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AREA MAPS 20 INFO Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau 300 N. Thomas St., Athens, GA 30601 IMPORTANT NUMBERS 23 ONVisitAthensGA.com THE GO is your connection to the most Inside the historic fire hall at The Classic Center comprehensive, most up-to-date information about 706-357-4430 | VisitAthensGA.com Athens, including event listings and insightful blog ATTRACTIONS GUIDE 24 articles to experience Athens like a local. Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Downtown Map, , D3 FAMILY FUN 27 Athens Welcome Center 280 E. Dougherty St., Athens, GA 30601 Inside the Church-Waddel-Brumby house museum ONLINE@VisitAthensGA FESTIVALS & EVENTS 28 706-353-1820 | AthensWelcomeCenter.com Visit Athens, Monday–Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sunday noon–5 p.m. HOTELS, BED & BREAKFAST 29 @VisitAthensGA Downtown Map, , D2 Visit Athens GA Stop in for expert advice, free brochures & maps, and self-guided tours. Operating from the Athens Welcome Center, Classic City AthensLifeUnleashed Tours provides guided tours by reservation, as well as podcast and audio tours. See map, p. 21 for coupon and tour schedule! Of Georgia Visitors Center Four Towers Building, 405 Station Rd., Athens, GA 30602 706-542-0842 | Visit..edu Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; Select Saturdays 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m. Closed on Sundays, UGA holidays, & home football gamedays. The Athens Visitors Guide is produced by the Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau. Although every UGA Map, , D6 effort has been made to ensure accuracy, we cannot guarantee that errors have not occurred or that dates, times, phone numbers, and other information have not changed. Published August 2019. Free guided tours daily; reservations strongly suggested.

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KnownCENTRAL worldwide as the RETRO VIBES TODAY’S HIT LIST MUSIC FESTIVALS birthplace of R.E.M, the Immerse yourself in Athens’ After a refreshing happy hour & EVENTS B-52s, , music heritage with the Athens at one of Athens’ breweries SAMPLE THE SCENE! and the Drive by Truckers, Music Walking Tour. You’ll and delectable local flavors at discover stories such as where dinner, you’ll be fortified for an Athens is still called home JANUARY: Duke Ellington played in the early evening of live music. Check Athens MLK Day Parade and Music Fest by hundreds of bands. 20th century, how the Last Resort the performance calendars at You’ll find plenty of live got its name and all the moves of VisitAthensGA.com/events/live-music APRIL: Athens Twilight the fabulous . You’ll or pick up a copy of the weekly UGA International Street Festival entertainment almost every also find sites where famous Flagpole. JUNE-SEPTEMBER, MONTHLY: night of the week, including music videos were filmed and Sunflower Music Series album photography was shot, Start out at the earlier shows at singer-songwriters, rock, like the Murmur Trestle. Download The Foundry or Hendershots, JUNE: indie sounds, country, jazz, the self-guided tour from or a special performance at Hot Corner Celebration The Classic Center or UGA’s bluegrass, hip-hop, and rap. VisitAthensGA.com/music-tour and Soul Food Festival or pick up a copy at the Athens Performing Arts Center. JULY: Welcome Center or the Athens Stay out late with a national Classic City American Music Festival Convention & Visitors Bureau (p. 4). touring , regional draw, Sigh in July Music & Arts Fest Don’t miss the UGA Special or local favorite in Athens’ acclaimed clubs such as: SEPTEMBER: Wildwood Revival Collections galleries for interac- Terrapin RecFest tive exhibits, including broadcast • The media and music. • 40 Watt Club OCTOBER: Folk Festival Seek out favorite and hard-to-find • Caledonia Lounge Wild Rumpus albums and local band tees at • Nowhere Bar Halloween in the Clubs , where members • The World Famous of R.E.M. first met and going strong DECEMBER: • Little Kings Shuffle Club New Year’s Eve special bookings as “One of the South’s Best Musical Landmarks” (Southern Living, March • Live Wire Athens 2018.) You’ll find more albums and music memorabilia at Lo You Stuff and Atomic Athens. Score some LocateGET venues and download! hot new threads along Clayton a music history walking tour Street’s boutiques and more vintage VisitAthensGA.com/live-music Photo courtesyThrasher Photo Jason of shops on Jackson Street.

6 706-357-4430 | VisitAthensGA.com 7 Terrapin Beer Co., Athens’ first brewery, paved the way for other local breweries as Georgia’s legislation HAPPY HOUR became more friendly to the brewing industry. Terrapin’s original Rye Pale Athens is becoming known BEER around the Ale is still a best-seller, joined by plenty Southeast as a beer destination, complete of other year-round offerings such as Hopsecutioner, an IPA with hints of with great breweries and pubs. Spend happy and citrus flavors, plus special seasonal hour at the source of good times and good releases such as Pumpkinfest in the fall, beer, with a tour, tastings and live music. Moo Hoo Chocolate Stout in winter and Watermelon Gose in the summer.

