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Hotel Indigo Athens Downtown - Univ Area

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Name: Hotel Indigo Athens Downtown - Univ Area
Address: 500 College Avenue, Athens, Georgia, 30601, United States
Telephone: 1-706-5460490
Price range: $$$ - Best Price Guarantee When You Book Direct
Rating: 4.7

Our downtown Athens location offers instant access to the charming and vibrant downtown. From hip music venues to quintessential Southern restaurants, you'll find everything here. Explore UGA's campus or pop out to a street festival--all walking distance.

Distinctly Southern style

Distinctly Southern style

The Classic City has always been a cultural hub for artists and entertainers, and we've brought them under our roof. We invite you to spend time in our art gallery; our collection changes seasonally to highlight the diverse local artists, each piece carefully curated to delight the senses.

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Things to do

University of Georgia

The University of Georgia is located 5 blocks from the Hotel Indigo in downtown Athens, Ga. It was the first federally chartered university in the United States. UGA is home to the Georgia Bulldogs football team, the highly lauded Gym Dawgs gymnastics team, the prestigious Peabody Award for American Journalism, the internationally renowned Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, and dozens of acclaimed professors.

Sanford Stadium

110 Field St, Athens, Ga 30602

Home to the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team.

The Classic Center

300 North Thomas Street, Athens, GA 30601

Georgia Museum of Art

90 Carlton Street, Athens, GA 30602

The Georgia Museum of Art is both a university museum and, since 1982, the official state museum of art. Located on the East Campus of UGA, in the Performing and Visual Arts Complex, it opened in 1948. Recently, it completed an extensive expansion and remodeling of its building that has allowed it to display its permanent collection continually. The museum offers free admission to the public for all exhibitions. For more information, visit their website at http://georgiamuseum.org/

The State Botanical Garden of Georgia

2450 South Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA 30605

The garden is a 313-acre preserve set aside by UGA in 1968 for the study and enjoyment of plants and nature. It is a living laboratory serving educational, research, recreational and public service roles for the university and the citizens of Georgia. It contains a number of specialized theme gardens and collections, more than five miles of nature trails, and four major facilities including a tropical conservatory.