With over 30,000 college students at the University of Georgia, Athens is often described as a college town, but there are so many other things to see besides college students here. Athens prides itself as being a center of research (via UGA) as well as a proponent of locally-owned shops, restaurants, music stores, coffee shops, bars, and clubs. There is something for every age in this city, whether you're looking for Ripley's Believe It or Not anomalies like The Tree That Owns Itself and the Double-Barreled Cannon or looking to stretch your legs and smell the flowers at the botanical gardens. Athens is sure to offer something for everyone in this city just 70 miles east of Atlanta.

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	1. Holiday Inn Athens-University Area 197 E. Broad St. 4. Best Western Colonial Inn 170 N Milledge Avenue 2. Comfort Inn & Suites 3980 Atlanta Hwy 5. Howard Johnson Inn Athens 2465 West Broad St 3. Holiday Inn Express Athens 513 West Broad Street 6. Hampton Inn Athens 2220 West Broad Street View more Athens hotel info »«