Fifty One Things To Do After School

The Best Places in Lincoln Park

Alex Carlin, Podcaster|October 10, 2019

  1. Visit Park No. 535
  2. Walk to South Pond
  3. Take photos at the Nature Boardwalk
  4. Go to the Lincoln Monument
  5. Watch a softball or soccer game at DePaul’s Wish Field
  6. Hang out at Next Door Chicago
  7. Visit North Pond
  8. Visit the Farm in the Zoo
  9. Sit at Mid-North Park
  10. Row in Diversey Harbor
  11. Visit the Peggy Notebaert Museum
  12. Go to one of the big parks and have a picnic
  13. Visit the conservatory
  14. Get a snack at Vanille
  15. Look at art at the DePaul Art Museum
  16. Walk to the Lincoln Park Zoo and learn about animals
  17. Go to Fall Fest at the zoo
  18. Walk to Saint Clements Church
  19. Play soccer at Lincoln Park turf Field
  20. Eat at the Weiner Circle
  21. Go shopping on Clark
  22. Watch a show at the Apollo Theater
  23. Visit the Ulysses S. Grant Monument
  24. Watch a basketball game at Depaul’s Sullivan Athletic Center
  25. Go to the zoo and see the Zoo Lights
  26. Play baseball or tennis at Oz Park
  27. Get some desserts at Sweet Mandy B’s
  28. Go to a concert at Park West
  29. Walk to North Pond
  30. Workout at AIR® Aerial Fitness
  31. Go to North Avenue Beach
  32. Go to the Chicago Guitar Center on Halsted 
  33. Play beach volleyball at North Avenue Beach
  34. Walk around the South Lagoon
  35. Visit the Signal of Peace monument
  36. Play board games at Good Games Chicago
  37. Go to the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool
  38. Visit Michelle Smith’s (our alderman) office
  39. Eat at Snow Dragon
  40. Go to Dave’s Records
  41. Learn something at the Chicago History Museum
  42. Go to the Theatre on the Lake
  43. Visit the farmer’s market (when it’s happening)
  44. Watch the sunrise/sunset 
  45. Exercise on the lakefront trail
  46. Visit the Church of Scientology (sort of in Lakeview but it’s worth it)
  47. Hit tennis balls at Diversey Driving Range
  48. Mini Golf at the Driving Range!
  49. Go to Philz Coffee
  50. Walk down Lincoln and check out Lincoln Commons
  51. Paint pottery at Glazed Expressions