Athens, GA Attractions

The main feature in the Watson Mill Bridge State Park near Comer is the 236ft/72m four-span covered wooden bridge. It was built in the mid 1880s. The park also offers opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts including walking, hiking, biking, horseback riding and canoeing.

The Elberton Granite Museum features information and displays on the history of the granite industry in Elberton. Visitors can follow a self-guided tour through the exhibits. The Confederate statue, Duchy, was the first statue crafted of Elberton Granite.

The Crawford W. Long Museum in Jefferson offers information on the life and the practices of Dr Long who was the first doctor to use sulfuric ether as an anesthetic.

The McDaniel Tichenor House in Monroe belonged to Georgia Governor Henry Dickerson McDaniel. Originally designed in Victorian Italianate Villa style the house was remodeled in the 1903s in a Neoclassical style.

The Navy Supply Corps Museum in Athens features ship models, historic uniforms, cooking equipment and memorabilia.

The Taylor-Grady House in Athens is a Greek Revival-style home that was built in the mid-1840s by General Robert Taylor, a planter and cotton merchant. The home was purchased in 1863 by the family of Henry W. Grady, who became managing editor of the "Atlanta Constitution".

The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Eagle Tavern in Watkinsville was a major social and political venue for more than 100 years in this area. The oldest portion of the tavern was built in the early 1800s, with other additions and restoration work over the years. The structure is now used as a museum which illustrates the pre-Civil War and pre-railroad era.