17 Things to Do in Athens, GA: Prices, Hours and Game-Day Rules (2026)

Athens is about 70 miles east of Atlanta, roughly a 90-minute drive, according to Visit Athens, the city’s tourism office. The State Botanical Garden also gives about 70 miles, while the transportation page on Visit Athens’ own site says 61 miles northeast, so your mileage depends on the route.

Every price, hour and rule below comes from the operator’s own page or Athens-Clarke County’s (checked September 19, 2026). Where an operator publishes nothing, we say so. Two short September closures: the T.R.R. Cobb House paused tours Sept. 14–30, 2026 (its site lists no pause after that), and the Botanical Garden closed for construction Sept. 21–23 and reopened Sept. 24.

What are the highlights of Athens, GA? The at-a-glance table

Admission and hours for all 17 stops in this guide, plus one that is closed (checked September 19, 2026).

17 things to do in Athens, GA, with prices and hours

The list runs from the big free stops to the smaller ones. Stops 1–4 are on or next to the UGA campus, 5–12 are downtown or in the historic neighborhoods around it, and 13–17 are parks and trails.

1. State Botanical Garden of Georgia

The garden has several themed gardens and nature trails across 323 acres at 2450 S. Milledge Ave. Admission and parking are free, and the garden asks for a donation if you enjoyed your visit. The grounds (display gardens and nature trails) are open Monday–Sunday 7 a.m.–7 p.m., except UGA holidays.

The Visitor Center, Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum and gift shop are open Tuesday–Saturday 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. and Sunday 11:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., and are closed on Mondays (checked September 19, 2026).

• Closure: the garden closed for construction Monday–Wednesday, Sept. 21–23, 2026, and reopened Thursday, Sept. 24; its site shows regular daily hours again (checked September 28, 2026).
• Pets: “No pets are allowed on garden property, with the exception of service animals.”
• Payment: the garden is cashless. The gift shop takes cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay and checks.
• Guided tours: walk-up tours for groups under 10 run Tuesday–Friday 11 a.m.–noon at $5 a person. Private golf-cart tours for 3–5 people are $10 a person, Tuesday–Friday 10 a.m.–3 p.m., subject to availability. Group tours for 10 or more are $5 a person ($50 minimum) and must be booked a week ahead.
• Getting there without a car: the garden is on UGA’s Greenhouse Shuttle route, which runs Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–7 p.m.

2. Georgia Museum of Art

The official state museum of art sits on UGA’s East Campus at 90 Carlton St. and holds nearly 20,000 works. General admission is free every day for everyone. The museum asks you to reserve a free ticket online and check in at the front desk.

Hours are Tuesday and Wednesday 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.–9 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and Sunday 1–5 p.m. It is closed on Mondays (checked September 19, 2026). On view now: Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone (Aug. 8, 2026–Jan. 3, 2027).

• Parking: paid Monday–Friday in the Performing Arts Center deck (card only, at meters on the ground floor; you need your plate number) and the East Campus deck (ParkMobile app or kiosk). Decks and all surface lots are free on Saturdays and Sundays, and you can park in any surface lot after 6 p.m. on weekdays. Accessible parking is directly beneath the museum.
• Rules: no food or drink in the galleries, and large bags, umbrellas and water bottles go in the locker room. Photography without flash is allowed unless a sign says otherwise.
• Tours: free drop-in public tours are led by educators, docents and student guides. The schedule is on the museum’s events page.

3. The UGA Arch and North Campus

UGA’s own self-guided tour starts on Broad Street at the Arch, a cast-iron gateway installed in 1857 that the university calls its “most iconic symbol.” From there the route runs through North Campus, past the Holmes-Hunter Academic Building (named for Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter-Gault, UGA’s first African-American students), the Chapel and Chapel Bell, Herty Field and Old College.

Herty Field was UGA’s first athletic field, where UGA beat Mercer 50–0 in 1892 in its first intercollegiate football game. Old College, built in 1806, is the oldest building on campus. Walking the grounds is free, and no hours are published.

