There’s no doubt about: reading outdoors in Chicago is magical. That’s why this August, Read & Run Chicago is inviting you to soak up the best of the end of the season with three outdoor reading gatherings in three incredible outdoor reading spots—some you may have never heard of—and you’re officially invited.

Bring Daniel Kay Hertz’s The Battle of Lincoln Park to life on this 4-mile self-guided route hitting all of the most important historical locations in the making of one of Chicago’s wealthiest neighborhoods.