R.E.M. played its first concert there in 1980 and still draws fans to its hometown. A visit to Athens can be like a ...

In 1991, ownership of the Morton Theatre and Building was handed to the Athens-Clarke County Government ... First AME include Hall Johnson, a world famous composer and musician, and Juliette ...

The church building is long gone ... Bonell, true to Athens form, also plays in a band: The Asymptomatics. Less than a mile is away is the famous Weaver D's restaurant. There is only one room ...

But if you really want to go back to the beginning, to "begin the begin" you're gonna go to Wuxtry Records in downtown Athens. Not the main store, but the boxcar sized building on the side.

Below are 15 famous and/or notable artists – one ... at a friend’s birthday party held at an old church building in Athens. The next day, Georgia’s football team signed Herschel Walker.

Move onto Syntagma Square, Athens' political hub, to see the modernity of the city. This district houses the Parliament Building, and visitors can witness the famous Changing of the Guards ...