Ping Tom Memorial Park, Chicago
A riverside park with a Chinese touch, including a riverside Chinese pavilion and a bamboo garden.
A riverside park with a Chinese touch, including a riverside Chinese pavilion and a bamboo garden. On a clear day the park has nice southwest side views of the Chicago skyline. The park offers many summertime events from movie screenings to the very popular dragon boat races. Check the Chinatown Chamber of Commerce's website for details.
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Ping Tom Memorial Park and Nearby Sights on Map
Chinatown Square
This main square is a Chinatown landmark, with some cheesy pagoda-like structures as well as animal sculptures of the Chinese zodiac
Chinese American Veterans Memorial
A small memorial to Chicago Chinatown residents who served the United States in foreign wars
Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute
Offers an assortment of services and events, such as: neighborhood tours, film screenings, language instruction, and cooking classes
Dream Theatre
Dream Theatre Company presents theatrical productions with a unique style and intensity, providing a multi-layered psychological experience quite unlike any other in Chicago
Chicago Chinatown
The Chinatown shops are very fun, especially for gifts, but if you tire of knicknacks and knockoffs, Bridgeport has a handful of very eccentric and interesting offerings
Chinese-American Museum of Chicago
A museum with exhibits on Chinese-American culture, history, and the community's contributions to American society
Pui Tak
A historical landmark building notable for its traditional Chinese architecture now houses a Christian community center
Nine Dragon Wall
A smaller semblance of the ancient glazed tile Nine Dragon Wall located in Beijing's Behai Park
Dr Sun Yat Sen Museum
A one-room museum good for some Kuomintang nostalgia
Sun Yat Sen Park
A little out of the way, but a nice small park and a great place to relax in the shade on a hot summer day