North Carolina Archaeology Day

Directions and Parking

The Research Laboratories of Archaeology is located in Alumni Building on UNC's North Campus, just off East Franklin Street between Morehead Planetarium and the Old Well. You can find an interactive campus map showing the location of Alumni Building here.

Many of the parking lots on UNC's campus are free on Saturdays. A limited number of free parking spots have been reserved in the Caldwell lot, which is across E. Cameron Avenue from Alumni Building. Public parking is available in the Morehead Planetarium Lot (a pay lot along East Franklin Street), at metered spots along East Franklin Street, and in the Downtown Chapel Hill Parking Deck (accessed from Rosemary Street one block north of East Franklin Street).

From Raleigh and eastern North Carolina: Take I-40 West to Exit 270 (HWY 15-501). Take a left off of the exit to get onto 15-501 going towards Chapel Hill. After 1.5 miles, the road forks. Stay to the right and get on Franklin Street when it splits off. The Morehead Planetarium Lot will be on your left in about 2.5 miles.

From Burlington, Greensboro, and western North Carolina: Take I-40 East (watch for the separation of I-85 and I-40 just east of Efland) to exit 266 – Highway 86. Turn right. Highway 86 becomes Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd (Historic Airport Rd.). Stay on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 4.1 miles to the Franklin Street traffic light. Turn left. The Morehead Planetarium Lot is on the right about a half-mile after turning on Franklin Street.

From Durham and areas northeast of Durham: Take I-85 South to 15-501 South. Continue 1.6 miles past the I-40 interchange and take the Franklin Street exit, which veers off to the right. The Morehead Planetarium Lot will be on your left in about 2.5 miles.