A Preview
"Chicago burned to the ground in eighteen seventy-one. What the city stacked on top of the ashes is the strangest concentration of ambition in America, and you're about to walk straight through the evidence. A newspaper tower studded with a hundred and fifty pieces chipped off other people's landmarks — the Parthenon, the Great Wall of China, Westminster Abbey, the Alamo."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
Tour Stops
Follow the full Steel, Stone & Ego route.
Hear the full story at Introduction
This is just one of 14 stops on the Steel, Stone & Ego tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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