Sculptures in Illinois

The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display.

Kwanu'sila the Thunderbird has been silently watching over Chicago for more than 100 years (kind of).

Dozens of large steel sculptures fill this two-acre park outside a former blacksmith's studio.

This monument owes its name to a quote by the famous civil rights activist and journalist.

Fragments of a massive unfinished sculpture sit near the main quad of the University of Illinois.

Steel remnants of a bridge make up a unique sculpture along the banks of the Illinois River.

These Depression-era WPA sculptures have made a couple of stops over the years.

A Depression-era sculpture by Charles Umlauf survives in a small suburban post office.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.