Welles Park, Chicago
One of the best neighborhood parks in the city.
One of the best neighborhood parks in the city. Welles Park is a perfect match for Lincoln Square: 15 acres of great facilities (tennis, softball, an indoor pool) that never feels remotely crowded, except when the Old Town School of Folk Music holds the free summer Folk & Roots Festival here.
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About Welles Park
2333 West Sunnyside Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States
+1 312-742-7511
Welles Park and Nearby Sights on Map
The Old-Town School of Folk Music
If you're interested in folk music from America or anywhere else in the world you should definitely plan to spend some time at the Old-Town School
Davis Theater
In the neighborhood for more than 80 years
Krause Music Store
Built in 1922, this was the last commission of legendary architect Louis Sullivan
DANK-HAUS German Cultural Center
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Lincoln Square Lanes
A second-floor bowling alley, right above a hardware store, with hand-scoring and an old Midwestern lodge feel (but with a fresh remodeling from 2013)
Horner Park
Great big wonderful park with plenty of softball fields, football and soccer fields, basketball and tennis courts, trees, and a nice walking path
Timber Lanes
If you like to sample the bowling culture of any city you visit, this is a fine choice; there are eight well-kept lanes, a cash bar, a good jukebox, and a few references to The Big Lebowski
Cambodian Association of Illinois
In addition to their work with Cambodian immigrants and refugees, the CAI also runs a small but highly effective Heritage Museum and Killing Fields Memorial at their building near Albany Park
Martyrs'
Artists in Chicago have developed communities in so many different genres - rock, blues, jazz, classical, hip hop, house, reggae, folk, country & numerous traditional ethnic style - that Martyrs' strives to be the place to see each of them
Japanese American Service Committee
A social services agency for the Chicago Japanese community with occasional exhibits of interest, such as a collection of photos and art relating to internment camps during World War II