Must-see fort · Cook, Illinois
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate is a fort in Cook, Illinois.
Cloud Gate: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Cloud Gate
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Cloud Gate — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 41.88269, -87.62333. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Cloud Gate
- Millennium Park · park · Cook · ~0 km · Must-see
- Crown Fountain · lake · Cook · ~0 km · Must-see
- Cow · attraction · Cook · ~0 km · Must-see
- Lurie Garden · sanctuary · Cook · ~0 km · Must-see
- Cubi VII · attraction · Cook · ~0 km · Must-see
- We Will Chicago · attraction · Cook · ~0 km · Must-see
- Chicago Stock Exchange Arch · attraction · Cook · ~0 km · Must-see
- Pritzker Garden · sanctuary · Cook · ~0 km · Must-see
- Lion "on the prowl" · attraction · Cook · ~0 km · Must-see
- American Writers Museum · museum · Cook · ~0 km · Must-see
- Begin Route 66 · attraction · Cook · ~0 km · Must-see
- Lion “in an attitude of defiance” · attraction · Cook · ~0 km · Must-see
- Fountain of the Great Lakes · lake · Cook · ~1 km · Must-see
- Maggie Daley Park · park · Cook · ~1 km · Must-see
- Cancer Survivors' Garden · sanctuary · Cook · ~1 km · Must-see
- Pedway · trek · Cook · ~1 km · Must-see
- Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist · church · Cook · ~1 km · Must-see
- Sir Georg Solti Bust · attraction · Cook · ~1 km · Must-see
Other forts & heritage near Cloud Gate
- Site of Fort Dearborn · fort · Cook · ~1 km · Must-see
- Former Medinah Temple · fort · Cook · ~1 km · Must-see
- St. Luke's Hospital · fort · Cook · ~3 km · Must-see
- Abraham Lincoln: The Man · fort · Cook · ~4 km · Must-see
- Robert Cavalier de LaSalle · fort · Cook · ~4 km · Must-see
- Ulysses S. Grant Monument · fort · Cook · ~5 km · Must-see
- West Side Grounds · fort · Cook · ~5 km · Must-see
- Alexander Hamilton Monument · fort · Cook · ~7 km · Must-see
- John Peter Altgeld Momument · fort · Cook · ~7 km · Must-see
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Monument · fort · Cook · ~7 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Cloud Gate open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Cloud Gate yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Cloud Gate?
October to February; carry water in summer. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Cloud Gate?
Nearby: Millennium Park (park, 0 km), Crown Fountain (lake, 0 km), Cow (attraction, 0 km), Lurie Garden (sanctuary, 0 km), Cubi VII (attraction, 0 km), We Will Chicago (attraction, 0 km).
Is Cloud Gate worth visiting?
Cloud Gate is listed as a must-see fort in Illinois on Spotwander.