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.
The largest park in the world contained within a metropolitan area and the largest urban park in the U.S. is Chugach State Park in Anchorage, Alaska. It is the largest city park in America by far, spanning 495,199.2 acres.
Explore Chicago's Grant Park. Grant Park is much more than a park. It's a gathering place for the city's biggest events, a green oasis in the heart of downtown, and a cultural hub that holds some of Chicago's most famous landmarks.