UGA Traditions
1. Visit the Sports Museum at Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall
2. Catch a movie at the Tate Student Center
3. Relax on Herty Field
4. Explore the Founders Garden
5. Find a service opportunity with Serve UGA
6. Take a first-year photo at the Arch—and then again after commencement
7. Visit the Chapel Bell
8. Attend a University Union event
9. Find three fountains on North Campus (Hint: Sanford is not just a stadium)
10. Donate to the UGA Student Food Pantry
11. Join the Student Alumni Association
12. Play capture the flag on North Campus
13. Learn the UGA alma mater
14. Visit the Creamery
15. Get Down with the Dean
16. Pick up a steak at the Meat Science Technology Center Store
17. Volunteer at the UGArden
Classic City
18. Road trip to the Iron Horse
19. Visit the Guidestones
20. Find the painted fire hydrants
21. Shop for vinyl at Wuxtry Records
22. Volunteer at Brooklyn Cemetery
23. Shop local in downtown Athens
24. Walk down Milledge Avenue
25. Support a local restaurant
26. Take a self-guided tour of downtown Athens
27. Look for free little libraries around town
28. Visit the Athens Farmers Market at Bishop Park
29. See the double-barrel cannon
30. Volunteer to drive for Meals on Wheels
31. Complete the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce bingo card
Indoor Adventures
32. Explore Sandy Creek Nature Center
33. Check out a board games from Tate Information Desk
34. Find and connect with a UGA mentor
35. Watch a movie/tv show filmed in Athens-Clarke County
36. Take advantage of the Ramsey Center climbing or bouldering wall
37. Take an in-person fitness class
38. Take a virtual class at the Ramsey Center
39. Register for an activity with Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services
40. Visit the makerspace at the Science Library
41. Get your ArchReady Certificate from the Career Center
42. Check out a DVD from the Main Library
43. Participate in a research study
44. Check out student stories on the One UGA website
45. Visit the Career Center
46. Become a Global Buddy
47. Get Zen with Morning Mindfulness at Georgia Museum of Art
48. Take advantage of the whiteboard walls on the fourth floor of the Main Library
49. Learn about study abroad opportunities
50. Research ancestry.com free through the UGA libraries
Explore Outdoors
51. Hike the Sandy Creek Nature Center trails
52. Take a hike at Lake Herrick/intramural fields
53. Kayak or canoe Lake Herrick
54. Play tennis at the intramural fields
55. Test ride a road, commuter, MTB at one of the local bike shops
56. Explore State Botanical Garden trails
57. Go on a group hike at the Georgia State Botanical Garden
58. Traverse the indoor rainforest at the Georgia State Botanical Garden
59. Dine al fresco on College Avenue downtown
60. Try kayaking or paddle boarding at Lake Chapman
61. Play the disc golf course at Sandy Creek
62. Stroll the North Oconee greenway
63. Play the UGA Golf Course
64. Participate in Intramural sports
65. Join an outdoor recreation clinic
66. Visit the Health Sciences Campus
67. Feed the ducks at Memorial Park
68. Explore Birchmore Trail
69. Kayak the Middle Oconee River
70. Picnic by the Law Library
71. Chill by the North Oconee River at the School of Social Work
72. Visit the animals at Bear Hollow Zoo
73. Play kickball at Bishop Park
74. Bike the Firefly Trail
75. Visit the trial gardens near Snelling Dining Hall
76. Plug in to power and WiFi at the Lake Herrick Pavillion
Arts and Culture
77. Experience the Georgia Museum of Art
78. Explore Special Collections Libraries
79. See a free movie at the Tate Student Center
80. Visit the Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA)
81. Visit the Georgia Natural History Museum
82. Check out the Lyndon House Arts Center
83. Visit the tiny Latin American ethnobotanical garden
84. Do some art at home with the Georgia Museum of Art
85. Take a self-guided Athens music history tour
86. Take a self-guided African American driving tour
Selfie Spots
87. See the murals of Athens
88. Visit the Athens Tree Room
89. Find all the Bulldog statues
90. Pose in front of Sanford Stadium
91. Visit the Abraham Baldwin Statue by Old College
92. Sit with the Bernard Ramsey statue bench by Moore College
Down the Road
93. Swim or hike at Fort Yargo State Park
94. Check out the covered bridge at Watson Mill Bridge State Park
95. Take a day trip to Stone Mountain Park
96. Pan for gold in Dahlonega
97. Tube the river at Hurricane Shoals park in Jackson County
Special Events
98. See a show and buy some art at AthFest (June)
99. Go to the races during Athens Twilight Criterium (April)
100. Learn something new at the International Street Festival (April)
101. Get your freak on at the Wild Rumpus (October)
For more things to do, check the UGA Master Calendar and the UGA Involvement Network calendar.