Directions
The Herbarium is located south of the intersection of State Street and I-94 (exit 177, State Street) in the Research Museums Center at 3600 Varsity Drive, which also houses collections for the Museum of Zoology, the Museum of Anthropology and the Museum of Paleontology.
Telephone 734-615-6200; Fax 734-998-0038
1) From Central Campus -
By Car Go south on State Street; shortly after crossing I-94 take the round-about left onto Ellsworth Road; then after crossing the RR track, at the next traffic light, turn left onto Varsity Drive.
By AATA bus Take the no. 6 bus, which stops in front of the Michigan Union; get off at stop located at the intersection of Ellsworth Road and Varsity Drive; walk north ca. 1/2 mile on Varsity Drive.
2) From Detroit Metro Airport, go west on I-94 to exit 177 (State Street). Go south on State Street to the round-about and turn left on Ellsworth Road; then after crossing the RR track, at the next traffic light, turn left onto Varsity Drive.
Parking
- The Research Museums Center is a university yellow tag permitted lot.
- Vistor parking can be found in the middle isle past the building front entrance between the third and fourth light fixtures. The designated parking spots have the sign noted on this webpage.
- Hours of enforcement is Monday - Friday 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM. After 5:00 PM, weekends and holidays are free.
- Registration and payment is through either the AMP Park app or the AimsMobilePay.com website. Reference lot SC43
- Parking enforcement technology scans for the licence plate that is registered in the app which must be visible from the drive lane (do not back in).
- The hourly rate is $2.50 plus a $0.25 processing fee. Payments can be made in 15 minute increments.
