TOUR INFORMATION
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For an informative and entertaining glance at the University of Georgia, look no further than the UGA Visitors Center! Our knowledgeable student staff lead prospective students and their families, alumni and special groups through the campus, providing their insights and wisdom in relating the campus experience.
The Visitors Center conducts regularly scheduled campus tours seven days a week, with three tours Monday - Friday, two tours on Saturday and one on Sunday. Tour participants board the Visitors Center mini-bus for an hour long combination driving and walking tour of the campus.
For additional information or to make a tour reservation, please call the information line at (706) 542-0842.
RESERVATIONS
The Visitors Center tour is a combination walking and driving tour of campus. The limited space on our mini-bus requires a visitor to make a prior reservation for a tour. Certain days and times fill up quickly. Teacher workdays and spring break dates may fill up months in advance.
If a tour is not available on the date or time that you want, the Visitors Center staff will help you see the campus! Visitors may join the tour group for the walking portion of the tour and self-guided tours and audio tours are available.
For additional information or to make a tour reservation, please call the information line at (706) 542-0842.
WALK-INS
If you happen to be visiting the University of Georgia campus, stop by the Visitors Center! We try our best to accommodate walk-ins for the campus tour by signing visitors up on a stand-by list, encouraging them to join the walking portion of the tour or by giving them a self-guided tour.
SELF-GUIDED TOURS
A self-guided tour includes the same tour route directions and campus information that would be seen on our student-led tours. Please feel free to stop by the Visitors Center and pick up a copy.
AUDIO TOURS
The Visitors Center provides a thirty minute audio tour of the university's historic North Campus. Audio tour cassettes and Walk-mans can be easily checked out at the Visitors Center.
SPECIAL/GROUP TOURS
The Visitors Center also offers special tours to various on-campus and off-campus groups. These groups include school groups, campus groups, campus alumni and community groups. Special tour visits can be scheduled by contacting the Visitors Center manager or director at (706) 542-0842.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
Read below for a brief synopsis of campus tour highlights.
VISITORS CENTER
The campus tour begins at the Visitors Center located in the Four Towers Building on East Campus. Originally built as a dairy barn in 1937 by the Public Works Administration, the building was renovated prior to the 1996 Olympic games held in Atlanta. The Visitors Center has had over 240,000 visitor contacts since its inception.
SOUTH CAMPUS
The South Campus area of the university is home to a variety of departments, mostly scientific and mathematical in nature. The two exceptions to this rule are Aderhold Hall, which houses the School of Education, and Tucker Hall, home to the School of Social Work. Visitors can also see Science Row, which is home to a number of science classes, Conner Hall, home to the College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, and Boyd Graduate Research Center, home to the departments of Mathematics and Computer Sciences and to the Graduate School Admissions Office.
Two of UGA's professional schools, the College of Pharmacy and the College of Veterinary Medicine, are located on South Campus.
South Campus is also home to several athletic facilities, including Stegeman Coliseum and the Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall, home of the Athletic Department and a sports museum.
WEST CAMPUS
The area known as West Campus at the University of Georgia is home to a variety of residence halls. Visitors can see Oglethorpe House Residence Hall and Dining Commons, the Hill Community,consisting of five smaller Residence Halls and the Colonial Community, featuring our three high rise dorms Brumby, Russell and Creswell. Visitors will also see Bolton Dining Hall, the largest of the three dining halls on campus. The campus tour will move along Lumpkin Street, where visitors can see the Student Learning Center construction site and a variety of campus organizations.
NORTH CAMPUS
The walking portion of the campus tour begins at the famous Arch, located on historic North Campus. Centuries-old buildings including the Chapel, Old College, New College, the Law School and the Main Library, are nestled among majestic oaks on the original campus quadrangle. Moving south, view the heart of campus where visitors can find the Tate Student Center, the UGA Bookstore and the heralded Sanford Stadium.
EAST CAMPUS
The newest section to the university, East Campus is home to the Performing and Visual Arts complex, featuring the state of Georgia's official art museum, the Georgia Museum of Art. Visitors will also see the university's 5.5 acre work-out center and home to the School of Health and Human Performance, the Ramsey Center for Physical Activities. Pulling back into the Visitors Center, tour participants can catch a a glimpse of the Edgar L. Rhodes Animal Science Center, home to the Animal and Dairy Science Department and animal cloner Steve Stice.
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