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 5020 John R Street
Detroit MI 48202
Location
The New Detroit Science Center is on John R Street at Warren Avenue, between the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Museum of African-American History.
Directions From The Major Freeways
From Southbound I-75 (Chrysler Freeway)
Take the Warren Ave. Exit (Exit #53A), and turn right on Warren Ave. Go west two blocks to Brush Street (which is one-way heading north) and turn right. Go one block to Farnsworth, turn left, and go west one block to John R Street (which is one-way heading south). Turn left on John R; the entrance to the Science Center parking lot is on your left.
From Northbound I-75 (Chrysler Freeway)
Take the Warren Ave. Exit (Exit #53A), and turn left on Warren Ave. Go west two blocks to Brush Street (which is one-way heading north) and turn right. Go one block to Farnsworth, turn left, and go west one block to John R Street (which is one-way heading south). Turn left on John R; the entrance to the Science Center parking lot is on your left.
From Southbound US-10 (Lodge Freeway)
Take the Forrest/Warren Ave. Exit, and turn left on Forest (which is one-way heading east). Go east four blocks to Woodward Ave. and turn left. Go north three blocks to Kirby St. and turn right. Go east one block to John R Street (which is one-way heading south) and turn right. Go south two blocks; the entrance to the Science Center parking lot is on your left.
From Northbound US-10 (Lodge Freeway)
Take the Forrest/Warren Ave. Exit, and turn right on Forest (which is one-way heading east). Go east four blocks to Woodward Ave. and turn left. Go north three blocks to Kirby St. and turn right. Go east one block to John R Street (which is one-way heading south) and turn right. Go south two blocks; the entrance to the Science Center parking lot is on your left.
From Eastbound I-96 (Jeffries Freeway)
Take I-96 east to the I-94 Ford Freeway (exit #190A). Take the East I-94 Port Huron ramp on to I-94. Follow the directions for Eastbound I-94 below.
From Eastbound I-94 (Ford Freeway)
Take the Woodward Ave. Exit (exit #215C), which brings you off the freeway at John R, a one-way street heading south. Turn right on John R and head south approximately six blocks; the entrance to the Science Center parking lot is on your left.
From Westbound I-94 (Ford Freeway)
Take the Woodward Ave. Exit (exit #215C), and stay on the service drive for three blocks. Turn left at John R Street (which is one-way heading south). Head south approximately six blocks; the entrance to the Science Center parking lot is on your left.
Parking
Effective April 21, 2003 Detroit Science Center members can show their card at the entrance to the Science Center parking lot for special, $3 per car pricing. Non-Science Center members will be charged $5 to park in the lot. Any member who is not able to show their card will be required to pay $5 at the lot entrance and be reimbursed for the $2 difference at the Visitor Services counter inside the Science Center. The $3 parking fee is for The New Detroit Science Center members only and and does not apply to affiliate members of the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC).
Construction Updates
For construction updates and possible detours, please go to http://www.michigan.gov/mdot.
To dodge the Lodge - (m-10 Freeway), click
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