Local Area

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory: Kossiakoff Center

APL is located on Johns Hopkins Road in Laurel Maryland, approximately 1/2 mile west of U.S. Route 29.


Applied Physics Laboratory: Kossiakoff Center

11100 Johns Hopkins Road
Laurel, MD 20723-6099

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APL Visitor Information

Please review important details, including COVID guidelines, by visiting the APL Visitor Information web page.

APL Visitor Guide Resources:

Directions to the Laboratory:

From Baltimore and I-95 (southbound)

Take exit 38 (Maryland Route 32-sign will read "Toward Columbia") west to US 29 south. (Exit 38 is approximately 10 miles from the Baltimore Beltway, I-695.) Proceed about 1.5 miles on US 29 to Johns Hopkins Road. Turn right. APL is a quarter mile west. Turn right on Pond Road, just past the service station. Follow the signs to the Kossiakoff Center parking on the lower lot.

From Washington and I-95 (northbound)

Take exit 38 (Maryland Route 32-sign will read "Toward Columbia") west to US 29 south. (Exit 38 is approximately 10 miles from the Washington Beltway, I-495.) Proceed about 1.5 miles on US 29 to Johns Hopkins Road. Turn right. APL is a quarter mile west. Turn right on Pond Road, just past the service station. Follow the signs to the Kossiakoff Center parking on the lower lot.

From US 29

Proceed on US 29 to and exit onto Johns Hopkins Road. APL is a quarter mile west. Turn right on Pond Road, just past the bank and credit union. Follow the signs to the Kossiakoff Center parking on the lower lot.