Directions & Parking
Parking
We offer parking validation for these nearby garages:
414 Light Street Parking
- Enter on Conway street between Light Street and Charles Street. Bring your parking ticket and receive a voucher providing you with a flat rate of $15.00 for the day.
Federal Parking Garage
- Located at 11 E. Lee Street between Light Street and Charles Street. Bring your parking ticket and receive a voucher providing you with a flat rate of $14.00 for the day.
Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Garage
- Enter on Lee Street between Light Street and Charles Street. Bring your parking ticket and scan the QR code at ticketing or the security desk to receive a flat rate of $15.00 for the day. Additional details on accessing this validation can be found here.
Directions
The Maryland Science Center is located at 601 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21230.
Traveling From The North:
I-95 South to Baltimore. Once you pass through the Fort McHenry Toll Facility, go through the far right tube of the tunnel, and stay in right lane. Once you emerge from the tunnel, the Key Highway exit (#55) is immediately on the right. Take the exit and move to the right lane. Make a right at the traffic light onto Key Highway. Follow Key Highway to the Maryland Science Center, which will be on your right.
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I-83 South into Baltimore until the expressway ends. Turn right onto Lombard Street and follow it to Light Street. Turn left onto Light Street. Stay to the left and follow Light Street to the traffic light at Key Highway. Bear left onto Key Highway (it’s not a straight-across intersection). The Maryland Science Center will be immediately on your left.
Traveling From The South:
I-95 North to Baltimore. Follow the sign to Downtown Baltimore. Take the exit to I-395. Follow the signs to the Inner Harbor downtown area. Turn right onto Conway Street. Follow Conway Street to Light Street. Turn right onto Light Street, move to the furthest left lane, and follow to the traffic light at Key Highway. Bear left onto Key Highway (it’s not a straight-across intersection). The Maryland Science Center will be immediately on your left.
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I-295, the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, North to Baltimore. In Baltimore this route becomes Russell Street. Russell Street past stadiums on your right. Turn right onto Pratt Street after you pass Camden Yards. Turn right onto Light Street. Move to the furthest left lane and bear to the left at traffic light at Key Highway (it’s not a straight-across intersection). The Maryland Science Center will be immediately on your left.
Disabled Driver Parking Spaces
Rules for the use of Disability Placards have changed in Baltimore City. Properly credentialed vehicles can use designated metered spaces throughout the city and must pay the meter assigned to the space.
For Science Center guests, the closest meters are on Key Highway, across the street from the Maryland Science Center. Look for signs and individual blue meters to park your vehicle in these designated spaces. Please note, previous rules regarding free parking at metered spaces are no longer in effect.
Additional parking options
Other parking lots and pay spaces on Light Street and Key Highway are within walking distance of the Science Center. Metered spaces along Light Street and Key Highway are also available.
On-street parking is limited, and fines are increased in this area due to residential parking permits and frequent special events in the area. Vehicles in violation of local parking restrictions are subject to fines and/or towing. For these reasons, we encourage drivers to utilize surface lots and the above noted parking garages.
Special offers
Spot Hero : Discount Parking at 30 E. Lee St.
Book convenient and affordable parking in advance through SpotHero. To reserve your parking spot, visit the Maryland Science Center SpotHero Parking Page.
Uber: Sign up promo code
We have partnered with Uber for rides on-demand at the tap of a button. Sign up using code MDSCI and your first ride will be free up to $20.