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How to Get to The Field Museum in Chicago by Bus, Chicago 'L' or Train?

Directions to The Field Museum station (Chicago) with public transit

The following transit lines have routes that pass near The Field Museum

    BusBus: 146, 2, 6, J14, 26.TrainTrain: ME, UP-N, UP-NW, SSL.Chicago 'L'Chicago 'L': GREEN LINE, ORANGE LINE, RED LINE.

How to get to The Field Museum station by bus?

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How to get to The Field Museum station by train?

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How to get to The Field Museum station by Chicago 'L'?

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Bus stops near The Field Museum in Chicago

  • Soldier Field & Field Museum (East), 4 min walk,
  • 1100 S Columbus (Pedestrian Underpass) (North), 11 min walk,
  • Roosevelt & Michigan/Indiana (East), 14 min walk,
  • Michigan & 13th Street (North), 17 min walk,

Train station near The Field Museum in Chicago

  • Museum Campus/11th St., 10 min walk,

Chicago 'L' station near The Field Museum in Chicago

  • Roosevelt, 17 min walk,

Bus lines to The Field Museum station in Chicago

  • 146, Marine Drive & Wilson (North),
  • 2, Midway Plaisance & Cottage Grove (East),
  • 6, 79th Street & Lake Shore Drive (West),
  • J14, Madison & Jefferson (West),
  • 26, Chicago & Mies Van Der Rohe (East),
  • 28, Olive-Harvey College (West),
  • 12, Central & Harrison Terminal (North),
  • 1, Desplaines & Harrison Terminal (South),
  • 3, Fairbanks & Huron (South),
  • 4, Cottage Grove & 63rd Street (Green Line) (North),
Questions & Answers
  • What are the closest stations to The Field Museum?

    The closest stations to The Field Museum are:

    • Soldier Field & Field Museum (East) is 247 yards away, 4 min walk.
    • Museum Campus/11th St. is 778 yards away, 10 min walk.
    • 1100 S Columbus (Pedestrian Underpass) (North) is 857 yards away, 11 min walk.
    • Roosevelt & Michigan/Indiana (East) is 1072 yards away, 14 min walk.
    • Michigan & 13th Street (North) is 1298 yards away, 17 min walk.
    • Roosevelt is 1347 yards away, 17 min walk.
  • Which bus lines stop near The Field Museum?

    These bus lines stop near The Field Museum: 146, 2.

  • Which train lines stop near The Field Museum?

    These train lines stop near The Field Museum: ME, UP-N, UP-NW.

  • Which Chicago 'L' lines stop near The Field Museum?

    These Chicago 'L' lines stop near The Field Museum: GREEN LINE, ORANGE LINE, RED LINE.

  • What’s the nearest Chicago 'L' station to The Field Museum in Chicago?

    The nearest Chicago 'L' station to The Field Museum in Chicago is Roosevelt. It’s a 17 min walk away.

  • What’s the nearest train station to The Field Museum in Chicago?

    The nearest train station to The Field Museum in Chicago is Museum Campus/11th St.. It’s a 10 min walk away.

  • What’s the nearest bus station to The Field Museum in Chicago?

    The nearest bus station to The Field Museum in Chicago is Soldier Field & Field Museum (East). It’s a 4 min walk away.

  • What time is the first Chicago 'L' to The Field Museum in Chicago?

    The RED LINE is the first Chicago 'L' that goes to The Field Museum in Chicago. It stops nearby at 3:10 AM.

  • What time is the last Chicago 'L' to The Field Museum in Chicago?

    The RED LINE is the last Chicago 'L' that goes to The Field Museum in Chicago. It stops nearby at 3:26 AM.

  • What time is the first train to The Field Museum in Chicago?

    The ME is the first train that goes to The Field Museum in Chicago. It stops nearby at 4:52 AM.

  • What time is the last train to The Field Museum in Chicago?

    The ME is the last train that goes to The Field Museum in Chicago. It stops nearby at 12:56 AM.

  • What time is the first bus to The Field Museum in Chicago?

    The 4 is the first bus that goes to The Field Museum in Chicago. It stops nearby at 3:18 AM.

  • What time is the last bus to The Field Museum in Chicago?

    The 4 is the last bus that goes to The Field Museum in Chicago. It stops nearby at 3:20 AM.

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Public Transit to The Field Museum in Chicago

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Looking for the nearest stop or station to The Field Museum? Check out this list of stops closest to your destination: Soldier Field & Field Museum (East); Museum Campus/11th St.; 1100 S Columbus (Pedestrian Underpass) (North); Roosevelt & Michigan/Indiana (East); Michigan & 13th Street (North); Roosevelt.

Bus: 146, 2, 6, J14, 26, 28, 12, 1, 3, 4.Train: ME, UP-N, UP-NW, SSL.Chicago 'L': GREEN LINE, ORANGE LINE, RED LINE.

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The Field Museum Address: 1400 S Lake Shore Dr street in Chicago

The Field Museum, Chicago
The Field Museum, ChicagoThe Field Museum of Natural History (FMNH), also known as The Field Museum, is a natural history museum in Chicago, Illinois, and is one of the largest such museums in the world. The museum is popular for the size and quality of its educational and scientific programs, and its extensive scientific specimen and artifact collections. The permanent exhibitions, which attract up to 2 million visitors annually, include fossils, current cultures from around the world, and interactive programming demonstrating today's urgent conservation needs. The museum is named in honor of its first major benefactor, Marshall Field, the department-store magnate. The museum and its collections originated from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition and the artifacts displayed at the fair. The museum maintains a temporary exhibition program of traveling shows as well as in-house produced topical exhibitions. The professional staff maintains collections of over 24 million specimens and objects that provide the basis for the museum's scientific-research programs. These collections include the full range of existing biodiversity, gems, meteorites, fossils, and extensive anthropological collections and cultural artifacts from around the globe. The museum's library, which contains over 275,000 books, journals, and photo archives focused on biological systematics, evolutionary biology, geology, archaeology, ethnology and material culture, supports the museum's academic-research faculty and exhibit development. The academic faculty and scientific staff engage in field expeditions, in biodiversity and cultural research on every continent, in local and foreign student training, and in stewardship of the rich specimen and artifact collections. They work in close collaboration with public programming exhibitions and education initiatives.
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