Commuter Students

There are a lot of fun places on and off campus to hang out and make new friends for students commuting to class. Commuting students also have a plethora of options when it comes to places to eat.

Find a new favorite place on or nearby the Emory & Health Sciences campuses, or look for somewhere exciting across the I-81 corridor.

Favorite On-Campus Locations

Main Campus & Emory (I-81 Exit 26)

What to Do	Where to Eat
McGlothlin Center for the Arts – Art Gallery and Performances Emory Mercantile Company Lynch Links Golf Course – 9-hole Golf Course Martin Brock Student Center Lounge McPherson Center Fitness Room Walking Trails Outdoor Center – Bouldering Crag & Climbing Wall Kelly Library	Van Dyke Center – Dining Hall & Stinger’s Cafe Martin Brock Student Center – WOW Cafe “The Hut” McGlothlin-Street Hall – Simply to Go Macado’s

Nearby Favorite Off-Campus Places

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What to Do	Where to Eat
Legacy Theatres 14 Interstate Bowl Sugar Hollow Park Bristol Caverns Bristol Motor Speedway Birthplace of Country Music Museum Bristol Skateway Bristol’s Rhythm & Roots Reunion Tri-Cities Escape Game Paramount Center for the Arts Just Jump Trampoline Park Pinnacle Shopping Center Vist/Shop State Street	J Franks Cheddar’s Delta Blues BBQ Olive Garden Logan’s Burger Bar Quaker Steak & Lube Southern Craft BBQ Vivian’s Table 620 State Machiavelli’s Cootie Brown’s Blackbird Bakery Mad Greek Aubrey’s Bloom Chick-Fil-A

What to Do	Where to Eat
Hungry Mother State Park Park Place Drive In & Mini Golf Hungry Mother Adventures Zip Line The Lincoln Theatre The Wayne C. Henderson School of Appalachian Arts Marion Outdoors (Outfitter)	Moon Dog Yummy Yummy Macado’s Mi Puerto Sur 81 Dip Dog Stand Pizza Perfect Wooden Pickle Sisters Cafe & Gifts CJ’s Pizza Sonic Starbucks The Speakeasy

What to Do	Where to Eat
Hike or Bike the Salt Trail Nickerson Sneed House Museum Surber & Son Hardware Farmer’s Market (seasonally)	Wendy’s Arby’s / Sbarro Subway DJ’s Pizza Tavern 13 Pizza Plus El Burrito Loco

What to Do	Where to Eat
Museum of the Middle Appalachians (Saltville) Antiques at Winterhurst Apple Festival (late Sept.) Town park along Middle Fork of Holston River	El Campestre Riverfront Poe’s Pulled Pork Chilhowie Pizza Taco Bell Fiesta Jalisco New China Kitchen (Saltville)

What to Do	Where to Eat
Meadowview Arts Center Dreamland Alpacas Bike Ride on Virginia Creeper Trail (Damascus) Sundog Outfitter (Damascus)	Subway McDonald’s Wicked Chicken (Damascus) 7 Trails Grill (Damascus) Damascus Old Mill & Restaurant (Damascus)