General Information

McCormick Place Convention Center

NUTRITION 2024 will be held at McCormick Place Convention Center.  With over 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space, McCormick Place is the largest and most flexible use convention center in North America. Located on Chicago’s lakefront, just minutes from downtown and facing one of the most iconic skylines in the world, the McCormick Place campus provides world-class facilities that can accommodate just about any event.

McCormick Place Convention Center
2301 S. Martin Luther King Drive
Chicago, IL 60616

Come visit Chicago for a big-city experience, a warm Midwestern welcome, and world-class, culture you can’t possibly pack into just one visit. Our world-class museums, award-winning dining scene, fearless theatre, and stunning architecture are just some of the reasons why Condé Nast Traveler has ranked Chicago #1 on their list of Best Large Cities in the U.S. for six years in a row.

TripAdvisor ranked The Art Institute of Chicago one of the top five museums in the world. It’s also home to the largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artwork outside the Louvre. Paste Magazine praises Chicago theatre as “one of the most thriving theatre scenes on the planet,” that’s home to five Tony Award-winning companies, Broadway in Chicago shows, and history-making premieres. Not only that, but Condé Nast Traveler calls Chicago the “best restaurant city in America.” Bon Appétit magazine agrees, saying Chicago is “America’s most exciting city to eat in right now,” and dubbing it the “Restaurant City of the Year 2017.” Plus, with 25 Chicago establishments that were awarded one or more Michelin stars for 2019 and dozens of Bib Gourmand recipients, you’re sure to find a spot for every budget and taste.

Arts and Museums

Chicago is home to:

• More than 60 museums, showcasing world-class art, culture, history, and more.
• Art on theMART is the largest permanent digital art installation in the world.
• One of the largest collections of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings outside of Paris is housed at the Art Institute of Chicago.
• More than 500 public works of art displayed around the city as part of the City of Chicago’s Public Art Program, including pieces by Picasso, Chagall, Miro, and Calder.
• The Museum of Science and Industry, one of the largest science museums in the world. The museum is housed in the only remaining building constructed for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition’s “White City.” It was originally built as the exposition’s Palace of Fine Arts.
• The Adler Planetarium, the first planetarium in the Western Hemisphere.
• Máximo the Titanosaur, the largest dinosaur known to man, and SUE, the largest and most complete T.rex specimen in the country, at the Field Museum of Natural History.
• The Chicago Cultural Center, built in 1897, which originated as the city’s first public library, and became the first free municipal cultural center in the United States. The Center is home to the world’s largest stained glass Tiffany dome.

Summer in Chicago

Chicago summers are hot, humid and sunny! In late June, expect daytime high temperatures averaging in the low to mid 80s.  Evening temperatures tend to be in the mid to upper 60s.