directions to the Gabrieli Laboratory @ MIT

Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences

43 Vassar Street

Building 46 - 4033 (4th Floor)

Cambridge, MA 02139

Dr. Gabrieli's Lab is located in the West side of the building (indicated by the color yellow on the signs and walls). Enter through the Vassar Street entrance, take the elevator to the 4th floor and proceed straight through the glass door. Follow signs to room 4033.

Click here for a map of the area.

via Public Transportation - MBTA ("The T")

Subway

By train, take the Red Line to the Kendall/MIT Station. Exit onto Main Street. Walk west on Main Street approximately two (2) blocks (past Dock Street and Ames Street). Turn left onto Vassar Street. Building 46 is the second building on the right (across from the Stata Center).

Bus

The #1 or Dudley/Harvard Station bus stops at MIT on Massachusetts Avenue and provides transportation to Central Square and Harvard Square. The MIT stop is at a large crosswalk with a stop light. One side of the street are steps leading up to large Ionic columns and the Small Dome of MIT, on the other side of the street is the Stratton Student Center and Kresge Oval (an open, grass-covered area). Additionally, the CT1 (Cross Town) stops at MIT on Massachusetts Avenue and the CT2 stops on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Vassar St. as well as Kendall Square T Station.

Note: MBTA has an interactive "Trip Planning" feature on their website at http://trip.mbta.com/cgi-bin/index.pl which allows you to enter a starting and ending address and customize your trip using public transportation.

Driving Directions

From Logan Airport

Leaving the airport follow the signs to the Sumner Tunnel. Entering the tunnel keep in the right lane. At the end of the tunnel, keeping in the right lane, start down an incline and bear to the right immediately at the sign for Storrow Drive. Take Exit 26 for Cambridge/Somerville. Follow the Back Bay/Cambridge signs (do not take the exit for Cambridge/Somerville). Keep in the right lane and follow the Storrow Drive West signs. After passing under the pedestrian walkbridges, change to the left lane and take Exit 2A-N. Turn right and cross the Harvard Bridge. Go past MIT's main entrance, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, which will be on the right at the second set of traffic lights. Turn right onto Vassar Street. Building 46 (43 Vassar Street) is about 0.1 mile on the left. If you reach Main Street, you have gone too far.

From the North (I-95 or I-93)

If you are heading south on I-93, follow I-93 into Boston then follow the I-93 instructions below. If you are heading south on I-95, take the I-93 South exit then follow the instructions from I-93. Alternatively, take the I-90 East exit from I-95 then follow the instructions from I-90.

From the South (I-95 or I-93)

If you are heading north on I-93, follow I-93 (the Southeast Expressway) into Boston then follow the I-93 instructions below. If you are heading north on I-95, take the I-93 North exit then follow the instructions from I-93. Alternatively, take the I-90 East exit from I-95 then follow the instructions from I-90.

From the West (I-90) (Mass Turnpike)

Follow I-90 east to the Cambridge/Brighton exit (exit 18). Following the signs to Cambridge, cross the River Street Bridge, and continue straight about 1 mile to Central Square. Turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue and follow Massachusetts Avenue for about 0.5 mile. Turn left onto Vassar Street. Building 46 (43 Vassar Street) is about 0.1 mile on the left. If you reach Main Street, you have gone too far.

From Route I-93

From I-93, take exit 26, and follow the signs to Back Bay along Storrow Drive West, approximately 1.5 miles, to the exit for Route 2A. The exit will be on the left, just before the Harvard Bridge (more appropriately called the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge). The Charles River will be on your right. As you cross the bridge, you will be looking at MIT - the Great Dome and academic facilities are on the right, the dormitories and athletic facilities are on the left. Go past MIT's main entrance, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, which will be on the right at the second set of traffic lights. Turn right onto Vassar Street. Building 46 (43 Vassar Street) is about 0.1 mile on the left. If you reach Main Street, you have gone too far.

Parking Suggestions

Parking in Cambridge and Boston is generally not an enjoyable experience. Whenever possible, we suggest using public transportation to get to the MIT campus. If you must drive to the campus, there is both on- and off-street parking available, but most public parking is not very close to the center of the MIT campus (unless you arrive early in the morning or late in the evening).

There is metered parking on Massachusetts Avenue. There are a number of lots at which you may park for a fee. These include Vassar St. Public Parking at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Vassar Street, University Park/Star Market Public Parking, and Marriott Parking Garage on Ames St. and Broadway.