278 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Illinois

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Chicago, Illinois

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Food & Drink
in Illinois

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Superman Ice Cream

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a classic Midwestern treat!

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Atomic Cake

This Chicago specialty stacks three cakes into one monster dessert.

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Gym Shoe Sandwich

The South Side favorite is a cross between a meat-lover's sub and a gyro.

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Tom and Jerry

A small industry of themed glassware was launched solely for the enjoyment of this hot winter punch.

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Upcoming Illinois Experiences

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Entertainment & Movie Palaces in Uptown

Strange and Haunted History River Cruise

Hidden Stories at Rosehill Cemetery

Architecture of Mysterious Chicago Tour

Tour Chicago's Largest Prop House

The Chicago Underground Scavenger Hunt

Old Joliet Prison: History and Hollywood

Hyde Park, Antiquity to the Atomic Age

Riverside, What the Burbs Could've Been

Riverside, Illinois

$35 per person

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Atlas Obscura Itineraries

Chicago

Just when you thought you knew the Windy City, it finds new ways to surprise you.

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Atlas Obscura Itineraries

Chicago

Just when you thought you knew the Windy City, it finds new ways to surprise you.

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