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Athena Jewelers, the art of it all
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We represent local to global artisans featuring unique jewelry in silver, gold and platinum. Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Mon. - Sat.
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Athens Area Arts Council
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Athens Area Arts Council is a non-profit arts organization. Check out their website for current projects, exhibits, and arts calendar.
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Athens Clarke County Leisure Services
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Athens boasts an enviable number of public recreation spaces and facilities, administered by Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services.
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Athens Clarke Heritage Foundation
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The ACHF's mission is to be a proactive force in developing community-wide understanding of the value of historic buildings, neighborhoods, and heritage. The ACHF sponsors regular heritage events and programs, and operates the Athens Welcome Center.
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Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau
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The Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau is a one-stop resource for official visitor information, event planning, meetings and conventions.
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Athens Creative Theatre
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Athens' vibrant local arts scene is evident through the talent on display at Athens Creative Theatre productions.
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Athens Pirates Summer Baseball
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Get to know tomorrow's Major League players today, as the Athens Pirates and 11 other teams from the Great South League play take the field each summer for college summer baseball played with pro equipment and professional rules. Special events and promotions for kids!
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Athens Symphony
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Since 1978, the Athens Symphony Orchestra has wowed audiences at several performances each year, drawing capacity crowds to their Winter, Christmas, Spring, and Pops concerts.
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Athens Welcome Center and Classic City Tours
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Get the most out of your visit to Athens! Make the Athens Welcome Center your first stop for brochures, maps, expert advice; plus guided, self-guided, or audio tours of Athens.
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Athens YMCA
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We offer a broad range of fitness and recreational programming.
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Athens Youth Symphony
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The Athens Youth Symphony and related ensembles offer young musicians in the Northeast Georgia area a high level of musical education and performance opportunities.
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ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art
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ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, presents innovative and challenging contemporary art in all visual and performing mediums.
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Aurum Jewelry & Art
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Amazing jewerly designed on-site by prize-winning artists, plus monthly exhibitions of regional artworks and crafts.
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Brush Creek Sporting Club
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Brush Creek offers for your enjoyment Sporting Clays and Upland Bird Hunting. We have a unique three level shooting pavilion and a 12 station fully automatic sporting clays course. Beginner and experienced shooters are welcome.
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Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall Sports Museum
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Relive the greatest moments in Georgia sports history, recall favorite UGA athletes, see Herschel Walker's Heisman trophy and other memorabilia, and keep abreast of current happenings in Bulldog athletics.
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Canopy Studio
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Canopy Studio community arts center offers exhibits, performances, and classes in flying dance trapeze, movement education and performance arts. Guest artists have included members of the famed Cirque du Soleil troupe.
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Carter-Coile Country Doctor's Museum (19th c)
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Authentic 19th century medical office complete with physician's instruments from the era.
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Church-Waddel-Brumby House/Athens Welcome Center
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One of Athens' four house museums, this Federal-style house, ca. 1820, is believed to be the city's oldest surviving residence. Stop by for a free tour, plus maps, tours brochures, and expertise offered through the Athens Welcome Center and Classic City Tours.
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Cine
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Opened in April 2007, this art house theatre screens a variety of intriguing films from a broad spectrum of countries and cultures. Housed in a restored building utilizing new urbanism principles, it is Athens' new, lively, and stimulating gathering space.
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Classic Center Theatre
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This 2,053- seat grand showplace hosts touring Broadway productions, headliner entertainers, and is home to the Athens Symphony and Robert Osborne's Classic Film Festival.
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Clayton Street Gallery
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The Clayton Street Gallery is located upstairs, directly above Frameworks, and is a gallery in which artists are able to display and sell their artwork.
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CreekSide Country Club
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Semi-private 6100 yard, par 72, 18-hole golf course.
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Dawg Pedaler Rickshaw
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Take a ride of class, culture and charisma through Historic Downtown's streets with this hip taxi alternative!
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Eagle Greens Sandy Creek Golf Course
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Eagle Greens are North Georgia's premier daily-fee golf courses.
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Eagle Greens The Chimneys Golf Course
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Eagle Greens are North Georgia's premiere daily-rate golf courses.
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Elements Art Supply
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Our gallery offers fine paintings, sculptures, and American crafts for the discerning at collector. Our stable of artists includes Calder, Dufy, Canaday as well as contemporary artists.
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Film::Athens
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This artistic community of local filmmakers is actively involved in independent projects and keeps an active calendar of film screenings and related events.
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Founders Memorial Garden
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A living memorial to America's first Garden Club, founded in Athens in 1891.
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Garden Club of Georgia Headquarters
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The stately neoclassic building with museum-quality furnishings overlooks the Heritage Garden on the grounds of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia.
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Georgia 511 Free Travel & Traffic System
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Georgia has a single number for all your travel and transportation related needs. Dial 5-1-1 from any land line or cell phone to hear Georgia tourism information, report an incident, hear up-to-date traffic reports, request HERO assistance, connect to transit partners (MARTA, Amtrack, Greyhound, etc.), or connect to airports in Atlanta and Savannah. All above options are also available online.
