Directions and Parking
Directions
The Ritter Planetarium is located on the main campus of the University of Toledo.
听It resides on the first floor of the Ritter Astrophysical Research Center which houses
the offices for the University's astronomy faculty and students. 听The planetarium
is best accessed by using the main entrance to the University on Bancroft St. near
the north-east corner of campus (N. Towerview Boulevard). 听 The planetarium is located
in the building with the two large white domes on the right as you drive down the
hill towards campus. 听There is also a drop off circle directly outside the planetarium
entrance.
Unless you are attending a public program on Friday evening or Saturday afternoon,
you will need to pay for parking. 听Please see below for more information.听
Parking
Public Programs
Our public programs are on Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons at 1 PM. 听There is no charge for parking if you park in Area 1N outside McMaster Hall (red outline in the google map below) within 45 minutes of the show start time. 听It is then a minute or two walk to the planetarium.
All Other Programs
If you are attending a non-public program you will have to pay for parking. 听The easiest
way to do this is to download the ParkMobile app on your phone but you can also do
so on the ParkMobile website. 听The nearest lot is听Area 1N (Zone 9261 on the ParkMobile
app, red outline in google map below) but Area 2 (Zone 9231 on the ParkMobile app,
purple outline in the google map below) is also relatively close. 听It is a 1-3 minute
walk to the planetarium from either lot. 听 A license plate must be visible from the aisle. 听听
Learn more about hourly parking including links to the ParkMobile website by clicking
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Buses
If you are coming to the planetarium in a bus, and that bus wants to remain on campus during the program, we will purchase a parking pass for the bus. 听Please give the license plate number
and state of the bus to the planetarium staff member and they will obtain the necessary
permit.