Guidebook for Athens

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Guidebook for Athens

Food Scene

Fantastic BBQ with indoor or outdoor seating. Housed in an old mill town neighborhood grocer.
63 locals recommend
White Tiger Gourmet LLC
217 Hiawassee Ave
63 locals recommend
Fantastic BBQ with indoor or outdoor seating. Housed in an old mill town neighborhood grocer.
Fantastic sandwiches made to order and just-right sweet tea, only 5 minutes away.
Em's Kitchen At Hawthorne Drugs
975 Hawthorne Ave
Fantastic sandwiches made to order and just-right sweet tea, only 5 minutes away.
Delicious pizza done right. 5-10 minute drive.
59 locals recommend
Automatic Pizza
1397 Prince Ave
59 locals recommend
Delicious pizza done right. 5-10 minute drive.
Jamaican restaurant with outdoor stage and bridge over the creek. Fun for kids. 5 minutes away.
Rashe's Cuisine Jamaican To Go Restaurant
585 Vine Street
Jamaican restaurant with outdoor stage and bridge over the creek. Fun for kids. 5 minutes away.
Old-fashioned drug store food counter. Grab a BLT and a root beer float after visiting the park.
19 locals recommend
ADD DRUG
1695 South Lumpkin Street
19 locals recommend
Old-fashioned drug store food counter. Grab a BLT and a root beer float after visiting the park.

Shopping

Find everything under the sun at J&J Flea Market.
J&J Flea Market
11661 Commerce Rd
Find everything under the sun at J&J Flea Market.
Super fun kids toy store with craft classes.
17 locals recommend
Treehouse Kid & Craft
585 W Broad St
17 locals recommend
Super fun kids toy store with craft classes.

Drinks & Nightlife

Housed in the old Normaltown Cafe. Trivia night is a plus.
81 locals recommend
Hi-Lo Lounge
1354 Prince Ave
81 locals recommend
Housed in the old Normaltown Cafe. Trivia night is a plus.
Outdoor seating, darts, pizza next door, emergency room within a football's toss.
80 locals recommend
Normal Bar
1365 Prince Ave
80 locals recommend
Outdoor seating, darts, pizza next door, emergency room within a football's toss.
Dance to a fantastic blend of new-wave, catch local up & coming acts, enjoy the David Lynch-ian lighting and atmosphere.
8 locals recommend
Go Bar
195 Prince Ave
8 locals recommend
Dance to a fantastic blend of new-wave, catch local up & coming acts, enjoy the David Lynch-ian lighting and atmosphere.

Parks & Nature

Put-in/takeout point for kayaking, fishing, tubing.
25 locals recommend
Ben Burton Park
615 Mitchell Bridge Rd
25 locals recommend
Put-in/takeout point for kayaking, fishing, tubing.
Softball, tennis, playground, pool, basketball, paved paths, covered picnic pavilion.
29 locals recommend
Bishop Park
705 Sunset Dr
29 locals recommend
Softball, tennis, playground, pool, basketball, paved paths, covered picnic pavilion.
Playground, pond, pool, picnic spot. Great for kids.
Memorial Park Playground
293 Gran Ellen Dr
Playground, pond, pool, picnic spot. Great for kids.
Local zoo for rehabilitating animals. Great for kids.
34 locals recommend
Bear Hollow Wildlife Trail
293 Gran Ellen Dr
34 locals recommend
Local zoo for rehabilitating animals. Great for kids.
Indoor & outdoor gardens. Seasonal concerts indoors or on the lawn overlooking the river. Lots of walking and running trails.
135 locals recommend
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia
2450 S Milledge Ave
135 locals recommend
Indoor & outdoor gardens. Seasonal concerts indoors or on the lawn overlooking the river. Lots of walking and running trails.
Indoor and outdoor interactive animal displays, walking, biking, jogging trails.
61 locals recommend
Sandy Creek Nature Center
205 Old Commerce Rd
61 locals recommend
Indoor and outdoor interactive animal displays, walking, biking, jogging trails.

Arts & Culture

Fantastic displays and Saturday events for kids.
112 locals recommend
Georgia Museum of Art
90 Carlton St
112 locals recommend
Fantastic displays and Saturday events for kids.

Essentials

Old-school Athens. Affordable hot food plates. Best sweet tea in town.
8 locals recommend
Bell's Food Stores
995 Hawthorne Ave
8 locals recommend
Old-school Athens. Affordable hot food plates. Best sweet tea in town.

Entertainment & Activities

Georgia Bulldogs Football.
132 locals recommend
Sanford Stadium
100 Sanford Dr
132 locals recommend
Georgia Bulldogs Football.
Georgia Bulldogs basketball and gymnastics.
15 locals recommend
Stegeman Coliseum
100 Smith St
15 locals recommend
Georgia Bulldogs basketball and gymnastics.
Georgia Bulldogs swimming.
Ramsey Student Center
330 River Rd
Georgia Bulldogs swimming.