For those thinking about seeing the sunrise for the summer solstice on June 20, you don't have to travel far at all.
Summer will officially commence when the solstice occurs on Thursday, June 20, giving Chicago a long 15 hours, 13 minutes and 41 seconds of daylight -- the most we'll see on a single day this year, according toFor those thinking about seeing the sunrise that day but aren't sure where exactly to go, we have some good news: you don't have to travel far at all.
Landing at No. 33 on the list is one of the city's most popular beaches, the famed North Avenue Beach along DuSable Lake Shore Drive in Lincoln Park. Coming in at No. 94 was Starved Rock State Park near Utica. Described by Mixbook as a park with stunning sandstone canyons and waterfalls, Starved Rock provides one particularly unique spot to catch the sunrise.Seeing the sunrise from"Lover’s Leap Overlook provides a panoramic view of the Illinois River and the surrounding landscape," according to the rankings page.