The Sun
Man Enters the Cosmos, Adler Planetarium
Man Enters the Cosmos, Adler Planetarium
📍 The plaza is on the lake side of the Adler, down and around from the main entrance — the sundial sits on a low granite disc with a rail around it and polished stone blocks scattered nearby to sit on. Stand on the apron with the harbour behind the sculpture and the entire skyline lines up across the water. Come in the morning and the sun is behind you for that shot; by late afternoon you are shooting into it.
Diameter: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
While you're here
- Adler Planetarium Worth seeing Directly behind you. America's first planetarium, opened 1930 — and the reason this walk starts here rather than anywhere else on the lakefront.
- Adler café and restrooms Restroom Inside the building, past admissions. The last guaranteed indoor stop until Navy Pier.