Rainbow Beach, Chicago
The Rainbow Beach is one of the best and biggest beaches in Chicago, boasting a magnificent South Side view of the Chicago skyline, and it has a free parking lot! Free outdoor movies are often held in the adjacent Rainbow Park..
The Rainbow Beach is one of the best and biggest beaches in Chicago, boasting a magnificent South Side view of the Chicago skyline, and it has a free parking lot! Free outdoor movies are often held in the adjacent Rainbow Park.
Hours
Sun
5:00
21:00
Mon
9:00
17:00
Tue
9:00
17:00
Wed
8:30
17:00
Thu
10:00
17:00
Fri
10:00
17:00
Sat
9:00
23:00
About Rainbow Beach
3111 East 77th Street, Chicago, IL, United States
+1 312-745-1479
Rainbow Beach and Nearby Sights on Map
South Shore Country Club
Nine holes of golf maintained (somewhat) by the Chicago Park Administration
South Shore Cultural Center
An enormous South Side landmark, which once served as the private golf clubhouse - closed to African-Americans
Pilgrim Baptist Church of South Chicago
The Church from the Blues Brothers where James Brown played the lively reverend
New Regal Theater
Built in 1927 as one of the South Side's most impressive movie palaces, done up in ornate Moorish Revival style, this theater was in operation well past the riots and up into the late 1970s
ETA Creative Arts Foundation
A community center housing one top-notch African-American theater company, which puts on an extraordinary number of plays, nearly all of them world premieres
Jackson Park Beaches
There are better beaches further north and further south, but if you're here and want to get a swim in, Jackson Park's two beaches are fine - 57th St Beach is less than a ten minute walk from the Museum of Science and Industry
Jackson Park Golf Course
18 holes of golf and a driving range, all in the middle of Jackson Park
Jackson Park
Named for President Andrew Jackson and the site of the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893
Southeast Historical Museum
A small history museum with exhibits celebrating the area's once mighty steel industry and Labor history
Osaka Garden
The Osaka Garden grew out of the Pavilion for the Japanese Government at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition and was planned by Olmsted as well