RandysGuideToNorthwesternUniversity.kml 0 -87.677164 42.050482 540.68 0 3 -87.677164,42.050482,0 Ryan Field. It's a great site to visit when you vist NU or include on your jogging route while attending NU. Learn the temple's detailed history here [http://www.us.bahai.org/how/default.htm].]]> -87.683960 42.074180 540.68 0 3 -87.683960,42.074180,0 The Chicago Astronomical Society, brought it to Chicago. In 1886 it was moved to the current Dearborn Observatory on NU's campus.]]> -87.675158 42.056614 540.68 0 3 -87.675158,42.056614,0 -87.676499 42.053250 540.68 0 3 -87.676499,42.053250,0 IF you get the express. Expect 45 minutes.]]> -87.683676 42.054001 540.68 0 3 -87.683676,42.054001,0 -87.675797 42.063524 540.68 0 3 -87.675797,42.063524,0 the lakefill at a centimeter or an inch (or whatever) a year. Don't believe the stories, it ain't sinking. The library is meant to evoke the appearance of cliffs at the edge of the sea. It really does look like that... late at night when you're staggering home from a fraternity party on north campus. It's located directly behind and connected to Deering Library.]]> -87.674096 42.053132 540.68 0 3 -87.674096,42.053132,0 -87.676381 42.054795 540.68 0 3 -87.676381,42.054795,0 -87.672738 42.053340 540.68 0 3 -87.672738,42.053340,0 -87.675973 42.060256 540.68 0 3 -87.675973,42.060256,0 -87.616806 41.895350 540.68 0 3 -87.616806,41.895350,0 -87.683462 42.058475 540.68 0 3 -87.683462,42.058475,0 -87.673486 42.060614 540.68 0 3 -87.673486,42.060614,0 Technological Institute]]> -87.676715 42.061025 540.68 0 3 -87.676715,42.061025,0 -87.672272 42.052735 540.68 0 3 -87.672272,42.052735,0 Baha'i Temple, the changing foliage and Downtown Chicago can be spectacular. Those poor unfortunate fans with good seats don't get to experience this panorama of sights. Welsh-Ryan Arena is directly north of the stadium.]]> -87.693420 42.065212 540.68 0 3 -87.693420,42.065212,0 -87.680302 42.051715 540.68 0 3 -87.680302,42.051715,0 the lakefill but old enough to show the newer observatory that no longer exists. You can also see the older and still existing Dearborn Observatory on the right edge.]]> -87.676428 42.057823 540.68 0 3 -87.676428,42.057823,0 -87.684578 42.049034 540.68 0 3 -87.684578,42.049034,0 was on the lake front. In front of Deering Library is the aptly name, Dearing Meadow and behind it is the new (relatively) main library. Tons more information about Deering Library is available at http://www.library.northwestern.edu/facilities/deering.html.]]> -87.675523 42.053261 540.68 0 3 -87.675523,42.053261,0 "The James Roscoe Miller Campus". However I hadn't heard it called that until I read it in an historical article about the lakefill. The University bought 152 acres of Lake Michigan and filled in 74 of them leaving a large lagoon in the center. This allowed the campus to grow eastward. The Library, Norris Student Center, Pick Steiger Concert Hall and numerous other buildings were constructed on this new land since its completion in 1964.]]> -87.672144 42.057556 540.68 0 3 -87.672144,42.057556,0 -87.677046 42.051276 540.68 0 3 -87.677046,42.051276,0 The Rock is hard to explain to outsiders. It was brought from Wisconsin in 1902 to become a lovely fountain between University and Harris Halls. It became the victim of sorority and fraternity pranks in the 1940s. They'd sneak out in the middle of the night and paint it white. Those crazy kids! Since vandalism of the rock continued and punishment proved futile, a tradition was born. "The Rock" cam. ]]> -87.676055 42.051543 540.68 0 3 -87.676055,42.051543,0 -87.684803 42.062516 540.68 0 3 -87.684803,42.062516,0 Northwestern Arch and adjacent to The Rock.]]> -87.675961 42.051859 540.68 0 3 -87.675961,42.051859,0 Ryan Field. Parking is available, but limited, in the lots on both sides of the stadium. Your best bet is the much larger lot to the West.]]> -87.692528 42.066779 540.68 0 3 -87.692528,42.066779,0 -87.681604 42.051751 540.68 0 3 -87.681604,42.051751,0