McCormick Place
Chicago, IL 60616
Phone: (312) 791-7000
Fax: (312) 791-6543
- Cross Street:
- 23rd Street
- Directions:
- Bus: 3, 4, 21 to convention center
Editorial Review for McCormick Place – by Elisa Kronish
In Short
Three state-of-the-art buildings make up this mammoth meeting place that attracts more than 4 million trade and public show visitors annually. Its total of more than 2.2 million square feet of exhibit space makes it the nation's largest convention center. It also boasts the largest ballroom in Chicago, as well as 114 business rooms, assembly seating for 10,000, the 4,249-seat Arie Crown Theater, and 8,000 parking spaces. All this space means a lot of walking--wear comfortable shoes.
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Insider Tips
ParkingIndoor parking is located at 31st Street east of Lake Shore Drive (behind the east building). Please call Standard Parking for prices and other additional information at (312) 791-6200.
The ExtrasRetail shops, shoe shine stands, vending machines, ATM machines, first-aid stations and other visitor amenities are scattered throughout the center
User Reviews for McCormick Place
06/26/2002 Posted by peterbehle_citysearch
This place is stunningly huge. There can be 2-3 giant conventions going on at the same time and there's still plenty of room. The one problem is that there's not a lot of useful public transportation nearby -- except for a couple of bus routes (but even those don't run to the The Loop on non-commute hours. And The El stops over in Chinatown.
Pros: It's just, plain big
Cons: Hard to get to
