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Plan a Road Trip > Explore America > Georgia > Augusta |
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Time Zone
Eastern
Latitude/Longitude
33.47° /-81.96°
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Augusta, founded in 1736, is a characteristically diverse and colorful Southern town with a slow pace and subtle surprises on nearly every block. Several historic districts in the downtown area and vicinity make for fascinating walking tours, especially the Riverwalk and Laney-Walker, which have some particularly quaint architectural treasures to be seen. Contact Historic Augusta, Inc. (706-724-0436) for maps and historical info.
The Augusta Canal (706-823-0440), originally constructed in 1845, is one of the oldest intact canal systems in the US; this National Heritage Area is a prime spot for hiking, biking, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. Cedar Grove Cemetary, downtown on East Boundary, was established in 1820 as a "colored cemetary," and it is a place of deep calm and quiet.
The Augusta Museum of History (706-722-8454) has a collection of more than 15,000 artifacts that document paleontology, Native American settlement, Civil War experience, and industrial history in the Savannah River Valley. The Lucy Craft Laney Museum and Conference Center (706-724-3576) honors the influential educator who established the first black kindergarten and the first nursing school for black women. Woodrow WIlson's boyhood home (706-724-0436) is located on Seventh St.
At Augusta Golf & Gardens (888-874-4443) you can walk the beautiful 17-acre grounds and visit the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame, which features life-size bronze sculptures of Jack Nicklaus, Byron Nelson, Arnold Palmer, and Ben Hogan, among others.
Music fans should make a point to stroll down James Brown Boulevard (Ninth Street); Soul Brother Number One still lives in Augusta and owns a radio station, WAAW, located at JBB & Broad Street.
You can catch some minor league hockey at the Civic Center, home of the East Coast Hockey League's Augusta Lynx. For even more potential bloodspill, catch the Augusta Rugby Football Club (706-790-7261); they play out at nearby Barton Field in Ft. Gordon.
More cerebral pleasures can be found at the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art (706-722-5495), the Morris Museum of Art (706-724-7501), the Augusta Ballet (706-261-0555), and National Science Center's Fort Discovery (706-821-0200).
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