Navy Pier

	Navy Pier
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Chicago Landmark
Location	600 E. Grand Avenue; Chicago, Illinois, 60611
Coordinates	41°53′29″N 87°35′59″W
Built	1916
Architect	Charles S. Frost; E.C. Shankland
NRHP reference No.	79000825
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 13, 1979
Designated CL	November 14, 1977

Navy Pier is a 3,300-foot-long (1,010 m) pier on the shoreline of Lake Michigan, located in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Navy Pier encompasses over 50 acres (20 ha) of shops, restaurants, live theaters, family attractions, parks (including Polk Bros Park), gardens, and exhibition facilities and is one of the top destinations in the Midwestern United States, drawing over nine million visitors annually. It is one of the most visited attractions in the entire Midwest and is Chicago's second-most visited tourist attraction.

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