Plants in Chicago

Discover 6 places to experience unusual plants in Chicago.

Chicago, Illinois

Garden of the Phoenix

Also known as the Osaka Garden, this garden was originally built in 1893 as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.

Chicago, Illinois

Zion Evangelical Lutheran 'Ghost Church'

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

Chicago, Illinois

Garfield Park Conservatory

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

Ulysses S. Grant

Chicago, Illinois

Ulysses S. Grant Boulder

A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.

Artist's rendering of The Plant

Chicago, Illinois

The Plant

Former meatpacking facility turned vertical farm and sustainable business complex.

July 2023

Chicago, Illinois

The World's Columbian Exhibition of 1893

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

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