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"Step inside and you're in the tropics. In Chicago. In February. This place is basically therapy with ferns. The architect was Joseph Lyman Silsbee — the man who gave Frank Lloyd Wright his first job. One of the palms in the Palm House is allegedly over 120 years old. Staff have named it Harold. No one remembers why. In 1897, Egypt wrote to request seeds from Lincoln Park's water lilies. Egypt."
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.
Hear the full story at Lincoln Park Conservatory
This is just one of 9 stops on the The Best Free Day in Chicago tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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