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Explore upcoming events you can reach with the South Shore Line. Browse local festivals, games, concerts, and community happenings, then plan your trip by train to get there with less hassle. You can filter by station to find events near the stop that works best for your trip.
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How To Get There
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Field Museum
- Hop off the train at Museum Campus/11th Street Station.
- Head southeast, and take the quick 8-minute walk to the Field Museum.
Adler Planetarium
- Hop off the train at Museum Campus/11th Street Station.
- Head southeast, and take the 18-minute walk to the Adler Planetarium. Or, if you are looking for curbside service, call an Uber.
Griffin Museum of Science
- Hop off the train at 57th Street Station.
- Head southeast, and take the 7-minute walk to the Museum of Science & Industry.
Shedd Aquarium
- Hop off the train at Museum Campus/11th Street Station.
- Head southeast, and take the quick 8-minute walk to the Shedd Aquarium.
Lincoln Park Zoo
- Hop off the train at Millennium Station.
- Purchase a CTA Ventra card for bus fare at the Metra ticket vending machine.
- Exit the station up to East Randolph Street, and head east to North Michigan Avenue.
- Turn south on North Michigan Avenue, and walk 1 block to the CTA Michigan/Washington bus stop.
- Take the 151 Sheridan bus to the Lincoln Park Zoo stop.
Navy Pier
- Hop off the train at Millennium Station.
- Purchase a CTA Ventra card for bus fare at the Metra ticket vending machine.
- Exit the station up to East Randolph Street, and head east to North Michigan Avenue.
- Turn south on North Michigan Avenue, and walk 1 block to the CTA Michigan/Washington bus stop.
- Take the 124 Navy Pier bus to Navy Pier.
Chicago Bears
- Special 18th Street Station stops announced prior to each home Bears game and concerts.
- Hop off the train at 18th Street Station (a Metra station).
- Head east, and take the 5-minute walk to Soldier Field.
Cadillac Palace Theatre
- Hop off the train at Millennium Station.
- Exit the station up to East Randolph Street.
- Head west on East Randolph Street, and take the 6 block/9-minute walk to the Cadillac Palace Theatre.
Chicago Cubs/Wrigley Field
- Hop off the train at Millennium Station.
- Exit the station up to East Randolph Street.
- Head west on East Randolph Street for 2 blocks/4 minutes.
- Turn north on North State Street, and walk 1 block to the stairs at the entrance of the CTA Red Line station.
- Head down the stairs and purchase a Ventra card at the station for train fare.
- Hop on the Red Line North to the CTA Addison station, and Wrigley Field is 1/2 block away.
- After the game, walk from Wrigley Field to the CTA Addison station.
- Hop on the Red Line to the CTA Lake station.
- Walk to Millennium Station, and catch your train home.
Chicago Theatre
- Hop off the train at Millennium Station.
- Exit the station up to East Randolph Street.
- Head west on East Randolph for 2 blocks/4 minutes.
- Turn north on North State Street, and walk 1 block to the Chicago Theatre.
Chicago White Sox/Guaranteed Rate Field
- Hop off the train at Millennium Station.
- Exit the station up to East Randolph Street.
- Head west on East Randolph Street for 2 blocks/4 minutes.
- Turn south on North State Street for a few hundred yards, and head downstairs to the CTA Lake station.
- Purchase a Ventra card at the station for train fare.
- Hop on the CTA Red Line to the Sox-35th station.
- Guaranteed Rate Field is a 4-minute walk away.
- After the game, walk from Guaranteed Rate Field to the CTA Sox-35th station.
- Take the CTA Red Line north to Millennium Station to catch your train home.
Grant Park
- Hop off the train at Museum Campus/11th Street Station.
- Head upstairs to the pedestrian walkway, then east toward South Columbus Drive.
- Cross the street at South Columbus Drive to arrive at the park.
Obama Presidential Center
- Take the train to the 57th Street Station
- Head south for a short 12-minute walk straight to the Center
John Hancock Center
- Hop off the train at Millennium Station.
- Purchase a CTA Ventra card for bus fare at the Metra ticket vending machine.
- Exit the station up to East Randolph Street, and head east to North Michigan Avenue.
- Turn south on North Michigan Avenue, and walk 1 block to CTA Michigan/Washington bus stop.
- Take the 3 King Drive bus to the Michigan & Chicago bus stop, and take the 2 block/4-minute walk north to John Hancock Center.
Richard J. Daley Center
- Hop off the train at Millennium Station.
- Exit the station up to East Randolph Street.
- Head west on East Randolph Street, and walk 3 blocks/5 minutes to the Daley Center on the corner of Dearborn Street and Randolph Street.
CTA Blue Line
- Hop off the train at Millennium Station.
- Exit the station up to East Randolph Street.
- Continue west on East Randolph Street for 3 blocks/5 minutes.
- Turn south on North Dearborn Street for 1/2 block, and head downstairs to the CTA Blue Line Washington station.
- Purchase a Ventra card at the station for train fare.
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Hop off the train at Millennium Station.
- Exit the station up to East Randolph Street.
- Head west on East Randolph Street for 3 blocks/5 minutes.
- Turn south on North Dearborn for 1/2 block, and head downstairs to the CTA Washington station Blue Line.
- Purchase a Ventra card for train fare.
- Hop on the Blue Line to O’Hare.
- Welcome to O’Hare International Airport
CTA Red Line
- Hop off the train at Millennium Station.
- Exit the station up to East Randolph Street.
- Head west on East Randolph Street for 2 blocks/4 minutes.
- Turn north on North State Street for 1 block, and head down the stairs to the CTA Red Line Lake station.
- Purchase a Ventra card at the station for train fare.
Union Station
- Hop off the train at Van Buren Street Station.
- Head west on East Jackson Boulevard (turns into West Jackson Boulevard when you cross South State Street) and take the 21-minute walk to South Canal Street.
- Turn north on South Canal Street, then walk the half block to Chicago Union Station.
Chicago Midway International Airport
- Hop off the train at Millennium Station.
- Exit the station up to East Randolph Street.
- Head west on East Randolph Street for 1 block.
- Turn south on North Wabash Avenue, and walk for 1 block.
- Head upstairs at the corner of Wabash & Washington to the entrance of the CTA Washington/Wabash station to catch the Orange Line.
- Purchase a Ventra card at the station for train fare.
- Hop on the Orange Line to Midway.
- Welcome to Chicago Midway International Airport.
McCormick Place
- Hop off the train at Museum Campus easternmost platform.
- Head upstairs and switch to the westernmost platform.
- Review Metra Electric outbound train schedule (Metra outbound trains serve Museum Campus on the western platform approximately every 20 minutes).
- Purchase Metra tickets via the Ventra app or purchase a Ventra card at the station.
- Hop on the outbound Metra train and take the 2-minute ride to McCormick Place Station.
United States District Court - Northern District of Illinois
- Hop off the train at Van Buren Street Station.
- Exit north upstairs to East Jackson Drive, and walk 3 blocks/5 minutes west.
- Turn north on South Dearborn Street, and take the 1/2 block walk to the United States District Court – Northern District of Illinois.
