Our blog is filled with fun stories and little-known facts about special places.

• Celebration

Happy Mexican Independence Day!

In celebration of Mexican Independence Day, eATLAS is exploring the history of Chicago’s Mexican community. We have two tours of Pilsen—Frida & Friends: Food & Art in Pilsen is a walking tour of the neighborhood, while Revolutionary Ride (available in English and Spanish) explores the public art in Pilsen and Humboldt Park by bicycle. By […]

September 14, 2023

• Iconic Chicago

Superb Sedona!

eATLAS has partnered with the Sedona Heritage Museum to create the Superb Sedona Adventure. The free, 60-minute tour features six stops where you can learn more about the town’s rich history, and even includes a stop at a local ice cream parlor! You can check it out here. By Dave Lifton (@daveeatschicago) People from all […]

September 7, 2023

• Iconic Chicago

Bear Down, Chicago Bears!

This week’s blog post focuses on the history of the Chicago Bears. If you’re making your way to a game this season and want to do something before the tailgate starts, check out eATLAS’ scavenger hunt of public art at the Museum Campus directly north of Soldier Field. By Dave Lifton (@daveeatschicago) In 1919, the […]

August 31, 2023

• Culture

Chicago’s History of Magic

At the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, a 19-year-old named Ehrich Weisz performed magic tricks and stunts by himself and with his younger brother along the Midway Plaisance. Born in Budapest and raised in Appleton, Wisc., Weisz was already going by the name of Harry Houdini. By Dave Lifton (@daveeatschicago) The fair didn’t make […]

August 24, 2023

• Food

How Chicago Dragged the Hot Dog Through the Garden

The Chicago hot dog is one of the flavors you’ll encounter during eATLAS’ tour of classic Chicago foods in the Loop. We also have a tour inspired by the FX/Hulu hit series The Bear, where you can see several of the restaurants Sydney visited when creating the “Chaos Menu.”  By Dave Lifton (@daveeatschicago) Portable, cheap, […]

August 17, 2023

• Activities
• Tours

Are You Brave Enough to Visit the Medieval Torture Museum?

Since November 2021, Chicago residents and visitors have noticed an attraction in the Loop that seems a bit out of place on State St. amid local cultural institutions like the Chicago Theatre and Marshall Field & Co. building. The Medieval Torture Museum takes people out of the vibrancy of a modern metropolis and into some […]

August 11, 2023