• Transportation: Resources | University of Chicago Shuttle
• Directions: to Argonne | to the APS User Office
• Maps: Argonne Campus | Conference Center (402) | APS Facility & Beamlines
• Currency: The hotels and banks near Argonne do not exchange currency. Plan on using major credit cards or U.S. traveler's checks or exchanging currency at the airport. See also: The Universal Currency Converter.™

• Lodging: On-site | Local hotels
• Food:
  • At the APS: 401 Grill (cash, credit cards)
  • At Argonne:
    • Argonne cafeteria (Argonne access only) — open Monday through Friday from 6:30 to 1:30, closed weekends
    • Sodexo at Argonne
    • Guest House restaurant — no lunch or dinner service at the Guest House restaurant on Saturdays and Sundays
  • Off-site: Local restaurants
• Chicago weather
• Proper attire: While working on the experiment hall floor, you must wear long pants and closed-toed/covered heel shoes. Based on the location and experiment, additional personal protection equipment (PPE) maybe required.
• Short-term child care
• Money:
  • Snack machines at beamlines take only $1 bills or coins.
  • A change machine is available in the lower level of Building 401.
  • An ATM/cash machine is available in building 233, which is directly behind the Argonne Cafeteria. A variety of cards are accepted. (The cafeteria is in building 213, about 20 minutes' walk from the APS.) 

User Program Office
Argonne National Laboratory
Advanced Photon Source
9700 S. Cass Avenue, Building 401
Lemont, IL 60439 USA