BEST College Town in America | 24 Hours in ATHENS, GEORGIA

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This week we're heading to one of my favorite towns in the world: Athens, Georgia! Famous for the University of Georgia (go dawgs!) and musicians including R.E.M. and the B52s, this town hold so much for being relatively small in population. We're spending 24 hours in the city sharing some of our favorite spots. From breweries to quaint neighborhoods, the UGA campus and favorite college eats, this video is all about Athens, Georgia, or, as many call it, The Classic City. Let's go!
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0:00 Intro
1:15 1000 Faces Coffee
1:32 The Graduate Athens
2:38 Cali n Titos
4:34 NHTSA Summer Driving Tips
5:21 The Tree That Owns Itself
8:15 Double Barrel Cannon
9:35 Independent Baking Co.
10:58 Where and what is Athens, Georgia?
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== A B O U T U S ==
Hey y'all! We're Chris + Sara (or as you know us, Let’s Be Us), a husband and wife digital nomad travel duo currently working and traveling full time with our pup, Kramer. We've always dreamed of traveling full time, and in May of 2018 we took the leap and made it happen! Today we're balancing work and fun everywhere between the Pacific and Atlantic. From hiking and cycling to tacos and coffee, we're trying to see and experience as much of this world as we can! While our home is currently on wheels in our DIY Sprinter van, our travels take us all around the world.
Be sure to hit subscribe here on KZbin and follow along on Instagram for more daily fun! Oh, and be sure to say hi while you're here. :)

[@judycoulter4556]

My son lives in Athens and I have never been there. We are going for thanksgiving. I’m excited after watching your video.

[@alinapatricia8639]

I enjoy watching you both. You're unassuming and just easy to watch. It is relaxing to watch your videos. I like the playfulness and the friendly tone. Keep up the good work.

[@chrisandsara]

Thanks so much!

[@yes_wedohaveallday]

Great video guys! I love Athens….Go Dawgs. Hopefully Sarah got to ring that bell!

[@chrisandsara]

Unfortunately I didn't get to this time! They were working on the bell when we were there. Next time though!

[@smkillen]

Great video, brings back some memories from when I visited for a week back in 99 for a conference 👍

[@chrisandsara]

Thanks so much! I'm not sure too much has changed since you were there in '99 with the exception of a few new restaurants. :) Part of what's great about Athens is its longstanding businesses that are staples in the community.

[@dmjames1972]

OK, a couple of things about this video: - Love the video and particularly love seeing how obviously beaming Sarah is to be back in our old college town. That was a delight. - OK, I’m confused. Did she post this once already or did I have some weird prophetic dream about this video for things?! I remember hearing about the tree, the car going around it, the burritos, and the bakery shop. Wha? But it says you just posted this and I don’t see it on your timeline. Lol. - having spent many many years living in a university town, where I also went to school, I can relate to lots of what you’re saying. In fact, my favorite time was when all the other students left, and it was nice and quiet, even if I had to work every spring break in every summer. - when I was in school there just weren’t that many food places to go to in general but as it was, all we could afford, was splitting a yogurt ice cream sandwich at the end of every semester anyway. That was it! - But, yes, there were a lot of bars, until in the end, I found it annoying because anytime anything closed, sure enough, it was another obligatory bar! - it must’ve been fun going to a school that actually had a good/excellent football team. Ours was rubbish! In fact, none of my friends even watched it or had any idea how they were doing because they were that bad plus most of us didn’t grow up watching those sports anyhow. - Is Athens considered a fairly inexpensive town or has it rocketed in price, particularly real estate? That is what we saw in our college town to now it’s pretty much only affordable for most people professions. - we did end up with a lot of coffee shops and a cool artisan bakery so I’d love that. Those treats look divine. - Athena is def on the bucket list for one day. Whenever I get to go, years from now, I can come back here and check out your links, hoping they still apply. Lol. Thanks for the vicarious travel. Fun as always.❤

[@chrisandsara]

hey there! so good to hear from you. :) If you follow us on Instagram then you probably already saw us talking about the tree, burritos, and bakeshop! I posted all those on Insta in live time back when we were there a few weeks ago. Athens is certainly a fun little city! Prices have definitely gone up but given that Georgia is already a pretty affordable state the rates aren't that bad compared to many other college towns. That being said, it's getting harder and harder for the locals to afford the city as more investors move in. :/ Still a wonderful town that keeps getting better with age!