Creature Comforts Brewing THE EXPAT Jerry Slater literally THE WORLD FAMOUS This Company’s Tropicalia IPA and Athena wrote the book on cocktails, The unassuming downtown spot does beers have become a sensation, from Southern Foodways Alliance Guide it all well: drink menu with alco- their recent appearance in the new to Cocktails. Try his signature, with holic and non-alcoholic creations, Avengers: Endgame movie. Known Maurin Quina, Junipero gin and tasty food and live music. Named for its superior sours such as Athena, a touch of Luxardo Maraschino one of Esquire magazine’s “Best Creature Comforts also brews a full line liqueur. In . Named one Bars in America.” of year-round and seasonal releases. An of the South’s Best New Bars by expanded tasting room and patio area Garden and Gun. sweeten the visitor experience. Southern Brewing Company made its mark with a wild yeast program. Through a collaboration with the UGA Microbiology Department, Southern isolates wild yeast strains to use in their brews such as the Wild and Cherokee Rose. Fewer than 50 breweries in the are running a similar yeast program. THE OLD PAL The neighborhood Akademia Brewing Company has bar in offers seasonal brought craft beer to Athens’ West THE GLOBE A downtown staple cocktails, craft beers and Old Corridor, with an emphasis on food-beer since 1989, The Globe is an World wines along with a well- pairings at the brewpub. Even the sauces Irish-style pub that’s a welcoming rounded list of whiskey and amari. are beer-based! Akademia specializes in spot for , students, The Old Pal has been named sour beers, as well as serving traditional professionals and visitors. Named one of the “South’s Best Bars” by German styles with a flavorful twist. one of Esquire magazine’s “Best Southern Living magazine. Bars in America.” Athentic Brewing Company is set to open in fall 2019 in the heart of Athens’ Normaltown neighborhood. Athentic Classic City Beer Festival, each April, has been named plans to focus on small batch handcrafted one of the 25 Best Beer Festivals in the World by UpRoxx. beers that are both unique and easy drinking. The centerpiece of the tasting room will be the self-serve beer wall with 12 taps of Athentic Beer allowing BreweryGET tour schedules and special! events customers to pour by the ounce without VisitAthensGA.com/craftbeer standing in long lines.

8 706-357-4430 | VisitAthensGA.com 9 BREAKFAST Athenians take their coffee seriously, and you can head to the source by visiting Jittery Joe’s Coffee Roaster on Barber Street or its several coffee shops around town. 1000 Faces Coffee in downtown Athens also roasts its own beans onsite and supplies many of Athens’ top restaurants. For those who like hearty fare to start the day, Athens delivers. Super-sized biscuits at Mama’s Boy and omelet specials at The Grit are local favorites. Prefer a continental breakfast? Stop by Independent Baking Company in Five Points for hearth-baked breads and pastries, from scratch daily, or Ike & Jane in Normaltown for crazy-good donuts. LUNCH Athens insiders know to venture off the beaten path and into historic neighborhoods for lunch. Pulaski Heights BBQ smokes meats daily and prepares inventive sides from scratch including squash casserole, smoked cauliflower, and kimchi. Chef-owner Chuck Ramsey provides plenty of vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. White Tiger Gourmet makes its home in a 100-plus- year-old former grocery store and serves fresh selections made from local and organic products. Specialty sandwiches include vegetarian ciabatta and -wood-smoked pulled pork or chicken. Another favorite lunch spot is Heirloom Café. Housed in a former gas station, its mission is to create community, celebrate local farmers, and tell stories through food. Each of these spots is also open for dinner and has lovely patio seating. Finally, no visit to Athens is complete without checking out Weaver D’s, whose slogan, Automatic for the People, became the title of one of R.E.M.’s best- selling albums (and still serves some pretty fine soul food, to boot!) DINNER At Five & Ten, Chef-Owner and Chef de Cuisine Telly Mazzio continue to serve new interpretations of Southern cuisine melded with French and Italian influences. Fans of James Beard Award-winner Acheson will also want to dine with other chefs—including the aforementioned Chuck Ramsey—who came up through the Five & Ten kitchen. Peter Dale has gone on to great success with The National, which celebrates southern Mediter- ranean cuisine through a southern U.S. lens. Dale has also opened DISCOVERIESAthens’ chefs have been inspired by the town’s Maepole and Seabear Oyster Bar, which offers a casual vibe creative energy to develop a happening food and a menu of delectable oysters—plus surprising weekly specials such as Ramen Monday and Tiki Taco Tuesday. Shae and Ryan scene full of discoveries. It will take more Sims fell in love while working at Five & Ten and have gone on to than one Athens getaway to sample all of the open Donna Chang’s, a small neighborhood restaurant offering a casual-yet-refined take on Chinese-American fare. Mimi Maumus delectable food & drink options, but there’s no GETFind restaurant listings, ! at home.made looks to her roots in New Orleans as well as her better time to get started. menus, reviews, & specials decades in Georgia for inspiration in dishes such as tomato pie, VisitAthensGA.com/dine shrimp and grits, and New Orleans hot chicken.

