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Directions to the Zoo

From Downtown Chicago
Approximately 66 miles

• Take I80/94 East or I90 East
  
• Exit on US 421 North (Exit 34B) - US 421 North turns into Franklin Street
  
• Take US 421/Franklin Street North through Michigan City until it dead ends in front of the public library
  
• Turn right on 4th Street and drive one block
  
• Turn left on Pine Street
  
• Follow past City Hall, over the bridge, to the zoo

From Southwest Michigan (Grand Rapids area)
Approximately 125 miles

• Take I-96 West
• Exit onto and follow I-94 West
• Exit and follow US-20 West (Exit 40B)
• Stay straight and go onto US 35 North (this is also Michigan Boulevard)
• Turn left (west) on Highway 12
• Follow Route 12 southwest into Michigan City
• As you enter town, pass through two traffic lights
• After the overpass, turn right onto Pine Street
• Follow Pine Street over the bridge to the zoo

From From the New Buffalo area

• Follow Route 12 southwest into Michigan City
  
• As you enter town, pass through two traffic lights
  
• After the overpass, turn right onto Pine Street
  
• Follow Pine Street over the bridge to the zoo

From Indianapolis area
Approximately 177 miles

• Take I-65 North
  
• Exit onto and follow I-94 East
  
• Exit on US 421 North (Exit 34B) - US 421 North turns into Franklin Street
  
• Take US 421/Franklin Street North through Michigan City until it dead ends in front of the public library
  
• Turn right on 4th Street and drive one block
  
• Turn left on Pine Street
  
• Follow past City Hall, over the bridge, to the zoo