• Map: download the self-guided tour map from visit.uga.edu, or pick up a printed copy at the UGA Visitors Center (405 College Station Rd.). After hours there are copies in the dropbox by the front door.
• Visitors Center hours: Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m. and select Saturdays 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m. It is closed on Sundays, university holidays and home football Saturdays. Its guided Campus Visit Experience is a two-hour admissions visit, with a 90-minute tour, for prospective students, and registration is required.
• Parking: UGA says visitors on its tours can park free at the Visitors Center, first come, first served, or pay in the East Campus deck. Downtown decks are a short walk from the Arch.
• The Chapel Bell: Visit Athens says fans have rung it after home wins since the early 1980s.

4. Sanford Stadium (and the museum you can actually tour)

Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium, 100 Sanford Dr., holds 93,033 people, a figure UGA Athletics gives after a two-phase renovation in 2023–24. We could not find a public tour of the stadium on any UGA page. UGA Athletics’ stadium page lists no tours.

The UGA Visitors Center lists Sanford Stadium among campus spots that are “open to the public and some offer tours” without saying which, and its student-led campus tour is for prospective students and requires registration. Some third-party sites sell or advertise “Sanford Stadium tours”; none of them is a UGA page, so confirm with UGA Athletics before you pay anyone. On game days, you need a ticket to get in.

The building UGA Athletics does open to visitors is Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall, 1 Selig Circle. UGA says it is “open for tours during normal business hours only: Monday-Friday – 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.” and that bus parking is not provided. The UGA self-guided tour describes its museum of athletic memorabilia as open to the public during the week. UGA publishes no admission price.

5. The Double-Barreled Cannon

On the City Hall lawn at 301 College Ave., Athens-Clarke County keeps what it calls “the only one of its kind.” John Gilleland of Athens designed it, and the local foundry built it in 1863 to fire two balls joined by a chain several feet long.

The county quotes a witness to the test firing: the shot “plowed up an acre of ground, tore up a cornfield, and mowed down saplings,” then the chain broke, one ball killed a cow and the other knocked down a cabin chimney. The cannon was given to the city instead of being dismantled, and it still points north. It is free and has no gate or published hours.

6. The Tree That Owns Itself

A white oak at the corner of Dearing and Finley streets, at the edge of downtown, is famous for owning the ground it stands on. Visit Athens says the story was first printed in the local newspaper on Aug. 12, 1890. The original tree fell in a windstorm on Oct. 9, 1942.

The Junior Ladies Garden Club of Athens planted the current tree on Dec. 4, 1946, grown from acorns gathered at the original. It is free to see from the sidewalk, and Visit Athens says the Welcome Center’s self-guided Dearing Street historic district tour ends here.

7. Lyndon House Arts Center

Athens-Clarke County’s public arts center at 211 Hoyt St. has rotating contemporary exhibitions. On the same grounds, the Ware-Lyndon Historic House (c. 1850) holds a decorative collection, an exhibit and film on the house’s enslaved and descendant stories, and an interpretive garden. Admission is always free, and no tickets or reservations are needed.

The center is open Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m.–8 p.m., and Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m. The historic house is open Tuesday–Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m. (checked September 19, 2026). Parking is free. It is closed on Sundays, Mondays, all UGA home football games and all ACC holidays. The building is wheelchair accessible, and the center keeps three wheelchairs for visitors if you call ahead on 706-613-3623.

8. T.R.R. Cobb House

This octagonal-winged house at 175 Hill St., just off Prince Avenue, is furnished to show life in 1852–1862, with pieces from the Cobb and related families. Admission is a suggested $2 donation for adults, and it is free for children and students.

It is open Tuesday–Friday 10 a.m.–4 p.m. and closed Saturday–Monday and holidays. Guided and self-guided tours are currently by appointment only. Book at least an hour ahead (the museum recommends 24 hours) through the form on its site (checked September 19, 2026). Tours were paused Sept. 14–30, 2026 only; the site lists no pause after that (checked September 30, 2026). There is a parking lot behind the house, entered from Pope Street.

9. Taylor-Grady House

This Greek Revival house at 634 Prince Ave. was built in 1844 by enslaved laborers for General Robert Taylor, according to the house’s own history. It is a National Historic Landmark. Today it runs as a community heritage site rather than a house museum with set admission.