10 706-357-4430 | VisitAthensGA.com 11 DAY 2 #ATHENSGA BREAKFAST: Savor fresh-roasted coffee at 1000 SIGNATURE DISHES Faces or Jittery Joe’s coffee roasters, and enjoy a hearty breakfast at Mama’s Boy, Big City Bread or IN ATHENS The Grit. OOEY GOOEY BISCUIT MAMA JEWEL’S MORNING EXPLORING: Head across Broad St. to Fried chicken, brie cheese and UGA’s historic North Campus, the birthplace of public jalapeno peach jelly on a true higher education in America. Then, hit the at the southern-style cathead biscuit. The State Botanical Garden of Georgia or the Oconee overall taste is savory but the peach Rivers Greenway. jelly gives it a bit of a kick. LUNCH: You can’t go wrong with any of the #AthensGaEats choices.

CUBAN SANDWICH GREEN TOMATO CRISP AFTERNOON: Enjoy the galleries at the Georgia CALI N TITOS W/ GRITS ICE CREAM Museum of Art. Check out Lyndon House Arts @TheThirstyVenture says: “One of HOME.MADE Center for current art exhibits plus the Ware-Lyndon the best bites I have had in awhile… Chef-Owner Mimi Maumus has historic house museum. Browse through downtown A MUST visit on your journey through accomplished what may be the next Athens’ vast collection of vintage stores, record shops this town. Where the locals go (it’s frontier in southern cooking: creating and local boutiques. been confirmed by locals I know). a delectable dessert from everyone’s Pro Tip: CASH ONLY” (at the Lumpkin favorite fried green tomatoes and EVENING: There’s more good food, craft beer, and St. location) grits! Y’all, this is not just a novelty live music to be had! Or, take in a performance at The item—it’s soooo GOOD! Classic Center, the UGA Performing Arts Center POWER LUNCH or by a local theatre company. THE NATIONAL “Eat your veggies” never tasted so good. Even those who typically shy away from the veggie plate will savor DAY 3 the inspired preparation and combina- Venture just a few blocks from Downtown to discover: tions that change with the season. FIVE POINTS: This Victorian neighborhood houses antique shops, Avid Book Shop and Condor Chocolates, an Ecuadorian bean-to-bar chocolatier. BOULEVARD: Founded as a streetcar suburb in the SWEET TREATS late 19th century, this neighborhood’s contemporary art LIL’ ICE CREAM DUDE’S FROGMORE STEW DAY 1 is found within rustic exteriors. Avid Book Shop’s first COOL WORLD FIVE & TEN LATE AFTERNOON: Unwind and de-stress. You’re in location is here, along with yummy restaurants. Chef-Owner Hugh Acheson came Athens, and happy hour awaits! Head to one of Athens’ 15-year-old entrepreneur Beau Shell’s NORMALTOWN: Named for the former State Normal to national attention as a young craft breweries for a tour and tasting. Go up to the dreams continue to come true! After School for teacher education, this neighborhood is starting a mobile ice cream biz when chef when his take on a low country Georgia Theatre rooftop for an unbeatable view of boil was published by Food & Wine downtown, or to the Globe, Seabear or The Old Pal experiencing a renaissance as home to UGA’s Health he was eight, he opened his first Sciences campus, with amenities from coffee shops to brick-and-mortar ice cream store in magazine.The recipe still carries a for a top-notch craft cocktail. (p. 9) SMOKED CAULIFLOWER cocktail bars. Eastside Athens in June 2019. 5-star user rating at foodandwine.com PULASKI HEIGHTS BBQ and remains on the Five & Ten menu. DINNER: Indulge with choices from casual to refined Chef-Owner Chuck Ramsey has built fare. (p. 11) Don’t forget to grab a last, memorable meal and an a following not only for his smoked authentic piece of Athens to take home with you, such See VisitAthensGA.com/restaurants for full listings, menus and specials meats, but also his sides, such as EVENING: Experience Athens’ renowned live music as local artwork, UGA fan gear or a six-pack or growler smoked cauliflower. A BBQ restaurant scene! (p. 6) of craft beer. vegetarians flock to? It can happen!

12 706-357-4430 | VisitAthensGA.com 13 Explore the ’s permanent monthly Family Day Saturday programs at Georgia collection, with strengths in American painting and Southern Museum of Art.) Nearby you’ll findATHICA: Athens decorative arts, plus exhibitions from around the world. Take Institute for Contemporary Art. time to visit the well-curated gift shop and stop for coffee at the cafe. Cross the plaza to the School of Athens performing arts are exceptional. Headliner enter- Art is around every corner in Athens, Art to see what UGA students and faculty are creating. tainers, touring Broadway productions, and top comedians grace The Classic Center Theatre stage. UGA’s Per- from public art installations to the The large, airy galleries of the Lyndon House Arts forming Arts Center showcases the finest music, dance, state’s official art museum, from Center are a revelation, nestled downtown behind one and theatre performers from around the world. Athens is local galleries to shops filled with of Athens‘ historic house museums. Local and regional also the proud home of several local theatre companies, artist exhibitions are featured, in addition to a gallery including Town and Gown Players, Rose of Athens, artisan fare, and from the bright shop stocked with works in a variety of media. Athens Community Theatre, and Circle Ensemble lights of The Classic Center and Theatre Company. Be sure to look up performance Find more galleries at: schedules for the dates of your visit to Athens! UGA Performing Arts Center stages • Ciné • State Botanical Garden of Georgia to several local theatre groups. • Heidi Hensley Art • Tate Student Center at UGA • Hotel Indigo • The Classic Center • Howard’s • Tif Sigfrids Gallery EveningGET tours and events are held! at a Head to the Chase Street Warehouse District for half dozen galleries every Third Thursday. high-flying trapeze performance art atCanopy Studio. Frog Stomp Studio, a chidren’s open art studio that Find current exhibit and performance schedules nurtures creative play, is a family favorite (as are the VisitAthensGA.com/events