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Georgia Department of Economic Development
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Official travel information for the state of Georgia.
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Georgia Museum of Art
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The GMOA's modern and elegant facility houses a permanent collection of more than 9,000 works of art as well as a variety of traveling exhibitions. Don't miss the Museum Shop for unique gifts!
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Georgia Museum of Natural History
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The Discovery Room displays samples from the over four million objects in the Museum's collection.
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Georgia Museum of Natural History
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The Discovery Room displays samples from the over four million objects in the Museum's collection.
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Georgia Museum of Natural History
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The Museum has 14 different collections: Archaeology, Arthropod, Botany Herbarium, Economic Geology, Herpetology, Ichthyology, Invertebrate, Mammalogy, Mycological Herbarium, Ornithology, Paleontology, Pollen and Plant Microspore, Rocks and Minerals, and Zooarchaeology.
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Georgia Originals
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Georgia Arts and Crafts!Georgia Originals was founded by Kathy and Jerry Chappelle owners of Happy Valley Pottery and Chappelle Gallery as a way to showcase the creative Arts, Crafts, Food Products, Music and Literature made in Georgia.
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Georgia's Antebellum Trail
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Athens is the northern gateway to the Antebellum Trail is a 100-mile trek through seven communities that virtually escaped Yankee General Sherman's burning march through Georgia.
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Georgia's Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Guide
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Things to do and see in North Georgia.
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Goodness Grows, Inc.
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Wide selection of plant material ranging from native, heirloom and exotic to extraordinary selection of perennials, flowering shrubs, trees, herbs and roses. A gardener's paradise. Tour welcome.
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Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery
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The Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery, founded in 1882, was once a very prominent burial site for African Americans in Athens, Georgia. The cemetery was largely neglected and fell into disrepair over the last three decades. Recently, there has been a resurrection of interest in Gospel Pilgrim and in the history and identity of the more than 3000 people who were laid to rest there over the last 124 years. On April 19, 2006, The National Park Service officially listed The Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery in the National Register of Historic Places.
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Heartland of the Confederacy Civil War Trails
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Discover the lives and legacy of the leaders of the Confederacy, many of whom have ties to the Athens area, on this regional self-guided heritage trail. Two-dozen of the trail's 45 sites are in Athens, or take a day trip during your Athens visit to other sites.
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Heartland of the Confederacy Civil War Trails
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Discover the lives and legacy of the leaders of the Confederacy, many of whom have ties to the Athens area, on this regional self-guided heritage trail. Two-dozen of the trail's 45 sites are in Athens, or take a day trip during your Athens visit to other sites.
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Hugh Hodgson School of Music
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During the academic year, the Hugh Hodgson School of Music provides several performances weekly from students, faculty, and guest artists. Most performances take place in the recital halls of the Performing Arts Center, known for its fine acoustics.
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Kingpins Bowl and Brew
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Kingpins Bowl & Brew is the Southeast's premiere bowling lounge, and Athens' own eight lane retro entertainment destination!
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Lamar Dodd School of Art Galleries
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The galleries at UGA's art school host revolving shows of student, faculty, and professional work.
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Lane Creek Golf Club
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Lane Creek Golf Club
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Lyndon House Arts Center
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Originally housed within the historic Ware-Lyndon House, the community visual arts complex includes large airy galleries, a children's wing, artists' workshops, and a gift shop.
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Memorial Park and Bear Hollow Wildlife Trail
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Memorial Park features 80 acres of rolling hills, a lake, picnic shelters, and playground area, plus Bear Hollow Wildlife Trail.
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Mercury Art Works
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Mercury Art Works is a full service fine art gallery representing local and national artists who work in a variety of media. Mercury is located in a renovated 1909 cotton warehouse in the Historic Boulevard neighborhood.
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Morton Theatre
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One of the first vaudeville theatres in the U.S. built, owned, and operated by an African-American, the Morton opened in 1910 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The fully restored Morton presents a wide range of dramatic and musical performances, and is home to live tapings of the Athens 441 radio show.
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Morton Theatre
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One of the first vaudeville theatres in the U.S. built, owned, and operated by an African-American, the Morton opened in 1910 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The fully restored Morton presents a wide range of dramatic and musical performances, and is home to live tapings of the Athens 441 radio show.
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North Oconee River Greenway
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Linear park along the North Oconee River for all types of non-motorized uses.
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Northeast Georgia Mountains
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Northeast Georgia Mountains
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Oconee Forest Park
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60-acre natural area with walking trails, bike trails, and lake.
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Original Fine Art Gallery
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Beautiful selection of fine art, sculptures, paintings, and prints from local, regional and international artists.
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Piccadilly Farm LLC
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The gardens and nursery of Piccadilly Farm have been developed over the past 25 years and feature hostas, hellebores, perennials, native flowers, camellias, unusual shrubs and dwarf conifers. Don't miss annual special events such as Hellebore Days and Conifer Days.
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Pinebush Farm & Nurseries, Inc.
