The Island is a quiet, restful place, and a prime destination for bird watchers. The Japanese Garden is located on the Wooded Island, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. On the site of the Ho-o-den, there now stands a sculpture by artist Yoko Ono, called Sky Landing. Panels from the Pavilion were recently discovered and are now housed at the Art Institute of Chicago. Just outside the Garden gates is the site of the Japanese Pavilion from the WorldвЂ™s Fair, the Ho-o-den, which was vandalized during World War II, and ultimately destroyed in what is believed to be an arson fire in 1946. Following a restoration in 1992, it became known as the Osaka Garden, in recognition of the Sister City relationship between Chicago and Osaka, but is now called the Garden of the Phoenix.

The Columbian Exposition had a small garden attached to the Japanese Pavilion.

Designed by Charles Atwood, it was the first home of the Field Museum of Natural History. The Museum of Science and Industry, restored Japanese Garden, Wooded Island, and Big Mary replica are reminders of a bygone era.ДЇirst built for the Exposition as the Palace of Fine Arts, the Museum is the most impressive remaining building. Seemingly utterly forgotten, the remains of the Columbian Exposition, nicknamed the White City, lie in decay in Jackson Park.

Columbian exposition