ART STOPS: ATHENS PUBLIC ART ATHENA YOU, ME, & THE BUS PROJECT GINKGO >> Jean Westmacott’s Athens‘ bus shelters Krysia Ara’s intricate statue of the Greek are some of the coolest mosaics glitter at goddess who guarded around, thanks to art the bases of several the city of Athens competitions. downtown light poles. commemorates the 1996 Olympic games NEST FIRE UP THE and is inscribed with the St. Louis artist Maureen HYDRANTS Athenian Oath. Kelly’s soaring sculpture, Downtown hydrants in The Classic Center are painted by award- ATHENS MURAL Atrium, evokes Athens’ winning local artists. PROJECT textile heritage. New murals are unveiled SPIRIT OF ATHENS seemingly every day, SERENGETI DREAMS The lovely sculpture by both on commercial The eight-foot tall, three- William J. Thompson businesses and govern- sided animal-themed was dedicated in 1996 to ment buildings, even metal sculpture by commemorate the parking decks. famed local artist Harold Olympics torch run and Rittenberry, Jr., looks over events held in Athens. Bear Hollow Wildlife .

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ATHENS: BIRTHPLACE OF ATHENS HOUSE MUSEUMS AMERICA’S FIRST GARDEN CLUB Explore the gardens and five miles of trails at the 313-acre preserve of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. A stunning tropical conservatory is surrounded by themed gardens showcasing native and international flora. The grounds also include the Garden Club of Georiga State Headquarters and the lovely Day Chapel. Bring your binoculars: the Garden is an Audubon-designated v Important Bird Area. Grab a refreshment at the garden’s cafe´ and stop in one of Athens‘ best gift shops, featuring a wide range of local products, including honey made from the garden’s bee hives. Church-Waddel-Brumby Taylor-Grady House (1844), House (1820) a National Historic Landmark Another must-see attraction for green thumbs is the Trial Gardens at UGA. See horticulturists in action as they determine the “best of the best” plants for our region’s heat and humidity.

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T.R.R. Cobb House (1852) Ware-Lyndon House (1856) Athens’ four historic house museums represent distinct architectural styles from different decades of the 19th century. Download a self-guided tour brochure, pick one up at the Athens Welcome Center or Convention & Visitors Bureau, or make a reservation for a guided tour with Classic City Tours. Choose the Athens Heritage Tour – a 90-minute driving tour of historic districts and HOME & landmarks – or the Museum Mile – a two-hour tour of all four antebellum interiors. Don’t miss seeing the Cross over Broad Street in downtown authentic period gardens at each house museum! Athens and venture back two centuries Take a stroll through historic North Campus, which is modeled after and is the setting of some to the birthplace of public higher of the oldest buildings in Athens, dating back to the education in America, the University start of classes in 1801. of Georgia. Get a glimpse into the lives Georgia’s history comes to life at the University of and legacy of antebellum Athens as you Georgia’s Special Collections building. Historic and cultural treasures are on display, including interactive tour historic house museums and their exhibits, Georgia artifacts and even a full-sized replica authentic gardens. UGA Chapel of Senator Richard B. Russell’s Washington office. Audiovisual displays include the Peabody Award collec- tion and vintage town films. 16 Athens more than doubles its & population REC on home football weekends with a tailgate scene that can’t be beat! UGA sports action goes on far beyond the gridiron, and, best of all, admission to many UGA sports events is FREE! Get in on the fun with a walk (or hike, or climb, or kayak) that’s a bit off the beaten path.

Start out where it all began. , on historic grounds, fishing, dog runs, disc course and a 7-mile North Campus ,is the site of early football games lakeside trail for hikers or adventurous joggers. played under in the 1890s. It’s a far cry from just a few blocks away, which seats Continue your outdoor exploration at the North Oconee 92,746 fans and is the nation’s tenth-largest stadium in River Greenway, a linear park open sunrise to sunset the NCAA. Here on gameday? Enjoy Dawg Walk, approxi- for all types of non-motorized uses, including dogs on mately two hours before kickoff. leashes. An added Greenway treat: Over 50 interpretive heritage markers are placed along a half-mile stretch by Recapture the best moments from UGA sports history at Dudley Park. Enjoy the beauty of the Middle Oconee River Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall, which features memora- with a kayak trip from Big Dogs on the River, or put in bilia and interactive displays. You’ll see the 1980 national your own kayak or canoe at Ben Burton Park. championship football trophy and Heisman trophies won by and , plus exhibits Golfers will want to play one the best campus golf from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics sports held in Athens. courses in America, the Sr.- designed UGA is also home to the ITF Men’s Collegiate UGA Golf Course. Hall of Fame. TEAM SPORTS Cyclists will find new trails to love in Athens: The first sections of the rails-to-trail Firefly Trail have opened, Check out a Classic City Rollergirls or UGA match. is home to the Gym with the trailhead right in downtown crossing over the Dogs as well as the UGA men’s & women’s Middle Oconee River. Trail Creek Park is the site of a teams. The UGA soccer, and teams new, professionally designed mountain bike trail. Don’t all provide great action on the fields plus fun kid- feel like traveling with your bike? No worries! Stay at friendly activities prior to and during games! Graduate Athens or Hotel Indigo and borrow one of theirs! Or, get a rental from Hub Bicycles, which also offers no-drop rides each morning. Sandy Creek Park surrounds the 260-acre Lake GETUGA sports schedules ! Chapman and features picnic sites, swimming, play- VisitAthensGA.com/ugasports

