Right in Niles, Illinious is a standing replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy. Now tourists can save the trip over the ocean and just come to Niles. Visiting this tower was just one of the biggest tourist traps in the state. The Tower is in no way as impressive as the original. One thing I noticed is how small the Tower actually is. Overall the Tower must be at least half the size of the original. Currently they have made some upgrades to the small tower and have placed fountains there as well as some old Italian phone booth. If you are in the Chicago area, this tower is not too far away. It is located right around O’ Hare airport. Overall the Tower is not really worth the drive unless you happen to be going in that direction. The tower is similar but not similar enough to be mistaken for the real thing. One thing we found funny is to just stand in front of the tower but to vary the camera and our distance from the fake so that it looked almost like the real thing. Then when we came home at the end of the day I was able to surprise all my friends and tell them that I had been at the leaning tower of Niles.

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