[@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers]

Great video love the history and college towns. It’s on our list and we promise not to walk under the arch! Thanks for showing us around! ~Cara 🐊😄

[@chrisandsara]

haha! Go to Georgia! It's a great town (even if you are a Gator fan lol). :)

[@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers]

@@chrisandsara 😂😂

[@sherriclearlake1611]

That was a fun one - might have to make a trip there!

[@chrisandsara]

Do!! Athens is a fun little city!

[@brandonleon4068]

its great watching u showing cool places and much better when Sarah gets so exited about it 🤣🤣 great to see u guys 💙

[@chrisandsara]

Thanks, Brandon! I (Sara) was more than a little excited to be back! lol

[@brandonleon4068]

@@chrisandsara haha aw u were so cute Sara, nothing to be ashamed it's great to feel exited like a child for some things. I do for harry Potter and the movies and series of my childhood ❤️😂😂

[@dominped23]

I was in Athens for a few hours yesterday, would definitely like to experience nightlife and a football game in the future.

[@larrybridgewaterjr2841]

We all know that Bloomington, IN is the Best College town! Thank you for sharing the Bulldog alternative...lol. Go IU! Love your videos❤

[@chrisandsara]

😂 I've never been to Bloomington! We actually passed through the other day but didn't get to stop. We weren't trying to get people to come alive and mention their own college towns when we titled this video, but it's so fun to hear what towns people love. It's hard to beat your own home college town!

[@larrybridgewaterjr2841]

@chrisandsara Just having some fun with college pride. I have never been to Athens, GA but I need to explore after your video. Thank you for sharing your adventures!

[@explorewithk2023]

I love Bloomington - especially the Lotus Festival! I live too far away to go now but keep thinking about going back for that!

[@SulemaTrollope]

Her videos are always refreshing. How long have you been following Chris and Sara?

[@amyventuring]

I didn’t go to UGA, but I have a lot of love for Athens and for the Dawgs. I grew up about 45 min away so if you weren’t a Dawg fan there was a problem. 😂 Up until about 3 years ago when we moved to Chattanooga we went to Athens nearly every weekend as it was the closest larger town to where we lived. Bulldawg Brunch at Hilltop Grill on a fall Sunday morning after a win is where it’s at. Thanks for sharing a place that I love so much! ❤ Go Dawgs!

[@chrisandsara]

Go Dawgs! It's fun to hear others who have fond memories of Athens. Such a wonderful little town!

[@Diecast_Alliance]

I love Athens and especially during football season!!!

[@chrisandsara]

GO DAWGS

[@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers]

I’ve been looking forward to this video since we spend half our days in Georgia, never been to Athens…now on to the video! ~Cara PS. Don’t hate us we are a Gator family 😃

[@chrisandsara]

We'll settle the dawgs vs. gators in Jacksonville come October. ;)

[@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers]

@@chrisandsara 😂 Do you guys go to the game? Our son & Daughter and their spouses (All Gators) attend every year.

[@TonyGouge]

Always love your episodes, but, come on, Athens? lol! I know Sara is a grad, but I'm from Tennessee! Go Vols! ;-) (yes, Sara, you are biased! ha!)

[@chrisandsara]

😂😂😂 She's not biased at all.

[@Daewon-sk8]

Cool trip

[@chrisandsara]

😎

[@lukeluke3199]

I was born and raised in Athens, Georgia! It is a wonderful, wonderful city! Great food, great bars, laid-back attitude, and an eclectic atmosphere! And the cost of living is amazing

[@valeriewerne712]

Hope yall are having fun on your trip to Ga. Wanted to ask where you would suggest to stay in Chattanooga with a Class A 27ft. We want to be close to town and so far Raccoon Mtn. is the closest I found. Would appreciate any advice. Thanks.