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Selling trees, shrubs, and perennials from 75 acres of stock. Containerized and field-grown balled and burlapped, large and small. Gardening library.
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Prince Avenue Gallery
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Prince Avenue Gallery offers custom framing for all your art, photographs, and much more. Prince Avenue Gallery has a wide variety of oil paintings displayed and for sale. In January 2007, Prince Avenue Gallery began to showcase more local artists' work. Go by and check it out!
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R. Wood Studio Ceramics Studio & Shoppe
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Beautiful, handmade dinnerware inspired by the southern seasons is made here at our studio. Come see our artists at work, and shop in our studio shoppe for one-of-a-kind pieces, or seconds of your favorite everyday pieces!
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
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The Richard B. Russell LIbrary focuses on collections and programs that explore the dynamic relationship of politics, policy, and culture. Exhibitions engage and inspire visitors in a dynamic conversation with past, present, and future.
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Rose of Athens Theatre
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Rose of Athens Theatre, is a non-profit theatre company, producing vibrant professional works of theatre by cultivating a diversity of voices through the exploration of various artistic disciplines.
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Sandy Creek Nature Center and ENSAT Center
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Miles of trails and nature center.
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Sandy Creek Park
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This park surrounds Lake Chapman and features a variety of activies and facilities.
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Seney-Stovall Chapel
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The Seney-Stovall Chapel was built in 1882 as the chapel for the Lucy Cobb Institute, a boarding school for girls that opened in 1859, and for community cultural events.
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Seney-Stovall Chapel
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The Seney-Stovall Chapel was built in 1882 as the chapel for the Lucy Cobb Institute, a boarding school for girls that opened in 1859, and for community cultural events.
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Skate Park of Athens
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State-of-the-art facility for skateboards, BMX bikes and in-line skates.
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State Botanical Garden of Georgia
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A 313-acre preserve with numerous themed gardens, winding trails, and stunning three-story tropical conservatory Visitors Center. Gift shop and cafe.
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Sunrise Golf Club
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Sunrise Golf Club is a public course.
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T.R.R. Cobb House
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This 1852 home of T.R.R. Cobb, with its distinctive color and octagonal wings, opened for public tour in August 2007 after extensive restoration.
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Tate Student Center Gallery
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This gallery at UGA's student center displays artwork by students and local artists as well as international exhibits.
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Taylor-Grady House
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One of Athens' four house museums open for public tour. Greek Revival style, ca. 1844.
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The Double-Barreled Cannon
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Local landmark and unusual Civil War relic.
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The Double-Barreled Cannon
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Local landmark and unusual Civil War relic.
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The Gallery @ Good Dirt
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The Gallery @ Good Dirt features some of the best work by professional potters and allows you to view fine functional pottery in a natural, elegant setting.
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The Georgia Club
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Golfers now have several new reasons to love The Georgia Club with the addition of new nine holes, making the course a 27-hole experience.
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The Hub Bicycles
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Bicycle sales and expert service. Check their website for scheduled group rides.
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The Tree that Owns Itself
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Athens' most unsual property owner is this white oak.
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Town and Gown Players
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Over 50 years of quality community theatre, with 12 shows a year of Mainstage and Second Stage productions.
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U.S. Navy Supply Corps School
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U.S. Navy Supply Corps School
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UGA Athletics
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UGA division I-A teams have one 21 national championships and 38 SEC championships in the past 10 years! Check out some of the nation's best sports teams during your visit; admission to most sports events is free!
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UGA Department of Dance
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Several dance companies within the UGA Department of Dance perform in a wide variety of genres.
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UGA Department of Theatre and Film Studies
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You'll find everything from Shakespeare and Chekov to the most cutting-edge modern productions on the calendar.
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UGA Horticulture Trial Garden
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The Garden trials the newest varieties of annuals from all over the world and puts perennials to the test to find those that stand up to Southeastern heat and humidity
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UGA Visitors Center
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Your complete source for UGA information. Free campus tours are conducted daily by student guides; reservations are strongly suggested.
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University of Georgia Golf Course
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Athens' only in-town public golf course.
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University of Georgia Performing Arts Center
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The world's best come to Athens! The UGA Performing Arts Center has built one of the country's strongest subscriber bases, but last-minute tickets are frequently available.
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University of Georgia's Historic North Campus
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The oldest portion of UGA's immense campus dates back to the first days of classes in 1806, and was modeled after the quad at Yale.
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Visual Arts Guild of Athens
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Members' art is displayed and for sale at the Gallery Shop at Lyndon House Arts Center.
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Ware-Lyndon House
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One of Athens' four house museums open for public tour, this is one of the few antebellum homes with Italianate elements remaining in the Athens area.
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We Let the Dawgs Out Public Art Exhibit
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Three-dozen larger-than-life bulldogs painted by prominent local artists are on permanent display throughout Athens. Download a map of locations from their website, or pick one up at the Athens Welcome Center.
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World of Wonder Community Playground
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Almost two-acres of playground equipment!
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