Plan Your Trip

Below, we offer information we hope you'll find helpful for your trip to Bloomington, including options for air travel, shuttles, lodging, and sites to see. For more information, please visit Bloomington's official webpage: VisitBloomington.com.

Airports and Shuttles

Though many MWW attendees are within driving distance of hosting institutions, some participants may wish to fly. The Indianapolis International Airport is a 53-minute drive to IUB's campus and carries most major and budget airlines.

For flyers' convenience, Go Express Travel offers a direct shuttle from Indy's airport to Bloomington for $32 per ride. The shuttle runs at various times everyday, and will drop passengers at serviceable locations around the city, including the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU), which houses the Biddle Hotel, and the Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington. MWW has reserved blocks of rooms with both the Biddle and the Hilton. See below for more information on these reservations.

Lodging

MWW has reserved two blocks of hotel rooms at the Biddle Hotel and at the Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington.

Biddle Hotel

Room rates for Friday, February 6th to Sunday, February 8th
- $149 + tax for single queen per room, per night
- $179 + tax for double queen per room, per night
Distance from Indiana Memorial Union (IMU) on IUB's campus
- Conveniently located within the IMU, which will also house several conference events, including Friday night's reception, Saturday morning's panels, and Saturday afternoon's keynote luncheon.
Reservations can be made under MWW's discount price until Tuesday, January 6th. To make a reservation at The Biddle Hotel, please use this link.

Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington

Room rates for Friday, February 6th to Sunday, February 8th
- $148 + tax for double queen or one king per night
Distance from Indiana Memorial Union (IMU) on IUB's campus
- 0.8 miles
Reservations can be made under MWW's discount price until Thursday, January 8th. To make a reservation at the Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington, please use this link.

Additional Accommodations

Although MWW did not reserve spaces with other venues in Bloomington, there are a number of additional, competitive options to chose from, which include but are not limited to the following:

Hotels, including Hyatt Place Bloomington
Bed & Breakfasts, including the historically renovated Grant Street Inn
Airbnbs and Vrbos

Gems of IUB

Indiana University's Bloomington campus is home to several nationally-recognized institutions and organizations. If you're coming to town, don't miss the chance to see some of IUB's most celebrated gems! We invite you to choose a location and consider making a visit part of your Bloomington weekend.

For more information, please contact each institution directly.

Kinsey Institute

"For more than 75 years, the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University has been the trusted source for scientific knowledge and research on critical issues in sexuality, gender, and reproduction."

The Kinsey Institute Library and archival collections are available by appointment only from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Mondays to Fridays.

Lilly Library

"The Lilly Library at Indiana University is one of the best facilities in the world to satisfy your curiosity, whether you are conducting academic research or exploring a new interest in a special subject area.

Located in the heart of IU’s Bloomington campus, the library attracts a wide range of visitors, from students intrigued by our exhibits on topics such as Orson Welles’ films or comic book heroes to world-renowned researchers seeking that one-of-a-kind book or manuscript only the Lilly Library can offer."

The Lilly is open from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday, and from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturdays. There is no need to make a special appoint to view their general galleries, but advanced appointments are necessary to view their special collections archives, which range from a lock of Sylvia Plath's hair (seriously!) to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o's first draft of Devil on the Cross, the novel famously written on prison toilet paper during Ngũgĩ's incarceration in a Kenyan maximum-security prison.

Museum of Archeology and Anthropology

"The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology cares for the collections of the former Glenn Black Laboratory of Archaeology and the Mathers Museum of World Cultures. The diverse collections in our care relate to dynamic societies from around the world and contain over five million objects of cultural heritage and archaeological significance.

The Museum tells the human stories behind these objects and uplifts the source and descendant communities that are connected to them, providing a gateway to the rich cultural heritage of humanity – right from the heart of IU Bloomington’s campus."

IUMAA is open from 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM Tuesday through Saturday.

Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art

"Take a trip around the world—and through time—when you walk through the doors of our iconic building in the heart of the IU Bloomington campus. Come discover treasures from antiquity and sub-Saharan Africa; paintings by Monet, Picasso, and Pollock; works from contemporary artists; and so much more.

As a modern teaching museum, we’re using art to change the way you’ll understand the human experience. Come see what we have to offer."

Eskenazi is open from noon to 5:00 PM Tuesday through Sunday.