Best Places to Visit Near Athens
Visit some of the best attractions in the vicinity of Athens with hundreds to choose from to make your perfect day out or weekend break away. Browse the below list featuring some of the best destinations (such as Huntsville, Florence, Decatur) or select map view to search geographically.
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Cities and Localities Near Athens
Where to go for a weekend trip near Athens? A list of surrounding cities, towns and villages nearby or close to the suburbs of Athens within a 50 mile radius.
22 milesE![huntsville](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/15523049f30cac0af3555f4d7fc34f57.jpg?1595946339)
HuntsvilleCity
![huntsville](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/15523049f30cac0af3555f4d7fc34f57.jpg?1595946339)
40 milesW![florence](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/2b7f0d85e24d0bbb097d424c3f171835.jpg?1582270511)
FlorenceCity
![florence](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/2b7f0d85e24d0bbb097d424c3f171835.jpg?1582270511)
15 milesS![decatur](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/d649bef21daa56c24f3e6202c4d3c1d9.jpg?1582270511)
DecaturCity
![decatur](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/d649bef21daa56c24f3e6202c4d3c1d9.jpg?1582270511)
14 milesSE![madison](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ddfb88b4ae8570a5e1b5a8ea0bb95880.jpg?1582270511)
MadisonCity
![madison](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ddfb88b4ae8570a5e1b5a8ea0bb95880.jpg?1582270511)
48 milesNE![lynchburg](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e109d1b05a21d6c7eb30b85f14931d17.jpg?1582270511)
LynchburgCity
![lynchburg](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e109d1b05a21d6c7eb30b85f14931d17.jpg?1582270511)
43 milesS![cullman](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/d2b612405b9872a786a2fffac07cabc0.jpg?1582270511)
CullmanCity
![cullman](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/d2b612405b9872a786a2fffac07cabc0.jpg?1582270511)
42 milesW![tuscumbia](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/54a167107311ece8d3ec57869db75f35.jpg?1582270511)
TuscumbiaCity
![tuscumbia](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/54a167107311ece8d3ec57869db75f35.jpg?1582270511)
49 milesSE![guntersville](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/1d182aa70afd042665113d793f9c9af6.jpg?1582270511)
GuntersvilleCity
![guntersville](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/1d182aa70afd042665113d793f9c9af6.jpg?1582270511)
41 milesW![sheffield](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9ceb8b1a742fd20aa8eea6a6192ed1aa.jpg?1582270511)
SheffieldCity
![sheffield](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/9ceb8b1a742fd20aa8eea6a6192ed1aa.jpg?1582270511)
28 milesN![pulaski](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/28edfa9064188bca325e92e0a471b352.jpg?1582270511)
PulaskiCity
![pulaski](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/28edfa9064188bca325e92e0a471b352.jpg?1582270511)
47 milesN![lewisburg](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/d9e6e0449f473b0c28703a24e21b9874.jpg?1582270511)
LewisburgCity
![lewisburg](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/d9e6e0449f473b0c28703a24e21b9874.jpg?1582270511)
34 milesNE![fayetteville](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/c09c20d64e0ad357e567b5623ed04f07.jpg?1582270511)
FayettevilleCity
![fayetteville](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/c09c20d64e0ad357e567b5623ed04f07.jpg?1582270511)
40 milesW![muscle shoals](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/bd17328a8371e21c47759e689dde5ba1.jpg?1582270511)
Muscle ShoalsCity
![muscle shoals](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/bd17328a8371e21c47759e689dde5ba1.jpg?1582270511)
19 milesW![rogersville](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/34_8253_-87_2943.jpg)
RogersvilleLocality
![rogersville](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/34_8253_-87_2943.jpg)
38 milesNW![lawrenceburg](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/06b603e05f15d4156ac484bbafdddb6d.jpg?1582270511)
LawrenceburgCity
![lawrenceburg](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/06b603e05f15d4156ac484bbafdddb6d.jpg?1582270511)
24 milesS![hartselle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b03443b1e4bb4ebb7cb9d54f0f4aaeac.jpg?1582270511)
HartselleCity
![hartselle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b03443b1e4bb4ebb7cb9d54f0f4aaeac.jpg?1582270511)
41 milesE![woodville](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7476f7d91840c5c9fbb5333a1e37ccba.jpg?1582270511)
WoodvilleTown
