Visitor Information

We welcome visits from prospective students and ESS friends! If you’re a prospective student, set up a time to meet with an adviser to discuss the program and to ask questions about the UW, Seattle, our majors, etc. If you’d like to sit in on a class, take a look at the current time schedule to identify classes you want to attend. Faculty generally welcome visitors, though we request you email the faculty instructor before your arrival to ensure the visit doesn’t coincide with exams or field trips.

We encourage all visitors to take a student-led campus tour, taking you through the heart of campus. UW also offers virtual tours, video tours, and has information for a self-guided Indigenous walking tour–a tour dedicated to past, present, and future Indigenous students. View a map of the University of Washington campus.

Getting to ESS

The Department of Earth and Space Sciences is located in Johnson Hall, at 1707 NE Grant Lane, Seattle WA, 98195. Our main department office is in Johnson Hall 070.

Directions From I-5

Important: Do not use the I-5 express lanes.

  1. Take exit 169 (NE 45th St.) toward NE 45th St.
  2. Turn east on NE 45th St.
  3. Turn right on 15th Ave. NE and continue to NE 41st St. The entrance to the Central Plaza Parking Garage is on the left.

Directions from SR 520

  1. Take SR 520 westbound toward Seattle.
  2. Take the Montlake Blvd. NE exit, then turn right (north) onto Montlake Blvd. and cross the Montlake Bridge.
  3. Just past the bridge, turn left on NE Pacific St. and continue west. (You’ll pass UW Medical Center and the Health Sciences complex on your left.)
  4. Turn right onto 15th Ave. NE and continue north two blocks to NE 41st St. The entrance to the Central Plaza Parking Garage is on your right.

See here for information on getting to campus, parking, and Seattle weather.

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