Navy Pier

Navy Pier
Location600 E. Grand Avenue
Chicago, Illinois, 60611
Coordinates41°53′29″N 87°35′59″W / 41.89139°N 87.59972°W / 41.89139; -87.59972
Built1916
ArchitectCharles S. Frost
E.C. Shankland
NRHP reference No.79000825
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1979
Designated No parameterNovember 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. The pier encompasses over 50 acres (20 ha) of shops, restaurants, live theaters, family attractions, parks (including Polk Bros Park), gardens, and exhibition facilities. Navy Pier 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 Midwestern United States, and is Chicago's second most visited tourist attraction.