Athens
Athens is a small city in the Blackland Prairie region of Eastern Texas.
Get in
By car
To get here from Dallas, take US 175 South. From Houston, take I-45 North to Corsicana, then Texas State Highway 31 East. From Austin, take I-35 North to Waco, then Texas State Highway 31 East. From Tyler take US 31 West.
By plane
Tyler Pounds Regional Airport offers service to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport via American Eagle Airlines and to Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport via United Express.
Get around
See
- East Texas Arboretum and Botanical Society, 1601 Patterson Rd, ☏ +1 903 675-5630, fax: +1 903 675-1618, etabs@mycvc.net. 8PM-5PM daily. 100+ acre botanical gardens built largely by volunteers on the site of an old abandoned truck farm. 2$/vehicle or 25$ yearly membership.
Do
- East Texas Arboretum, 1601 Patterson Rd, ☏ +1 903 675-5630.
- Christmas Park Athens (Land of Lights), 1500 NW Loop 7, ☏ +1 903-675-7469. 6PM-10:30PM. $15 /car.
- Athens Motocross Park, 3898 County Road 3711, ☏ +1 903 675-5057.
- Athens Scuba Park, 500 N Murchison St, ☏ +1 903 675-5762.
Buy
Eat
- Cherry Laurel Cake Shoppe, 305 S Prairieville St, ☏ +1 903 677-5599. Anything prepared here is personally done with expertise, good taste, and great care. From catering to cakes to salads or sandwiches, these ladies know what they are doing.
Drink
Sleep
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Athens, 1119 E. Tyler ST., toll-free: +1-877-863-4780.
- America Best Value Inn, ☏ +1 903 675-5173.
- Best Western Inn On the Hill, 2050 State Highway 31 East, ☏ +1 903 675-9214.
- 1 Oak Creek Bed and Breakfast, 9004 County Road 2800 (10 minutes from downtown.), ☏ +1 903 675-5509. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Oak Creek Bed & Breakfast is a quiet romantic couple's retreat nestled deep in the East Texas woods. $110-$125.
- Super 8, 205 US Hwy 175 West, ☏ +1 903 675-7511.
- Victorian Inn, 1803 Hwy 31 East, ☏ +1 903 677-1470.
Connect
Go next
| Routes through Athens |
| Waco ← Corsicana ← | W  E
|
→ Tyler → Longview |