1893 World's Fair- Fun fact.

I was doing some poking around concerning the 1893 World's Fair because I've owned this coin for some time now and just recently discovered some fun facts about the fair that I didn't know before. Do you know, w/o (googling it), the attraction that was the biggest there? Here's a great link with Pics. Rare Photos of the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893 - Rare Historical Photos
Here is my coin....

 

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What I found crazy is that most of the buildings were just temporary. I wonder what is still standing today.

 

I seem to remember something about a Ferris wheel. It wasn’t the first, was it??

 

Nice photos. @dwhiz might like that photo of the John Bull locomotive. It's about 3/4 down.

 

Ferris wheel and the ice cream cone.