MacPhail is located at 501 South 2nd Street in downtown Minneapolis, on the corner of South 2nd Street and 5th Avenue South. Metro Transit buses serve the area . Call Metro Transit at 612.373.333 or online at metrotransit.org for more information.
From the South (via I-35W North)
• Take I-35W N toward Minneapolis.<br> • Merge onto MN-65 N via the exit on the left toward downtown exits.<br> • Take the 5th Ave. S. (MN-65) exit on the left.<br> • Stay straight to go onto S. 5th Ave.<br> • Continue to follow S. 5th Ave.<br> • Turn right onto S. 2nd St.<br>
From the North (via I-35W South)
• Merge onto I-35W S.<br> • Take the S Washington Avenue exit.<br> • Turn right onto Washington Avenue S.<br> • Turn right onto Portland Avenue.<br> • Turn left onto S. 2nd St.<br>
From the West (via I-394E)
• Merge onto I-394E.<br> • Take the 3rd Ave. N./Washington Ave. exit (exit 9C).<br> • Take the Washington Ave. ramp.<br> • Turn slight right onto N. Washington Ave. (CR-152 S.)<br> • Turn left onto S. 5th Ave.<br> • Turn right onto S. 2nd St.<br>
From the East (via I-94W)
• Merge onto I-94W.<br> • Take the 5th St. exit (exit 234B).<br> • Stay straight to go onto S. 5th St.<br> • Turn slight right onto S. 11th Ave.<br> • Turn left onto S. 2nd St.<br>
There are several parking ramps and a surface parking lot nearby which range in price from $4 on weekdays to $3 on weekends, as well as metered street parking which costs $1 an hour. Debit cards are available for MacPhail families, faculty and staff at the Student Services counter for the Portland Ave. Ramp (enter on Portland Ave) and the Depot Hotel parking (enter on 5th Ave). The cards can be purchased at Student Services in the amount of $35 and $65. There are four handicapped parking stalls available and ramps at curbs by all entrances and exits. There is also a drop off and pick up site on the east side of the building.