thumb|Buckingham Fountain is located in Grant Park in the Loop. When Chicago was incorporated in 1837, it chose the motto Urbs in Horto, a Latin phrase which means "City in a Garden". Today, the Chicago Park District consists of more than 570 parks with over of municipal parkland. There are 31 sand beaches, a plethora of museums, two world-class conservatories, and 50 nature areas. Lincoln Park, the largest of the city's parks, covers and has over 20 million visitors each year, making it third in the number of visitors after Central Park in New York City, and the National Mall and Memorial Parks in Washington, D.C.
thumb|Buckingham Fountain is located in Grant Park in the Loop When Chicago was incorporated in 1837 it chose the motto Urbs in Horto a Latin phrase which means "City in a Garden" Today the Chicago Park District consists of more than 570 parks with over of municipal parkland There are 31 sand beaches a plethora of museums two world-class conservatories and 50 nature areas Lincoln Park the largest of the city's parks covers and has over 20 million visitors each year making it third in the number of visitors after Central Park in New York City and the National Mall and Memorial Parks in Washington DC