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Fernbank Museum of Natural History
767 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30307
Please pardon our progress!
The front entrance to Fernbank Museum is currently under construction for renovations and upgrades. Guests may drop-off passengers on the side of the building facing the main parking lot. In order to create the new Pedestrian Plaza, the circular driveway will be unavailable as a drop-off area for guests.
Museum staff will be available to assist patrons access the museum during this time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Parking access will not be affected.
Fernbank Museum is conveniently located at east of Midtown, near Emory University at the corner of Ponce de Leon Avenue and Clifton Road and is accessible by MARTA. For up-to-date traffic information and roadwork information, click here.
Free parking is available.
From North Atlanta: Go south on I-75/I-85/GA400 to downtown Atlanta. Take exit 248C Freedom Parkway (GA 10 East). Go 1.7 miles to Ponce de Leon Avenue and turn right. Go 1.7 miles to Clifton Road and turn left. Go 1/10 mile to the Museum entrance and turn right.
From South Atlanta: Go north on I-75/I-85 to downtown Atlanta. Take exit 248C Freedom Parkway (GA 10 East). Go 1.7 miles to Ponce de Leon Avenue and turn right. Go 1.7 miles to Clifton Road and turn left. Go 1/10 mile to the Museum entrance and turn right.
From East Atlanta: Go I-20 west to exit 57 (I-75/I-85 North). Take exit 248C Freedom Parkway (GA 10 East). Go 1.7 miles to Ponce de Leon Avenue and turn right. Go 1.7 miles to Clifton Road and turn left. Go 1/10 mile to the Museum entrance and turn right.
From West Atlanta: Go I-20 east to exit 57 (I-75/I-85 North). Take exit 248C Freedom Parkway (GA 10 East). Go 1.7 miles to Ponce de Leon Avenue and turn right. Go 1.7 miles to Clifton Road and turn left. Go 1/10 mile to the Museum entrance and turn right.
From Downtown: Go north on Peachtree Street to Ponce de Leon Avenue and turn right. Go 3.3 miles to Clifton Road and turn left. Go 1/10 mile to the Museum entrance and turn right.
From Buckhead: Go south on Peachtree Street to Ponce de Leon Avenue and turn left. Go 3.3 miles to Clifton Road and turn left. Go 1/10 mile to the Museum entrance and turn right.
From Stone Mountain: Go west on Highway 78 and merge onto Lawrenceville Highway (GA 29). Note: This road changes names several times and will eventually become Ponce de Leon Avenue. Once you reach an arched stone overpass go 1 mile to Clifton Road and turn right. Go 1/10 mile to the Museum entrance and turn right.
MARTA DIRECTIONS
From the northern suburbs, southern suburbs and downtown, take the North/South Rail line to the North Avenue station. Board bus #2, designated as Ponce de Leon Avenue. Ask the driver to drop you at the corner of Clifton Road. Walk to your left down Clifton Road, and Fernbank will be the first drive on your right.
From east Atlanta, take the East/West Rail line to the Avondale Station. Board bus #2, designated as Ponce de Leon Avenue. Ask the driver to drop you at the corner of Clifton Road. Walk to your right down Clifton Road, and Fernbank Museum will be the first drive on your right.
Using the MARTA bus system only, board Bus #2, which runs east to west on Ponce de Leon Avenue, and ask the driver to drop you at the corner of Clifton Road. Walk north on Clifton Road, and Fernbank Museum will be the first drive on your right.
For more complete details on the MARTA Transportation system, call the MARTA customer information line at 404.848.4711 or visit www.itsmarta.com.
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