{"id":66452,"date":"2018-08-10T15:49:30","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T19:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/?p=66452"},"modified":"2023-03-29T10:54:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T14:54:49","slug":"city-improper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/2018\/08\/city-improper\/","title":{"rendered":"City Improper"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicago’s famous attractions are as iconic as the Midwestern reputation for niceness. But things are not always what they seem. With help from Atlas Obscura, we’re exposing a lesser-known side of the city \u2014 and its residents.<\/em><\/h4>\n

Midwesterners are generally a courteous bunch, I won\u2019t dispute that. It isn’t always politeness and propriety, though \u2014 not in Chicago, at least. Chicagoans are absolutely vicious if a suburbanite like myself implies that they’re from the city proper. As anyone from Chicago itself will tell you \u2014 aggressively \u2014 you can\u2019t say you\u2019re from Chicago unless you’re actually from<\/em> Chicago. I\u2019ve been scoffed at, ridiculed, and in one case actually had liquid thrown in my face for making the claim (it’s a long story), and I\u2019m just from 30 minutes outside city limits.<\/p>\n

Why so serious? Maybe residents are especially territorial because Chicago is the only massive city in a relatively rural region. Maybe that leads to people from farther away than usual claiming it as their home. Or maybe it’s just insecurity<\/a>. Whatever the reason, Chicagoans, at least I’m not from St. Louis, right?<\/p>\n

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Lucky for me, our partnership with Atlas Obscura \u2014 cataloger of all things bizarre and overlooked \u2014 makes it easy to learn city secrets that might surprise even the most die-hard, screaming Cubs fan. These aren\u2019t the standard landmarks you’d find in a tourism brochure. These attractions reveal another side of the city. Bring them up, and you might actually pass for an honest-to-God native.<\/p>\n

Not that I\u2019d recommend trying, unless you\u2019re wearing a poncho.<\/p>\n

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THE BIZARRE MUSEUMS<\/h2>\n

The Obama Library will have weirdo neighbors<\/em><\/h4>\n
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Here’s a fact you can break out at your next soiree. Did you know an obstetrician uses special forceps<\/a> if the placenta doesn’t come out naturally? Did you want to know that? Those are the kind of facts that await you at the International Museum of Surgical Science<\/a>, an ode to the history (and the hardware) of medical slicing and dicing. For a certain type of person, the giant plush organs at the gift shop alone might be worth the trip.<\/p>\n

Nor is IMSS the only niche assemblage in Chicago. The Newberry Library Postcard Collection<\/a>, for instance, holds an outrageous selection \u2014 in the millions \u2014 of old postcards, open by appointment only, and the Leather Archives & Museum<\/a> takes a serious look at the understudied subcultures of leather, kink, and fetish. At the latter, an old boiler room hosts the \u201cDungeon Exhibit,\u201d featuring things like a male chastity device and a spanking bench. For display only.<\/p>\n

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Various oddities in Woolly Mammoth (Images courtesy of Woolly Mammoth)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But the most arresting collection, fetish handcuffs aside, is not a museum but a shop, called Woolly Mammoth Antiques and Oddities<\/a>. Depending on what impresses you, it\u2019s a seriously impressive combination of medical peculiarities and bizarre works of taxidermy not completely dissimilar from the museum we showed you in Tuscany<\/a>. Of particular note? The animal fetuses in jars, the alligator that\u2019s been turned into a lamp, and the many, many bones.<\/p>\n

Truly something for everyone in Chicago.<\/p>\n

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THE UNCANNY SCULPTURES<\/h2>\n

