National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Urbana

Name: National Center for Supercomputing Applications
Address: Urbana, United States

#18 among attractions in Urbana

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The National Center for Supercomputing Applications is a state-federal partnership to develop and deploy national-scale cyberinfrastructure that advances research, science and engineering based in the United States. NCSA operates as a unit of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and provides high-performance computing resources to researchers across the country. Support for NCSA comes from the National Science Foundation, the state of Illinois, the University of Illinois, business and industry partners, and other federal agencies. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°6'53"N, 88°13'30"W

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National Center for Supercomputing Applications – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Urbana-Lincoln Hotel-Lincoln Square Mall, Spurlock Museum, Huff Hall, Alma Mater.

1 miE
Shopping, Night club, Shopping centre
Urbana-Lincoln Hotel-Lincoln Square Mall, Urbana
26 min walk • The Urbana-Lincoln Hotel – Lincoln Square Mall is a historic building complex located at 300 South Broadway Avenue in Urbana, Illinois. The Tudor Revival style hotel was built in 1923. In 1964, the mall was built as an extension of the hotel; it was one of the first fully enclosed shopping malls in Illinois.
0.6 miS
Specialty museum, Natural history museum, Museum
Spurlock Museum, Urbana
15 min walk • The William R. and Clarice V. Spurlock Museum, better known as the Spurlock Museum, is an ethnographic museum at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
0.9 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Outdoor activities
Huff Hall, Champaign-Urbana
23 min walk • Huff Hall is a 4,050-seat multi-purpose arena in Champaign, Illinois, United States. The arena opened in 1925 and was known as Huff Gymnasium until the 1990s. It is named after George Huff, who was the school's athletic director from 1895 to 1935.
0.4 miSW
Monuments and statues
Alma Mater, Champaign-Urbana
10 min walk • The Alma Mater, a bronze statue by sculptor Lorado Taft, is a beloved symbol of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
0.9 miS
Museum, Art museum, Art gallery
Krannert Art Museum, Champaign-Urbana
25 min walk • The Krannert Art Museum is a fine art museum located at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois, United States.
0.6 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater
Foellinger Auditorium, Champaign-Urbana
16 min walk • The Foellinger Auditorium, located at 709 S. Mathews Avenue in Urbana, Illinois on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is a concert hall and the university's largest lecture hall. It is the southernmost building on the main quad.
0.5 miS
Concerts and shows, Performing arts, Theater
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana
13 min walk • The Krannert Center for the Performing Arts is an educational and performing arts complex located at 500 South Goodwin Avenue in Urbana, Illinois and on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Herman C.
0.6 miS
Colonial revival architecture
Illini Union, Urbana
15 min walk • The Illini Union, located at 1401 West Green Street in Urbana, Illinois, on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, is the student union for the University.
0.5 miS
Beaux-Arts architecture
English Building, Urbana
14 min walk • The English Building, previously known as the Woman's Building and Bevier Hall, is a historic structure on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
0.9 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Station Theatre, Urbana
23 min walk • The Station Theatre is a small independent dramatics theatre located in downtown Urbana, Illinois. It was converted into a theatre from a Big Four Railway passenger station in 1967. At that time, it was called The Depot. The building was last used as a passenger station in 1956.
0.4 miSW
Architecture, Tower
Altgeld Hall, Champaign-Urbana
11 min walk • Altgeld Hall, located at 1409 West Green Street in Urbana, Illinois on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, was built in 1896–97 and was designed by Nathan Ricker and James M.

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Which popular attractions are close to National Center for Supercomputing Applications?

Nearby attractions include Grainger Engineering Library, Champaign-Urbana (6 min walk), Natural History Building, Champaign-Urbana (10 min walk), Alma Mater, Champaign-Urbana (10 min walk), Altgeld Hall, Champaign-Urbana (11 min walk).

How to get to National Center for Supercomputing Applications by public transport?

The nearest stations to National Center for Supercomputing Applications:

Bus

Goodwin & Main • Lines: 22N, 22S (2 min walk)
University & Goodwin • Lines: 22N, 6W (3 min walk)

Train

Champaign-Urbana (22 min walk)