[@annh.]

There's nothing I'm aware of close to downtown. You'll have to go to Cleveland (north) to the KOA which is about 20-25 minutes from downtown depending on traffic, but it's not far once you get off the interstate.

[@annh.]

KZbin won't let me edit. I'm adding that Raccoon Mountain is probably closer to downtown. I'm not sure if the campground is on the mountain or at the foot of the mountain. That might be something to consider.

[@chrisandsara]

Hi Valerie! Ann is right, there aren't a lot of options too close to downtown. Unfortunately the best campground option is Raccoon Mountain if your goal is to be close to the city. If you're willing to drive about 30 minutes to downtown you should checkout Cloudland Canyon State Park. It's beautiful and the mountain is so nice! Bonus is that the mountain is usually about 3-5 degrees cooler than the valley in the summer. :) If you're a member of Harvest Hosts you might want to check that out. It looks like there's a brewery and maybe one home from Boondockers Welcome out there. Good luck and enjoying Chattanooga!

[@valeriewerne712]

@@chrisandsara Thank you so much for the response. We are headed that way for a long weekend, we will sometimes Airbnb so we can park it and just walk most of the time. We will be watching, thanks again.

[@audiomxr]

Your humor in this episode is having me laughing out loud!! “Feed the kids. They have high metabolisms!” Y’all are in rare form. It’s fun to see you having such relaxed fun.

[@chrisandsara]

😂 I'm glad the fun we were having came across in the video! It was fun to return home for a bit and show y'all (and Chris) around. :)

[@rhonwenpierre8298]

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[@RebelCowboysRVs]

Georgia boy my whole life, but I have never been to Athens. Warm Spring Ga and Bell Buckle Tn are the only two college towns I have been to knowing it was a college town. Warm Springs because I was originally going to go to college there but changed to Chattanooga State, an years later Bell Buckle as a adult leader for the fire explorers spending a weekend in the Tn Fire Academy. Though my home of Trenton is a college town I guess. We have Covenant College on Lookout and the Southeastern Lineman Training Center in the valley. But it does not feel like a college town.

[@chrisandsara]

Athens is a good weekend trip from Trenton. You should definitely check it out sometime!! :) Obviously we love Athens, but it really is a fun little place to spend a few days.

[@RebelCowboysRVs]

@@chrisandsara Looks like Ga 136 goes better than halfway there. That's a good motorcycle road that I have only done the east end of. I have wanted to get on the bike an run the whole thing. If I ever get around to it, I will try to stop in Athens.

[@annh.]

When has Bell Buckle, TN ever been considered a college town?

[@RebelCowboysRVs]

@@annh. I guess its a matter of how you define it. But the only reason I know the town exists is because the fire academy is there. At least in address anyway. I think thats common to firemen. Forsyth Georgia is Georgia's equivalent. The town name is used as a synonym for the academy. People do not say they went to the fire academy, they say they went to Forsyth, or they went to Bell Buckle. Atleast thats been my experience. My hometown of Trenton is that for Linemen. I can be out of state an tell people i'm from Trenton Georgia an they will have no idea where that is. But a lineman will know exactly where it is, anywhere in the country. High odds hes been here. Trenton generally does not call itself a college town, but they call us that.

[@happyeclipse3255]

Would make sense that since you live in Georgia you never have gone to Athens. It is expensive to go to Europe

[@heathertormey]

You can actually feel the passion and love Sara has for Athens. Even though it's a college town I love the small historic town feel it looks like it has.

[@chrisandsara]

It's a great town!! Definitely full of the quaint small town charm. :)

[@heathertormey]

@@chrisandsara And, those are the best kind.

