Destinations · Illinois
Far Southwest Side, Chicago
IL · 41.7010, -87.6950
Historic Route 66 and Lincoln Highway are signed byways within 30 miles of Far Southwest Side, Chicago, Illinois.
Understand
Chicago's Far Southwest Side is absolutely not one of the city's main tourist attractions, but it does offer an interesting mix of South Side and Irish culture (i.e., the authentic Irish pubs are here). Until 2009, the area was a major international tourist destination on Saint Patrick's Day for its magnificent parade, the largest Saint Patrick's Day neighborhood parade in the world outside of Dublin.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Far Southwest Side, Chicago are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Historic Route 66 · 6 mi · national
- Lincoln Highway · 13 mi · national
National parks
- Indiana Dunes National Park · 17 mi
Public land
Lookouts
- Des Plaines River · 9 mi
Named places
- Munroe Park · 0 mi
- McKiernan Park · 0 mi
- Patrick King-Anthony Lockhart Park · 1 mi
- Beverly Park · 1 mi
- Candy Cane Park · 1 mi
- Crescent Park · 1 mi
- O'Malley Quadrangle · 1 mi
- Veterans Park · 1 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Evergreen Park · 1 mi
- Alsip · 3 mi
- Blue Island · 3 mi
- Oak Lawn · 3 mi
- Crestwood · 5 mi
- Midlothian · 5 mi