Driving Directions to Comer Children's
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Look for city signs with a blue "H" arrow as you drive toward the University of Chicago Medicine's Hyde Park campus.
Due to roadwork in the area, please add at least 20 minutes to your travel time.
Note: If you are traveling the Hyde Park Campus via Lake Shore Drive, traffic will be slower than normal, particularly when exiting at 57th Street, due to construction on the Obama Presidential Center. You may want to consider an alternative route that avoids Lake Shore Drive or exiting before the 57th Street exit.
Directions by Car from the North
- Take the Kennedy Expressway (I-90) east / Edens Expressway (I-94) east, southbound to the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/94) east. Stay in local lanes.
- Exit at 55th Street, also called Garfield Boulevard (exit 57).
- Turn left (east) onto Garfield Boulevard and continue onto Morgan Boulevard (Washington Park), follow signs directing you to campus.
- Continue with directions specific to your destination:
To the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital, 5721 S. Maryland Ave.
- Follow Morgan Boulevard onto 57th Street.
- Turn left on 57th Street and drive east for two blocks.
- Turn right on Drexel Avenue.
- Turn right on 58th Street.
- Turn right on Maryland Avenue.
- The Comer Children's entry is on the right.
- Valet parking is encouraged and available at the curbside in front of the Comer Children’s main entrance.
To the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (DCAM), 5758 S. Maryland Ave.
- Follow Morgan Boulevard onto East Best Drive, which becomes Midway Plaisance. (Veer to your left at the T in the road.)
- Turn left onto Cottage Grove Avenue and drive north for one block.
- Turn right on 59th Street.
- Turn left on Maryland Avenue.
- Continue on Maryland past 58th Street. DCAM will be on your left.
- Valet parking is encouraged and available at the curbside in front of the DCAM main entrance.
Lake Shore Drive (US-41)
- Travel south on Lake Shore Drive to 57th Street.
- Exit (right) at 57th Street, just before the Museum of Science and Industry.
- Proceed on 57th Street headed south, around the museum, following the blue hospital signs.
- Turn right onto Midway Plaisance, and continue west to Cottage Grove Avenue.
- Turn right onto Cottage Grove Avenue.
- Continue with directions specific to your destination:
To the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital, 5721 S. Maryland Ave.
- Drive north on Cottage Grove Avenue for three short blocks.
- Turn right on 57th Street and drive east for two blocks.
- Turn right on Drexel Avenue.
- Turn right onto 58th Street.
- Turn right on Maryland Avenue.
- The Comer Children’s entry is to the right.
- Valet parking is encouraged and available at the curbside in front of the Comer Children’s main entrance.
To the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (DCAM), 5758 S. Maryland Ave.
- Drive north on Cottage Grove Avenue for one block.
- Turn right on 59th Street.
- Turn left on Maryland Avenue.
- Continue on Maryland past 58th Street. DCAM will be on your left.
- Valet parking is encouraged and available at the curbside in front of the DCAM main entrance.
Directions by Car from the South
- Take the Bishop Ford Expressway/I-94 or I-57 northbound to the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-94) west. Stay in the local lanes.
- Continue north on the Dan Ryan Expressway.
- Exit at 55th Street, also called Garfield Boulevard (exit 57).
- Turn right (east) onto Garfield Boulevard and continue onto Morgan Boulevard (Washington Park), following signs directing you to campus.
- Continue with directions specific to your location:
To the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital, 5721 S. Maryland Ave.
- Follow Morgan Boulevard onto 57th Street.
- Turn left on 57th Street and drive east for two blocks.
- Turn right on Drexel Avenue.
- Turn right onto 58th Street.
- Turn right on Maryland Avenue.
- The Comer Children's entry is to the right.
- Valet parking is encouraged and available at the curbside in front of the Comer Children’s main entrance.
To the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (DCAM), 5758 S. Maryland Ave.
- Follow Morgan Boulevard onto East Best Drive, which becomes Midway Plaisance. (Veer to your left at the T in the road.)
- Turn left onto Cottage Grove Avenue and drive north for one block.
- Turn right on 59th Street.
- Turn left on Maryland Avenue.
- Continue on Maryland past 58th Street. DCAM will be on your left.
- Valet parking is encouraged and available at the curbside in front of the DCAM main entrance.
- From the Skyway, exit at Stony Island Avenue.
- Follow Stony Island Avenue north, just past 71st Street. Stay to your left to continue onto Stony Island Avenue.
- Continue to Midway Plaisance, which is just after 60th Street.
- Turn left (west) onto Midway Plaisance and continue west to Cottage Grove Avenue.
- Turn right onto Cottage Grove Avenue.
- Continue with directions specific to your destination:
To the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital, 5721 S. Maryland Ave.
- Drive north on Cottage Grove Avenue for three short blocks.
- Turn right on 57th Street and drive east for two blocks.
- Turn right on Drexel Avenue.
- Turn right onto 58th Street.
- Turn right on Maryland Avenue.
- The Comer Children's Hospital entry is on the right.
- Valet parking is encouraged and available at the curbside in front of the Comer Children’s main entrance.
To the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (DCAM), 5758 S. Maryland Ave.
- Drive north on Cottage Grove Avenue for one block.
- Turn right on 59th Street.
- Turn left on Maryland Avenue.
- Continue onto Maryland past 58th Street. DCAM will be on your left.
