes a 160-year relationship bet…..

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Medici On 57th

1327-1331, 1327 E 57th St, Chicago, IL 60637, USADesign

The Medici is an iconic restaurant which started as a coffee house in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. It is well known as a University of Chicago hangout, and has an eclectic menu serving pizza, wraps, sandwiches and delicious shakes...

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Frederick C. Robie House

5757 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, USADesign

Completed in 1910, the Frederick C. Robie House is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. It is located on the campus of the University of Chicago in the Hyde Park neighborhood in Chicago. Designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright for Frederick…..

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Valois Restaurant

For nearly 100 years, Valois has served the Hyde Park community breakfast favorites like omelets, steaks, pancakes, and potatoes as well as lunchtime must-haves like open-faced turkey sandwiches and the classic Reuben sandwich. Above the c…..

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