So you want to live in Hyde Park? If you're looking for a beautiful neighborhood with stunning architecture, tree-lined side streets, and TONS of things to do, Hyde Park is for you. Walking around the neighborhood simply looking at the homes, including Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House, could take the whole day.
The most prominent feature of the neighborhood is The University of Chicago. There are also a lot of museums in Hyde Park, although the most well-known is the Museum of Science and Industry. The Smart Museum of Art is also a great alternative to the more crowded Art Institute and MCA.
Hyde park offers some of the best elementary schools in the state. Residents also have the option of enrolling their students in The University of Chicago's Lab School, a private, co-educational day school on the University of Chicago campus. Roughly half of the students enrolled have a parent who is on the faculty or staff of the University.
Jackson Park is easily one of the best parks in the city. It’s huge and beautiful with lagoons and gardens galore. It was the site of the famous White City built for the Columbian Exposition in 1893. The Midway is great to walk through – it’s a long, narrow part connecting Jackson Park to Washington Park. The Bears used to practice there, which is how they got the nickname ‘Monsters of the Midway.’ The Point (Promontory Point, sorry) is where locals hang out to swim in the lake.
There are tons of great food options including some really great ethnic places. There are a lot of cool local shops too – 57th Street Books is one of the best used book stores in Chicago.
Hyde Park is a great neighborhood filled with diverse people and diverse things to do, come check us out.