- Valet parking is encouraged and available at the curbside in front of the DCAM main entrance.
Lake Shore Drive (US-41)
- Take Lake Shore Drive north to 57th Street.
- Exit left (west) at 57th Street and head south, around the Museum of Science and Industry, following the blue hospital signs.
- Turn right onto Midway Plaisance, and continue west to Cottage Grove Avenue.
- Turn right onto Cottage Grove Avenue.
- Continue with directions specific to your destination:
To the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital, 5721 S. Maryland Ave.
- Drive north on Cottage Grove Avenue for three short blocks.
- Turn right on 57th Street and drive east for two blocks.
- Turn right on Drexel Avenue.
- Turn right onto 58th Street.
- Turn right on Maryland Avenue.
- The Comer Children’s entry is to the right.
- Valet parking is encouraged and available at the curbside in front of the Comer Children’s main entrance.
To the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (DCAM), 5758 S. Maryland Ave.
- Drive north on Cottage Grove Avenue for one block.
- Turn right on 59th Street.
- Turn left on Maryland Avenue.
- Continue on Maryland past 58th Street. DCAM will be on your left.
- Valet parking is encouraged and available at the curbside in front of the DCAM main entrance.
Directions by Car from the West
- Take the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) east to the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/I-94) east.
- Continue southbound on the Dan Ryan. Stay in local lanes.
- Exit at 55th Street, also called Garfield Boulevard (exit 57).
- Turn left (east) onto Garfield Boulevard and continue onto Morgan Boulevard (Washington Park), following the signs directing you to campus.
- Continue with directions specific to your location:
To the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital, 5721 S. Maryland Ave.
- Follow Morgan Boulevard onto 57th Street.
- Turn left on 57th Street and drive east for two blocks.
- Turn right on Drexel Avenue.
- Turn right onto 58th Street.
- Turn right on Maryland Avenue.
- The Comer Children's entry is to the right.
- Valet parking is encouraged and available at the curbside in front of the Comer Children’s main entrance.
To the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (DCAM), 5758 S. Maryland Ave.
- Follow Morgan Boulevard onto East Best Drive, which becomes Midway Plaisance. (Veer to your left at the T in the road.)
- Turn left onto Cottage Grove Avenue and drive north for one block.
- Turn right on 59th Street.
- Turn left on Maryland Avenue.
- Continue on Maryland past 58th Street. DCAM will be on your left.
- Valet parking is encouraged and available at the curbside in front of the DCAM main entrance.
- Take the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) to the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/I-94) east.
- Continue southbound on the Dan Ryan. Stay in local lanes.
- Exit at 55th Street, also called Garfield Boulevard (exit 57).
- Turn left (east) onto Garfield Boulevard and continue onto Morgan Boulevard (Washington Park), following the signs directing you to campus.
- Continue with directions specific to your location:
To the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital, 5721 S. Maryland Ave.
- Follow Morgan Boulevard onto 57th Street.
- Turn left on 57th Street and drive east for two blocks.
- Turn right on Drexel Avenue.
- Turn right onto 58th Street.
- Turn right on Maryland Avenue.
- The Comer Children's Hospital entry is to the right.
- Valet parking is encouraged and available at the curbside in front of the Comer Children’s main entrance.
To the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (DCAM), 5758 S. Maryland Ave.
- Follow Morgan Boulevard onto East Best Drive, which becomes Midway Plaisance. (Veer to your left at the T in the road.)
- Turn left onto Cottage Grove Avenue and drive north for one block.
- Turn right on 59th Street.
- Turn left on Maryland Avenue.
- Continue on Maryland past 58th Street. DCAM will be on your left.
- Valet parking is encouraged and available at the curbside in front of the DCAM main entrance.
Getting Back to the Expressway After Your Visit
Exit the University of Chicago Medicine campus via 58th Street.
- From Center for Care and Discovery valet parking: Turn right onto 58th Street.
- From DCAM valet parking: Turn right onto 58th Street.
- From Bernard A. Mitchell Hospital valet parking: Turn left onto 58th Street.
- From the self-park garage: Turn left onto Maryland Avenue and left onto 58th Street.
- Drive west on 58th Street to Cottage Grove Avenue.
- Turn left onto Cottage Grove Avenue.
- Turn left onto Midway Plaisance (just after 59th Street), and continue (east) to Stony Island Avenue.
- Turn right onto Stony Island Avenue, and continue (south) approximately 2.5 miles to the Chicago Skyway (I-90).
- Drive west on 58th Street to Cottage Grove Avenue.
- Turn right onto Cottage Grove Avenue, and continue (north) for one short block.
- Turn left onto 57th Street.
- Continue (west) on 57th Street for one short block, and make slight right turn onto Morgan Drive.
- Continue (west) on Morgan Drive as it curves through Washington Park, to Garfield Boulevard.
- Turn left onto Garfield Boulevard and continue (west) to the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/94).
- Drive west on 58th Street to Cottage Grove Avenue.
- Turn left onto Cottage Grove Avenue.
- Turn left onto Midway Plaisance (just after 59th Street), and continue (east) until Midway Plaisance dead-ends at Cornell Avenue.
- Turn left onto Cornell Avenue. Continue east as Cornell Avenue merges into 57th Street, curving around the Museum of Science and Industry and dead-ending at Lake Shore Drive (US-41).
