The Olmsted Center

  By Subway

IRT Number 7 to Shea Stadium/Willets Point. Exit to Roosevelt Avenue. You want to be on the side of the street across from Shea. Walk along Roosevelt Avenue with Shea on your right. Take the first road on left into the Park. At the bottom of the road, there is a one-story white building - this is the Olmsted Center.

  By Car From Long Island

Grand Central Parkway Westbound to the Northern Boulevard/Shea Stadium exit. At the bottom of the exit, you will be facing Shea Stadium. Make a right turn, go under Roosevelt Avenue, and take the first left. The one-story white building is the Olmsted Center.

  By Car From Manhattan

Triborough Bridge to Grand Central Parkway (Eastbound). Take the Northern Boulevard exit. Keep to the right on the exit ramp and bear right at the fork. At the bottom of the exit ramp, you should be facing Shea Stadium. Turn right and take the service road (Shea Road) keeping Shea on your left. Go under Roosevelt Avenue and take the first left. The one-story white building is the Olmsted Center.

  By Car From Northern New Jersey

George Washington Bridge to Major Deegan Expressway (southbound) to Triborough Bridge. Follow directions above “By Car From Manhattan.”

  By Car From the Whitestone Bridge

Whitestone Expressway to Exit 13, Northern Boulevard. Right at traffic light then first left and under the highway at the Marina. At the traffic circle, bear right and follow the service road keeping Shea on your left. Go under Roosevelt Avenue and take the first left. The one-story white building is the Olmsted Center.

  By Car From Staten Island

Verrazano Narrows Bridge to Shore Parkway (Belt Parkway) East to the Van Wyck Expressway. Take the Van Wyck to the Grand Central Parkway and follow directions above “By Car From Long Island.”

Please stop at the reception area for a parking permit and directions to the visitor parking area.