This thing is called "The Bean" by locals - Here's some geeky stuff to read - "Cloud Gate" is British artist Anish Kapoor's first public outdoor work installed in the US. The 110-ton elliptical sculpture is forged of a seamless series of highly polished stainless steel plates. A 12-foot-high arch provides a "gate" to the concave chamber beneath the sculpture. Inspired by liquid mercury, the sculpture is among the largest of its kind in the world, measuring 66-feet long by 33-feet high. (milleniumpark.org) - I thought it was pretty freakin' strange if you ask me!?... Cool, but strange!