Chicago Activities: Beaches

Chicago is not known as a beach destination, but Lake Michigan is the largest freshwater lake located entirely within the United States, and Chicagoans flock to its sandy shores. Anyone can show up and swim — there are no admission fees, miles of beaches are within walking distance of the Red Line, and almost none of the lakefront is spoiled by "private" beaches. Read More »

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Bethany Church, a church in Pope County
Boss Island, an island in Johnson County
Little Cache Structure Number 8 Dam in Johnson County
Macedonia Church, a church in Pope County
Montefiore Temple, a church in Alexander County
Mount Union Baptist Church (historical), a church in Alexander County
New Columbia Bluffs, a cliff in Massac County
New Hope Freewill Baptist Church, a church in Alexander County

New Zion Church, a church in Pulaski County
Oak Grove Church, a church in Johnson County
Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church, a church in Massac County
Ohio Chapel, a church in Pulaski County
Ohio River Recreation Area, a park in Pope County
Ohio School (historical), a school in Pulaski County
Oliver School (historical), a school in Johnson County

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Abbeville County Fire Department Sharon, a building in Abbeville County, South Carolina
Agbel in Nigeria
Ait Iferkane in Region de Tadla-Azilal, Morocco
Bahar Khan in Sindh, Pakistan
Balturino in Irkutskaya Oblast', Russia
Biantang in Jiangxi Sheng, China
Bradley Creek, a stream in Ontario
Brusnya in Ryazanskaya Oblast', Russia
Bulurejo in Central Java, Indonesia
Carloover in Bath County, Virginia
Clayton Branch, a stream in Hardin County, Tennessee
Cuchilla Mundo Nuevo, a ridge in Departamento de Boyaca, Colombia
Dupree School (historical), a school in Houston County, Alabama
Gikore in Northern Province, Rwanda
Gishigan-e Sofla in Ostan-e Kerman, Iran
Hacienda San Bartolo in Departamento de Lambayeque, Peru

Hamby Ditch, a canal in Beaverhead County, Montana
Hibshah in Muhafazat Sa`dah, Yemen
Kampungbaru in South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Kolbot in Mahadevdada, Sindhuli, Janakpur Zone, Central Region, Nepal
Komunae in South Chungcheong, South Korea
Kwaggasvlakte in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Louisbourg Harbour, a harbor in Nova Scotia
Maria in Sinaloa, Mexico
Melior (historical) in Barber County, Kansas
Miraflores in Departamento de Potosi, Bolivia
Nithuta in Kayin State, Myanmar
Perebitaya Gora in Homyel'skaya Voblasts', Belarus
Rungaja te Vivi, a spur in Serbia
Rwabyambi, a stream in Southern Province, Rwanda
Shah Mashhad in Ostan-e Khuzestan, Iran

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