![woodville](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7476f7d91840c5c9fbb5333a1e37ccba.jpg?1582270511)
9.5 miN![elkmont](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7c272b1174d5fe8eaed2e9b34a4abb1d.jpg?1582270511)
ElkmontTown
![elkmont](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7c272b1174d5fe8eaed2e9b34a4abb1d.jpg?1582270511)
28 milesSW![moulton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/309cb6466972effec69df9374ea065bb.jpg?1582270511)
MoultonCity
![moulton](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/309cb6466972effec69df9374ea065bb.jpg?1582270511)
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TOP Attractions
Best Day Trips from Athens
TOP
Attractions Best Day Trips from Athens
![U.S. Space & Rocket Center](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/2795665d7ef946267d66c04f39c644d7.jpg?1582270511)
Huntsville, United States
![Rosenbaum House](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/5d54de756664ca50e1b044cd3cc72d08.jpg?1582270511)
Florence, United States
![Moore County Courthouse and Jail](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/72d4b20b69ee40b7c45a5a1e4db18ab4.jpg?1641735063)
Lynchburg, United States
![Big Spring Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7f69c29b0316e56e0ba2f07c65d91930.jpg?1582270511)
Huntsville, United States
![Weeden House Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e4448a125522a72c7089af8a61a38c62.jpg?1582270511)
Huntsville, United States
![Celebration Arena](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/20d76b21ed7649f04360642c02fff84b.jpg?1582270511)
Decatur, United States
![Huntsville Museum of Art](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/1465f71dab9a58cf5d7b4436bbb81e2a.jpg?1582270511)
Huntsville, United States
![Burritt on the Mountain](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/3f70a0fe6b74691a8f6b93021bf50522.jpg?1582270511)
Huntsville, United States
![Muscle Shoals Sound Studio](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ec158cd1fa15b3eac784f9bb7edd56bd.jpg?1582270511)
Sheffield, United States
![Princess Theatre](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e053fbd9b6ec43b5b17584fca9390dd3.jpg?1582270511)
Decatur, United States
![Madison County Nature Trail](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/18678511092d050a8d84d7ce9505bfc8.jpg?1582270511)
Huntsville, United States
![Alabama Constitution Village](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/2a89408e0a2e51f54dbf846cf6ac9d00.jpg?1582270511)
Huntsville, United States
![Alabama Music Hall of Fame](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/f0c4ca7506320ea60fe81bceef0104c9.jpg?1582270511)
Tuscumbia, United States
![Norfolk Southern Tennessee River Bridge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/336b964d7608c7985deddf7dcb7e5336.jpg?1648457166)
Decatur, United States
![Huntsville Botanical Garden](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/64773ead085abb3d13ca6b81c5016bf2.jpg?1582270511)
Huntsville, United States
![Point Mallard Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/34_5742_-86_9363.jpg)
Decatur, United States
![Delano Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/901927fa10dac467347a08f2067d32e5.jpg?1582270511)
Decatur, United States
![Ave Maria Grotto](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/035855287974e82b409e9fba2b242af2.jpg?1582270511)
Cullman, United States
![Old State Bank](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/4a0109200160b20df09dc5480df314e6.jpg?1582270511)
Decatur, United States
![Monte Sano State Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/62ad7f112308079d6ca7d98d737b2213.jpg?1582270511)
Huntsville, United States
![Cullman County Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/d8133b9ccc750c6e4c2e3d4053f5c647.jpg?1582270511)
Cullman, United States
![North Alabama Railroad Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/3274a0d097987b85d1cb5978fdbd4452.jpg?1582270511)
Huntsville, United States
![Blevins Gap Nature Preserve](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/da4edae9ce5e9f4d0e4c6abb124d4cbc.jpg?1648526540)
Huntsville, United States
![Captain William J. Hudson "Steamboat Bill" Memorial Bridges](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ba6ef90c7676629ffdd98b9bf50df309.jpg?1648446023)
Decatur, United States
![UNA Health Services](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/34_8093_-87_6826.jpg)
Florence, United States
![Von Braun Astronomical Society](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/34_7496_-86_5124.jpg)
Huntsville, United States
![St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/443d8b32e2b1bd652ddd3d1fd9faa457.jpg?1582270511)
Fayetteville, United States
