Stay at a luxury boutique hotel that's just steps away from Chicago's beautiful
Millennium Park
Just a short distance from the Hotel Monaco is the famous Millennium Park, Chicago's inspiring urban retreat from the pressures of everyday life. Located along Chicago's Cultural Mile, the city's newest attraction is 24.5 acres of green space, playgrounds, interactive public art, outdoor dining, ice-skating and theatre.
Grant Park expanded to include Millennium Park in 1997
Chicago's Grant Park literally rose out of the ashes of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The park, named for President Ulysses S. Grant and formed from fire debris pushed into Lake Michigan, was one of the foremost urban parks for decades and in 1997, it became even better.
Chicago's Millennium Park was formed as a way to expand Grant Park by transforming unsightly railroad tracks and deserted parking lots into usable parkland. Millennium Park rose from this modern urban rubble to become a showplace park that one city leader promised "...will be a worthy creation for all time. It will define Chicago to the entire world as America's greatest city."
Millennium Park Attractions
The many arts and entertainment options in Millennium Park are the perfect complement to other downtown Chicago attractions. Within an 8-block area, visitors can enjoy some of the best shopping, dining, art and entertainment anywhere in the world. Venues include:
- Jay Pritzker Pavilion
- Harris Theater
- McCormick Tribune Plaza and Ice Rink
- Crown Fountain
- BP Bridge
- Kapoor Sculpture on SBC Plaza
Unparalleled architectural design and landscaping
Millennium Park visitors can also experience an unprecedented convergence of modern architectural and landscape design talent. Frank Gehry, considered one of the greatest living architects, designed Millennium Park's Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Many other designers and noted landscape architects contributed their skills to Millennium Park, including Anish Kapoor, Jaume Plensa and Kathryn Gustafson.
After experiencing the numerous attractions of Millennium Park and the Cultural Mile, return to the inspiring ambience of Hotel Monaco Chicago. With the luxurious rooms and suites, the inviting service and the attention to detail, this Kimpton Hotel makes a perfect downtown Chicago hotel destination.
