Travel Information

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Directions to Research Hall

• Research Hall is located directly across from the Shenandoah Parking Deck. Enter Shenandoah Parking Deck, Fairfax VA as your destination in Google Maps.
• Visitor parking is on the ground floor. A parking validation is included in your registration.
  
• There are three buildings directly across from the Shenandoah Parking Deck: Exploratory Hall, Enterprise Hall, and Research Hall. Follow the signs to Research Hall, and go to the ground floor to Room 163.

Hotels
We have not reserved blocks of rooms for VCRHM, but we do recommend two hotels in the Fairfax area:

• Springhill Suites Fairfax Fair Oaks, about a 15-minute drive from campus: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/iadfr-springhill-suites-fairfax-fair-oaks/
• Fairfax Marriott at Fair Oaks, about a 20-minute drive from campus: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/iadmc-fairfax-marriott-at-fair-oaks/

 
Restaurants and Sightseeing

• The closest restaurants to George Mason’s Fairfax campus are located in University Mall on Braddock Road. We recommend Oh George!: http://ohgeorge.com/
• The closest restaurants to the Springhill Suites Fairfax Fair Oaks are located in Fairfax Corner and include national chain restaurants (e.g., Uncle Julio’s, California Pizza Kitchen) and local chain restaurants (e.g., Coastal Flats, Crafthouse): https://www.fairfaxcorner.com/stores
• The closest restaurants to the Fairfax Marriott at Fair Oaks are at Fairfax Corner (a five-minute drive, see description in previous bullet) and in Fair Oaks Mall (within walking distance): https://www.shopfairoaksmall.com/dining_entertainment
• About 20 miles from George Mason’s Fairfax campus, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has a brand new exhibit of interest to med rhet scholars, "Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World" (admission is free): https://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/new-smithsonian-exhibition-explores-pandemics-and-emerging-infectious-diseases