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===Notable features=== On August 8, 2004, the [[BAPS]] organization, a [[sect]] of [[Hinduism]], opened [[BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Chicago|BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Chicago]], a large {{convert|22442|sqft|m2|adj=on}} [[temple]], or ''[[mandir]]'', on [[Illinois Route 59]], just south of [[U.S. Route 20]]. Covering {{convert|30|acre|m2}}, it is the largest traditional Hindu mandir, of stone and [[marble]], to be constructed in the United States. The mandir took 16 months to build and was constructed with Turkish [[limestone]], Italian marble, and Indian makrana marble. The adjoining cultural center, known as the [[Haveli]], was opened in October 2000. The large complex contains large rooms with intricately carved walls of stone and wood. It attracts many visitors of all faiths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Global Network of BAPS, Mandirs in usa, Chicago |url=http://www.swaminarayan.org/globalnetwork/america/chicago.htm |website=swaminarayan.org}}</ref> *Bartlett has retained its [[Bartlett (Metra)|original railroad station]], built in 1873. It is now the home of the Bartlett Depot Museum. *Bartlett had one of the largest [[Little League]] programs in the United States, managed under one board with over 1000 participants in the mid-1990s through early 2010.<ref name="bllchallengers.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.bllchallengers.org/challenger-history/|title=Bartlett Little League Challenger Division History - Bartlett Little League - Challengers Division|website=www.bllchallengers.org|access-date=April 24, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513084139/http://www.bllchallengers.org/challenger-history|archive-date=May 13, 2016}}</ref> *Bartlett has one of the largest individual Little League Challenger Baseball programs (Special Needs Baseball / buddy ball) in the nation.<ref name="bllchallengers.org" /> *In 2013 The Bartlett Little League Challenger Division along with their Little League Illinois District 13 partners were the 15th team ever from Illinois to participate in the Little League World Series. They participated in the Challenger Exhibition game vs California District 57. *Bartlett's arts council, Arts in Bartlett, presents the village's only juried fine arts fair each year on the last weekend in June.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artsinbartlett.org|title=Arts in Bartlett - Super Slogan|website=www.artsinbartlett.org|access-date=April 24, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320063121/http://artsinbartlett.org/|archive-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref> *Bartlett Park District currently supports the Bartlett Park District Youth Theatre Troupe for ages 8 through 18.
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