Welcome to Athens
Welcome to Athens is a work of art in Clarke County, Georgia. Welcome to Athens is situated nearby to the health club Classic City Cycling, as well as near the recreation area The Garden at Last Resort.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tree That Owns Itself and 40 Watt Club.
Tree That Owns Itself
Photo: Boston Public Library, Public domain.
The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree that, according to legend, has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet of its base. Also known as the Jackson Oak, the tree is at the corner of South Finley and Dearing Streets in Athens, Georgia, US. Tree That Owns Itself is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Welcome to Athens.
40 Watt Club
Nightclub
Photo: Geogre, Public domain.
The 40 Watt Club is a music venue in Athens, Georgia. Along with CBGB, the Whisky a Go Go, and selected others, it was instrumental in launching American punk rock and new wave music. 40 Watt Club is situated 330 feet west of Welcome to Athens.
Herty Field
Park
Herty Field, also known as Alumni Athletic Field, was the original on-campus playing venue for football, Track and field and baseball at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Herty Field is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Welcome to Athens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Athens and Normaltown.
Athens
Athens is a vibrant college town of 127,000 people in the Classic Heartland region of Georgia. Athens is most popular in the late summer and fall when students, families of students or college football fans visit the University of Georgia.
Normaltown
Neighborhood
Normaltown is a neighborhood in Athens, Georgia, by the Athens Regional Medical Center and named for the State Normal School formerly located there. It was the first area of Athens to be wired for electricity after the completion of the Mitchell Bridge hydroelectric plant in 1896.
Winterville
Village
Winterville is a city in Clarke County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,201 at the 2020 census. Winterville is situated 6 miles east of Welcome to Athens.
Welcome to Athens
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: mural
- Category: tourism
- Location: Clarke County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.95797° or 33° 57′ 29″ northLongitude
-83.379° or 83° 22′ 44″ westOpen location code
865RXJ5C+59OpenStreetMap ID
node 11939825902OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=mural
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