A Preview
"Two things on that walk were mine. The stone rules. The algorithm is real, the nine design guidelines are real, the sixteenth-of-an-inch tolerance and the pineapple quote are both real. But that specific rule — no slab sitting directly above another of the same width — I put that one in. It sounded like exactly the sort of thing that would be on a list of nine."
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 Reveal
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.
Start Exploring Chicago