Directions to the Michelson Science Center

    The MSC is located in the David W. Morrisroe Astroscience Laboratory on the California Institute of Technology campus.

Mailing Address:
Michelson Science Center
California Institute of Technology
Mail Code 100-22
770 South Wilson Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91125


Campus Map:
The Morrisroe/IPAC building is the southernmost building on campus.

Getting to campus:
Google map
Directions to Caltech


Parking on Campus:
For those who are driving to campus and require parking, you will be required to obtain a visitor parking permit and abide by Caltech parking regulations.

 Visitors are required to display a permit if their vehicle is parked on campus between the hours of 7am-5pm, Mon-Fri.

Visitor permits may be purchased at the rate of $1 per hour, $5 per day, or $15 per week. A $5 daily permit is valid through the end of the business day (5:00 pm) in which the permit is purchased.  Visitors must park in the Commuter (General) parking area, see the Caltech campus parking map for more details.


Visitor permits are available at automated pay stations at the following locations:

    * Structure #1 (North Wilson Structure)
    * Parking Lot #6 (Tournament Lot)
    * Structure #3 (California Structure)
    * Structure #4 (Holliston Structure)
    * Parking Lot #12 (Lura Lot)