This interactive map covers the full University of Virginia grounds in Charlottesville, Virginia, drawing live data from UVA Facilities Management. Toggle between 808 buildings, 26 dining venues, 95 bus stops, 298 AEDs, 442 emergency blue-light phones, and many more layers using the Layers panel on the right side of the map.
UVA Grounds and Buildings
The University of Virginia maintains 808 facilities across its expansive grounds in Charlottesville, Virginia. From the original Academical Village designed by Thomas Jefferson to the modern Health System, these buildings span centuries of architectural heritage. Among the many structures on grounds are Bavaro Hall, Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center, Claude Moore Nursing Education Building, Dean Commons, South Lawn Gibson Hall, South Lawn Nau Hall, and dozens more that house research laboratories, administrative offices, residence halls, and clinical care centers.
The university’s Facilities Management team monitors and manages every structure, including sustainability and utility data for each building. Use the Buildings toggle on the map to explore the full footprint of UVA’s campus — click any building polygon to see its address, construction year, and infrastructure details.
Dining and Food Locations
UVA offers 26 dining and food venues spread across the grounds, ranging from full-service dining halls to campus cafes and convenience stores. Notable options include OHill Dining, Starbucks, Bento Sushi, Chick-fil-A, Za’atar at The Castle, Grit Coffee, and more. The Newcomb Dining Hall and OHill Dining serve as the two main residential dining facilities, while venues like Runk Dining Hall serve the northern part of campus.
Food trucks and seasonal pop-ups add variety throughout the academic year. The map’s Dining layer plots each venue so you can quickly find the nearest food stop from anywhere on grounds.
Cultural and Historic Sites
UVA’s grounds are home to 24 cultural and historic landmarks. These include the Thomas Jefferson Statue near the Rotunda, the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers, the Whispering Wall, the Homer Statue, and the Poe Dorm where Edgar Allan Poe once resided as a student, along with the Lambeth Colonnade and other historic features.
The university was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its Academical Village, centered on the Lawn and anchored by the iconic Rotunda, is one of the most celebrated examples of neoclassical architecture in the United States. The Cultural layer on the map marks each site so visitors, researchers, and students can explore UVA’s rich historical legacy.
Athletics and Recreation
Athletics at UVA span 20 facilities and venues across the grounds. Major destinations include Scott Stadium, Klockner Stadium, Disharoon Park/Davenport Field, the Aquatic Fitness Center, and John Paul Jones Arena, which hosts basketball games and major concerts. The Aquatic Fitness Center, Memorial Gymnasium, and Snyder Tennis Courts support intramural and recreational sports alongside varsity programs.
The O-Hill Trail network offers hiking and mountain biking routes directly on university property, providing outdoor recreation minutes from the academic core. Toggle the UVA Trails layer to explore the named trail network, color-coded by difficulty. IM-Rec, UVA’s intramural and recreational sports program, operates across multiple facilities, making it easy for all students to stay active.
Health and Safety Infrastructure
UVA maintains one of the most comprehensive campus safety networks in the country. 298 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are distributed across buildings throughout the grounds, each clearly marked with its location and status. 442 emergency blue-light telephones are installed at regular intervals outdoors, providing immediate access to UVA Police 24 hours a day.
The University of Virginia Medical Center, including University Hospital and the Battle Building, delivers tertiary care to the region. Use the AEDs and Emergency Blue Lights layers on the map to identify the nearest safety resources from any point on campus.
Accessibility
UVA provides extensive accessibility infrastructure across its grounds. The ADA Buildings layer shows which facilities are fully accessible, partially accessible, or have unknown status, color-coded green, amber, and grey respectively. Accessible Building Entrances marks each ADA-compliant door, while the ADA Accessible Paths layer traces the dedicated accessible route network connecting buildings. Accessible Parking Locations pinpoints ADA-designated stalls and ADA van-accessible spaces throughout the parking system. Elevators are mapped individually with building, floor, and equipment details available in each popup.
Getting Around: Buses and Bikes
UVA’s University Transit Service (UTS) operates multiple routes with 95 bus stops across the grounds and surrounding neighborhoods. Core routes include the Blue, Green, Orange, Silver, Red, and Gold Lines, most of which run at frequent intervals during the academic year. Night service and game-day shuttles supplement regular operations. Toggle the UTS Bus Routes layer to see the full route network drawn on the map.
368 bike racks are distributed across the grounds, offering secure parking for cyclists at building entrances, plazas, and transit hubs. UVA’s bike route network includes dedicated lanes and shared paths throughout the area. The Bus Stops and Bike Racks layers on the map let you plan your route before you arrive.
Sustainability and Green Buildings
UVA has made significant investments in sustainable construction and operations. 83 campus buildings hold LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, including 1 at the Platinum level, 35 at Gold, 28 at Silver, and 19 at Certified. The LEED Buildings layer on the map uses color-coded polygons to show each building’s certification tier: purple for Platinum, orange for Gold, grey for Silver, and green for Certified.
The Green Roofs and Solar Panels layers show the footprints of rooftop sustainability installations across campus. The Gardens layer maps maintained landscape areas including the Darden Arboretum. Beyond LEED, the university maintains 190 water bottle fill stations and 290 single-occupant restrooms to support sustainability and inclusivity goals. 186 memorial trees are tracked across the grounds, many honoring individuals with lasting connections to the university. The University Trees layer maps every named tree by species.
Parking at UVA
UVA operates 9 parking garages and structured facilities across its grounds, including the Central Grounds Parking Garage, Culbreth Road Garage, Lee Street Garage, 11th Street Garage, Emmet/Ivy Garage, Arena Parking Garage, Old Ivy Parking Structure, Ivy Mountain Parking Garage, and Darden Parking Garage. Permits, rates, and garage hours are managed by UVA Parking and Transportation. The Parking Garages layer marks each structure so you can quickly locate the nearest garage to your destination.
About This Map
All data is sourced directly from the University of Virginia Facilities Management ArcGIS services and reflects live data. The map is rendered using Leaflet.js and the Esri Leaflet plugin, with a CartoDB Positron basemap. Click any feature to view its details in a popup. Use the Layers button in the top-right corner of the map to toggle individual datasets on and off.
