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Directions and Parking

Directions

The Manfred Olson Planetarium is part of the UW-Milwaukee Physics building, which is located at

1900 East Kenwood Boulevard, Milwaukee, WI
(On the corner of Kenwood Boulevard and Cramer Street)

Find us using Mapquest (Simply replace the "Start" address with your own) or refer to the map and directions below.

The UW-Milwaukee campus is located on Milwaukee's upper east side, east of the Milwaukee River, just north of Locust Street, approximately one-quarter mile west of Lake Michigan, and just south of the City of Shorewood.

     Map of streets around campus

Map of physics building and area .

The main entrance of the Physics building is on 1900 East Kenwood Boulevard (star on first map above). The number on the building -- 1965 -- is the year it was built and not the address. To find the planetarium, go up the steps to the main entrance, and then walk past the vending machines and the bathrooms. Continue down the hallway to the very end where you will see the planetarium doors on your right.

If you need a wheel-chair accessible entrance, use the path between the Physics building and the Engineering & Mathematical Sciences building, off Cramer Street (see second map above). The entrance to Physics is on your right. Once inside the building, you will see the planetarium door immediately to your left.

Driving Directions

If you are coming from the West:
Take I-94 East and merge onto I-43 North. Take exit 74 towards Locust St, merge onto N 7th St, and turn right onto Locust St. Continue on Locust St until you get to Oakland Ave and make a left; two blocks later turn right onto Kenwood Blvd. Once on Kenwood Blvd drive a block and a half; the UWM Physics building will be on your left. Continuing a few more feet and on your left will be the parking lot entrance.

If you are coming from the North:
Take I-43 South. Take exit 74 towards Locust St, merge onto N 8th St, and turn left at Locust St. Continue on Locust St until you get to Oakland Ave and make a left; two blocks later turn right onto Kenwood Blvd. Once on Kenwood Blvd drive a block and a half; the UWM Physics building will be on your left. Continuing a few more feet and on your left will be the parking lot entrance.

If you are coming from the South:
Take I-43 North. Take exit 74 towards Locust St, merge onto N 7th St, and turn right onto Locust St. Continue on Locust St until you get to Oakland Ave and make a left; two blocks later turn right onto Kenwood Blvd. Once on Kenwood Blvd drive a block and a half; the UWM Physics building will be on your left. Continuing a few more feet and on your left will be the parking lot entrance.

Parking

Parking can be tricky, especially when classes are in session, so please allow time to park. The closest parking lot is the Science parking lot (see second map above). It is off Kenwood Boulevard, west of Maryland Avenue.

The machine accepts cash, Visa, and Mastercard. Note the number of the parking space you choose. You will need this number to purchase a parking ticket from one of the ticket booths, shown above, for the amount of time you expect to be parked there.

Sometimes there is available street parking; however, make sure to read the street signs for specific restrictions. Parking rules are enforced on campus Monday through Saturday.