Sagan Planet Walk

The Sagan Planet Walk is a walking scale model of the solar system, extending 1.2 km from the center of The Commons in downtown Ithaca, NY, to the Sciencenter, a hands-on museum featuring over 250 exhibits.

The exhibition was created in memory of Ithaca resident and Cornell Professor Carl Sagan by the Sciencenter in 1997. Professor Sagan had been a founding member of the museum's advisory board and was instrumental in developing the institution's educational philosophy.

Free Audio Tour

Learn more about the Solar System and the planets as you explore the Sagan Planet Walk. The FREE tour is narrated by Bill Nye the Science Guy. Listen to the tour by phone at 703.637.6237. Download from iTunes or our Sagan Planet Walk Podcast Page.

Passport to the Solar System

Purchase a "Passport to the Solar System" for $4 and take your fully stamped passport to the Sciencenter to receive one free admission.

• List of locations where passports are sold

You can also download the "Passport to the Solar System" for free below. Please note that the downloadable passports do not qualify for free admission to the Sciencenter.

• Download the "Passport to the Solar System"
• Download the Teacher's Edition of the "Passport to the Solar System." You may use this version to make Xerox copies for your class.

Map

• The Sagan Planet Walk Map

Archive: Dedication and Press Releases

• Interview with Sciencenter Director – 10/21/2012
• Alpha Centauri Dedication - 9/28/2012
• Press Release - 9/18/1997
• Press Release - 10/24/1997
• Dedication Ceremony Remarks -11/8/1997

History, Biography & Addendums

• History of the Sagan Planet Walk
• Biography of Dr. Carl Sagan
• Protect-a-Planet

Project Design Measurements

Doc Kinne created this portion of the web site in 2001 as part of his Graduate Projects in Astronomy at the Swinburne Center of Astrophysics and Supercomputing Melbourne, Australia.