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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
XP: Visiting the suburbs...a ?
Hi. I am from Indiana but will be visiting my in-laws in Aurora next
week. We will be going to the Museum of Science and Industry and are
trying to figure out the smartest/cheapest way to get there. We could
drive, which of course would take gas money and parking money $16. Or,
we could take the Metra train from Aurora to Union Station then take a
cab or bus. We have a 7 year old and a 2 year old so I have to keep
that in mind too. Any advice for me? Last time we visited the city, we
took a bus from Union station to the Shedd with a 5 year old. Thanks!
Re: XP: Visiting the suburbs...a ?
The Metra (express, if you can find one) is definitely going to be the quickest way downtown (avoiding traffic and parking), but I think it's $5 per adult for the weekend pass (back and forth, I believe). I'm unsure of what the kids' price is, but it would be on the Metra web site.
If you can catch an express Metra, you only stop in Naperville, then downtown without all the little stops in between.
Cost-wise, it probably isn't much different if you Metra or park downtown, in all honesty. The train could be a fun trip for the kids, but you are at the whim of the train schedule and can't just up and leave when you want if the kids are 'done' for the day at any point.
The nice thing is that if you drive from Aurora, you just get on 88-East and it's a straight shot to 290 to get right downtown in about 40 minutes on any given weekend.