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HRI
's main office is located on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. The institute is housed in Suite 222 of the Hillcrest Psychology Research Center, which is not open to the public. Visits are by appointment only.
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      Airport Transportation Info
Indianapolis International Airport
is the closest major airport, approximately 1 hour's drive north of Bloomington.
To take the Shuttle or Limo, go to "Ground Transportation", across from Baggage Claim, outside the terminal.

Bloomington Shuttle Service
Tel : 812.332.6004
Drop off locations include the Indiana Memorial Union (4 blocks SE of HRI)

Classic Touch Limousine Service
Tel : 812.339.7269   ~   800.319.0082


 
     D R I V I N G   D I R E C T I O N S     
 

      From I-65 South, I-69 South, I-74 East, I-70 West, & Highway 31 South
Go to Indianapolis, Indiana. Whichever route you take will eventually intersect with I-465 (the Interstate circling Indianapolis). Follow I-45 South. From I-465 South, exit onto Highway 37 South. Stay on 37 South for approximately 50 miles until you reach Bloomington. Exit onto Highway 46 East at the Bloomington exit marked "46 East, Indiana University Stadium, Assembly Hall" (left at a traffic light). Follow 46 East (through 2 traffic lights) until it intersects with N. College Avenue. Turn right onto N. College Avenue. Follow N. College Avenue (south) until it intersects with 10th Street. Turn left (east) onto 10th Street. Follow 10th Street for 6 blocks until it intersects with Indiana Avenue (there will be a "Yogi's Grill" on the left). Go straight through the intersection with Indiana Avenue, and take the next left onto Fess Avenue. The brick Hillcrest Building will be on your left. Proceed one block and turn left onto Cottage Grove Avenue. Turn right at the next driveway on the right, into a university parking lot. SEE NOTE BELOW

      From I-65 North
From the south, take Interstate 64 North towards Columbus, Indiana. Once you reach Columbus, take the exit for Highway 46 West towards Nashville and Bloomington. Follow Highway 46 West into Bloomington (where it becomes W. 3rd Street). Highway 46 Bypass turns right (it will be at a traffic light, with a CVC Pharmacy on the right, and signs saying "Assembly Hall"). Take this right (north) and continue on Highway 46 Bypass/45 across train tracks. Turn left (west) onto 10th Street at an intersection with a traffic light. After you pass the IU Library, and the Psychology and Geology Buildings further down, go two more blocks past a traffic light and turn right (north) onto Fess Avenue. The brick Hillcrest building will be on your left. Take the first left (west) onto Cottage Grove Avenue. Turn right at the next driveway on the right, into a university parking lot. SEE NOTE BELOW

      From I-74 West
Follow I-74 West towards Greenburg and Columbus, Indiana. From I-74 exit onto Highway 3 South. After about 5 miles, take Highway 46 West towards Columbus. Continue on Highway 46 West through Columbus to Nashville. At Nashville, follow signs for 46 West and Bloomington (46 turns left at a traffic light). Follow Highway 46 West into Bloomington (where it becomes W. 3rd Street). Highway 46 Bypass turns right (it will be at a traffic light, with a CVC Pharmacy on the right, and signs saying "Assembly Hall"). Take this right (north) and continue on Highway 46 Bypass/45 across train tracks. Turn left (west) onto 10th Street at an intersection with a traffic light. After you pass the IU Library, and the Psychology and Geology Buildings further down, go two more blocks past a traffic light and turn right (north) onto Fess Avenue. The brick Hillcrest building will be on your left. Take the first left (west) onto Cottage Grove Avenue. Turn right at the next driveway on the right, into a university parking lot. SEE NOTE BELOW

      From I-70 East
Follow I-70 East towards Terre Haute, Indiana. Just beyond Terre Haute, from I-70 East take the exit for Highway 46 East. Follow 46 East towards Spencer, Ellettsville, and Bloomington. Approximately 6 miles past Ellettsville, the highway crosses over Highway 37. Continue straight on Highway 46 into Bloomington. Follow 46 East (through 2 traffic lights) until it intersects with N. College Avenue. Turn right onto N. College Avenue. Follow N. College Avenue (south) until it intersects with 10th Street. Turn left (east) onto 10th Street. Follow 10th Street for 6 blocks until it intersects with Indiana Avenue (there will be a "Yogi's Grill" on the left). Go straight through the intersection with Indiana Avenue, and take the next left onto Fess Avenue. The brick Hillcrest Building will be on your left. Proceed one block and turn left onto Cottage Grove Avenue. Turn right at the next driveway on the right, into a university parking lot. *

NOTE  Park in university parking lot only if parking has been pre-arranged with HRI's director, or if you have ordered a VTO parking tag directly from IU Parking Services. Otherwise, see below for public parking information.
 


 
 
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      Campus Parking
Parking on Indiana University property requires a permit displayed on the vehicle. If your visit has been pre-arranged with HRI's director, parking accommodations will be made for you. For those who wish to obtain a visitors' parking permit directly, contact IU Parking Services, Franklin Hall 006, 601 E. Kirkwood Ave., Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA, Tel +1.812.855.9849 (office hours 8am to 5pm, Monday - Friday). Ask for a VTO (valid today only), "A" tag visitors permit ($5). This tag will allow parking in the "A" and "C" designated areas in the IU lot across from the HRI's office in Hillcrest, as well as IU's other lots and parking garages around campus.

      Bloomington Parking
The City of Bloomington requires Neighborhood Parking Permits to park on residential streets near the university between 8am and 5pm, Monday - Friday. A "Zone 6" Residential Parking Permit is required for parking on streets near the Institute during these times.
 



