Visitors Center — Attraction in Athens-Clarke County Unified Government

We recently relocated back home to Athens after a 40-year hiatus, most of it on the other coast. Returning to Athens is a bit like seeing your favorite niece after a similar span of time...a toddler then, and now a grandmother--so, basically unrecognizable except for an occasional known landmark. We've felt quite lost & overwhelmed. The 3 staff at the UGA Visitors' Center were so warmly welcoming, and so very helpful. They offered maps, information, suggestions, and even put up with our rambling tales of long-ago UGA (yep, I actually did know Dean Tate.. ). We're so...

Visited UGA as part of college visit and the whole campus was very lively with the first day of school and big and impressive. First we had a presentation about life here, and we felt the students and other Staff were very approachable and friendly, as well as provided specific information we asked about. The humidity outside did not detract one bit from our...

All the really cool history of UGA sports is here! See Herschels Heisman, the 1980 Sugar Bowl trophy and more. Just felt awesome being in this place. If I were king and ran this place, I'd have a student athlete greeting visitors, answering questions, etc. Thats why it gets 4 out of 5 stars. But the place itself is...