Millennium Park is a portion of the 319-acre (129.1 ha) Grant Park, known as the front lawn of downtown Chicago, and has four major artistic highlights: the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Cloud Gate, the Crown Fountain, and the Lurie Garden.
Perhaps the smallest park in the District, Park No.474 is 0.01 acres and it is located in the Douglas community. Known for its sculpture, Man on a Bench, this small park is located on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). Man on a Bench is a sculpture by George Segal that was created in 1986.
Hyde Park is home to the world-famous Museum of Science and Industry and the Frank Lloyd Wright Robie House, as well as many ethnic restaurants, family parks, bookstores, coffee shops, and more.
New Yorkers and Washingtonians are both blessed with a large protected park in the middle of town. In fact, Rock Creek Park is over twice as large as Central Park.