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October 28, 2017
Athens, GA

Madison & Steve

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We know that a lot of you may not be familiar with the Athens terrain, so we want to help you out by pointing you in the direction of some cool places to check out! These are just some starters. If you have any specific type of shopping/eating/etc. that you want to do, let us know so we can point you in the right direction!

Walkers Coffee Shop & Pub

128 College Avenue, Athens, GA 30601
, (706) 543-1433

A pub and coffeeshop in one! What more could you ask for? (also, a little secret for the hipster-minded on our guest list, a couple of people from Family and Friends work here sometimes, soooo)

The Rook & Pawn

294 West Washington Street, Athens, GA 30601
, (706) 543-5040

Not only a restaurant, bar, and coffeeshop all in one place, but it's also a board game cafe! It has a floor to ceiling bookcase of board games, and has great indoor and outdoor seating for hanging out.

The Royal Peasant

1675 South Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30606
, (706) 549-7920

If you're into British pub food and amazing fish and chips, this is your place.

Avid Bookshop at Five Points

1662 South Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30606
, (706) 850-2843

Honestly the cutest local bookstore of all time.

Georgia Museum of Art

90 Carlton Street, Athens, GA 30602
, (706) 542-4662

If you're feeling particularly cultured, this is a great place to check out. There is a beautiful selection of art and it's on a beautiful part of the University of Georgia's campus.

The State Botanical Garden of Georgia

2450 South Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA 30605
, (706) 542-1244

Yes, this is where we are holding the wedding ceremony and reception, but the gardens and trails in the gardens are beautiful to walk through as well.

Clocked

259 West Washington Street, Athens, GA 30601
, (706) 548-9175

An adorable burger joint with a 50s diner vibe and weird B-rated sci-fi movies playing in the background. Their burgers are to die for.

Wonderbar Athens

240 East Washington Street, Athens, GA 30601

For all you NERDZ, this bar is for you. It's literally a bar with arcade games and video games, with a super chill atmosphere.

Creature Comforts Brewery

271 West Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA 30601
, (706) 410-1043

This is an *awesome* local brewery, great beer, amazing atmosphere. (we actually wanted to have our reception here, so definitely think about checking it out!)

Wuxtry Records-Athens

197 East Clayton Street, Athens, GA 30601
, (706) 369-9428

The fact that this place was rated as one of the best record stores in the U.S. by Rolling Stone should be reason enough to check it out.

The University of Georgia

Athens, GA 30602
, (706) 542-3000

Specifically, meander around north campus (literally right across the street from downtown). You'll feel like you're on an Ivy League campus. Just as a forewarning, take a map or your GPS with you. UGA is *massive* and I promise you that you'll get lost.

Cine

234 West Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA 30601
, (706) 353-3343

If you happen to have a lot of time on your hands, this is an adorable movie theatre to catch the latest film (or at least, anything that was shown at Sundance Film Festival). You feel like you're stepping back into the 50s when you go in.

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