THE CHICAGO RAT HOLE LEAVES QUITE THE IMPRESSION ON TIKTOK

Over the course of January, a rat-shaped hole in Chicago’s Roscoe Village neighborhood became a tourist attraction and TikTok phenomenon.

It’s known affectionately as the Chicago rat hole, and people have filmed themselves making pilgrimages to the slab of concrete. The Chicago rat hole tag has more than 26 million views on TikTok, and because of this devotion, it’s taken on a religious aura.

Creator @neomudang recently posted about asking students in her religious studies course to analyze whether the Chicago rat hole “fit our definition of religion.” She remarked on how “engaged” they were.