<P> Navy Pier is a 3,300 - foot - long ( 1,010 m ) pier on the Chicago shoreline of Lake Michigan . It is located in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area . The Navy Pier currently encompasses more than fifty acres of parks , gardens , shops , restaurants , family attractions and exhibition facilities and is the top leisure destination in the Midwestern United States ( `` Midwest '' ) , drawing nearly nine million visitors annually . It is one of the most visited attractions in the entire Midwest and is Chicago 's number one tourist attraction . </P>
where is the navy pier located in chicago
Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area