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Originally Posted by Jularc
Cool. Thanks alot for the information Steely Dan! I will check out these areas next time I visit Chicago. I am sure I can take a train to these areas. Right? Or some kind of bus? Or maybe a Taxi. But then I am sure it will be hard to get a taxi back to the loop. Anyway I will really like to visit.
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Unfortunately, both locations are too far east to be served by el trains. There is a Metra Line that goes to Hyde Park from Millennium Station, which is underground, near Millennium Park. You can enter the pedway that leads to the station via a stairwell on the SW corner of Michigan and Randolph, right by the Chicago Cultural Center. Take that line to 55th-57th at Lake Park Ave. As for cabs, Lincoln Park is only three miles north of downtown, so it won't be that expensive. Hyde Park, on the other hand, is seven and a half miles south of downtown. I've taken cabs to and from the University of Chicago (in Hyde Park) many times and it can be about $50-60 roundtrip. By bus, to get to Lincoln Park, take the #151 from downtown right to the Webster stop. You can pick up the #151 on State Street from Jackson all the way north to Washington and then on Michigan from Randolph all the way down Michigan. The ride will take about 25 minutes and take you down the Mag Mile (I ride it to and from work each day). That would be my recommendation for reaching LP. Hyde Park can take a lot longer by bus. Try the #6, a bus that goes express down Lake Shore Drive and stops very close to the Museum of Science and Industry.