Maps and Directions

Directions:

The physical address for the Wilson Center is 703 N. 3rd Street. If using GPS or Google Maps, enter the address of the Center. For information on where to park, visit the parking page.

From the North (via I-40E): Follow I-40E into Wilmington and turn right onto US-74 W/Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway, heading towards Downtown Wilmington. Continue for 4.7 miles, until MLK Parkway becomes 3rd Street. Turn right turn onto Brunswick St., then left on 2nd Street. This will take you to either the Hanover Student Parking Deck or Student Lot #2 (the surface lot directly behind the Center). 

From the West (Brunswick County and beyond): Take US 74E/76N over the Isabel Holmes Bridge*. In .7 miles, merge onto 3rd Street and take first right onto N. Front Street. In .2 miles, turn left onto Hanover Street. The parking deck for visitors to the Center will be located one block ahead, on your right. This will take you to either the Hanover Student Parking Deck or Student Lot #2 (the surface lot directly behind the Center). 

From Monkey Junction and Carolina Beach: Follow US-421 north into toward Wilmington onto S 3rd Street.  Continue for 1.8 miles. Turn left onto Red Cross Street. Turn right at the 2nd cross street onto N. Front Street.  Turn right onto Hanover Street.  This will take you to either the Hanover Student Parking Deck or Student Lot #2 (the surface lot directly behind the Center).

From Jacksonville: From US-17S, continue onto I 40 W/US-17 S (follow signs for Interstate 40/Shallotte/ Myrtle Beach).  Continue for 7.4 miles then take exit 14 to merge onto US-17 S/US-421 S . In 3 miles, turn left onto the Isabel Holmes Bridge*. Merge onto 3rd Street and take the first right turn onto N. Front Street. In .2 miles, turn left onto Hanover Street. This will take you to either the Hanover Student Parking Deck or Student Lot #2 (the surface lot directly behind the Center).

From the Airport: From Airport Blvd, make a left onto N 23rd Street. In .5 miles, turn right onto the ramp to Downtown/Whiteville; Continue on Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy for 1.6 miles, then continue on North 3rd Street. In .5 miles, turn right onto Hanover Street. This will take you to either the Hanover Student Parking Deck or Student Lot #2 (the surface lot directly behind the Center).

*The Isabel Holmes Bridge will be undergoing repairs every Sunday through Thursday night from 7pm to 6am through the spring of 2021. Please plan accordingly, or take an alternate route.