[@user-qo1uf2wh8o]

​@@heathertormeyguess what you suck

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[@syneedapenland6441]

This video just popped up on my feed 💖💖💖 I guess Georgia is on everyone’s mind nowadays 🗳🇺🇸🗳🙃🙂 Yes… I agree with Sara, taking a pause at the 4:44 minute mark… to say, #GoGeorgiaBulldogs💖 ❤️🖤🤍💖 I lived in Athens when I attended the Navy’s Supply Corps Officer, Basic Qualification Course, when the training school was located in Athens, near the University 💖🇺🇸💖🇺🇸💖 No matter your reason for being there, there’s truly a magical feel about that town, that you will always treasure!! #GeorgiaPride 🇺🇸 🍑🇺🇸 As a fellow Supply Corps Officer, 🪶 I wish Georgia’s Congressman, Andrew Clyde would lobby to have the #BQC training school relocated back to Athens, even sponsor a scholarship ROTC program with UGA’s Business Department… #Passing the baton, delegating new fiscal responsibilities and accountability to our young college students… as they earn a direct commission in our Navy. #GoNavy💖 🇺🇸⚓️🇺🇸💖

[@chrisandsara]

We love Athens! Go Dawgs!

[@HaveUCalledPinkFloyd]

Loved this one! My son will be a freshman attending UGA this fall and will be marching with the UGA Redcoats playing snare drum. Go Dawgs!!

[@chrisandsara]

Go dawgs!! Your son is going to have so much fun in the band and at UGA. Best of luck to him!

[@HaveUCalledPinkFloyd]

@@chrisandsara BTW, he graduated from Ringgold HS. I drive Uber in Chatty and hope to see y’all in your tut-tut or maybe even pick you up as a rider sometime. My car is easy to spot; white, Mercedes C 300 with lots of LED signage, and under glow lights. 😊✌️

[@miguelcasas7790]

​@@chrisandsara❤ vb😮😊😊😊😊😊

[@2ndSprings]

Ummm.... that doesn't look like Waco! ;-) BTW, still lovin' the Lat-Longs! When did UGA become so Darn DAWGMATIC about their precious filming rights?!? Gimme break. UGuh!

[@chrisandsara]

😂 Waco is a great town, too! I mean, it's not Athens, but it'll do. 😉 Most universities are pretty strict about filming on campuses unfortunately. Understandably though... especially at big schools like UGA and Baylor where sports are big and their dealing with commercial filming with sources like ESPN who would want free reign of the campus. 😬

[@2ndSprings]

@@chrisandsara, you are very kind to the "Powers that Be". 🙂I appreciate your content and story-telling skills. 🙂

[@bestyoutubechannelever3206]

Go Vols!

[@chrisandsara]

😂 We'll see you in November! Go dawgs!

[@dmwilsonh]

Wait! You could have gone to Chick-Fil-A…and didn’t?! 😳

[@chrisandsara]

I know!

[@scoutnga1]

Athens is really not a small town lol

[@stewart_crew]

Magnolias

[@youngpace4000]

Guys please don't move to my city and gentrify it even more ..... I appreciate you shouting out Athens but ya'll should go to Atlanta! Fr

[@chrisandsara]

We’re not moving there

[@luizaugusto683]

It's a shame we are not allowed to watch the views of the University of Georgia campus because you need permission to show and payment of rights as well. It's a wonderful campus, we can tell. The images of it would be a tremendous merchandise for the University. So, why not let people film it? Big shame!

[@chrisandsara]

It really is a beautiful campus! I wish we could have shown it!! Most colleges and universities are that way because many of the places on campuses are trademarked. I'd venture to guess that another reason they don't like cameras on campus is because it can interrupt the atmosphere for the students who are there to study. Also, when you're working with a big university like UGA you have think that they're really putting these rules in place for outlets like ESPN who want free run of the campus on game day. :/

[@stewart_crew]

also nah their policies are unenforceable and you can definitely film... it's a public space

[@Neil-ii3dp]

jfc, if you're going to film while spinning around in a chair, I'm out.

[@chrisandsara]

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