If you have a few extra hours or a few
extra days, here are some great places to see in the area.
Around Athen
Horticultural Walking
Tour of University of Georgia
Visit www.uga.edu/hort/arboretum/ugacampusarboretum.htm
to download a brochure of three different walks around campus, showcasing
the finest specimens on the North, Central, and South Campuses.
While taking the North Campus tour, be sure to stop by the beautiful
Founder's Garden, located behind Denmark Hall. The Founders Garden
was installed in 1946 as a living memorial to the twelve founders
of the Ladies' Garden Club of Athens, established in 1891 as the
first garden club in America.
Athens Welcome
Center
280 East Dougherty Street, Athens, GA (706) 353-1820 www.visitathensga.com
Stop by for daily tours of Athens, by Classic City Tours. The welcome
center is housed in the historic Church-Waddel-Brumby House (c.
1820), a house museum that is believed to be the oldest surviving
residence in Athens.
Georgia Museum
of Art
90 Carlton Street, Athens, GA (706) 542-4662 www.uga.edu/gamuseum/
See over 7,000 works of art in the permanent collection, including
19th and 20th century American painting, decorative arts, American
and European prints and drawings from the Renaissance to the present,
and Italian Renaissance painting.
State Botanical
Garden of Georgia
2450 Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA (706) 542-1244 www.uga.edu/botgarden
Explore a 313-acre preserve of planned gardens, nature trails, and
a conservatory filled with local and exotic plants.
Walking Tour of
Downtown Athens
Take a self-guided tour of historic homes, churches, commercial
buildings, and university buildings, with an emphasis on the architecture
and local history. Brochure available at the Athens Welcome Center
(706) 353-1820.
Around Athens
Sautee and Nacoochee
Valleys
This area in Northeast Georgia is listed on the National Register
of Historic Places as Georgia's first rural historic district. Take
Route 129 North to GA Highway 75 Northeast; drive time is approximately
1.5 hours. Highlights include:
Smithgall Woods, Dukes Creek Conservation Area, Helen, GA (706)
878-3087
UNICOI State Park, Helen, GA (706) 878-3982
Anna Ruby Falls, in UNICOI State Park, (706) 878-3574
Madison
A small town spared by Sherman on his historic March to the Sea.
Madison boasts quaint streets lined with Antebellum and Victorian
homes and buildings; some homes have tours. Madison is just thirty
minutes south of Athens on Route 441, making for a perfect afternoon
trip. For more details, call the Welcome Center at 800-709-7406,
or visit www.madisonga.org.
Antebellum Trail
This trail, beginning in Athens, and including stops in Watkinsville,
Madison (see above), Eatonton, Milledgeville, Old Clinton, and Macon,
highlights homes, museums, and other places of interest from Georgia's
antebellum history. Visit www.antebellumtrail.org
for suggested three- and four-day itineraries.
Around Atlanta
Atlanta History
Center
130 W. Paces Ferry Road, (404) 814-4000 www.atlantahistorycenter.com
The museum follows the history of Georgia and the Southeast, as
well as Atlanta itself. With a collection of photographs and artifacts,
the Center is located on 32 acres of woods with many walking trails.
Also visit the Swan House and Tullie Smith Farm, two historic homes
on the property. Call for times of house tours.
CNN Studios
CNN Center, Marietta Street, (404) 827-2300 www.cnn.com/studiotour
Take a tour of the studios for a behind-the-scenes glimpse of news
in the making. Reservations are recommended.
Centennial Olympic
Park
285 International Blvd. NW, (404) 222-PARK www.gwcc.com/parkinfo.htm
Stroll around the large park, from the 1996 Olympics. Stop by the
visitor center for a map and more information.
School of Environmental Design
University of Georgia
609 Caldwell Hall
Athens, GA 30602-1845
706.542.1816 (ph)
706.542.4485 (fx)
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David Nichols, Associate Professor
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Ron Sawhill, Assistant Professor
| 706-542-0062
José Buitrago, Assistant Professor
| 706-583-0942
Georgia Harrison, Assistant Professor
| 706-542-9781
School of Environmental
Design:
SED Director: Bruce Ferguson, bfergus@uga.edu
706 542-0709
MLA Graduate Coordinator: Brian LaHaie, blahaie@uga.edu
706 542-4704
MHP Graduate Coordinator: John Waters,
jcwaters@uga.edu 706 542-4706
BLA Undergraduate Coordinator : Scott Weinberg, weinberg@uga.edu
706 542-4715
College of Environment
& Design: Dean: Jack Crowley
jcrowley@uga.edu | 706-542-1365
Associate Dean: Scott Weinberg, weinberg@uga.edu
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