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The MagLab is funded by the National Science Foundation and the State of Florida.

Travel and Lodging and Visa

Magnet Lab facilities are spread across our three sites, near Florida State University in Tallahassee, at the University of Florida in Gainesville and at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. These pages contain information and links to help scientists and other visitors travel to our laboratories, find lodging and get around as needed. Travel support is available for first-time users; contact the appropriate facility director for more information.

Users and other visitors from outside the United States should familiarize themselves with visa requirements well in advance of their magnet time by v…


Gainesville, dominated by the University of Florida, is located in the central part of the state, about 70 miles (112 km) southwest of Jacksonville an…


The town of Los Alamos is located in northern New Mexico, about 100 miles (161 km) north of Albuquerque and 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Santa Fe.


The Magnet Lab is headquartered in Tallahassee, the state capital of Florida, located in the north of the state midway between Jacksonville and Pensac…