Travel and Transportation
Getting to WIRED NextFest
Millennium Park is located in the heart of downtown Chicago. It is bordered by Michigan Avenue to the west, Columbus Drive to the east, Randolph Street to the North and Monroe Street to the South.
Enter on Michigan Avenue at Madison Street. Pass the Cloud Gate and turn right at the Promenade level.
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BY CAR
From The North:
If traveling from the North on the Kennedy Expressway or Edens Expressway (Interstate 90/94), exit at Monroe Street and drive East to Michigan Avenue.
If driving on the Outer Drive (North Lake Shore Drive/Highway 41), exit at Randolph Street or Monroe Street and drive West to Michigan Avenue.
From The South:
If traveling from the South on the Dan Ryan Expressway (Interstates 90/94), exit at Congress Parkway and drive East to Michigan Avenue and then North to Monroe Street. If driving on Lake Shore Drive (Highway 41), exit at Randolph Street and drive West to Michigan Avenue.
From The East:
If traveling from the East on the Indiana Toll Road (Interstate 90), take the Chicago Skyway to the Stony Island exit, follow Highway 41 (Lake Shore Drive) to downtown Chicago, exit at Monroe Street and drive West to Michigan Avenue.
If coming in from the East on Interstate 90/94, continue on the Dan Ryan Expressway, exit at Congress Parkway, drive East to Michigan Avenue and then North to Monroe Street.
From The West:
If traveling from the West on the Eisenhower Expressway (Interstate 290), which becomes Congress Parkway, drive East to Michigan Avenue, and then turn North (left) to Monroe Street.
PARKING
Convenient and security-patrolled 24-hour parking is located in the Millennium Park, Grant Park North, Grant Park South and East Monroe Street underground garages.
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
CTA train stations close to Millennium Park include the Red Line* Washington Street exit and the Brown/Green/Orange and Purple Line Madison/Wabash Street exit.
* The CTA’s Red Line subway station at Washington and State is temporarily closed. For Red Line access to Millennium Park, please use the Red Line stations at Monroe or Lake. Customers needing elevator access should use the Jackson Red Line subway station.
If arriving downtown via Union Station (Canal Street, between Adams and Jackson Boulevard), take CTA’s #151 bus directly to Millennium Park. The Randolph Street Station exits directly on Michigan Avenue across from the park, the Ogilvie Transportation Center (Madison and Canal Streets) is quickly accessible to the park by CTA’s #20 or #56 bus and the LaSalle Street Station (Congress and LaSalle Streets) is accessible to the park by CTA’s #147 and #151 bus.
Call the Travel Information Center at (312.836.7000) or visit www.rtachicago.com and complete a trip planner to find the quickest or most direct transit route to Millennium Park using CTA buses and trains.
BICYCLE PARKING
Located at Randolph Street and Columbus Drive, the McDonald’s Cycle Center is a 300-space, heated indoor bicycle parking facility provides lockers, showers, a snack bar with outdoor summer seating, bike repair, bike rental and other amenities. Bicycle parking spaces are available free of charge. Locker room and showers are available with bike parking for $3 per day. For more information, call 1.888.BIKE.WAY (1.888.245.3929)