Directions
The Ferst Center offers ample, well-lit parking to patrons at no cost at night and on weekends. Free parking is available in the parking deck adjacent to the Student Services Building on Ferst Drive. The parking deck opens at 6pm. See map below.
Please Note: street construction projects in the Midtown area are ongoing and include Techwood Drive, Williams Street, and the 14th Street bridge. With the closing of Techwood Drive on February 9, 2008 Ferst Center patrons may encounter detours and slower traffic. For specific information on closings and alternative routes please visit: www.14thStreetBridge.com.
The Ferst Center address is 349 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta Ga 30332. If you have any questions about directions please call us at 404-894-2787.
From the North
Travel south on I-75/85. Exit at North Avenue. Turn Right. Continue on North to Cherry Street (immediately before 2nd light) and turn right. Turn Left at the stop sign onto Ferst Drive. About a half mile down on right is the Visitor parking lot (handicap parking for events). Past the Visitor lot is the parking deck. Enter the driveway on your right at the "AREA 3 Parking" sign and the deck entrance will be located directly to your right. Parking in the deck is free and unmonitored after 6pm and on weekends. At all other times, visitors must park in designated lots. The Ferst Center is located on the far side of the parking deck from the street.
Alternative Directions heading southbound on I-75: Exit at Howell Mill/Northside Drive Exit. Take the exit ramp past the Howell Mill and exit at Northside Drive. Turn right onto Northside Drive. Stay in the middle lane, go through the 10th Street intersection and at the fork veer to the left onto Tech Parkway. At the first light turn left onto Regents Drive. Take an immediate right at the next light onto Ferst Drive. The parking deck will be the first left.
From the South
Travel north on I-75/85. Exit at West Peachtree/Spring Street. Turn left at 2nd light on West Peachtree. Turn left at the first light onto North Avenue. Continue on North over the interstate to Cherry Street (immediately before 2nd light) and turn right. Turn Left at the stop sign onto Ferst Drive. About a half mile down on right is the Visitor parking lot (handicap parking for events). Past the Visitor lot is the parking deck. Enter the driveway on your right at the "AREA 3 Parking" sign and the deck entrance will be located directly to your right. Parking in the deck is free and unmonitored after 6pm and on weekends. At all other times, visitors must park in designated lots. The Ferst Center is located on the far side of the parking deck from the street.
From 10th Street
Turn south on Hemphill Avenue. When Hemphill ends into Ferst Drive, turn right and follow Ferst Drive. After the first stoplight make the first possible left turn into the driveway at the "AREA 3 Parking" sign and the parking deck entrance will be located directly to your right. Parking in the deck is free and unmonitored after 6pm and on weekends. Handicap parking is available in the visitor lot (2nd left after light). The Ferst Center is located on the far side of the parking deck from the street.
From Midtown
Take 5th Street from Midtown Atlanta (accessible from West Peachtree St., or Spring St.) across the interstate onto campus where Fifth Street becomes Ferst Drive. Follow Ferst Drive around campus. After the third stop light, make the first possible left turn into the driveway at the "AREA 3 Parking" sign and the parking deck entrance will be located directly to your right. Parking in the deck is free and unmonitored after 6pm and on weekends. Handicap parking is available in the visitor lot (2nd left after light). The Ferst Center is located on the far side of the parking deck from the street.
From Northside Drive (from the Georgia Dome)
Head north on Northside Drive. Turn right onto North Avenue. Follow North under the bridge and turn left onto Tech Parkway at the stoplight (the Coca-Cola building will be on your right). Follow Tech Parkway to the next stoplight and turn right. Then make another immediate right onto Ferst Drive and take the first possible left turn into the driveway at the "AREA 3 Parking" sign and the parking deck entrance will be located directly to your right. Parking in the deck is free and unmonitored after 6pm and on weekends. Handicap parking is available in the visitor lot (2nd left after driving onto Ferst Drive). The Ferst Center is located on the far side of the parking deck from the street.
Wheelchair Accessible Parking
Handicap parking is available in the visitors lot, which is located adjacent to the Ferst Center parking deck. The visitors lot is marked by the "AREA 2 Parking" sign.
Additional handicap parking is available behind the free parking deck, located by the "Area 3 Parking" sign. Instead of making a right turn into the parking deck, continue down the driveway and you will see the handicap parking signs at the end of the drive.
Taking Marta
To take MARTA to the Ferst Center, go to the Midtown Marta Station. Exit the station on the side opposite from 10th Street. Look for the Tech Trolley – a yellow and black bus designed like an old-time trolley – and that will take you to the Georgia Tech campus. There is no charge to ride the Tech Trolley. It runs about every 15 minutes. Exit the Tech Trolley across the street from the Campus Recreation Center (CRC). Take the sidewalk that heads away from the street to the Ferst Center, which is on the left about 100 yards. Look for a white sculpture in front of the building.
You can also take the #113 MARTA bus to the Tech campus.
Daytime School Performances
Visit our Field Trips page for specialized instructions for large groups and school bus drivers which includes directions and parking.
Directions to Loading Docks
Download PDF Version of Loading Dock Map
