Emory and Atlanta

The 660-acre campus is in a beautifully wooded area six miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. The city of Atlanta, populated by about 4 million people and widely considered the cultural and industrial center of the Southeast, offers a host of diverse opportunities. The Jimmy Carter Presidential Center and Library and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non-Violent Social Change are both internationally known educational service facilities. Culturally, Atlanta offers the Atlanta Ballet, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Alliance Theater, the High Museum of Art, and the Michael C. Carlos Museum on the Emory campus. The city has four major professional sports teams and is easily accessible by a convenient bus and rail system. For outdoor activities, the Appalachian Mountains are located just north of the city and Atlantic and Gulf Coast beaches are accessible by car. 

Housing:

• http://www.emory.edu/HOUSING - Campus Housing

• http://www.housing.emory.edu/off-campus/home.cfm - Off-Campus Housing

• http://housing.emory.edu/VENDORS/list.html - Atlanta Area Housing Resources

Useful Links of the Area:

• http://www.georgia.org - Georgia Tourism

• http://www.therealgeorgia.com/touristinformation.html - The Real Georgia.com

• http://www.metroatlantachamber.com - Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce

• http://www.atlantadowntown.com/HavingFun.asp - Atlanta Downtown

• http://www.n-georgia.com/welcome.htm - Georgia’s Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Guide (State Area)

• http://www.n-georgia.com/atlanta_tour.htm - Georgia’s Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Guide (Atlanta Area)

Campus Maps:

• Detailed Map to campus - http://www.emory.edu/WWW/detailedMap.htm

• Campus Map - http://map.emory.edu/

Directions to Campus:

85 South
85 South to North Druid Hills Road. At the end of the ramp, turn left onto North Druid Hills Road. At the 4th traffic light turn right onto LaVista Road. At the 1st traffic light turn left onto Houston Mill Road. At the 2nd light cross over Clifton Road and Houston Mill will become Michael Street. Take the first left and the Michael Street Parking Deck will be on your right. Proceed to the second entrance for Visitor's Parking.

85 North (from the airport)
Take I-85 North to Freedom Parkway. Follow the signs to the Carter Center and bear right on 42 East until it dead ends. Go left on Moreland Avenue (Moreland Avenue becomes Briarcliff). Stay on Briarcliff for approximately 3 miles. Turn right onto Clifton Road. After you have passed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on your right (approximately 1.5 miles), turn right on to Michael Street. Take the first left and the Michael Street Parking Deck will be on your right. Proceed to the second entrance for Visitor's Parking.

400 South
Take 400 South to Piedmont Road/Sydney Marcus Boulevard Exit. At the end of the ramp turn left onto Sydney Marcus. Turn left at the light onto Buford Highway. At the next light turn right onto Cheshire Bridge Road. At the 3rd traffic light turn left onto LaVista Road. At the 3rd traffic light turn right onto Houston Mill Road. At the 2nd light cross over Clifton Road and Houston Mill will become Michael Street. Take the first left and the Michael Street Parking Deck will be on your right. Proceed to the second entrance for Visitor's Parking.

I-20
Exit on Moreland Avenue North. Head North on Moreland Avenue for 4.5 miles (Moreland Avenue becomes Briarcliff). Stay on Briarcliff for approximately 3 miles. Turn right onto Clifton Road. After you have passed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on your right (approximately 1.5 miles), turn right on to Michael Street. Take the first left and the Michael Street Parking Deck will be on your right. Proceed to the second entrance for Visitor's Parking.

Highway 78
Take Highway 78 West to Scott Boulevard. Traveling South on Scott Boulevard turn right onto North Decatur Road. Turn right onto Clifton Road. You will travel approximately 1 mile, passing Emory University Hospital, the Clinic and Main Campus. Turn left on Michael Street. Take the first left and the Michael Street Parking Deck will be on your right. Proceed to the second entrance for Visitor's Parking.