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1 2 3 4 5 A B C D E 22 706-357-4430 | VisitAthensGA.com 23 LYNDON HOUSE ARTS CENTER CREATURE COMFORTS HERITAGE 211 Hoyt St. BREWING CO. 706-613- 3623 271 W. Hancock Ave. ATHENS WELCOME CENTER/ accgov.com/LyndonHouse. 706-410-1043 CHURCH-WADDEL-BRUMBY Downtown Map, C1 CreatureComfortsBeer.com HOUSE (1820) This community visual arts complex Downtown Map, C3 280 E. Dougherty St. includes large airy galleries, a 706-353-1820 children’s wing, artists’ workshops, SOUTHERN BREWING CO. 866-455-1820 and the Visual Arts Guild of Athens 231 Collins Industrial Boulevard AthensWelcomeCenter.com gallery shop. 706-548-7183 Downtown Map, , D2 THE SoBrewCo.com This Federal-style house is FUN, MUSIC, & MORE ART: GALLERIES & SHOPS Area Map, 26 , I2 believed to be Athens’ oldest surviving residence. Its restoration AGORA VINTAGE TERRAPIN BEER CO. 233 E. Broad St. in the 1960s and 1970s as a house 265 Newton Bridge Rd., 30607 museum and welcome center 706-255-2623 706-549-3377 sparked Athens’ historic preserva- AgoraVintageShop.com TerrapinBeer.com tion movement. AURUM STUDIOS Area Map, 25 , G2 T.R.R. COBB HOUSE (1852) 125 E. Clayton St. 175 Hill St. 706-546-8826 COFFEE ROASTERS GOOD DIRT CLAY STUDIO THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA 706-369-3513 AurumStudios.com TRRCobbHouse.org 485 Macon Hwy. 1000 FACES COFFEE DEPARTMENTAL Downtown Map, B3 GALLERY AT THE CLASSIC 706-358-3161 PRODUCTIONS 510 N. Thomas St. CENTER 706-534-8860 The home of this UGA graduate, GoodDirt.net Drama.uga.edu 706-542-4400 Confederate general, and principal 300 N. Thomas St. Dance.uga.edu 706-542-4415 1000facescoffee.com 706-208-0900 Downtown Map, D2 author of the Confederate Constitu- ART: THEATRE & Music.uga.edu 706-542-3737 tion was moved to ClassicCenter.com PERFORMING ARTS Student and guest artist perfor- JITTERY JOE’S COFFEE Park in 1985, then returned to mances range from the classics to ROASTER Athens in 2005. THE GALLERY CANOPY STUDIO contemporary and original works. @ HOTEL INDIGO 160 Tracy St., Ste. 6 425 Barber St. TAYLOR-GRADY HOUSE (1844) 706-227-2161 500 College Ave. 706-549-8501 634 Prince Ave. ART: LOCAL JitteryJoes.com 706-309-7263 CanopyStudio.org THEATRE COMPANIES 706-549-8688 IndigoAthens.com Area Map, 15 , G2 Area Map, 20 , G2 TaylorGradyHouse.com ATHENS CREATIVE THEATRE Downtown Map, A2 HEIDI HENSLEY ART Watch aerial artists fly high during GARDENS Beverly “Guitar” Watkins at AthFest 355 Foundry St. performances at this non-profit 293 Gran Ellen Dr., 30606 This National Historic Landmark Photo by Sophie Fernandez 678-227-8837 community art center. 706-613-3628 FOUNDERS MEMORIAL was the home of newspaper editor HeidiHensleyArt.com accgov.com/act Henry W. Grady, who promoted the CLASSIC CENTER THEATRE GARDEN view of the New South after the Area Map, 17 , G4 325 S. Lumpkin St., VISITOR INFO & TOURS UGA VISITORS CENTER a cocktail from Ciné Bar and check HOWARD’S, & TIF 300 N. Thomas St. Civil War. 706-357-4444 CIRCLE ENSEMBLE THEATRE UGA Campus, 30602 405 College Station Rd., out art in the exhibit space. Matinee SIGFRIDS GALLERIES https://gardenclub.uga.edu/ ATHENS CONVENTION & Monday with $1 popcorn and wine ClassicCenter.com 371 N. Church St., Winterville, 30683 UGA’S HISTORIC NORTH UGA campus, 30602 119 N. Jackson St. foundersgarden.html CAMPUS VISITORS BUREAU 706-542-0842 and beer specials. HowardsArtGallery.com Downtown Map, D3 706-362-2175 UGA Map, , C26 Downtown Map, D4 300 N. Thomas St., 1st floor of Visit.uga.edu TifSigfrids.com 2019-2020 performances include CircleEnsembleTheatre.com 6 historic fire hall at The Classic GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART Alison Krauss, David Sedaris, A A trickling fountain, rare flora, winding Stroll through the original campus Center UGA Map, , D6 90 Carlton St., UGA Campus, 30602 NATIVE AMERICA GALLERY Bronx Tail, Escape to Margaritaville, ROSE OF ATHENS THEATRE walkways, and ornamental shrubbery of the nation’s first state-chartered 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday Free guided campus tours daily. 