![Randolph Street Church of Christ](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/33276f861051271803f2e8baf15d3de6.jpg?1582270511)
Huntsville, United States
![Harrison Brothers Hardware](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/525666904d00e45071dd937655ea7dd7.jpg?1582270511)
Huntsville, United States
![Ivy Green](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e2f6ab7716a783bb63b4632bcc6c2814.jpg?1582270511)
Tuscumbia, United States
![Bobo Hotel](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/a81d2459f9cb5e46697e908d6f3580f7.jpg?1648530022)
Lynchburg, United States
![Huntsville-Madison County Public Library](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/3f9c3a57b5956362ec1ee5d9e634b11d.jpg?1582270511)
Huntsville, United States
![Historic Huntsville Depot](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/90ea616ef2c24e731b7da93cbb1aad51.jpg?1582270511)
Huntsville, United States
![Old Florence Water Tower](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7d6d3a83bb6fda998cdcf906ff6e7eaa.jpg?1582270511)
Florence, United States
![Blue and Gray Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/static-maps/us/34_6129_-86_9851.jpg)
Decatur, United States
![Cathedral Caverns](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/38b5d8861cd17cc69bcac45479643a53.jpg?1582270511)
Woodville, United States
![Shoals Community Theatre](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b7abc7fd5db813a478c69cec74156b58.jpg?1582270511)
Florence, United States
![Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/8090fe58a37184c0dc63d72474868cb6.jpg?1582270511)
United States
![Wilson Dam](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/6781eacfc6f9254ec93273c5b129a8bc.jpg?1582270511)
Florence, United States
![Temple B'nai Sholom](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/debd4af6f6b7363d4db9386a935c080c.jpg?1582270511)
Huntsville, United States
![St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e156cc6f30e6b1d248c21a58897ee14c.jpg?1582270511)
Huntsville, United States
![Maple Hill Cemetery](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b86a2415b089ac1e75c68329c6098764.jpg?1582270511)
Huntsville, United States
![Lynchburg Historic District](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e7fcd1033043bd5382f6e4eb35927da3.jpg?1582270511)
Lynchburg, United States
![Five Points Historic District](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/4833b581f7c55e6da1d366ad162b19f5.jpg?1582270511)
Huntsville, United States
![Ice House](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/daae7d8863f98859e1fcee740e2eebc5.jpg?1582270511)
Moulton, United States
![Episcopal Church of the Nativity](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/21fc0b308a7341a3690bf81d8d25ab30.jpg?1582270511)
Huntsville, United States
![Saturn V dynamic test vehicle](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ac0c70c67355830230da82f04500b60f.jpg?1582270511)
Huntsville, United States
![Church of the Messiah](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ef3f82bc54092f7e5c7850e9be11acd5.jpg?1582270511)
Pulaski, United States
![Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/b724f8e47556245519a0c8b4ff00c1e1.jpg?1582270511)
Fayetteville, United States
![Sacred Heart of Jesus Church](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e8a45f4581c1574222544984cd36bf4c.jpg?1582270511)
Lawrenceburg, United States
![Wesleyan Hall](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/02e4eb0b1409bff09cf20c215ae40db2.jpg?1582270511)
Florence, United States
![Wilson Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/f43e2866f7a9159cb53a06ec3ee295f4.jpg?1582270511)
Florence, United States
![North Alabama Sailing Marina](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/7c8632dd5aaf5711ecf6187c81878603.jpg?1582270511)
Guntersville, United States
![Clement C. Clay Bridge](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/18e153db61789d633caf4f69d1259750.jpg?1582270511)
Huntsville, United States
![First Presbyterian Church of Pulaski](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/1981e8b398701c3bd6e0bdb0d16f28ef.jpg?1582270511)
Pulaski, United States
![Sportsman Lake Park](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/ed9f59a17ec962a9914c01675ed8e5c0.jpg?1582270511)
Cullman, United States
![U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/e0637a84900896be5da5f80832a0d6dd.jpg?1582270511)
Huntsville, United States
![Cotaco Opera House](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/dd8fa4d8d5891cf97052b290333d46ab.jpg?1582270511)
Decatur, United States
![FAME Studios](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/us/place/420/fff7a9e8e079f0e0ea0483986d97f429.jpg?1582270511)
Muscle Shoals, United States