The first RSNA travel challenge was to find the Millennium Park Metra Electric train station. Riding the train from our hotel meant a short walk and a 7 min. train ride vs. a block and a half walk plus 30 to 45 minute bus ride, so a lot was at stake. Being called the Millennium Park station we thought it a safe bet to first look in or around Millennium Park. After verifying this on Google and iOS maps we set out on a walk. We knew we were looking for an underground station, so after having no luck initially finding it decided to stop and ask directions from what we thought a reputable source, a security guard at a local theater. “Oh yes” he said, ” I’ll show you, I ride that train every day to work.” He sent us on our merry way with directions to what we found out after a very long cold walk was the L, the wrong train. I am trying not to believe Chicagoans would have an unwritten rule to always give visitors bad directions, but, after getting a second set of incorrect directions we ended up back at our hotel believing in a new conspiracy theory. We gave up on the train ( for now) and devised a plan to ride the bus to McCormick Place in the morning, and take the train from there back to our hotel in the evening.We couldn’t miss this time since our station was the last stop. Well I am embarrassed to say when we arrived by train and walked up from underground check out the photo below to see where we ended up!

Well here we are at McCormick Place again after our 7 minute train ride and feeling much wiser!