706-542-4662 195 E. Clayton St. Waitress, The Nutcracker, An 706-340-9181 are a grand memorial to the founders university, highlighted by Greek Revival architecture, beautiful 706-357-4430 GeorgiaMuseum.org 706-543-8425 American in Paris and more! RoseofAthens.org of America’s first garden club. ART: VISUAL ART gardens, and stately trees. Self- VisitAthensGA.com UGA Map, 8 , D4 facebook.com/NativeAmericaGallery TOWN AND GOWN PLAYERS STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN guided and guided tours available Downtown Map, , D3 ATHICA: ATHENS INSTITUTE Browse the galleries of the state’s R WOOD STUDIO CERAMICS 195 W. Washington St. 115 Grady Ave. OF GEORGIA at the UGA Visitors Center (p. 23). Plan your visit! Get expert local advice FOR CONTEMPORARY ART official art museum for a range Tickets: 706-613-3771 706-548-3854 2450 S. Milledge Ave., 30605 of visiting exhibits plus American 450 Georgia Dr. UGA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS to make the most of your visit. 675 Pulaski St., Ste 1200 706-613-8525 Info: 706-613-3770 TownandGownPlayers.org 706-542-1244 706-850-7770 paintings and Southern decorative MortonTheatre.com LIBRARIES arts. Café and museum store. RWoodStudio.com Area Map, 16 , G2 BotGarden.uga.edu ATHENS WELCOME CENTER/ Athica.org Downtown Map, C4 300 S. Hull Street, CLASSIC CITY TOURS Area Map, 21 , H5 UGA Campus, 30602 Area Map, 15 , G2 LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART: CREATE-YOUR-OWN See a play or music performance 280 E. Dougherty St. at this restored African-American BREWERIES Wander through five miles of trails, 706-542-7123 This non-profit institution presents ART a tropical conservatory, and themed 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, ARTINI’S vaudeville theatre, opened in 1910 AKADEMIA BREWING libs.uga.edu/scl noon-5 p.m. Sunday innovative, contemporary art exhibits 270 River Rd., UGA Campus, 30602 gardens. Audobon-noted birding and events from regional, national, 706-542-1511 337 Prince Ave. (The Bottleworks) and listed on the National Register COMPANY UGA Map, 26 , B2 706-353-1820 706-353-8530 of Historic Places. area. Gift shop, Café, Day Chapel, and international artists. Art.uga.edu 150 Crane Dr., 30606 and Garden Club of Georgia on site. Historical and cultural treasures AthensWelcomeCenter.com ArtinisArtLounge.com are revealed in a magnificent UGA Map, 11 , D5 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA 678-726-2288 Downtown Map, , D2 CINÉ AkademiaBC.com TRIAL GARDENS AT UGA setting with interactive displays. 234 W. Hancock Ave. The galleries at UGA’s art school host FROG STOMP STUDIO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 1030 W. Green St., Georgia, political, and Peabody Make this your first stop for 160 Tracy St, Unit 1-A Area Map, , D4 brochures, guided heritage tours, 706-353-3343 revolving shows of established and 230 River Rd., UGA Campus, 30605 27 across from the UGA Coliseum Award broadcast media galleries. emerging contemporary artists. 706-286-8449 and a wide variety of self-guided AthensCine.com 706-542-4400 706-583-0285 FrogStompStudio.com Pac.uga.edu ATHENTIC BREWING CO. tours and maps. Shuttle service Downtown Map, C3 Coming Fall 2019 UGATrial.hort.uga.edu also available. Catch an intriguing film, relax with UGA Map, 16 , D4 108 Park Ave. UGA Map, 15 , B4 Catch innovative and cutting-edge 706-206-2074 See horticulturists in action as they performances from the world’s best AthenticBrewing.com determine the “best of the best” plants All listings located in Athens, GA 30601 unless otherwise noted. musicians and dancers in all genres, for our region’s high heat and humidity. including classical, jazz, ballet and folk. Area Map, 28 , G2

