New Chicago Tour Highlights 1893's World's Fair

Since I live in Chicago, here's a plug for the city.

The 1893 Chicago Colombian Exposition brought us the Ferris wheel, carbonated soda, picture postcards, The Pledge of Allegiance and Juicy Fruit gum.

And, oh yeah, it also brought belly dancing, camel rides, ostriches and the nation's first serial killer.

You can learn more about the impact the World's Fair had on Chicago and the nation, as well as a multitude of interesting anecdotes, through a new bus tour offered by the Chicago Architecture Foundation.

"The Devil in the White City Tour" is a companion guide to Erik Larson's best-selling book of the same name.

But not to worry, there IS a Disney connection when you read the sidebar:

Walt Disney's father, Elias, worked at the fair as a laborer. Decades later, many would call Disney World, especially EPCOT, a permanent World's Fair.

So that's my excuse for including this on here. :)

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