". . .bookstores are dominant fixtures of Oxford's nostalgic,
all-American town square ("the Square"), a slice of Southern life
rarely seen in cities today. The palpable sense that this is the
prototypical Southern college town is never more ubiquitous than
during home football games at Ole Miss-late August to late
November-when marathon tailgating and good-natured mayhem abounds."
—Patricia Schultz, 1000 Places to
See in the U.S.A. and Canada Before You Die
FROM MEMPHIS, TN, VIA I-55:
From Memphis, Tennessee, take I-55 south for 63 miles.
Take the Batesville/Oxford exit off I-55. Merge onto MS-6 and proceed east toward Oxford, Mississippi, for 26 miles.
Once in Oxford, take the second exit, Coliseum Drive, onto campus.
FROM MEMPHIS, TN, VIA HWY 78:
From Memphis, Tennessee, take US-78 for 52 miles.
Exit US-78 at the Holly Springs/Oxford exit.
From Holly Springs, take MS-7 south for 31 miles.
Once in Oxford, take the 4th exit onto MS-6 and proceed west.
Take the 3rd exit, Coliseum Drive, onto campus.
FROM JACKSON, MS:
From Jackson, Mississippi, take I-55 north for 150 miles.
Take the Batesville/Oxford exit off I-55. Proceed east on MS-6 toward Oxford, Mississippi, for 26 miles.
Once in Oxford, take the second exit, Coliseum Drive, onto campus.
FROM TUPELO, MS:
From Tupelo, take MS-6 west for 53 miles.
Once in Oxford, take the 6th exit, Coliseum Drive, onto campus.
