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Goddard Main Campus Map:

Driving Directions to the Goddard Visitor Center:

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center is physically located at 8800 Greenbelt Rd., Greenbelt, Md., 20771. The Goddard Visitor Center is located off ICESat Road (formerly Soil Conservation Road). Once on ICESat Road, turn left into the Visitor Center prior to the security checkpoint.

Directional map to the Goddard Visitor Center in Greenbelt, MD

From Washington, D.C.:
Take the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Route 295) North to Greenbelt Road (Route 193). Take Greenbelt Road East for approximately 2.5 miles. Turn left onto ICESat Road (formerly Soil Conservation Road). Turn left at the first opportunity to reach the Visitor Center.

From Baltimore:
Take the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Route 295) South. Take the exit to MD-193/Greenbelt/Goddard Space Flight Center. Turn left at Southway. Turn left onto Greenbelt Road and head towards NASA for about 1.8 miles. Turn left onto ICESat Road (formerly Soil Conservation Road). Turn left at the first opportunity to reach the Visitor Center.

From Capital Beltway (I-495/I-95):
Take Exit 22A (Balt/Wash Parkway - Rt. 295 North). Take the Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Route 295) North to Greenbelt Road (Route 193). Take Greenbelt Road East for approximately 2.5 miles. Turn left onto ICESat Road (formerly Soil Conservation Road). Turn left at the first opportunity to reach the Visitor Center.

From Baltimore Washington International (BWI) Airport:
Follow the exit road out of BWI Airport and follow the signs for the Baltimore Washington Parkway, Rt. 295 towards Washington. You will be on 295 for approximately 20-30 minutes. Take the Rt. 193-Greenbelt Road/ College Park/ NASA Goddard Exit. At the first traffic light, make a left onto Southway. Make another left at the next light onto Greenbelt Road. Follow Greenbelt Road for approximately two miles. Turn left onto ICESat Road (formerly Soil Conservation Road). Turn left at the first opportunity to reach the Visitor Center.

From Washington National Airport:
Leaving the airport, you will be on the George Washington Memorial Parkway North. Bear to the right onto 395 North. You will go over the 14 the Street bridge, continue to follow signs for 395 North, following signs for I-295 North (Baltimore Washington Parkway). Stay on 295 North for approximately 5 miles and take the exit for Greenbelt Road (this is just after the exits for I-95). Make a left at the stoplight. This will be Greenbelt Road (Rt. 193). Follow Greenbelt Road for approximately 2 miles. Turn left onto ICESat Road (formerly Soil Conservation Road). Turn left at the first opportunity to reach the Visitor Center.

From Dulles International Airport:
Follow the Dulles Access Road to I-495. Take the first access ramp for Baltimore/Silver Spring/Bethesda. Stay on I-495 for approximately 45 minutes. Take exit 23 (Kenilworth Avenue), when exiting you will bear to the right. Proceed to the light following signs for Greenbelt Road (193). Make a left at the traffic light onto Greenbelt Road. Follow Greenbelt Road for approximately 3 miles. Turn left onto ICESat Road (formerly Soil Conservation Road). Turn left at the first opportunity to reach the Visitor Center.

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