Its free, drop-in “Porch Time” happens on Wednesdays, when the house is open for informal tours. Its program listing gives noon–3 p.m. (February–December) and its venue page gives 11 a.m.–3 p.m., so arrive after noon to be safe. Other visits are by appointment on (706) 549-8688. The main floor and porch are accessible.

10. Historic Athens Welcome Center

The Welcome Center at 280 E. Dougherty St. is in the Church-Waddel-Brumby House (c. 1820), which is believed to be the oldest house original to Athens. It is open to the public Monday–Sunday 10 a.m.–5 p.m., and the house museum is free and open 362 days a year (checked September 19, 2026).

Staff give out day-trip ideas, and the center runs daily guided tours of Athens, on foot or by shuttle. Tickets are sold online or in person, but no price is published on the visit page. Spaces are limited, so the center recommends booking online. Discount codes on the site: HAMEMBER (10% for Historic Athens members) and WELCOME-10 (10% for military, AAA members and seniors).

11. Morton Theatre

Monroe Bowers (“Pink”) Morton built this theatre in 1910. Athens-Clarke County describes it as one of the first, and the oldest surviving, vaudeville theatres in the United States that was built, owned and operated by an African-American. It is at 195 W. Washington St., has 480 seats and is a unit of the county’s Leisure Services Department.

The theatre lists “tours” among the uses it rents the building for, but it publishes no public tour schedule or price. Call 706-613-3770 to ask. The box office is open weekdays from noon to 4 p.m. (the county’s page says Wednesdays until 6 p.m.).

Upcoming: the Dance Athens Dance Festival, Oct. 23–24, 2026. The theatre has no parking lot of its own and points visitors to the Washington Street deck at 125 W. Washington St., which has accessible parking and two elevators.

12. The 40 Watt Club and the Georgia Theatre

The 40 Watt Club began in 1979 as the nickname for Pylon’s rehearsal space above 171 College Ave. It has been at 285 W. Washington St., its fifth home, since April 1991. The club names R.E.M., the B-52’s, Pylon, Neutral Milk Hotel and Drive-By Truckers among the Athens bands it has been home base for.

Capacity is 460. Shows are generally 18 and over with a government ID, but under-18s may come with a parent or legal guardian, and there is a $2 fee for underage guests. The club says it is accessible; call 706-549-7871 before the show if you need help.

The Georgia Theatre, 215 N. Lumpkin St., opened as the Elite Theatre in 1935 on the site of the Athens YMCA (1889–1919). It was rebuilt after a fire on June 19, 2009, and holds 1,000 people. Some shows are 18+ and some all ages, and under-18s can attend 18+ shows with a parent or guardian.

Full-size backpacks aren’t allowed and all bags are searched. The theatre recommends the West Washington Street deck, which is directly behind it and has ADA parking.

13. The Firefly Trail and the North Oconee River Greenway

The Firefly Trail is a planned 39-mile rail-trail from Athens to Union Point along the old Athens Branch of the Georgia Railroad. Athens-Clarke County has over three miles of it, with another mile and a half planned.

It starts downtown at the East Broad Street trailhead (790 E. Broad St., no parking or restrooms), crosses the North Oconee River and runs through Dudley Park toward Winterville. The Firefly meets the North Oconee River Greenway, which runs along the river from Sandy Creek Nature Center through Dudley Park toward Bailey Street and Carriage Lane.

The county’s Greenway system has 8 miles of concrete multi-use trail and 3.1 miles of hiking-only natural trail. Both trails are paved, free and for non-motorized use only.

• Best trailhead: Dudley Park (1170 E. Broad St. or 286 S. Poplar St.) has parking and restrooms and sits where the two trails meet.
• Other parking: the Oconee Street Park and Ride (1330 Oconee St.), and 605 Spring Valley Rd. on weekday evenings after 5 p.m. and all day on weekends.
• Dogs: county park rules say pets must be leashed and picked up after.
• Hours: neither trail page publishes hours.

14. Sandy Creek Nature Center

This free county nature center at 205 Old Commerce Rd. covers 225 acres of woods and wetlands, with over 4 miles of trails (including an ADA interpretive trail) and a link to the Greenway. The Education and Visitor Center has live reptiles and amphibians, marine and freshwater aquariums and natural-history exhibits, and it lends binoculars and Trail Packs for free.

