Lincoln Park

We purchased a CTA daypass for $5 and used it to get from Ann Sather's to Lincoln Park. We started at the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool, which was originally part of a Victorian garden built in 1889. It displayed tropical lilies and other aquatic plants.

It's a very peaceful area and it's hard to believe that you're in Chicago.

We spied a blue heron.

This is a favorite area for wedding pictures.

From the Lily Pond, we walked to the Lincoln Park Conservatory. Unfortunately, we didn't pre-book our visit and were not able to see inside.

Wander around the park to find fountains. The Eli Bates Fountain is composed of a circular granite basin with bronze birds spewing water from their beaks; half boy-half fish creatures holding large fish that appear to be splashing in the water, and tall bronze reeds and cattails protruding from the center.

Statue of Schiller, a German playwright and poet, is located southwest of the Lincoln Zoo.

Further south, you'll find a statue of Benjamin Franklin.

Take the underpass at LaSalle Drive to see the standing Lincoln statue.

Fountain Girl by George Wade. It was named in honor of suffragist Frances Willard.

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