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Public tours

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory offers free educational tours (transportation not included). Tours last approximately 90 minutes, and tour locations may vary according to site availability and group interests.

Public tour group at LCLS Far Experimental Hall

Research

Modern technology creates new opportunities for society: Just think about how artificial intelligence has changed our cars and cell phone apps.

Our Story

As one of 17 Department of Energy national labs, SLAC pushes the frontiers of human knowledge and drives discoveries that benefit humankind. We invent...

SLAC main quad, with the Science and User Support Building and the Arrillaga Science Center

News collection

The NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in the Chilean Andes brings the cosmos to life like never before. During the first 10 years of operation, Rubin Observatory will conduct the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), creating the widest...

Vera C. Rubin Observatory at sunset on Cerro Pachón in Chile

Lab overview

Learn about SLAC’s senior leadership, directorates and core teams below. For an overview of our organizational structure, you can download the interactive PDF org chart.

Public tours are typically offered on the last two Fridays of each month. Registration for our public tours open the first Friday of every...

Tour stop at LCLS's XCS Hutch in the Far Experimental Hall

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The tour destinations are designed to give you the most exciting and informative views of the lab.

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Public tours