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Roosevelt

Planned for wheelchair riders

Red, Green, and Orange Line station for Museum Campus. The elevators take you to the street. From there it’s a longer trip outside to the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, or Adler Planetarium.

Written for riders who need an accessible train station for a day at the lakeside museums.

  • Red
  • Green · Ashland/63rd
  • Orange

Station 41400

Elevators
2 · Street ↔ platform
Escalators
Not a substitute for elevators
After the elevator
Museum Campus route

Why this stop exists for museums

Roosevelt · Museum Campus entrances

An accessible station. Most of the trip is outside.

Get directions to station

Disability & mobility

Accessible station. Long route outside.

Roosevelt is marked wheelchair-accessible and sits at the north edge of Museum Campus. The Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, and Adler Planetarium are still a trip outside. The elevators only get you to the start.

Field Museum north entrance in snow

Field Museum

Field Museum · south entrance

The closest major museum entrance from Roosevelt at wheelchair pace. The route is still an outdoor path across the campus, and it can be windy off the lake.

Accessibility page for Field Museum

Better for the Field Museum · a shorter route

Museum Campus from above, with the Adler Planetarium on its peninsula

Lakeside

Shedd Aquarium · Adler Planetarium, farther east

Same station, longer routes outside. Pick which building before you leave the platform. The way back is just as long.

Accessibility page for Shedd Aquarium

Better for Shedd Aquarium or Adler Planetarium

At Roosevelt, “accessible” means you can get from the train to the street. The routes to the Field Museum and to Adler Planetarium are not the same length.

If the Roosevelt elevators are out, check our live map before you board a Red, Green, or Orange Line train toward Museum Campus. Chicago Transit Authority elevator alerts: transitchicago.com/alerts/elevators.

On the ground

What the trip actually feels like

Three steps: the elevator, the campus path, the museum door.

  1. Roosevelt station

    01

    Check the Roosevelt elevators before you board

    This is an accessible station. Still, check that the elevators are working before you count on reaching Museum Campus.

  2. Chicago Lakefront Trail

    02

    Pick your museum early

    Time outside adds up fast along the lake. Choose one main museum: the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, or Adler Planetarium.

  3. Shedd Aquarium entrance

    03

    Inside, the museum takes over

    Once you’re through the museum’s plaza entrance, its elevators are run by the museum, not the Chicago Transit Authority.

Why this stop feels like this

The train station for a lakeside museum campus

Chicago from the air in 1974, before Museum Campus
  1. CampusField Museum, Shedd Aquarium, and Adler Planetarium
  2. RooseveltAccessible Red, Green, and Orange Line station
  3. OutdoorsWind off the lake sets your pace
  4. TodayElevator, then the route outside

Roosevelt exists for Museum Campus trips. The elevators start the trip, and the trip outside finishes it.

Museum Campus sits south and east of Roosevelt. Take the travel times seriously. Roosevelt is not right next to every building.

Before you board, decide where you’re heading (the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, or Adler Planetarium). If an elevator is out, change plans; don’t treat it as a small delay.

On the street

Where you'll come out

Roosevelt station
Roosevelt Road · State Street area
Chicago, Illinois

Roosevelt elevators · outside to Museum Campus

Red · Green · Orange

Nearby when the elevators work: the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, and Adler Planetarium, from shortest route to longest. When they don’t: don’t assume another Loop station can replace this one.

Open Roosevelt on the live mapLive elevator status at Roosevelt

After the elevator

Travel time from this station

Sorted shortest first. Times are hand-set for a chair or stroller pace after you clear the elevators — not live routing.

  4. All wheelchair tripsBrowse the directory →

At the venue

What each place offers

We copied these by hand from each venue’s own pages. They may be out of date or wrong, so confirm on the venue’s page before you go.

  • Field Museum

    • The East entrance, on the ground level facing Shedd Aquarium, is the accessible entrance. Passenger drop-off is on the east side of the museum.
    • Wheelchairs at both entrances: the South entrance on the main level and the East entrance on the ground level.
    • Two elevators reach all three public levels. From the East entrance, go down the hall; the elevator is on the left near Underground Adventure.

    Source: Field Museum

    Accessibility page for Field Museum

  • Shedd Aquarium

    • Enter through the widened main entrance from the half-circle drive, where passengers can also be dropped off. Security screening at the entrance is fully accessible.
    • Free wheelchairs and rollator walkers at the information desk, first come, first served, with photo ID.
    • All restrooms are accessible. Family and companion restrooms are near the Main Entrance, off the Grand Hall, in Wild Reef, and near Sea Star Touch.

    Source: Shedd Aquarium

    Accessibility page for Shedd Aquarium

  • Adler Planetarium

    • The Accessible Entrance, with push-button doors, is to the right of the main entrance as you face the building, next to the Telescope Terrace. Passenger drop-off is in the U-shaped turnaround in front.
    • Free manual wheelchairs at both box offices, first come, first served, with photo ID. No advance reservations.
    • Elevators reach all floors. Each of the three theaters has seating for wheelchair users and their companions.

    Source: Adler Planetarium

    Accessibility page for Adler Planetarium

Last look

Before you go

Four things to check before you go.

  1. Check the map

    Make sure the Roosevelt elevators are working before you ride toward Museum Campus.

  2. Pick one museum early

    The Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, and Adler Planetarium are different distances from the station.

  3. Plan the way back

    Wind off the lake affects the way back too. Save some energy for the return to Roosevelt.

  4. Verify building access

    Each museum’s website covers its ramps and elevators. Our map covers the station elevators. Check both.

About this guide. We put these guides together by hand. Travel times are our own estimates, and venue details are copied from their websites, so either can be wrong or out of date. Check the venue’s page before you go. For elevators, trust the live map and the transit agency.