handy-dandy maps!

[scarlet_malfoy]

This is how to get from the hotel to the H/D meet-up! You will pass by the Art Institute (two stone lions guarding the front... how appropriate!) and then you will see two, tall weird fountains depicting people's faces... children will probably be running around and it's hard to miss. In the distance there'll be a big silver bean. You'll be looking

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[mizbean]

Hey, the LaSalle Blue Line station is NOT elevated. It is a subway. It will drop you off near Congress and LaSalle. You also may not have much luck finding a taxi there. It's a very busy street that feeds to the expressway. I used to work in the vicinity and if I needed to get a taxi I usually had to walk 1-2 blocks north to the loop. It also, iirc, is not open late at night (after 9:00pm, I believe). I'd get off at JACKSON instead (if you want a taxi

[_pinkchocolate]

So Harrison's the closest stop to the hotel, right? I've never gone to the Hilton Chicago before.

Also, is Monroe the closest stop to Millennium Park? That's where I got off at the Taste, but for some reason I remember getting off on the other side of Millennium Park last time I went.

[mizbean]

Yes, Harrison (on the Red Line) is the closest stop.

The Lake Street Red Line stop is closer to the Pritzger pavilion. But they're really only a block apart. The Lake/Washington stop is the one that is connected to the basement of Marshall Fields.

[mizbean]

Travelers can then proceed two block east to Michigan and then turn left to Balbo (south).

I suck at directions. Correction:

Travelers can then proceed two block east to Michigan and then turn right to Balbo (south).

Not left. Turning left would head you north. Dur.

[scarlet_malfoy]

Thanks so much for catching that! You can tell I'm a native orange-line and/or metra rider, haha. <3

[mizbean]

You're welcome:)