 
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      Within Walking Distance of HRI
 Indiana Memorial Union
Indiana University, 900 E. 7th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405
Tel 812.855.2536   ~   800.209.8145

Grant Street Inn
310 North Grant Street Bloomington, IN 47408
Tel 812.334.2353   ~   800.328.4350   ~   FAX 812.331.8673
 



 
 
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      Within Walking Distance of HRI


      4th Street, Indiana Avenue & Kirkwood Vicinity

Starbucks Coffee
110 S. Indiana Avenue  (across from IU Sample Gates)
Hours : 6am-midnight Mon-Fri, ?am-11pm Sat-Sun
812.333.6975

Bloomington Bagel
113 N. Dunn Street  (1 block east of IU Sample Gates, off Kirkwood)
Hours : 6am-7 pm Mon-Sat, 7am-7pm Sun
812.333.4653
& 1430 E. 3rd Street  (west of the Musical Arts Center)
812.339.4653

Tina's Carry-out Cuisine & Catering
309 E. 3rd Street
812.332.0464

Shanti Indian Cuisine [Indian]
221 E. Kirkwood Avenue # G
812.333.0303

Siam House [Thai]
430 E. 4th Street
812.331.1233

Anyetsang's Little Tibet Restaurant [Tibetan]
415 E. 4th Street
812.331.0122

Snow Lion [Tibetan]
113 S. Grant Street
812.336.0835

Yogi's Grill & Bar
519 E. 10th Street  (1 block west of HRI)
812.323.9644

      Downtown Square Vicinity

Michael's Uptown Café & Bakery
102 E. Kirkwood Avenue   (south side of Square)
812.339-0900

Scholar's Inn Bakehouse
125 N. College Avenue   (west side of Square)
812.331.6029

Irish Lion [Irish]
212 W. Kirkwood Avenue (half block west of Square)
812.336.9076

Encore Café
316 W. 6th Street   (1 block west of Square)
812.333.7312

Little Zagreb's [steak]
223 W. 6th Street
812.332.0694

Le Petit Café [French]
308 W. 6th Street  (1 block N, 2 blocks W of Square)
812.334.9747

Scholars Inn Gourmet Café & Wine Bar
717 North College Avenue (a few blocks north of Square)
812.323.1531 (reservations recommended)

      Not Within Walking Distance of HRI

Aver's Pizza
1837 North Kinser Pike (located north of town)
812.339.6555  (delivery available)

Noodle Town [Chinese]
318 S. College Mall Road   (east of town, near College Mall)
812.333.2888  (take-out available)
 



 
 
C A M P U S  /  T O W N   A T T R A C T I O N S     
 

      Indiana University Campus
IU Library
IUs main research collections library is the 13th largest university library in North America. Facilities also include state-of-the-art computer facilities (open 24 hours a day) and a cafeteria.

 IU Art Museum
Designed by I.M. Pei, and completed in 1982, the museum collection includes works by Claude Monet and Jackson Pollack in addition to works from Asia and Africa. The IU Art Museum is ranked as one of the top five university art museums along with Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale.
Free admission. 1st Floor: Special Exhibitions Gallery, Gallery of Western Art
2nd Floor: Asian and Ancient Art
3rd Floor: Artifacts and Art from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Take a Virtual Tour

Mathers Museum of World Cultures
416 N. Indiana Avenue   (2 blocks south of HRI)
The museum features a collection of 20,000 objects and 10,000 photographs representing cultures from each of the world's inhabited continents. Holdings include more than 1,800 ethnomusicology items (one of the largest collections in the country) and more than 8,000 images of the Wanamaker Collection of American Indian photographs. Special exhibits, gift shop, free admission.

Musical Art Center (MAC)
The MAC opera theatre features European-style seating for 1,460 with room for a 100-piece orchestra. The 90x60 foot stage is often compared to that of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. The MAC is also houses studios, classrooms, and practice facilities for students of IU Bloomington's world-renouned School of Music. The MAC's front lawn is graced by a large sculpture by Alexander Calder entitled "Peau Rouge".
Take a Virtual Tour   |   Events Calendar

IU Auditorium
Each year the auditorium presents off-Broadway shows, musical concerts, well-known speakers, and an assortment of entertainment. The grand lobby (decorated with 1933 Thomas Hart Benton murals) opens onto a multilevel 3,760-seat hall. The auditorium also houses the largest pipe organ in the United States.

Lilly Library
The Lilly Library is one of the premier rare book and manuscript libraries in the United States, serving an international clientele of students and scholars. Materials in the Library range from major rare books such as the New Testament of the Gutenberg Bible, the four Shakespeare folios, and Audubon's Birds of America, to medieval and renaissance manuscripts, to famous individual manuscripts such as George Washington's letter accepting the presidency of the United States, to extensive special collections in a wide variety of fields.

Visiting Indiana University      ~      Online IU Tour

      Bloomington

The city of Bloomington offers numerous events and attractions, including the annual Lotus World Music Festival (September). Just a short walk from the IU campus one finds many diverse restaurants, art exhibits, and shopping downtown and along Kirkwood Avenue and 4th Street. Just outside of town, nearby forests, parks, and lakes (Lake Monroe, Lake Griffy, Lake Lemon) offer an escape for hikers, bikers, and campers.

General Info about Bloomington & Monroe County, Indiana

Listing of Local Arts, Recreation & Leisure

Did you know that Hoagy Carmichael got his start in Bloomington?
Check out IU Digital Library's Hoagy Collection
 



 
 
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Handedness Research Institute
Hillcrest Psychology Research Center
674 East Cottage Grove Avenue, Suite 222
Bloomington, IN 47408 USA

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