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Location/Region: Nestled along the Savannah River on the border of Georgia and South Carolina

Climate: hot summers/mild winters

Population: 200,000

Area History: Augusta is the second oldest city in the state of Georgia and the only other city founded by England's General James Oglethorpe. Augusta is also home to the famed Augusta National where the annual renowned Masters Golf Tournament is held.

 

Cultural info: Augusta supports all of the major arts groups with an active Symphony, Ballet, Opera, and several Theater groups.

Current info about your area: Augusta is known as the Garden City for it's many public and private Gardens. Golf and Garden enthusiasts alike will enjoy the 8 acres of the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame's Botanical Gardens. Augusta also has a strong connection with America's political history and is the home of Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson and to George Walton, the Youngest Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Augusta is also the home of Georgia's only National Heritage area, the Augusta Canal. Guests can visit the Interpretative Center or take a ride in a Petersburg Boat replica.

What to see and do: With an Augusta Gallery Pass a visitor has access to nine admission attractions in Augusta for half the price. The $20.00 Gallery Pass represents a 50% savings on admissions to area attractions. The Attractions include Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, the National Science Center's Ft. Discovery, the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame's Botanical Gardens, the Morris Museum of Art, the Augusta Museum of History, the Ezekiel Harris House, the Augusta Canal Interpretative Center, the Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson and the oldest house museum in Georgia, George Walton's Meadow Garden. Visitors shouldn't miss Augusta's Riverwalk and should plan to shop along Broad Street or dine in one of more than 300 restaurants.

Tips on visiting: Start your visit at the Augusta Visitor Information Center inside the Augusta Museum of History at 560B Reynolds Street in downtown Augusta at 6th and Broad Street or call to receive a Visitors Information Packet by mail at 1-800-726-0243.

State/Area Trivia and Interesting or Little Known Facts: Augusta is a city of seconds, second oldest, second largest, home to the second largest State Welcome Center along Interstate I-20, and has the second widest Broad Street in America.

 

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Augusta Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau
P.O. Box 1331
Augusta, Georgia  30901
706-823-6600 | Website
AMCVB@augustaga.org  or jbowen@augustaga.org  

 

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