Find out if UAF is right for you by seeing it in person. We offer campus tours for prospective students Monday - Friday, starting in the Signers' Hall lobby and lasting about 60 minutes. Because the tours are led by students for students, tour times vary from semester to semester. We encourage advance reservations to ensure that you have the best experience possible at UAF. Call 800-478-1823 or 907-474-7500, or go to www.uaf.edu/admissions/visit/.

June 1 - Aug. 31: Monday - Friday, 9:30 a.m. No tours July 2 - 3.
Sept. 1 - May 31: Monday - Friday by appointment, except during campus closures.
Tour times vary by semester. Please call for current availability.

Campus map grid location: F/G-10 (Purple Zone)

Visit the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus for a free guided walking tour lasting about two hours. Meet in the lobby of Signers' Hall. Call 907-474-7021 or e-mail summer@uaf.edu for more information.

June 1 - Aug. 28: Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. No tours July 2 - 3.

Campus map grid location: F/G-10 (Purple Zone)

Millions of years of biodiversity and more than 11,000 years of cultural traditions are represented in the exhibits and research collections of the University of Alaska Museum of the North. Exhibit highlights include 2,000 years of Alaska art; Blue Babe, a 36,000-year-old mummified steppe bison; and an ever-changing sound and light display driven by the sun and moon, seismic activity and the aurora. The museum also offers special exhibits, lectures and family programs throughout the year. For admission fees and more information, call 907-474-7505.

May 15 - Sept. 15: daily, 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sept. 16 - May 14: Monday - Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed Sundays.

Campus map grid location: D-4/5 (Blue Zone)

Take a leap into virtual reality at the ARSC Discovery Lab. Park in the Taku visitor lot, follow the sidewalk up the hill, cross the road and walk right. Follow the sidewalk signs to the first loading dock on the left behind Rasmuson Library. Tour size limited to 20 participants: first-come, first-served. Call 907-450-8600 or e-mail tours_arsc@arsc.edu for more information.

June 3 - Aug. 26: Wednesdays, 1 p.m.

Campus map grid location: F-11 (Purple Zone)

Visit the world-renowned Geophysical Institute, where scientists study everything from the center of the earth to the center of the sun. Learn about the Alaska Satellite Facility's polar-orbiting satellites and the Alaska Earthquake Information Center's seismology lab. Meet in the Elvey Building lobby. Call 907-474-7558 for information, or e-mail info@gi.alaska.edu. Reservations required for groups of 10 or more.

June 3 - Aug. 26: Wednesdays, 2:30 p.m.

Campus map grid location: D-3 (Blue Zone)

Walk through the IARC, headquarters for scientists studying arctic and global climate. Meet in the Akasofu Building lobby. Call 907-474-7558 for more information, or e-mail info@gi.alaska.edu. Reservations required for groups of 10 or more.

June 3 - Aug. 26: Wednesdays, 4 p.m.

Campus map grid location: D-2 (Blue Zone)

Each year the Georgeson Botanical Garden tests more than 300 cultivars of annuals and thousands of perennials. Visit gorgeous and extensive gardens to see the wide variety of plants that grow in this northern climate, and sneak a peek at Santa's sidekicks in the Reindeer Research Program. Admission is $2. Call 907-474-1944 for more information.

Guided tour, June 5 - Aug. 28: Fridays, 2 p.m.
Self-guided tour, May 31 - Sept. 2: daily, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Campus map grid location: G-2 (Blue Zone)

Sustainable building practices are on display at America's only nonprofit arctic housing research center. This research and testing facility, designed to address the challenges faced by northern builders, showcases the latest building materials and techniques. CCHRC also performs research on all types of building- and energy-related technology in its two research labs. Call 907-457-3454 for more information.

Weekly tours: Call for the current schedule.

Campus map grid location: H-5 (Red Zone)

See muskoxen, caribou and reindeer up close as guides from the Institute of Arctic Biology explain the history and biology of these arctic ungulates. From Farmers Loop Road, turn onto Ballaine Road, then left on Yankovich Road. The station is on the right, one mile down the road. Viewing is available year-round from the parking area; binoculars are helpful. Call 907-474-7207 or 907-474-7640 for more information, or visit www.uaf.edu/lars/.

May 26 - Sept. 1: daily, 45-minute tours offered each hour beginning at 10 a.m. Last tour begins at 4 p.m. Open July 4. Call for daily availability and fees.

For UAF shuttle service information, call 907-474-7433.

Off-campus location: 1

The summer 2009 Poker Flat Research Range tours have been canceled. For more information call 907-474-7558 or e-mail info@gi.alaska.edu.

While you are at UAF, you may be interested in visiting the bookstore, walking through Signers' Hall where the Alaska Constitution was signed, eating lunch at Wood Center or just wandering around. Check out some other things to see and do throughout the year.

Shuttle service operates from 7:15 a.m. - 10:30 p.m., Monday  through Friday during the academic year, with reduced service in the summer. Call 474-PARK (7275) or visit the Transportation Services.