Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Review

Imagine a place where subatomic particles are being shot at the speed of light under your feet. Imagine where you can simply walk into a national center of excellence and immerse yourself with international scientists who are simply trying to understand how the world works. Imagine taking a walk around acres of preserved forest on trails where Bison are protected animals and being toured with pride by a local scientist explaining to you how our understanding of particle physics will change our lives yet again. Imagine where you can do all of the above anytime of the day and anytime of the year and know that the doors of science are always open to the curious human mind young or old.
You would be in Fermilab.

Wonderful facility. Cafeteria is open to the public. Lederman Science Center is a clean & free place for kids to learn science with hands-on experiments. Nature trails are excellent for running/strolling. Highly highly recommend for parents.

One MUST VISIT, the top floor to get a better idea of what happens there onsite.... it s a very cool place to visit on any day but make an appointment to be part of the tour, it s well worth it...

Was informed about entrance sign saying "registration closed". Phoned. "Rick" refused to answer any questions, including his name until the 3rd request. Must be the janitor. No wonder Fermi is #2!

I love working here as a graduate student! We have such interesting guests! Such as 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics winner, John Mather. (There have been many other novel prize guests but this was the one I got to meet personally!)

Open House was wonderful! Staff was friendly, helpful and plentiful - available to talk and answer questions. Great day!

Great place to visit for Astronomy and Physics enthusiasts.

Pretty cool but the lack of miniature black holes was kinda dissapointing

I love Fermi Lab since our home school days. We came on a rainy Sunday because sister wanted to check out the bison. We did not find them but we found out FL has ASK A SCIENTIST every 1st Sunday of the month which is a free lecture plus a tour upstairs. We would have gone if we had the time.

The best place my first home in US. The place is quite lonely but there are lots of things to explore. You need an ID badge to get entry inside the campus. There are many lakes inside the campus with beautiful walking trails along the lake shores. There are plenty of deer's which can be spotted occasionally. Yeah one annoying thing about the campus is lots of geese which doesn't help to maintain the cleanliness of the campus. Overall I rate this place a good one to explore and enjoy.

Friendly atmosphere. Tour guides really informative. Cafe has good food. Art gallery and public events.

Awesome. Interesting enlistment s going on
Well explained. But it was 90 outside. 50th anniversary. Another open house in February

The largest accelerator in the US. Don't miss the buffaloes

I came here the other day and this thing gave me super powers! the thing blew up and almost killed me! but it gave me super powers! it made me faster than sound and now I go anywhere! oh yeah

Very cool place to visit. Staff love to talk with you about the work they do, and why they do it.

Guided tour is very worth it. Guides are treasures troves of information and the facility is fantastic!

Really great place to visit if you're interested in learning a little bit about the particle physics there (they do have public tours!)

interesting place to visit if you like science, and if you like nature

A wonderful environment where the people are the facility.

This place is amazing! Lots to do and very educational. There is a lot of ponds to fish in and lots of area to walk. The property is well kept and is very scenic. The main building offers lots of educational opportunities and the top floors provide a beautiful view!
I believe you can get yours by calling to arrange this but I'm not entirely sure. I would love to go on one! I have been visiting this place for my whole life...back many years ago my grandparents owned a lot on the property...not sure how that works as for now the place is privately owned

Close. I can't believe Shay Birkey believe is from Batavia!!! They have that place connected to me.

Fascinated by this place. Beautiful , interesting and very friendly people .
If you like science you will love Femi lab.
Bison and wildflowers just beautiful.

Very amazing lab to be able to go to, went with Northwestern University as part of a high school program and was very fascinated.

A great place to tour for the scientist at heart. A few more hands on activities would be great.

Such a beautiful place. The tour we had was really cool, and even if you're not fully informed on what goes on here, I would still recommend taking one.

My friend and I come here for lunch. Their main building has a cafeteria with tons of food. To enter you need to show an ID and explain why you are there.

Good place to visit to learn about high energy physics

Very very interesting. The second most powerful particle accelerator in the world after CERN. Everything is very well visible and explained from the Wilson Hall -15 floor. The only flaw is that you may feel stupid and mediocre especially among so many scientists :) One of the best attractions in Illinois. Everyone must see

Took a tour and saw the buffalo. Very cool to learn about the research and development here.

Fermi was a landmark as a kid we knew when we were either leaving for Vacation or corresponding back from often times my Mother would shout out look its the Buffalo. We would say something or otherwise whether we felt like much of Vacation oh yeah on way usual not on the way back I always said there she is ole FermI good to be home!

