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Unusual Attractions in Park Ridge

Park Ridge, Illinois

Pickwick Theatre

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

Park Ridge, Illinois

Wood Library and Museum of Anesthesiology

Medical museum focused on antique anesthesiology equipment.

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Niles, Illinois

Leaning Tower of Niles

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

2 miles from Park Ridge

Chicago, Illinois

Noble–Seymour–Crippen House

The oldest house in Chicago certainly doesn't look the part and there are some who say it doesn't deserve its title either.

2 miles from Park Ridge

Des Plaines, Illinois

Square Deal Shoe Store

This historic store hides a museum exhibiting a shoe-sizing x-ray machine and a pair of kicks that once belonged to the world's tallest man.

3 miles from Park Ridge

Des Plaines, Illinois

McDonald's First Store Museum

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.

3 miles from Park Ridge

Chicago, Illinois

American Science and Surplus

A science teacher's dream.

4 miles from Park Ridge

Upcoming Experiences Near Park Ridge

Riverside, What the Burbs Could've Been

Riverside, Illinois

The World of Beekeeping & Native Bees

Chicago, Illinois

Hyde Park, Antiquity to the Atomic Age

Chicago, Illinois

Tour Chicago's Largest Prop House

Chicago, Illinois

The Chicago Underground Scavenger Hunt

Chicago, Illinois

Old Joliet Prison: History and Hollywood

Joliet, Illinois

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