NASA Goddard Visitor Center
Closed when Goddard closes for weather and on federal holidays.
Free NASA visitor center in Greenbelt, Maryland with exhibits and a rocket garden, open Thursday to Saturday. Facility tours are for pre-registered groups, booked through 2026.
Ways to visit
Visitor center exhibits and rocket garden Open
- What you see
- Exhibits, Visitor center, Groundsnasa.gov, 2026-10-26
- How
- Walk innasa.gov, 2026-10-26
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunThursday and Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday noon to 4 p.m.Closed: Federal holidays (Veterans Day, Nov. 11), Days when Goddard is closed for weathernasa.gov, 2026-10-26
- Booking
- Not required · same day possibleFamilies and small groups visiting on their own do not need to make reservations.nasa.gov, 2026-10-26
- Cost
- Freenasa.gov, 2026-10-26
- Requirements
- None stated.
Facility tour (pre-registered groups only) Open
Booked for the remainder of 2026.
- What you see
- Inside tournasa.gov, 2026-10-26
- How
- Groups only, By arrangement · groups of 8–25 · about 2 hoursnasa.gov, 2026-10-26
- When
- Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. only; no weekend or evening tours.nasa.gov, 2026-10-26
- Booking
- Required · opens 180 days ahead · closes 28 days ahead · by emailEmail GSFC-VisitorCenter@mail.nasa.gov with group details; book 4 weeks to 180 days ahead; limited to four tours per organization per year.Book ↗nasa.gov, 2026-10-26
- Cost
- Not stated on the official pageNo tour price is stated.nasa.gov, 2026-10-26
- Requirements
- Minimum age: 10+. Participants at least 10 years old or in 5th grade.
- Citizenship: Yes. Citizenship of all participants must be given. Full name list due 7 days ahead for U.S. citizens, 20 days for foreign nationals; at most 6 foreign nationals per group.
- Personal details in advance: Yes. Full participant name list for security screening.
About
The visitor center shows the work of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, from Earth science and astrophysics to engineering, through exhibits and an outdoor rocket garden. Individuals and families can visit Thursday to Saturday without a reservation. Two-hour tours of working areas exist only for qualifying pre-reserved educational, nonprofit and civic groups on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with a security name list required, and NASA says they are fully booked for the rest of 2026.
Owner: NASA.
Getting there
Greenbelt, MD
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Goddard Visitor Center: 301-286-8981 · GSFC-VisitorCenter@mail.nasa.gov
Last checked 2026-10-26. Sources are listed below.
Sources
- nasa.gov/goddard/visitor-center/ · official page · read 2026-10-26For: name; city; phone and email; Visitor center exhibits and rocket garden: open or closed; Visitor center exhibits and rocket garden: days and hours; Visitor center exhibits and rocket garden: cost; Visitor center exhibits and rocket garden: requirements
- wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q5215… · Wikidata · read 2026-10-26For: location
- nasa.gov/goddard/visitor-center/field-… · official page · read 2026-10-26For: Visitor center exhibits and rocket garden: what you see; Visitor center exhibits and rocket garden: kind of visit; Visitor center exhibits and rocket garden: booking; Facility tour (pre-registered groups only): open or closed; Facility tour (pre-registered groups only): what you see; Facility tour (pre-registered groups only): kind of visit; Facility tour (pre-registered groups only): days and hours; Facility tour (pre-registered groups only): booking; Facility tour (pre-registered groups only): cost; Facility tour (pre-registered groups only): requirements
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