Driving Directions
Map to Visitors' Center

If you are driving to UNC-Chapel Hill...

From Interstate 40 (from Raleigh and points east):

  • Take Exit 273-B (Hwy 54) towards Chapel Hill
  • Continue straight for 4 miles to the top of the hill
  • Park at UNC Visitor Parking Lot on right before traffic light*

From Interstate 85 (coming from Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Greensboro):

  • Take I-40 East towards Raleigh
  • Take Exit 273 and turn right at the end of the exit ramp
  • Continue straight for 4 miles to the top of the hill
  • Park at UNC Visitor Parking Lot on right before traffic light*

From Interstate 85 North (from Durham and points north):

  • Follow I-85 to intersection with Hwy 15-501 South
  • Follow 15-501 South towards Chapel Hill; the highway will divide
  • Remain on 15-501 South (Bypass) bearing left, away from Franklin Street
  • Turn right at Highway 54 Exit towards "UNC-Chapel Hill"
  • Continue to the top of the hill
  • Park at UNC Visitor Parking Lot on right just before traffic light*

* Visitor parking is also available on campus at the RamsHead Lot on Ridge Road. Some spaces are available at the Morehead Planetarium for visitors. Metered spaces are available on Franklin Street. Public pay lots are located on Rosemary Street (one block north and parallel to Franklin Street).


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