24 706-357-4430 | VisitAthensGA.com 25 NOWHERE BAR BISHOP PARK SANDY CREEK 240 N. Lumpkin St. 705 Sunset Dr., 30606 NATURE CENTER 706-546-4742 706-613-3589 205 Old Commerce Rd., 30607 Facebook.com/NowhereBarAthens accgov.com/bishop 706-613-3615 accgov.com/sandycreeknaturecenter THE WORLD FAMOUS Area Map, 31 , F2 351 N. Hull St. Athletic fields, pool, and site of Area Map, 18 , H1 706-543-4002 the Athens Farmers Market on Miles of trails run through 225 acres Facebook.com/TheWorld Saturdays April-December. of woodland, fields, and wetlands. FamousAthens Interactive live animal exhibits and BUTTS-MEHRE ADA-accessible trails. HERITAGE HALL SPORTS: GOLF 1 Selig Circle, SANDY CREEK PARK (PUBLIC & SEMI-PRIVATE) UGA Campus, 30602 400 Bob Holman Rd., 30607 706-542-9036 706-613-3631 ATHENS: georgiadogs.com/sports/ accgov.com/sandycreekpark UGA GOLF COURSE 2017/6/16/butts-team.aspx Area Map, , H1 2600 Riverbend Rd. 29 UGA Map, 1 , B4 Lake with seasonal canoe, kayak, Athens and paddleboard rentals. Picnic 706-369-5739 Bask in Georgia sports glory at this museum’s Heisman and Olympic sites, wooded trails, swimming, Golfcourse.uga.edu memorabilia with touchscreen playgrounds, fishing, dog runs, disc Area Map, H5, UGA Map 23 displays and video highlights. golf, sports areas and rental facilities. AREA: THE CHIMNEYS FIREFLY TRAIL SOUTHEAST 338 Monroe Hwy. 790 E. Broad St. W CLARKE PARK Winder, 30680 706-613-3801 4440 Lexington Rd., 30605 770-307-4900 accgov.com/firefly 706-613-3991 accgov.com/southeast EAGLE GREENS SANDY CREEK MEMORIAL PARK & BEAR 3100 Ila Rd. HOLLOW ZOO Area Map, 30 , K4 Commerce, 30530 293 Gran Ellen Dr., 30606 On Site: Skate Park of Athens: The 706-335-8100 Tony Hawk-designed park welcomes Park: 706-613-3580 BMX bikes and in-line skates. World of THE GEORGIA CLUB accgov.com/memorial Wonder Community Playground (use 1050 Chancellors Dr. Area Map, 26 , G4 Whit Davis Rd. entrance): almost two Statham, 30666 Explore rolling hills, a lake, picnic full acres of playscape mazes, slides, 770-725-8100 shelters, and playground area, plus swings, bridges, tunnels, climbing wall, FUNreality gameplay, and climbing rock wall, a nature trail, dog park, and small and enclosed toddler area, plus gardens ALICE H. RICHARDS JENNINGS MILL zoo with Georgia’s native wildlife. and outdoor children’s art. CHILDREN’S GARDEN plus all the standard favorite equipment. 1150 Chambers Ct., Athens Skate Park is open for skate- Watkinsville, 30677 LAKE HERRICK TRAIL CREEK PARK Opened in March 2019 at the State 706-548-1852 110 Lake Herrick Dr., 30602 200 Trail Creek St., 30605 boarders, BMX bikes, and in-line skates. 706-542-5060 706-613-3991 Botanical Garden of Georgia, this garden LANE CREEK GOLF CLUB And wow, all are free! UGA Map, , C7 accgov.com/trailcreek encourages children to explore streams, 1201 Club Dr. 30 Area Map, , I2 Bishop, 30621 Recently reopened with new walking 37 dig for dinosaur bones, climb above 706-769-6699 trails and non-motorized watercraft, Splash pad, five miles of profession- SANDY CREEK WARE-LYNDON HOUSE (1856) THE CLASSIC CENTER plus fishing. the tree canopy and see how plants 211 Hoyt St. 300 N. Thomas St. ally designed mountain bike trails, grow. For older children there are over NATURE CENTER 706-613-3623 706-357-4444 SPORTS: NORTH OCONEE playground, greenway and fields. accgov.com/LyndonHouse ClassicCenter.com PARKS & RECREATION five miles of trails to explore. Interactive exhibits are a gateway to RIVER GREENWAY UGA ATHLETICS Downtown Map, C1 706-613-3801 ACTIVE CLIMBING GeorgiaDogs.com outdoor exploration of 225 acres of One of the few antebellum homes THE FOUNDRY accgov.com/greenway 295 E. Dougherty St. 665 Barber St. Go online for sports schedules and woodlands and wetlands, including four with Italianate elements remaining Area Map, , I3/H2 BEAR HOLLOW ZOO in the Athens area, this house 706-549-7051 706-354-0038 27 tickets. Most UGA sports events miles of trails plus an ADA interpretive museum is the centerpiece of the TheFoundryAthens.com ActiveClimbing.com This linear park is open to all types are free! This wildlife trail houses black bears, otters, Lyndon House Arts Center. Area Map, G2 of non-motorized uses, including bobcats, and several species of birds trail. Admission is free and special events GEORGIA THEATRE This indoor rock climbing gym dogs on leashes. Interpretive and programs such as planetarium shows LIVE MUSIC 215 N. Lumpkin St. features state-of-the-art climbing heritage markers near Dudley Park. and reptiles. The wooded setting stays 706-850-7670 walls and bouldering routes for Picnic and recreational areas. shady for comfort in the summer months. are offered at a nominal charge. (COMPLETE LIST at GeorgiaTheatre.com all ages and experience levels, OCONEE FOREST PARK It’s found at , which VisitAthensGA.com/live-music) including professional. Memorial Park HENDERSHOT’S College Station and East Campus also includes a lake, picnic shelters, and INDOOR DELIGHTS 40 WATT CLUB 237 Prince Ave. BIG DOGS ON THE RIVER Rds., at UGA Intramural fields. 285 W. Washington St. 706-353-3050 2525 Atlanta Hwy., 30606 706-542-4287 expansive playgrounds. 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$<$79 Complimentary Breakfast Wi-Fi Pool Exercise Facility Meeting Facility Suites Restaurant/Lounge Banquet Facility Friendly Pet APRIL 2020 $$=$79-$109 UGA International Street Festival, Apr. 11 $$$=$110+ HOTELS COORDINATE Plantapolooza! Apr. 11 NAME PHONE/WEB MAP ON MAP RATES AMENITIES America’s Best Value Inn - 898 W. Broad St. 706-549-5400 / 800-578-7878 13 A5 Piedmont Gardeners Garden Tour, TBA $ Best Western Athens - 170 N. Milledge Ave. 706-546-7311 / 800-592-9401 1 A5 Athens Beer Week and bestwestern.com $$ 706-369-7000 / 800-321-2211 Classic City Brew Fest, TBA Courtyard by Marriott - 166 N. Finley St. 2 B4 courtyard.com $$$ Athens Twilight Criterium and 706-543-6511 / 800-329-7466 Days Inn - 230 N. Finley St. 3 B4 Americana Music Festival, TBA daysinnathens.com $ 706-583-4500 SEPTEMBER 2019 Georgia Gameday Center - 250 W. Broad St. 4 C4 LatinxFest, Sept. 28 G-Day Football Game, TBA stayatgameday.com $$$ 706-549-7020 Graduate Athens - 295 E. Dougherty St. graduateathens.com 5 D1 RecFest, Sept. 28 MAY 2020 $$$ Hilton Garden Inn - 390 E. Washington St. 706-353-6800 / 877-STAYHGI 6 D3 Insectival, Sept. 28 Athens Human Rights Festival, TBA hiltongardeninnathens.com $$$ Holiday Inn - 197 E. Broad St. 706-549-4433 / 888-465-4329 7 C4 Wildwood Revival, Sept. 27-29 holidayinnathensga.com $$

