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Downtown Athens
Athens Institute for Contemporary Art
State Botanical Garden of Georgia
Bear Hollow Zoo
University of Georgia Golf Course
Double-Barreled Cannon
Sanford Stadium
Georgia Museum of Art
Georgia Museum of Natural History
The Georgia Theatre
Lyndon House Arts Center
Morton Theatre
Sandy Creek Nature Center
T.R.R. Cobb House
The Tree that Owns Itself
Ware-Lyndon House
The Classic Center
Athens is a mid-sized city in northeastern Georgia and the location of the state's public research university: The University of Georgia. As with many university towns, there is an emphasis on art and culture in the community. Athens has museums, art galleries, breakfast spots, performing arts, and a spectacular botanical garden.
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