Not found in the Art Institute<\/em><\/h4>\n
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Shit fountain (Image courtesy of Jake Trussell on Flickr – Creative Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chicago boasts a massive, droopy-faced Picasso<\/a> and a glorious, shiny bean. And somehow, those statues look incredibly normal next to the \u2014 pardon our Midwest French \u2014 Shit Fountain<\/a>. We don\u2019t say that to be crude. It\u2019s not as messy as it sounds, just a stationary rock of dump standing as a passive aggressive reminder to pick up after your dog. Created by miffed Chicago artist Jerzy S. Kenar, locals who come across it generally laugh and take a selfie. The most creative passersby climb atop it for a particularly fecal pose<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Left: Lucent (Image courtesy of Mark Hadden – with permission). Right: Tin Man, Wizard of Oz Park (Image courtesy of Brimurray047 – Atlas Obscura User)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For the slightly more refined artistic palette, there\u2019s “Lucent<\/a>,\u201d a dazzling orb in the lobby of the John Hancock Building that draws favorable comparisons to the aforementioned Bean. Its 3,115 lights represent all the stars visible to the naked eye in the Northern Hemisphere.<\/p>\n

But lest you think Chicago is all the highs of stars and the lows of feces, there’s plenty of weird stuff in the middle. The statue of G.V. Black<\/a> commemorates a towering figure in the dental profession, the Man with Fish<\/a> looks exactly as it sounds outside the famous Shedd aquarium, and an impressive number of Wizard of Oz sculptures adorn the instructively named Oz Park<\/a>. Why? Because the book’s author used to live in the neighborhood. And also, why not? Chicago is strange.<\/p>\n

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THE DEATHLY MEMORIALS<\/h2>\n

The 20th Century was a dangerous time for leisure<\/em><\/h4>\n
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Left: Taxidermied Tsavo Man Eaters (Image courtesy of Superx308). Right: The first lion killed by J.H. Patterson (Image courtesy of Public Domain)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Deep in the Field Museum, past the famous T. Rex, beyond the ancient mummies, sit two dead lions among a vast array of taxidermied African animals. Known as the Tsavo Man Eaters<\/a>, these two lions \u2014 really very docile now \u2014 terrorized hundreds (and ate dozens) of railway workers in Kenya nearly 120 years ago. They\u2019re not as big as you\u2019d think.<\/p>\n

Chicago\u2019s littered with morbid little histories like that. You might walk by the appropriately named Alley of Death<\/a> in the Loop without an inkling of the 600 people who burned to death there in 1903 theater fire. Then there\u2019s the little plaque commemorating \u201cChicago\u2019s Titanic\u201d on the river, a small reminder of the over 800 who drowned when the S.S. Eastland<\/a> capsized 20 feet from shore in 1915 before it could take its passengers on a company-funded cruise.<\/p>\n

Like we said, Chicago was a tough place to try to take a load off in the 20th Century.<\/p>\n

\"Parco
Left: Sinking of the S.S. Eastland (Courtesy of Public Domain). Right: Andreas von Zirngibl’s gravesite (Image courtesy of John Eagan – with permission)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One odd death is clearly remembered in Chicago, with an infinitely odder gravesite. In \u201ca scrapyard on the banks of the Calumet River\u201d is a cemetery \u2014 if you can call it that \u2014 with a single grave. Andreas von Zirngibl<\/a>, one-armed veteran of the Battle of Waterloo, was buried there by his family in 1855 before the land was acquired by a dock company. Thanks to the endless eccentricities of the law, the grave was preserved in perpetuity, and you\u2019re welcome to visit, even if the area\u2019s now a sparse industrial recycling plant (more details here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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The Hotels<\/h2>\n

Chicago is full of cool mini-chain boutiques, stylish outposts that work for either business or leisure. And you really can’t go wrong, because no matter where you stay in Chicago you\u2019re going to come across gorgeous architecture and food that might kill you.<\/p>\n

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Freehand Chicago<\/h2>\n

Near North Side<\/h5>\n

\"Relais<\/a><\/p>\n

Part hotel and part hostel, Freehand Chicago is a place where the rooms are only part of the equation. The vibe here is all about communal living, and although there are more considerations for business travelers here than at its sister hotel in Miami, it\u2019s still a safe bet you\u2019ll end up bonding with your fellow guests, whether it\u2019s over craft cocktails or coffee.<\/p>\n

