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=Field Museum Directions=

Maps: Finding Our Place in the World November 2, 2007—January 27, 2008
===From clay tablets to sea charts, from satellite navigation systems to tantalizing sketches of worlds real and imagined-maps tell us much more than how to get from where we are to where we want to be. They help us visualize the places we inhabit, see and study the unknown, understand our place in the world as it is and shape it for the future.===

This rare exhibition of more than 100 of the world’s greatest maps features exquisite works of art and engaging, high-tech interactive displays. Maps: Finding Our Place in the World is a once-in-a-lifetime journey through landscapes of time and space, science and imagination. You’ll see maps created by traders and navigators, by scientists like Ptolemy and Leonardo da Vinci, and by dreamers from J.R.R. Tolkien to Internet pioneers.

WHERE
1400 S. Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605-2496 312.922.9410
 * The Field Museum**


 * WHEN**
 * Wednesday, January 16th**

Regular hours are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily. Last admission at 4 p.m.

Admission: § You will need the Gold Pass to see the exhibit. § Show proof of Chicago residency, i.e. phone bill, etc. and you will get the Chicago Admission rate.

Gold Pass Pricing

Regular Admission Chicago Admission* Adults $19.00 $17.00 Students (With ID) $14.00 $13.00

§ Go to any Chicago public library branch and you can pick up a Field Museum pass which will allow you in for free. Call ahead to see if they have it. Call a branch where there are fewer people requesting it (i.e. smaller branches, neighborhoods where there are few children). You can check it out for one week.

=HOW TO GET THERE= PLEASE NOTE: The east entrance/exit to the Metra Roosevelt Road station is closed until further notice. To access the Museum Campus: Union Station LaSalle Street Station The **City of Chicago's free trolley system** connects the Museum Campus with downtown visitor destinations and train stations. Trolleys run daily between Memorial Day and Labor Day, weekends only during the fall and winter, and additional daily service during the holidays. Service schedules vary by trolley route. For complete schedule information and a route map of the city's free trolleys, visit the city of [|Chicago's website] or call 1-877-CHICAGO (1-877-244-2246). Chicago's Free Trolleys are a great way to see some of Chicago's most popular destinations. From Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, Chicago’s Free Trolleys provide daily service to many of Chicago’s top cultural attractions and shopping destinations like the Museum Campus, Michigan Avenue and Navy Pier – with dozens of stops in between. The free trolleys offer convenient connections to CTA, Metra and Amtrak stations. Routes connect with Metra’s Union, Ogilvie and LaSalle Street stations. Union Station serves Amtrak. Free trolley stops are also located within a short walk of the Randolph Street Metra station. All routes stop near CTA train stations and bus stops. Free trolleys operate daily between May 26, 2007 and September 3, 2007. Downtown free trolleys run every 20 – 30 minutes between 10 AM and 6 PM. The Lincoln Park free trolley operates from 10 AM to 6 PM. weekends and holidays only. Chicago's free trolleys are easy to use. No ticket or reservation is needed; just catch a free trolley at any stop marked by a "Free Trolley" sign. Free trolleys are marked with signs in the front windows. Riders must board 30 minutes before service ends.
 * From Downtown and Michigan Avenue**
 * **CTA bus #146**, which stops along Michigan Avenue north of the river and on State Street south of the river will drop you off right across the street from the Museum.
 * **CTA bus #6, the Jeffery Express**, also stops on State Street between Wacker and Congress. This bus stops at Roosevelt Road and Columbus Drive. Cross Columbus Drive and walk east through the Museum Campus to reach The Field Museum.
 * From the CTA Orange, Red or Green lines**.
 * Exit the trains at the **Roosevelt** stop.
 * From there, you can take **CTA bus #12 Roosevelt Road**, which will drop you off right across the street from the Museum.
 * Walk west to Michigan Avenue.
 * Turn south on Michigan Avenue to Roosevelt
 * Turn east on Roosevelt to the Museum Campus underpass.
 * Signage for access to the Museum Campus has also been posted.
 * Take CTA bus #1 or #151 to State Street.
 * Transfer to CTA bus #146 south.
 * From mid-may through Labor Day, bus #130 runs directly from Union Station to the Museum on weekends.
 * Pick up the #146 bus on State Street at Van Buren.
 * For more information on these and other routes, call the RTA Travel Information Center at (312) 836-7000, or visit the [|CTA] or [|Metra] web sites.**