On her return to Chicago, Viking was first located beside the Field Columbian Museum (now the Museum of Science and Industry) in Chicago, then placed in Lincoln Park under a fenced-in, wooden shelter, where it was neglected and covered in pigeon guano for decades.
Upon her return to Chicago, Viking was initially situated adjacent to the Field Columbian Museum (now the Museum of Science and Industry) in Chicago, subsequently relocated to Lincoln Park beneath a fenced enclosure made of wood, where it remained unattended and accumulated pigeon droppings for many years.