North Avenue Beach
North Avenue Beach is considered the jewel in the crown of Chicago’s beaches, and despite stretching alongside roughly half of the huge Lincoln Park, it’s always one of the busiest come the summer months. Being slightly further north of the Loop means it has the most spectacular views of the skyline. It also has a cool beach house in the style of a beached ocean liner and hosts volleyball tournaments, watersports rentals, and the Chicago Air and Water Show.