Devon Avenue
A long east to west street across Chicago's north side, best known for the stretch west of Western Avenue where Indian and Pakistani shops line the road. Sari stores, jewellers, sweet shops and restaurants sit side by side, and part of it carries the honorary name Gandhi Marg.
- Where
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 41.9977, -87.6950
Get the Devon Avenue stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Devon Avenue. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Illinois volume with your photos and a note.
Near Devon Avenue
Bahá'í House of Worship 8.6 km
The continental Bahá'í temple for North America and the oldest of the faith's houses of worship still standing, close to the Lake Michigan shore. Its nine-sided white dome is covered in lacy concrete ornament, with doors open to people of every faith and formal gardens all around.
875 North Michigan Avenue 12 km
A 100-storey, 344-metre tower on the Magnificent Mile, designed by Bruce Graham and Fazlur Rahman Khan and topped out in 1968. The giant X braces on its tapering black frame are its signature, and the observation deck near the top looks out over Lake Michigan.
Magnificent Mile 13 km
About 1.6 kilometres of Michigan Avenue running from the Chicago River north to Oak Street, between Streeterville and River North. It is lined with department stores, hotels and towers, and the old Water Tower of 1869 stands along the way.
Cloud Gate 14 km
Anish Kapoor's sculpture in Millennium Park, nicknamed for its shape and made of 168 stainless steel plates welded and polished until no seams show. Its mirrored skin bends the Chicago skyline and the crowds standing beneath its arch.
Willis Tower 14 km
A 110-storey, 442-metre skyscraper that opened in 1973 as the tallest building in the world, a title it kept for nearly 25 years. It was designed by Bruce Graham and the engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan, and its Skydeck has glass boxes that jut out over the street.
Millennium Park 14 km
A park on the northwest corner of Grant Park, opened in 2004 close to the Lake Michigan shore. It is filled with public art and outdoor stages, among them Cloud Gate, the Crown Fountain and Frank Gehry's Jay Pritzker Pavilion.
Navy Pier 14 km
A pier running about a kilometre out into Lake Michigan from the Streeterville shore. It holds shops, restaurants, theatres, gardens and a giant Ferris wheel, and draws more visitors than almost anywhere else in the Midwest.
Art Institute of Chicago 14 km
A large art museum in Grant Park, guarded on Michigan Avenue by a pair of bronze lions. Its collection includes Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Hopper's Nighthawks and Grant Wood's American Gothic.
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Questions
Where is Devon Avenue?
Devon Avenue is in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Bahá'í House of Worship (8.6 km), 875 North Michigan Avenue (12 km), Magnificent Mile (13 km).
How do I get the Devon Avenue stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Devon Avenue and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Illinois volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Devon Avenue before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Illinois volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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