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Stop 10 of 12 on The Obama Library Tour
The Great Lawn and the Road That Isn't There
Jackson Park, Chicago
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"The Great Lawn. Fifty-eight thousand square feet of grass, built for picnics, concerts, and a sledding hill in the cold months. Stand still on it for a second, because a few years ago standing here would have gotten you killed. This was a road."
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 The Obama Library Tour route.
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Tower from Stony Island Avenue
- 3 John Lewis Plaza
- 4 The Southwest Corner — The Letters
- 5 The North Face — Wrapping the Pineapple
- 6 The Library Branch and the Reading Garden
- 7 Home Court
- 8 The Ann Dunham Water Terrace
- 9 The Women's Garden
- 10 The Great Lawn and the Road That Isn't There
- 11 The Statue of the Republic
- 12 The Reveal
Hear the full story at The Great Lawn and the Road That Isn't There
This is just one of 12 stops on the The Obama Library Tour tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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