The building is open Tuesday–Saturday 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., and the trails are open sunrise to sunset daily (checked September 19, 2026). Also on the grounds: a c. 1815 log house and the ruins of a brick factory.

15. Bear Hollow Zoo at Memorial Park

This free zoo at 293 Gran Ellen Dr. in the Five Points neighborhood houses non-releasable native wildlife. Current residents include an American black bear, a North American river otter, a beaver, a red fox, an American alligator, a bald eagle, three kinds of owl and a reptile house.

The zoo is open daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m., and only service animals are allowed inside. Memorial Park (72 acres, open daily 8 a.m. to sunset) adds the Birchmore Trail, a playground, a pool, a fishing pond and a separate dog park (checked September 19, 2026). The county warns that parking is limited in peak season and suggests Athens Transit Route 14.

16. Sandy Creek Park

This 782-acre county park at 400 Bob Holman Rd. surrounds 260-acre Lake Chapman. Entry is $2 a person for ages 4–64, and free for children under 4 and adults 65 and over. An annual pass for everyone in your vehicle costs $50 for Athens-Clarke residents and $75 for everyone else.

Current hours are 8 a.m.–7:30 p.m. The entrance gate closes 30 minutes before the exit gate locks, and the park is closed on Mondays (checked September 19, 2026). Canoes and kayaks rent for $8 a boat per hour, on weekends only from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend.

The disc golf course, private dog parks and shelters must be reserved, and the fee page gives no price for them. Pets must be leashed except in the dog parks. The newest playground, which opened July 3, 2024, is designed for children of all abilities.

17. Ben Burton Park

This 32-acre county wildlife preserve at 615 Mitchell Bridge Rd. is on the site of a hydroelectric station built in 1896 and used until 1964. A 1.4-mile orange-blazed trail runs through upland forest and along the Middle Oconee River, and there are 14 picnic tables, a boat launch for canoes and kayaks, and fishing if you hold a Georgia license.

The park is open sunrise to sunset, and the county publishes no entry fee. Dogs are welcome on a leash of 6 feet or less. The county doesn’t say whether the trail suits strollers.

Closed for now: the Georgia Museum of Natural History

The museum’s public gallery on UGA’s campus (101 Cedar St.) is closed for renovations, and its site says all museum tours are on hold. No reopening date is published. Its site says to expect paid parking and points to the Performing Arts Center deck.

Visit Athens, GA on a game weekend: the 2026 home schedule

Football changes Athens more than anything else on the calendar. Here are the home games remaining at Sanford Stadium, from UGA Athletics’ 2026 schedule (checked September 19, 2026):

Georgia also plays Florida on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 3:30 p.m. That is a neutral-site game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, not in Athens. The team is away at Alabama on Oct. 10, at Ole Miss on Nov. 7 and at South Carolina on Nov. 21, so those Saturdays are ordinary ones in Athens.

How a home game changes parking, traffic and lodging

• Downtown parking: the College Avenue and Washington Street decks switch to $50 for a single game day ($350 for the season), first come, first served, per the Athens Downtown Development Authority. The Classic Center, which Visit Athens says is a short walk to the stadium along Thomas Street, sells game-day parking in advance.
• Campus parking: Visit Athens says the East Campus Deck and other lots open for game days. The Stadium Loop shuttle starts around 3.5 hours before kickoff, and postgame shuttles run for at least an hour after the game.
• Timing: the Dawg Walk, when players arrive near the Tate Student Center, is about 2 hours 15 minutes before kickoff, and stadium gates open 90 minutes before kickoff (Visit Athens). On campus, no tailgate setups are allowed before 7 a.m. Saturday, and North Campus setups are allowed 5 hours before kickoff.
• Traffic: UGA Athletics’ game-day traffic page says that after the game, staff direct cars to the Georgia 10 Loop, which circles Athens, and may send you in an unfamiliar direction. It asks drivers to follow the signs rather than turn in the median.
• Lodging: neither Visit Athens nor UGA publishes game-weekend hotel rates or minimum-stay rules, so we can’t give you a figure. Visit Athens’ “Football Hotel Availability” link goes to its general hotel listings. Compare the price for your dates with a non-game weekend before you book. Of the city’s three boutique hotels, only Rivet House runs a shuttle to Sanford Stadium on home-game Saturdays; our Athens boutique hotels comparison has the details.
• What closes: the Lyndon House Arts Center (all home games) and the UGA Visitors Center (home football Saturdays). The Botanical Garden and Georgia Museum of Art publish no game-day closures, and Visit Athens suggests both for the quieter Sunday.
• In the stadium: clear bags must be 12 by 12 inches or smaller. Strollers, infant seats, umbrellas and backpacks aren’t allowed, only service animals may enter, there is no re-entry, and everyone needs a ticket regardless of age. Open containers of alcohol are also banned by county ordinance, Visit Athens notes.

