Oz Park

When I first moved to Lincoln Park in Chicago, I was ready and willing to explore the entire city. every nook and cranny. Little did I know that one of my most favorite places to be in the entire city was about 100 steps from my front door.

Every American kid growing up has seen the Judy Garland classic The Wizard of Oz. The Lion, Tinman, Scarecrow, Dorothy, and Toto too have grow up as our childhood friends! So, when walking through my neighborhood visiting the park with the beautiful statues of my old friends (created by John Kearney), a smile always shows up on my face. There are doggie play groups in the mornings, tennis courts, a sled hill in the summer, a massive kids park where hundreds of kids go play, baseball diamond, but the best part of Oz park only happens once every summer.