Luggage storageMillennium Park

Storage and bag rules at Millennium Park

Lots of visitors to Millennium Park arrive by train and need somewhere to store a bag while they explore the lakefront.

The park itself has no storage of its own, but the picture changes once you look at the stations and museums around it: Chicago Union Station has a staffed parcel check for arriving Amtrak and Metra passengers, while the Art Institute of Chicago across from the park offers free checkrooms at both entrances. The entire park sits atop a parking facility rather than open ground. You can bring a bag or cooler into the park as long as it is under 26 by 15 by 15 inches. During events, expect bag checks at the security perimeters. The Chicago Loop itself has no official luggage storage or left-luggage service. All areas of the park are designed to be wheelchair-accessible. With Stasher, you can store bags from $2.49 per bag per day at 7 locations near Millennium Park.

Some of the top Stasher locations near Millennium Park include:

• Local venue, 5-minute walk · opens at 09:00
• Restaurant, 9-minute walk · open 11:00–19:00 most days

⁣You'll typically find a bag drop at local venues, restaurants and shops. Every booking comes with the Stasher Guarantee, which protects your bags up to US$13,000. Stasher storage near Millennium Park can be booked through the website or app.⁣

Getting to Millennium Park with luggage

Millennium Park sits directly above Millennium Station, where Metra Electric District and South Shore Line trains arrive from the south and from Indiana. The CTA elevated lines stop at Washington/Wabash, from where you can walk east to the park, and the Lake and Washington stations on the Red and Blue Lines are also near the park but require walking east. Clark/Lake and Washington/Wabash are both accessible stations less than half a mile away. There is a drop-off point at 201 East Randolph Street near the Welcome Center and Patron Services. For Pritzker Pavilion events, a drop-off at 238 East Randolph Street places you closest to the seating bowl and Great Lawn.

Nearby stations with official bag storage

Chicago Union Station is the hub for Amtrak's national network, including eight long-distance and eight state-supported routes, plus six Metra commuter routes, and its parcel check area offers official bag storage.

The parcel check area charges $20 per bag, and the parcel check area is closed daily from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. If your train arrives or departs outside those hours, Stasher storage near the Loop is bookable instead.

Nearby sights and their bag rules

The Art Institute of Chicago faces the park from the Monroe Street side, across from the Millennium Park and Millennium Lakeside garages, and its free checkrooms at both entrances accommodate coats and bags for anyone touring the galleries. The museum is open Monday, Wednesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday until 8 p.m., and closed on Tuesdays. The museum is also reachable via the Adams/Wabash and Monroe stations on multiple CTA lines.

Willis Tower is within walking distance of Union Station, LaSalle Street Station, and Millennium Station.