Art in Illinois

A collection of art crafted from various hardware tools.

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

Tiny treasures, giant murals, and strange sculptures decorate the windows and doors of this abandoned building.

The murals have transformed a residential alley into a vibrant drive-through gallery.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

Grand opera on a miniature scale.

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

Assemble a masterpiece at the first and only North American school exclusively dedicated to mosaic art.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

A former atom smasher turned into an art gallery.

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

This abandoned Abraham Lincoln statue has also earned the honorary of "World's Ugliest."