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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Oak Park

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Oak Park, Illinois

Updated January 16, 2024

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Ernest Hemingway Birthplace and Museum

Oak Park, Illinois

Ernest Hemingway Birthplace and Museum

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.
Service of Park Grove Manor.

Oak Park, Illinois

Park Grove Manor

Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.
Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio

Oak Park, Illinois

Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.
Inside the temple

Oak Park, Illinois

Unity Temple

After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.
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The memorial.

Forest Park, Illinois

Haymarket Martyrs Monument

Chicago’s incendiary role in the labor movement.
1 mile from Oak Park
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A portion of the Brach’s Factory bites the dust.

Chicago, Illinois

Abandoned Brach's Candy Factory

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.
2 miles from Oak Park
Front of World’s Largest Laundromat

Berwyn, Illinois

World's Largest Laundromat

The clothes-washing king doubles as a community center with some unusual features, including an aviary filled with finches.
2 miles from Oak Park
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