Visitor's Guide

Perched atop the Cumberland Plateau, between Nashville and Chattanooga, St. Andrew’s-Sewanee and the surrounding communities offer beautiful views, down home cooking, and more outdoor activities than a visitor can accomplish in a single visit.

Sewanee, home to the University of the South, provides year-round cultural and athletic opportunities, including lectures, concerts, art exhibits, movies, plays, a five-week Summer Music Festival and the nationally-renowned Sewanee Writers’ Conference. The University's gothic stone architecture (quarried from local sandstone) is similar to that of Oxford University in England. Downtown Sewanee includes a restaurant, coffee shop, ice cream shop and gift stores. A strong local arts community sells their wares in local shops and at frequent crafts fairs. Read more about Sewanee in our local weekly paper, The Sewanee Mountain Messenger.

The 10,000-acre domain of the University, which adjoins the SAS campus, is a paradise of forests, bluffs, and waterfalls with hundreds of miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding. The views are incredible, with cliffs dropping off a thousand feet to the valleys below. Additional outdoors recreation, including boating, golfing and caving, can be pursued at the region's state parks. Canoeing and whitewater rafting are also just a short drive away.

If your tastes run more to urban interests, Sewanee provides a central location for exploring Nashville, Chattanooga and Atlanta. In addition to its country music roots, Nashville offers 4-star dining, a vibrant contemporary art scene, museums, professional sports, shopping and music. Chattanooga, rated a top family getaway by Southern Living magazine, is home to a world-class aquarium and American art museum, a zoo, children's museum, IMAX theatre, and Coolidge Park with its funky shops, carousel, interactive fountains and outdoor climbing wall. Atlanta, one of the most vibrant cities in the U.S. is just 2˝ hours away.

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Please note: SAS and Nashville are in the Central time zone. Chattanooga and Atlanta are in the Eastern time zone.

Directions

(To use an on-line mapping service, use the destination "290 Quintard Rd., Sewanee, TN, 37375.)

From Nashville take I-24 East, from Chattanooga take I-24 West. We are a 1˝-hour drive from Nashville and are in the same time zone (Central). We are a 1-hour drive from Chattanooga, but are in a different time zone (Chattanooga is on Eastern Time – if you leave Chattanooga at 9 EST, you will arrive at SAS at 9 a.m. CST)

Whether coming from Nashville or Chattanooga, you can tell that you are getting close as you ascend the Mountain. On top of the Mountain, take Exit 134 (Sewanee/Monteagle Exit). At the end of the exit ramp, turn left onto 41A and travel approximately 3 miles. You will come to the yellow blinking caution light at our front entrance. Turn right. The first building on the right is the Chapel. The second building is Langford Hall, home to the Administrative Offices, including the Admissions Office which is on the second floor. The visitors' parking area is just beyond Langford. College representatives should continue along the drive to the large parking area adjacent to Bishop Bratton Hall.

By Land

Atlanta, GA 165 miles

Birmingham, AL 175 miles

Chattanooga, TN 50 miles

Huntsville, AL 60 miles

Nashville, TN 90 miles

By Air

Chattanooga, Nashville and Huntsville all have commercial airports. Nashville is a Southwest Airlines hub. Atlanta has many direct international flights. Groome Transportation (800-896-9928) offers convenient transportation between nearby Monteagle and the Nashville and Atlanta airports with ten runs each day. SAS can provide transportation from Monetagle to our campus. Sewanee also maintains its own airport for smaller planes.