A Preview
"The Obama Presidential Center. Two hundred and twenty-five feet of gray granite with almost no windows in it, which is not how museums usually introduce themselves. Find the corner closest to you, where the two big faces of the tower meet. It isn't square."
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 Tower from Stony Island Avenue
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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