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  • Mission and Vision
  • History
  • Board
  • Organization
  • Modern Political Archives
  • Institute for American Civics
Baker Center

Visiting the Baker Center

The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy is located at 1640 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996. Click link for Google Map directions, and scroll down for details information getting to the Baker Center from points north, south, east, and west.

Visitors to the Center will need to park in Volunteer Hall located at 1525 White Avenue and lies between 16th Street and James Agee Street with access to the garage on White Avenue (opposite the College of Law back entrance). Short-term (45-minute limit) visitor parking is also available at Circle Park. There is on-street metered parking on Lake Avenue and other public parking lots near the Center, including one located at James Agee and Clinch Avenue. Parking in University lots is by permit only. See map below to locate these parking areas and the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy (listed under “H”).

UT-Campus-Parking-Map-Spring-2022-V2
From Downtown

From Henley Street/441S, turn onto CUMBERLAND AVE SW/US-11 S/US-70 W/TN-1 S. Go .6 mile.

From Airport
  • Merge onto US-129 N/TN-115 N toward KNOXVILLE/OAK RIDGE. (11.0 mi)
  • Take the US-11/US-70/KINGSTON PIKE ramp. (0.3 mi)
  • Turn RIGHT onto KINGSTON PIKE. Continue on Kingston ( 0.7 mi)
  • The Baker Center will be on the RIGHT
From West Knoxville
  • Merge onto I-640 W/I-75 S toward NASHVILLE/CHATTANOOGA
  • Merge onto I-40 E via the exit on the LEFT toward KNOXVILLE (1.8 mi)
  • Take EXIT 387 toward TN-62/17TH STREET/WESTERN AVE (0.4 mi)
  • Stay STRAIGHT to go onto DALE AVE NW (0.1 mi)
  • Turn RIGHT onto 17TH ST NW (0.5 mi)
  • Turn LEFT onto CUMBERLAND AVE SW/US-11/US-70/TN-1 ( 0.1 mi)
From East Knoxville
  • Merge onto I-40 E
  • Take EXIT 387 toward TN-62/17TH STREET/WESTERN AVE (0.4 mi)
  • Stay STRAIGHT to go onto DALE AVE NW (0.1 mi)
  • Turn RIGHT onto 17TH ST NW (0.5 mi)
  • Turn LEFT onto CUMBERLAND AVE SW/US-11/US-70/TN-1 (0.1 mi)
  • The Baker Center will be on the RIGHT
From North Knoxville
  • Merge onto I-40 W toward NASHVILLE
  • Take EXIT 387 toward TN-62/17TH STREET/WESTERN AVE (0.2 mi)
  • Keep RIGHT at the fork to go on AILOR AVE (0.1 mi)
  • Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto 17TH ST NW (0.7 mi)
  • Turn LEFT onto CUMBERLAND AVE SW/US-11/US-70/TN-1 (0.1 mi)
  • The Baker Center will be on the RIGHT
From Chattanooga
  • Merge onto I-24 E via the exit on the LEFT toward ATLANTA/KNOXVILLE
  • Merge onto I-75 N via EXIT 185B on the LEFT toward KNOXVILLE (100.4 mi)
  • Take I-40 E toward AIRPORT/LEXINGTON/DOWNTOWN/UNIV OF TENN (2.0 mi)
  • Take EXIT 387 toward TN-62/17TH STREET/WESTERN AVE (0.4 mi)
  • Stay STRAIGHT to go onto DALE AVE NW (0.1 mi)
  • Turn RIGHT onto 17TH ST NW (0.5 mi)
  • Turn LEFT onto CUMBERLAND AVE SW/US-11/US-70/TN-1 (0.1 mi)
  • The Baker Center will be on the RIGHT
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Minor in Public Policy Analytics

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Vols Vote

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1640 Cumberland Avenue
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-3340
Phone: 865-974-0931
Email: bakercenter@utk.edu

Engagement

Visiting the Baker Center

Facilities & Reservations

Appalachian Leadership Institute

Institute of American Civics

Modern Political Archives

Baker Briefing Newsletter

News and Events

Podcast

Faculty

Faculty and Staff

Find an Expert

Faculty Fellows

Publications

Grants and Contracts

Research

Modern Political Archive

Students

About Our Student Programs

Living Learning Community

Baker Ambassadors

Baker Scholars

Washington Fellows

Japan Ambassadors Program

Minor in Public Policy Analytics

Diplomacy Lab

Vols Vote

Tennessee Campus Civics Summit

University of Tennessee logo

“I increasingly believe that the essence of leadership...is to be an eloquent listener.”
—Howard H. Baker Jr.





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