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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Hillside

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Hillside, Illinois

Updated August 12, 2025
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The Italian Bride.

Hillside, Illinois

The Italian Bride

Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.
Al Capone's gravestone.

Hillside, Illinois

Al Capone’s Grave

Burial site of the notorious Chicago gangster.
The De Salvo Family Plot

Hillside, Illinois

The Spinning Headstone

In a cemetery full of holy men, mobsters, and haunted graves, among the most remarkable graves an ordinary husband and wife's spinning headstone.
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John Cadel Art Gallery.

Stone Park, Illinois

Italian Cultural Center

Inside the center are Italian works of art and a replica model of St. Peter's Basilica.
1 mile from Hillside

Elmhurst, Illinois

Elmhurst Model Railroad Club

Explore an underground labyrinth of miniature railroads.
2 miles from Hillside
Picture of the particle accelerator.

Elmhurst, Illinois

Barbara A. Kieft Accelerator ArtSpace

A former atom smasher turned into an art gallery.
2 miles from Hillside
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Westchester, Illinois

Wolf Road Prairie

One of the finest examples of a black soil prairie that was barely saved by the Great Depression.
2 miles from Hillside
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