Travel and Local Tips
Getting There
Engineers Week events will be taking place primarily at the Florida Tech campus in Melbourne, Florida (with the exception of company tours). For more information about the specific location of each event on campus refer to the latest information on the Events page.
An interactive map of the Florida Tech campus can be found here to help locate the venues for each event as well as other important on campus locations such as trolley stops.
Parking on Campus
Parking on campus is limited, if you are visiting a current student, you can recieve a tempory pass from Campus Security. If you are just visiting for one of the Engineers Week events on campus, there is visitor parking located in the parking garage behind the Pather Dining Hall.
If you are attending as part of the Universty's Exploration Day, please follow the directions given by the Exploration Day staff for parking.
Nearby Attractions
RESTAURANTS
Pather Dining offers a great deal of different dining options on campus. Information about these options can be found here.
Downtown Melbourne located a short drive from campus has restaurants ranging from classic burgers and shakes, to an Irish pub. It also boasts a thriving night life. More information about downtown Melbourne can be found here.
There are numerous other great places to eat both beachside and around Melbourne.
BEACHES
We are graced with many beautiful beaches along the ocean side of the barrier island which are just a short drive from campus. We recommend Ocean Park, Indialantic Beach, and Paradise Beach.
CULTURE
Melbourne is located in Florida Space Coast, an area, which thanks to the various space programs, is very dense in technology and engineering companies.