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this time it's a china exhibit
me
nice views
I will be in chicago the week of sept 27 I would
like to see the Bear's play at soldiers field
what is the best way to get there by public
transportation?thankyou
www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/clickable_system_map/200806D.htm
Soldiers Field is in the lower right of this map. If you don't want to walk from the Roosevelt Stop (Red Subway Line, as well as Green and Yellow 'El' Line), you can transfer to the 146 Bus, which stops right at the stadium.
First of all,it is called Soldier Field, not Soldiers....recommend taking a bus on Michigan Ave (there are multiple routes that go along Michigan) to have a drink/breakfast at Kitty OSheas before the game...about 900 South Mich...Popular spot for pre game...then what everbody does ( and is by far the easiest) is walk across Grant Park, past Field Museum to Soldier Field...Pub trans will not get you much closer anyway...Even taking a cab won't get you much closer because of all the people with cars...GO BEARS...
If you will be coming from the north, take the CTA #146 bus southbound on Michigan Ave.It will get you right to the stadium.
http://www.transitchicago.com/riding_cta/busroute.aspx?RouteId=286
If you will be coming from the south take the Metra Electric to the 18th St. station. It's a fairly short walk across a bridge over the trancks and Lake Shore Dr. to Soldier Field.
'http://metrarail.com/content/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/me/schedule.html
Hmm - The 27th of September against the Green Bay Packers. Be prepared to pay a minimum of $150 per ticket.
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