North Avenue Beach With a newly restored beach-house, featuring a rooftop bar that makes you feel like you’re living MTV’s Spring Break, North Avenue Beach (NAB) is the place to spend your hot summer days. Whether it’s a workout at the open-air gym or a righteous match of in-line hockey or beach volleyball, there’s always some physical activity for us hard-working people watchers. Some days you’ll even encounter skydivers or Blue Angels flexing their skills. Oh, and the sand, lake and view of the city from here are pretty swell too. But you may want to show up early to stake your spot; on a summer weekend, NAB is packed, towel to towel.
North Avenue and the lake
Best of Chicago 2002
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