Fermi lab is a great place. Went to taste of Fermi and ate samples of food from all over the word. Prepared by employees from all over the world.

Cutting edge science happening here. A very friendly place for everyone.

Absolutely breath taking. I'd consider again in a heartbeat. A pinnacle of human ingenuity. One of the few facilities on Earth that represents the best our species has to offer.

Very cool property! I didn't go into any buildings but I would like to attend a seminar there someday.

Worth visiting just because how unique it is. Lots to learn, lots of events, some decent photo ops outside.

Premier particle physics national laboratory named after renowned physicist Enrico Fermi. The laboratory is famous for hosting experiments that discovered bottom and top quarks. It is accessible to general public requiring driver license to enter by vehicle, or no document at all if entering by foot or bicycle. Fermilab offers public tours, colloquia and art series nights.
There are several educational programs for youth in Lederman scientific center, one of them being Saturday Morning Physics. Additionally there is a dog run and one can enjoy biking or jogging. There is bike/pedestrian path along the main road. The main building , Wilson Hall, has cafeteria offering decent food. There is Frontier Pub in the village. And of course a herd of American buffaloes, which has become a symbol of the laboratory.

Very boring. Would never go again Eve in my entire life

Great variety of performers in a very comfortable environment. Easy parking and great staff.

I work in UW Madison and regularly visit Fermilab. Its a really nice place. The food in the cafeteria is great.

One of the greatest labs for fundamental particle physics in the world.

Very large location with a very interesting group of experts.

Great place to bring kids interested in STEM careers

The only Dept of Energy national lab open to the public. Active research and conservation projects.

Went to a story collider event here and got to talk with some of the senior scientists. Fascinating.

Very pleasant visit. The Wilson Hall 15 floor is open for the public even without guided tour. Everything is explained and displayed very simple and understandable. Especially for "genius" people like us :D .The bisons were very close to the fence and you can see them all. And if you want to see smart scientists this place is full of them :).

Heard these guys shoot proton particles wich makes chicagoans so aggressive..so thats why everybody s driving like crazy in Chicago

Beautiful land and paths. Great lecture hall. But they're a little funny about the whole particle accelerator thing. :)

This is where I work. Great place to visit and see Buffalo and learn about what we're doing in High Energy Physics. I recommend calling ahead and setting up with a tour.

A Huge National Particle Research Laboratory named after Great Physicist Enrico Fermi which is approximately 28 Miles distance away from Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, Illinois. During Tour from Argonne National Laboratory, Opportunity received to Nuclear Scientists/Engineers from the Whole World to visit this Interesting Beautiful Laboratory. International Atomic Energy Agency organizes Training Programmes for Nuclear Engineers/Scientists and in One of these Programmes, Scientists from the World gathered at Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, Illinois. My Father Sardar Baldev Singh Gill was one of them who visited Fermilab at that Time.

Cool place to learn about colliding particles during high school...

Science explained in an understandable way. Hands on experiments for you to partake

Despite being the only National DOE laboratory that is open to the public, Fermilab is also one of the most beautiful. Not only does Fermilab have world class physics research going on there, they also have; Illinois prairie and savanna restoration, bike and jogging paths, fishing lakes, and even a huge field to run your dog. Oh, yeah, there is also some really cool science stuff that you can tour.

Super cool place. Free tours and they treat it like an open campus you can visit. There are many artistic things to see and Buffalo on a farm. Many beautiful views from the 15th floor where you can do a self guided tour for free. There are also areas to fish and walk your dogs.

Great place to visit. They have fascinating lectures and arts events. They have a visitors center as well as various displays for visitors. They also have the bison field.

My daughters girl scout troop had an outing here and it was very interesting the presentation by Dr. Freeze and the tour around the different facilities was informative and fun

This is a very interesting place to visit. They have bison here. There are many interesting things going on in this place.

I was here for the Sunday lecture series. I highly recommend the it. After the hour or so lecture there is a tour of one of the facilities and a small reception on the top floor of the main building which has a great view of the western suburbs. I'm glad that the make the lab accessible to the public through this event and many others.

Fascinating lectures were held here when I lived in IL. I went several times during the time period of 2010-2015. I would go to the Storm Weather Seminars with Tom Skilling here. Place was always clean and gorgeous. Was always exciting to learn more about the world and the science behind it all!

If you know what you're getting yourself into, you'll have a good time.

Great place to get information about particles. They have an guise open to public tour every Wednesday. It's a huge area you need an photo ID to enter.

Awesome trip for my science-minded 11 year old. We'll be going back for more lectures!

Excellent place to visit both for the nature and the science displays.