Where to park downtown, and what it costs

Downtown decks and meters are run by the Athens Downtown Development Authority (ADDA). Its rates (checked September 19, 2026):

Downtown parking is free on New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, July 4th, Labor Day, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. The Morton Theatre’s parking page gives a three-hour meter limit, but ADDA and the county both say two, so plan on two.

Things to do today in Athens, GA: what’s on this fall

• At the Georgia Museum of Art: Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone runs through Jan. 3, 2027. Admission is free.
• In November: UGA’s Spotlight on the Arts festival fills the month with dozens of arts and humanities events, according to the UGA Arts Council.
• At the Morton Theatre: the Dance Athens Dance Festival, Oct. 23–24.
• At the Taylor-Grady House: Eventbrite lists a free “Celebrate Fall Festival” for Saturday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. The house’s own program page describes a mid-October festival with $10 admission, so check before you go.
• Elsewhere in Georgia: our Georgia fall festivals 2026 guide goes weekend by weekend, and Fall in Georgia, month by month covers the season. For a day’s listing, check the events calendar on visitathensga.com.

Fun things to do in Athens, GA for your situation

• With kids: Bear Hollow Zoo (free, daily 9–5) and the Memorial Park playground, then the Sandy Creek Nature Center’s live animals (free, Tue–Sat). Sandy Creek Park adds an all-abilities playground for $2 a head (under 4 free), but not on Mondays. Leave strollers at home on game days, because Sanford Stadium doesn’t allow them.
• On a rainy day: the Georgia Museum of Art (free, open until 9 p.m. on Thursdays), then the Lyndon House galleries (free, open until 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays) or the Nature Center’s indoor exhibit hall. All three are closed on Mondays.
• On a free day: the Botanical Garden, the Georgia Museum of Art, the Arch and North Campus, the Double-Barreled Cannon, the Tree That Owns Itself and the Welcome Center house museum all cost nothing. Park in a downtown deck for the free first hour, or at the museum or campus decks on a weekend, when they’re free.
• On a game weekend: come on Friday or Sunday instead. Visit Athens suggests the Georgia Museum of Art or the Botanical Garden on Sunday. If you come Saturday, budget $50 for a downtown deck, skip the Lyndon House (closed), and follow the Loop 10 detours on the way out.
• With one afternoon: park in the College Avenue deck (first hour free), see the Double-Barreled Cannon at City Hall, walk through the Arch into North Campus, and finish at the Welcome Center before 5 p.m. Add the Tree That Owns Itself on the drive out.
• On a Monday: the Welcome Center, Bear Hollow Zoo, the garden grounds, Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall and the trails are open. The Georgia Museum of Art, the Lyndon House, Sandy Creek Park and the garden’s Visitor Center are not.
• With a dog: Sandy Creek Park (dog parks, leashed elsewhere), Ben Burton Park (6-foot leash), the Firefly Trail and Memorial Park’s dog park. Dogs are not allowed at the Botanical Garden or inside Bear Hollow Zoo. Leashed dogs are welcome on UGA’s campus, though they may not be allowed inside campus buildings (Visit Athens, October 2, 2026).

Making a weekend of it? Madison is a natural pairing: see our Madison, Georgia day trip. For middle Georgia, try things to do in Macon. For more options by drive time, see our weekend getaways from Atlanta and the 25 best small towns in Georgia. With young kids, add our best Georgia state parks for kids.

