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Boeing Galleries

Boeing Galleries (North Boeing Gallery and South Boeing Gallery) are a pair of outdoor exhibition spaces within Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

Photo: Ricardo Phillips, CC BY-SA 2.0
Where
In Chicago
382 places to stay
Open since
2005
Wikipedia readers
1.8K
a year · #5,000 of 7,799
In brief

A museum inside Chicago

Winters are cold

January nights drop to 18°. When to go ↓

You can stay in Chicago

Boeing Galleries is inside Chicago, which has 382 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓

Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct

May, June, July, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 63–84°. When to go ↓

An airport 9 miles away

Chicago Midway (MDW) has airline service, about 9 miles from Boeing Galleries.

Established in 2005

Boeing Galleries dates from 2005. About ↓

Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.

When to go

Weather, month by month

Typical highs and lows in Chicago. Green months are the mild ones.

Jan32° / 18°
Feb36° / 21°
Mar47° / 30°
Apr58° / 39°
May70° / 49°
Jun80° / 59°
Jul84° / 65°
Aug82° / 64°
Sep75° / 56°
Oct63° / 44°
Nov49° / 33°
Dec37° / 24°
Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for Chicago. Chicago’s full climate →
About

Boeing Galleries

Boeing Galleries (North Boeing Gallery and South Boeing Gallery) are a pair of outdoor exhibition spaces within Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The spaces are located along the south and north mid-level terraces, above and east of Wrigley Square and the Crown Fountain. In a conference at the Chicago Cultural Center, Boeing President and Chief Executive Officer James Bell to Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley announced Boeing would make a $5 million grant to fund both the construction of and an endowment for the space.

Type
Museum
Established
2005
Wikipedia readers
1.8K a year
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Facts: Wikidata.
Where to stay

Where to stay near Boeing Galleries

The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds are Chicago (382) and Leyden Township (36).

Boeing Galleries12345678Chicago382Leyden Township36York Township52Thornton Township46Rosemont22Stickney Township12Maine Township24Lyons Township18Soldier FieldWrigley FieldBarack Obama Presidential CenterRate FieldUnited Center10 mi
Boeing Galleries12Places to stay in town
  1. 1Soldier Field
  2. 2Wrigley Field
  3. 3Art Institute of Chicago
  4. 4Barack Obama Presidential Center
  5. 5Rate Field
  6. 6United Center
  7. 7Field Museum of Natural History
  8. 8Hull House
In town

Chicago

382 places to stay · 320 hotels · 20 motels · 20 inns & B&Bs · 9 lodges & cabins · 8 hostels · 3 campgrounds · 2 RV parks

You’re already here.

2,731,585 people

20 min drive

Leyden Township

36 places to stay · 29 hotels · 7 motels

90,402 people

13 mi west of Boeing Galleries

25 min drive

York Township

52 places to stay · 45 hotels · 2 motels · 3 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds

128,137 people

18 mi west of Boeing Galleries

30 min drive

Thornton Township

46 places to stay · 32 hotels · 9 motels · 3 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds

152,667 people

20 mi south of Boeing Galleries

Compare 8 towns
TownFrom Boeing GalleriesDrivePlaces to stayPeopleTypical homeSafety
Chicagoin town—382 320 hotels · 20 motels · 20 inns & B&Bs · 9 lodges & cabins · 8 hostels · 3 campgrounds · 2 RV parks2,731,585$334KD
Leyden Township13 mi west20 min36 29 hotels · 7 motels90,402$288K—
York Township18 mi west25 min52 45 hotels · 2 motels · 3 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds128,137$397K—
Thornton Township20 mi south30 min46 32 hotels · 9 motels · 3 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds152,667$157K—
Rosemont15 mi northwest20 min22 22 hotels3,815$345KD−
Stickney Township11 mi southwest15 min12 11 hotels · 1 motel40,266$269K—
Maine Township16 mi northwest25 min24 20 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 2 campgrounds136,611$375K—
Lyons Township14 mi southwest20 min18 11 hotels · 6 motels · 1 lodge or cabins112,345$364K—

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

MDWChicago Midway · major hub9 mi
ORDChicago O'Hare · major hub16 mi
GYYGary/Chicago21 mi
Places to stay: Overture Maps (hotels, motels, inns, lodges, campgrounds, RV parks; not vacation rentals) · town figures: U.S. Census ACS · Safety: TownRatings Safety grade · airports: OurAirports. Distances are from Boeing Galleries’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.
Make a day of it

Also near Boeing Galleries

Other well-known places within 7 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Field Museum of Natural History: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hull House: User talk:Hied5, Public domain

Common questions

Visiting Boeing Galleries

Is Boeing Galleries in Chicago?

Yes. It’s inside Chicago, IL.

When is the best time to visit Boeing Galleries?

May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 63–84°.

What is the closest airport to Boeing Galleries?

Chicago Midway (MDW), about 9 miles away.

Where should I stay near Boeing Galleries?

Chicago (in town, 382 places to stay), Leyden Township (13 mi, 36 places to stay) and York Township (18 mi, 52 places to stay).

From locals

Tips from people in Chicago

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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.