Getting Here
Address
McLean Laboratory
Seafloor Samples Lab
360 Woods Hole Rd
Falmouth, MA 02543
The WHOI Seafloor Samples Lab is located in the McLean Laboratory on the Quissett Campus. The lab is located in the West wing of McLean on the main floor. Please follow signs for the Seafloor Samples Lab once inside the building.
Directions
Driving Directions from Boston, Massachusetts
Take Route 3 south; follow signs for Cape Cod. Cross the Sagamore Bridge,
take the first exit off Route 6, and follow signs for Falmouth and Route 28. Travel south along the Cape Cod Canal until you reach the rotary at the base of the Bourne Bridge. Three quarters of the way around the rotary, bear right and continue south on Route 28.
At the second rotary on Route 28, travel halfway around, bearing right to continue south to the town of Falmouth. Bear right at the gas station onto Woods Hole Road. Travel two and one-half (2.5) miles to WHOI’s Quissett campus (on the left). At the stop sign, turn right onto WHOI's Ring Road. Turn left into the first driveway and park in the small lot on the right. From here, McLean is a short walk. Please note that parking is limited, especially in summer.
Driving Directions from Providence, Rhode Island
Take Route 195 east, then Route 25 east; follow signs for Cape Cod. Cross the Bourne Bridge, travel halfway around the rotary on the Cape side of the bridge, and follow signs to Route 28, Falmouth, and Woods Hole. Continue south on Route 28, as directed below.
At the second rotary on Route 28, travel halfway around, bearing right to continue south to the town of Falmouth. Bear right at the gas station onto Woods Hole Road. Travel two and one-half (2.5) miles to WHOI’s Quissett campus (on the left). At the stop sign, turn right onto WHOI's Ring Road. Turn left into the first driveway and park in the small lot on the right. From here, McLean is a short walk. Please note that parking is limited, especially in summer.
Biking
The Shining Sea Bikeway is a paved, multi-use trail that runs 10.7 miles from North Falmouth to Woods Hole. Along the way, there are several convenient places to pick up the bike path and enjoy some cycling by the sea. The WHOI Quissett Campus can be accessed from the bike path just south of stop #2. There is well marked gravel path that connects the bike path to Surf Drive. Turn left onto Surf Drive and then right onto the second driveway for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Follow the Ring Road for .3 miles and turn right when you reach McLean Laboratory. There are bike racks at the entrance of the building.
Campus Shuttle
The campus shuttle transports passengers between the Quissett and Woods Hole Village Campuses.