Local legend: The double-barreled cannon, Athens

What is actually true: The cannon is real, and the Georgia Historical Society calls it the only known one of its kind. John Gilleland designed it and it was cast in the Athens foundry, but it never worked: the two barrels could not fire at exactly the same instant, so the test shot went wild. It has stood at Athens City Hall ever since as a curiosity, and was long used to fire salutes celebrating political victories.

FAQ

What is Athens, GA best known for?

The University of Georgia (its Arch dates to 1857) and Sanford Stadium, which holds 93,033; a music scene tied to the 40 Watt Club, which names R.E.M. and the B-52’s among its home-base bands; the free State Botanical Garden of Georgia; and oddities like the Double-Barreled Cannon and the Tree That Owns Itself.

How far is Athens, GA from Atlanta?

About 70 miles east, roughly a 90-minute drive, according to Visit Athens and the State Botanical Garden. Visit Athens’ transportation page gives 61 miles northeast, via I-85 to GA 316 or I-85 to GA 129.

What is free to do in Athens, GA?

The State Botanical Garden (free admission and parking), the Georgia Museum of Art (free every day it is open, closed Mondays), the Lyndon House Arts Center, the Historic Athens Welcome Center house museum, Bear Hollow Zoo, Sandy Creek Nature Center, the UGA Arch and North Campus, the Double-Barreled Cannon, the Tree That Owns Itself and the Firefly Trail. Prices checked September 19, 2026.

Can you tour Sanford Stadium?

UGA publishes no public tour of Sanford Stadium; on game days you need a ticket. UGA Athletics’ Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall, with its athletics museum, is open for tours Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Check any third-party “stadium tour” with UGA Athletics first.

When are UGA’s 2026 home football games?

The remaining 2026 home games at Sanford Stadium are Oct. 3 (Vanderbilt, 12:45 p.m.), Oct. 17 (Auburn), Nov. 14 (Missouri) and Nov. 28 (Georgia Tech), per UGA Athletics. Georgia plays Florida on Oct. 31 in Atlanta. Kickoffs marked TBA were not announced as of September 30, 2026.

How much is parking in downtown Athens, GA?

The College Avenue and Washington Street decks are free for the first hour, then $2 an hour. Street meters are $3 an hour, enforced Monday–Saturday 8 a.m.–10 p.m. with a two-hour daytime limit, and free on Sundays. On UGA home game days, the decks charge a flat $50.

Should I avoid Athens on a UGA football Saturday?

If you want museums and quiet streets, yes. Downtown decks charge a flat $50, the Lyndon House and UGA Visitors Center close, and after the game traffic is routed to the Loop 10 bypass. Visit Athens suggests the Georgia Museum of Art or Botanical Garden on the Sunday instead.

Is the State Botanical Garden of Georgia open this week?

Yes. It reopened Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, after a Sept. 21–23 construction closure (checked September 28, 2026). The grounds are open daily 7 a.m.–7 p.m. (except UGA holidays), with free admission and parking. The Visitor Center is closed Mondays.

How we checked this guide: Dates, hours, admission and parking prices, and access details were verified against the official sources listed below on October 2, 2026. Operators change schedules and raise prices without notice, so confirm anything time-sensitive before you drive. The figures in this guide also feed our Georgia Attraction Transparency Index and Family Day-Out Cost Index.

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• Athens-Clarke County — City Hall location
• Athens-Clarke County — Lyndon House Arts Center, plan your visit
• Athens-Clarke County — Morton Theatre
• Athens-Clarke County — Firefly Trail
• Athens-Clarke County — Oconee Rivers Greenway
• Athens-Clarke County — Sandy Creek Nature Center
• Athens-Clarke County — Sandy Creek Nature Center, plan your visit
• Athens-Clarke County — Bear Hollow Zoo
• Athens-Clarke County — Memorial Park
• Athens-Clarke County — Sandy Creek Park
• Athens-Clarke County — Sandy Creek Park fees
• Athens-Clarke County — Sandy Creek Park hours
• Athens-Clarke County — Sandy Creek Park rules
• Athens-Clarke County — Ben Burton Park
• Athens-Clarke County — Park rules and regulations
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• Taylor-Grady House — Venue (hours, accessibility)
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• Georgia Theatre — FAQ

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