Tag: Museum Heirloom

A split 16:9 illustration showing the famous Chicago “Rat King” sidewalk imprint: a magnified cement paw-and-tail print on a Roscoe Village sidewalk with Chicago street signs, contrasted with a leaping gray squirrel and a scientist examining evidence, revealing the viral “rat” print was actually made by a squirrel.

The Legend of the Chicago Rat King: A Squirrel’s Accidental Rise to Fame

In the heart of Chicago's Roscoe Village, a seemingly ordinary sidewalk slab has captured the world's imagination. What started as…

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