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"Glass and iron, arched like the hull of a boat turned upside down, sitting on a granite base. If the door is open you will feel this building before you are through it. The air inside runs warm and wet all year, and it smells like soil and green things. That is a smell Chicago does not produce for about five months at a stretch. That is not decoration. That was the point of it."
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.
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Hear the full story at The Lincoln Park Conservatory
This is just one of 10 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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