Directions and Parking

Located on the corner of University Boulevard and USA Drive South, the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center is shown as a dot on the map below. Parking lots are conveniently located to the north, south and west of the building.

Map to the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center

Driving Directions

The best directions to Laidlaw may be found at the Google Maps site and entering "USA Laidlaw Performing Arts Center." Our physical address is 5751 USA Drive S., Mobile, AL, 36688.


From Interstate 65, take the Airport Boulevard exit (Exit 3). Proceed west on Airport Boulevard approximately 2.5 miles until you get to University Boulevard. Turn right (north) on University Boulevard.

At the fourth traffic light on University Boulevard you will turn left onto USA Drive South. Immediately on your left will be the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center with the fountain and sculpture in front.

Concert parking may be found most easily immediately surrounding the Laidlaw building. Additional parking is available directly across the street on the north side of USA Drive South, or in the South Parking Lot closest to the new Shelby Building (just south of the Laidlaw building). Handicap parking may be found along the drive between the Mitchell College of Business and the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center.

Daytime parking Monday-Friday from 8:00-5:00 on the USA campus requires a visitor's parking pass. Please visit USA Parking Services to obtain your daytime visitor parking pass. Go to USA Parking Services to find their location on a campus map.