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Ace Chicago<\/h2>\n

Near West Side<\/h5>\n

\"Ace<\/a><\/p>\n

The Ace\u2019s European-accented 20th-century modernism pays homage to Chicago architecture, while its restaurant pays homage to the city\u2019s other passion: food. Built from the ground up as opposed to the skillful adaptations of its sister hotels, Ace Hotel Chicago provides a comfortable base from which to explore the often neglected west side of the Second City.<\/p>\n

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Viceroy Chicago<\/h2>\n

The Gold Coast<\/h5>\n

\"Viceroy<\/a><\/p>\n

A gently undulating glass tower that sits above the preserved facade of the 1920s-vintage Cedar Hotel, the Viceroy Chicago is full of thrilling contradictions. Take the rooms\u2019 interiors, which sport gilded headboards even as the rest of the furniture sticks to the cool of Chicago modernism. And you wouldn\u2019t call it a contradiction, but the picture\u2019s completed by the glorious indoor-outdoor lounge sitting up on the rooftop.<\/p>\n

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The Robey<\/h2>\n

Wicker Park<\/h5>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

Itself an attraction for its antique elevator, the Robey \u2014 also known as the Coyote Building \u2014 offers a completely overhauled, cool, and industrial interior within a 1929 Art Deco skyscraper. Not to mention the impossible-to-top location in Wicker Park, made that much better by the striking indoor-outdoor bar on the 13th floor.<\/p>\n

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Virgin Hotels Chicago<\/h2>\n

Downtown<\/h5>\n

\"Virgin<\/a><\/p>\n

Another restored 1920s-vintage building, this one in the Loop, Virgin Hotels Chicago brings a fresh way of thinking to an old business. Start with common-sense amenities like free wi-fi and an inexpensive mini-bar, then move to the problem of useless hotel-room seating that\u2019s solved by a convertible bed doubling as a multi-use lounge space.<\/p>\n

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Acme<\/h2>\n

Near North Side<\/h5>\n

\"Acme<\/a><\/p>\n

Among the many options for business travelers in Chicago, Acme Hotel goes the other way \u2014 a youthful, budget-friendly boutique smack in the busy, vibrant River North. Industrial warehouse-chic here meets modernist furniture and high-tech gadgetry, and people meet one another in the delightfully retro craft cocktail bar, the Berkshire Room.<\/p>\n

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Kimpton Gray<\/h2>\n

The Loop<\/h5>\n

\"Kimpton<\/a><\/p>\n

The Kimpton Gray \u2014 named for the marble of its original, century-old building \u2014 takes a structure with plenty of character and infuses it with a cool blend of contemporary style and the mid-century design for which the city is known. The neutral colors of the guest rooms, with just a touch of blue, betray a formality appropriate to the hotel\u2019s use as a business hotel as much as a leisure one.<\/p>\n

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Ambassador<\/h2>\n

The Gold Coast<\/h5>\n

\"Ambassador<\/a><\/p>\n

A little design goes a long way at Ambassador Chicago, where the spaces consist of subtly theatrical, highly stylish backdrops that seamlessly blend the classic with the contemporary. A philosophy of inclusivity permeates the place, with public spaces like the restaurant and bar serving as particular favorites.<\/p>\n

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Thompson Chicago<\/h2>\n

The Gold Coast<\/h5>\n

\"Thompson<\/a><\/p>\n

Equal parts classic, eye-catching modernism and inviting, magnetic public spaces, the Thompson Chicago takes the brand\u2019s familiar boutique-hotel recipe and moves it into a quintessential location right in Chicago\u2019s Gold Coast. Although the sharp interior design, luxurious thread counts, and an Italian restaurant by a James Beard\u2013winning chef can cause a struggle to make it outside.<\/p>\n

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The James<\/h2>\n

River North<\/h5>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

The idea behind the James Chicago is to provide more luxury than your average boutique hotel, and more style than your average luxury hotel. The rooms are swanky, the restaurant is a steakhouse, and you know you\u2019re getting top-of-the-line fitness options when you consider that the hotel\u2019s founder also founded Equinox.<\/p>\n

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See all of our boutique hotels in Chicago.<\/a><\/p>\n

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