JUNE 2020 Holiday Inn Express - 513 W. Broad St. 706-546-8122 / 888-465-4329 8 B5 OCTOBER 2019 Hot Corner Celebration, June 12-13 hiexpressathensga.com $$ 706-548-3500 Homewood Suites - 750 E. Broad St. 9 E4 Athens-to-Atlanta Road Skate, Oct. 6 AthFest, June 26-28 hwathens.homewoodsuitesbyhilton.com $$$ 706-546-0430 Hotel Indigo - 500 College Ave. 10 D2 North Georgia Folk Festival, Oct. 12 indigoathens.com $$$ JULY 2020 706-425-1800 Halloween in the Clubs and Hyatt Place Athens Downtown - 412 N. Thomas St. 119 D3 hyattplaceathens.com $$$ Wild Rumpus, Oct. 25-26 weekend Classic City American Music Festival, 706-850-2072 Springhill Suites by Mariott at UGA - 220 S. Hull St. 12 C4

& EVENTS Typically the first Sunday marriott.com/ahnse AthFest Fitness Expo $$$ 706-995-4000 / 800-466-1589 Independence Day Celebration, TBA Wingate by Wyndham - 255 North Ave. 14 D1 & Half Marathon, Oct. 26-27 wingatehotels.com $$ UGA Trial Garden Open House, TBA DECEMBER 2019 Downtown Parade of Lights, Dec. 5 SEASONAL Museum Mile Holiday Home Tour, TBA Athens and West Broad Farmers Markets, April-December New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31 Sunflower Music Series, June–September JANUARY 2020 MLK Jr. Day Parade & Music Fest, Jan. 20

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Budget Host Inn - 3425 Atlanta Hwy. 706-549-0251 15 D4 BudgetHost.com $ 706-543-3611/877-635-1253 Bulldog Inn - 1225 Commerce Rd. 16 H2 buldoginn-athens.com $ 706-548-9663/888-226-3539 Candlewood Suites - 156 Classic Rd. 17 C4 candlewoodsuites.com/athensga $$

The Colonels Bed & Breakfast - 3890 Barnett Shoals Rd. 706-559-9595 18 J6 thecolonels.net $$$ 706-227-9700/800-4CHOICE Comfort Inn & Suites - 3980 Atlanta Hwy. 19 C3 choicehotels.com $$$

Country Inn & Suites - 236 Old Epps Bridge Rd. 706-612-9100, 800-830-5222 20 F3 countryinns.com/athensga $$ 706-548-9600 / 800-426-7866 Hampton Inn by Hilton - 2220 W. Broad St. 21 F3 hamptoninn.com $$$

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