The Field Museum
We went on Tuesday to see the Field Museum. Getting downtown is a hassle by car, and parking is even worse, so we took the train. The train is not for anyone with limited mobility--it doesn't linger at stops, and there is a lot of fast clambering up and down to be done. It is however a 10 dollar round trip from the suburbs to Union Station, much cheaper than parking. It's good to get to the platform early so you can snag a seat by the emergency windows, which you can see out of--otherwise the regular windows give you this view: It's also a rather rugged urban hike from Union Station to the Field Museum itself, about 2 miles, so you can get museum feet even before you get there. I was wearing crocs and I have to say they were as fabulous as they are ugly because by the end of the day, it was my legs that hurt, not my feet. Next time I think we will snag a cab from in front of one of the hotels on Wacker, or figure out a connecting train. (We did take a cab back, $10.15 fo...