Chinatown

You walk under the Wentworth Avenue gate to dim sum houses, tea and ceramics shops, zodiac statues and the Nine Dragon Wall.

Wentworth Ave and Cermak Rd · Chicago, IL

About Chinatown

Chicago's Chinatown grew up around Wentworth Avenue and Cermak Road starting in 1912, and the Chinatown Gate has spanned Wentworth since 1975. You can browse shops for teas and handmade ceramics, eat dim sum, admire the ornate 1928 Pui Tak Center, and see the jewel-toned Nine Dragon Wall. Chinatown Square has 12 zodiac statues, and Ping Tom Memorial Park has a Chinese-style pavilion on the Chicago River.

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The closest stops to Chinatown, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Eat & Drink
Date Night
Chicago Oyster House
$50+
South Loop seafood and steak restaurant near McCormick Place known for fresh oysters and prime steaks.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Eat & Drink
Sightseeing
Iconic
Soldier Field
Under $25
See the lakefront stadium with Doric colonnades where the Chicago Bears play, on game day or on a behind-the-scenes tour.
Transit: reachable by public transit
1.0 mi awayMore like this
Sightseeing
Gold Star Families Memorial and Park
Check prices
A Chicago memorial park east of Soldier Field that honors police officers who died in the line of duty.
Transit: reachable by public transit
1.1 mi awayMore like this
Museums
Family Favorite
Field Museum
$25–$50
Meet SUE the T. rex and roam ancient Egypt in one of the world's great natural history museums.
Transit: reachable by public transit
1.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Attractions
Family Favorite
Shedd Aquarium
$25–$50
Belugas, dolphins, and 32,000 aquatic animals on the Museum Campus lakefront.
Transit: reachable by public transit
1.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions
Sightseeing
History Buff
Victory Monument
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See Bronzeville's granite and bronze memorial to the Eighth Illinois, the Black regiment that fought in France in World War I.
Transit: reachable by public transit
1.7 mi awayMore like this