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From Southwest Ohio
If you are driving from Southwest Ohio, take OH-32 E to Athens. If you are driving from the Chillicothe area, take US-50 E to Athens.
Just West of Albany, OH, at the Ohio University Airport, OH-32 E and US-50 E join together. Continue East on OH-32 and US-50.
Pass the exit for US-33 E to Pomeroy, OH (that off-ramp exits to the left).
Take Exit 17, for OH-682 N. You will have gone about nine miles from the airport. Turn right at the first traffic light, onto Richland Avenue, to cross the Hocking River and enter the Ohio University campus. You will be at coordinates E-6 on the campus map, and the Visitor's Center will be located on your left, in the log cabin. Please pay careful attention to parking restrictions to avoid having your car towed.
From Southeast Ohio & West Virginia
Take US-50 W all the way up the Hocking River valley to the city of Athens. This will require an exit from the OH-7 four-lane less than a mile West of the small sign to turn left for "downtown Coolville."
US-50 is now four lanes all the way from Belpre to Athens.
After US-33 E joins US-50 W in Athens, take Exit 17, for OH-682 N. Turn right at the first traffic light, onto Richland Avenue, to cross the Hocking River and enter the Ohio University campus. You will be at coordinates E-6 on the campus map, and the Visitor's Center will be located on your left, in the log cabin. Please pay careful attention to parking restrictions to avoid having your car towed.