Street address:
Michigan Library and Historical Center
702 West Kalamazoo Street
Lansing, Michigan

Below are directions from some major Michigan cities. For parking information please see our Parking Information on our Visit HAL page. Please call the Reference Desk at 517-373-1300 if you have further questions.

Battle Creek | Detroit | Flint | Grand Rapids | Jackson | Mt. Pleasant

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Coming from Flint
Take I-69 W to I-127 S
Take I-127 S to the I-496 W exit
Take I-496 to exit 5 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.)
Use the far right lane on the exit ramp
Turn right onto Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. (North)
Take Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. to Kalamazoo Street
Turn right on Kalamazoo Street (East)
Take Kalamazoo Street one and a half blocks to the "MLHC Boulevard" (North)
Turn left onto the "MLHC Boulevard"
Go one way around the traffic circle to the visitor's parking lot entrance
Enter the parking lot directly from the traffic circle.
Parking lot on left and building on right.

Coming from Detroit
Take I-96 W to I-127 N
Take I-127 N to the I-496 W exit
Take I-496 to exit 5 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.)
Use the far right lane on the exit ramp
Turn right on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. (North)
Take Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. to Kalamazoo Street
Turn right on Kalamazoo Street (East)
Take Kalamazoo Street one and a half blocks to the "MLHC Boulevard" (North)
Turn left onto the "MLHC Boulevard"
Go one way around the traffic circle to the visitor's parking lot entrance
Enter the parking lot directly from the traffic circle.
Parking lot on left and building on right.

Coming from Jackson
Take I-127 N to I-496 W
Take I-496 to exit 5 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.)
Use the far right lane on the exit ramp
Turn right on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. (North)
Take Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. to Kalamazoo Street
Turn right on Kalamazoo Street (East)
Take Kalamazoo Street one and a half blocks to the "MLHC Boulevard" (North)
Turn left onto the "MLHC Boulevard"
Go one way around the traffic circle to the visitor's parking lot entrance
Enter the parking lot directly from the traffic circle.
Parking lot on left and building on right.

Coming from Grand Rapids
Take I-96 E to I-496 E
Take I-496 E to exit 5 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.)
Use the far left lane on the exit ramp
Turn left onto Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. (North)
Take Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. to Kalamazoo Street
Turn right on Kalamazoo Street (East)
Take Kalamazoo Street one and a half blocks to the "MLHC Boulevard" (North)
Turn left onto the "MLHC Boulevard"
Go one way around the traffic circle to the visitor's parking lot entrance
Enter the parking lot directly from the traffic circle.
Parking lot on left and building on right.

Coming from Battle Creek
Take I-69 N to I-496 E
Take I-496 to exit 5 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.)
Use the far left lane on the exit ramp
Turn left onto Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. (North)
Take Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. to Kalamazoo Street
Turn right on Kalamazoo Street (East)
Take Kalamazoo Street one and a half blocks to the "MLHC Boulevard" (North)
Turn left onto the "MLHC Boulevard"
Go one way around the traffic circle to the visitor's parking lot entrance
Enter the parking lot directly from the traffic circle.
Parking lot on left and building on right.

Coming from Mt. Pleasant
Take I-127 S to I-496 W
Take I-496 to exit 5 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.)
Use the far right lane on the exit ramp
Turn right onto Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. (North)
Take Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. to Kalamazoo Street
Turn right on Kalamazoo Street (East)
Take Kalamazoo Street one and a half blocks to the "MLHC Boulevard" (North)
Turn left onto the "MLHC Boulevard"
Go one way around the traffic circle to the visitor's parking lot entrance
Enter the parking lot directly from the traffic circle.
Parking lot on left and building on right.