Sundial
Man Enters the Cosmos is a cast bronze sculpture by Henry Moore located on the Lake Michigan lakefront outside the Adler Planetarium in the Museum Campus area of downtown Chicago, Illinois.
A landmark inside Chicago
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 18°. When to go ↓
You can stay in Chicago
Sundial 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 Sundial.
Established in 1980
Sundial dates from 1980. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Chicago. Green months are the mild ones.
Sundial
Man Enters the Cosmos is a cast bronze sculpture by Henry Moore located on the Lake Michigan lakefront outside the Adler Planetarium in the Museum Campus area of downtown Chicago, Illinois.
The sculpture is a functional bowstring equatorial sundial created in 1980 measuring approximately 13 feet (4.0 m). The sundial was formerly located slightly further south at the steps of the main entry plaza to the Planetarium, but it now sits directly on the lakefront. The work is a later copy of a composition first created in the 1960s for the offices of The Times newspaper at Printing House Square in London, and according to the Henry Moore Foundation is titled Sundial 1965–66.
- Type
- Landmark
- Established
- 1980
- Wikipedia readers
- 6.9K a year
Where to stay near Sundial
The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds are Chicago (382) and Leyden Township (36).
- 1Soldier Field
- 2Wrigley Field
- 3Barack Obama Presidential Center
- 4Rate Field
- 5Art Institute of Chicago
- 6United Center
- 7Field Museum of Natural History
- 8Hull House
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Sundial | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | in town | — | 382 320 hotels · 20 motels · 20 inns & B&Bs · 9 lodges & cabins · 8 hostels · 3 campgrounds · 2 RV parks | 2,731,585 | $334K | D |
| Leyden Township | 14 mi west | 20 min | 36 29 hotels · 7 motels | 90,402 | $288K | — |
| York Township | 19 mi west | 30 min | 52 45 hotels · 2 motels · 3 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds | 128,137 | $397K | — |
| Thornton Township | 18 mi south | 25 min | 46 32 hotels · 9 motels · 3 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds | 152,667 | $157K | — |
| Stickney Township | 11 mi southwest | 15 min | 12 11 hotels · 1 motel | 40,266 | $269K | — |
| Lyons Township | 14 mi southwest | 20 min | 18 11 hotels · 6 motels · 1 lodge or cabins | 112,345 | $364K | — |
| Rosemont | 16 mi northwest | 25 min | 22 22 hotels | 3,815 | $345K | D− |
| Maine Township | 18 mi northwest | 25 min | 24 20 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 2 campgrounds | 136,611 | $375K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Sundial
Other well-known places within 7 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw1in town Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw36 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw43 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw5in town MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a year
Big draw64 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
7in town MuseumField Museum of Natural History1.4M visitors a year
82 mi MuseumHull HousePhoto credits
Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0 · 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
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Visiting Sundial
Is Sundial in Chicago?
Yes. It’s inside Chicago, IL.
When is the best time to visit Sundial?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 63–84°.
What is the closest airport to Sundial?
Chicago Midway (MDW), about 9 miles away.
Where should I stay near Sundial?
Chicago (in town, 382 places to stay), Leyden Township (14 mi, 36 places to stay) and York Township (19 mi, 52 places to stay).
Tips from people in Chicago
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