Visitor Information

Driving Directions: (subject to change due to on campus construction)

1. From Highway 82: turn south at the Lee Blvd entrance road (sign for Mississippi Highway Patrol station). Follow Lee Blvd. to the Hardy Rd. intersection and turn left. The Library is on the west side of Hardy Road about two blocks from the Lee Blvd./Hardy Rd. intersection.
2. From S. Montgomery Street turn east on Locksley Way. Turn right on Spring Street/Blackjack Rd. and continue to the traffic circle. Enter the traffic circle and continue to the left, exiting straight onto Blackjack Road (Shell Station will be on your right). Turn left at the next traffic light, Hardy Road Extension. Continue to the 4 way stop sign at the Morrill Rd/Hardy Rd intersection. The Library is on the west side of Hardy Road, the second building past the Morrill Road/Hardy Rd. intersection. Parking lots are located around the Morrill Road/Hardy Road intersection and behind the Longest Student Health Center and Simrall Engineering Building.

Parking:

There are few campus spaces officially designated as Visitor Parking. However, visitors to Special Collections, the Congressional and Political Research Center, and other areas of the library have two options for free parking:

1. Stop at the Campus Police Station and request a parking permit for the requisite number of days
2. Park in Staff or Student parking - if a ticket is issued by the Campus Police Dept., present it to the Special Collections desk, and ask that it be forwarded to the Police Dept. for handling. OR- write "Visitor - Library Researcher" across the ticket and mail to the address on the ticket. Visitors with Handicapped stickers may of course park in any designated Handicapped space. Vehicles parked in spaces marked "Service" or "Handicapped" may be towed or wheel-locked at any time, as will those parked in non-designated spaces.

Accommodations:

MSU Campus

• Eugene Butler Guest House
• Herbert Hall http://www.housing.msstate.edu/guest/

Starkville area hotels/motels

• Best Western Starkville Inn
       119 Hwy 12, (662) 324-5555
• Comfort Inn Suites
       801 Russell St., (662) 324-9595
• Hampton Inn
       700 Hwy 12 E, (662) 324-1333
• Holiday Inn Express
       110 Hwy 12 West, (662) 324-0076, or (800)-HOLIDAY
• Hotel Chester
       101 N. Jackson St., (662) 323-5005
• Microtel Inn
       1121 Hwy 82 E., (662) 615-0700
• Ramada Inn
       403 Hwy 12 East, (662) 323-6161

Restaurants and Eateries:

MSU Campus

• Cafeteria
       West side of drill field
• Student Union fast food shops
       West side of drill field
• Food For Thought Featuring Einstein Bros Bagels
       2nd floor atrium

Starkville

• The Starkville Convention and Visitors Bureau web site lists over 50 restaurants at http://www.starkville.org/asp-bin/tourism_dining/default.asp

Maps:

• Starkville/Oktibbeha County: http://www.gomdot.com/maps/city_maps.asp
• MSU Campus: http://msuinfo.ur.msstate.edu/where/
• Library: http://www.msstate.edu/web/maps/index.php?building=0055
• Library-PDF Version: http://library.msstate.edu/images/LibraryCircled.pdf