Learn more about Chicago’s famous Rat Hole, an impression in the sidewalk made by a furry rodent.

It turns out that the iconic “Chicago Rat Hole” is not, in fact, a rat.

The team behind the study wrote, “The ‘Chicago Rat Hole’ is a remarkable full body impression ostensibly created by a brown ...

Scientists, not content to let a not-so-living legend lie, have determined that the viral Chicago "rat hole" was probably ...

The sidewalk imprint, dubbed “Splatatouille,” was thought to have been left by an unfortunate brown rat that met its end ...

Few city rats have left their mark on the public consciousness — and the urban landscape — like the one responsible for the ...

This isn't an oddly nicknamed restaurant or a dome-shaped hole in the wall, like something out of "Tom and Jerry." The ...

The study, published by the Royal Society on Wednesday, suggests that the famous sidewalk hole shaped like a giant rat wasn't ...

The "Chicago Rat Hole" captured hearts in Chicago and on social media last year. Researchers analyzed the anatomical ...

The Chicago Rat Hole was the city’s hottest new attraction last year. Tourists swarmed to a quiet residential neighborhood to see the decades-old imprint of a rodent pressed into sidewalk concrete.

The "Chicago Rat Hole," as it was previously known, garnered widespread attention, with admirers "leaving offerings like ...

A new study suggests that the iconic "Chicago Rat Hole" is actually the imprint of a squirrel, rather than a rat.