1893: Visitors to the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago got to ride the debut of the first Ferris wheel, which was ...

(CBS) – A new exhibit at the Field Museum chronicles one of the most important events in Chicago history: the 1893 Columbian Exposition. For the first time the museum is digging into its century ...

But I’ve often said—and I stand by this—that if I had a time machine, I’d go visit the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. The 1893 World’s Fair (officially known as the World’s Columbian ...

The first World’s Fair here, the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, was a miracle considering just 22 years earlier the city was in shambles following the Great Chicago Fire. Yet the ...

Made in Japan, exhibited at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893 and hiding in plain sight ... “It was a multimillion dollar weekend,” Torres said. For Alicia Spenger, the auction was more ...

Join Chicago architect Daniel Burnham, director of works for the 1893 Columbian Exposition, for a relaxing day at the fair with the Glen Ellyn Historical Society.