10 Top Rated Things to Do in Athens, Georgia

State Botanical Garden of Georgia

#1 in Best Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens

State Botanical Garden of Georgia is located at the University of Georgia. The 313 acres garden features numerous gardens and trails. It has children's garden, flower garden, heritage garden, horticulture greenhouses, hummingbird trail, international garden, shade and native flora gardens, and nature areas.

Bear Hollow Zoo

#2 in Best Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens

Bear Hollow Zoo located in Memorial Park is home to non-releasable wildlife animals. These animals have encountered a challenge that they could not overcome, either physical or behavioral, and have been placed here to live out their lives serving as ambassadors for their species.

Georgia Museum of Art

#3 in Best Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens

Georgia Museum of Art is located on the campus of the University of Georgia. Permanent collection of the museum include American paintings, primarily 19th- and 20th-century; American, European and Asian works on paper; the Samuel H. Kress Study Collection of Italian Renaissance paintings; and growing collections of southern decorative arts and Asian art.

Downtown Athens

#4 in Best Top 10 Places to Visit in Athens