About downtown Athens
Athens is home to a Main Street America program: a nationally Accredited downtown working to keep Athens's historic commercial district lively, local and one of a kind.
Athens Main StreetAccredited
- Designation
- Nationally Accredited Main Street America program
- Coordinating program
- Main Street Alabama
What's coming to this page
When the Athens Main Street team claims this page, it fills in with the places that make Athens worth the trip.
Local shops and signature goods made in Athens.
Inns, B&Bs and hotels within walking distance.
Festivals, galleries, markets and events downtown.
Restaurants, cafés and taprooms on the square.
Nearby Main Street towns
- Decatur, AL13 mi
- Huntsville, AL26 mi
- Pulaski, TN28 mi
- Fayetteville, TN33 mi
- Lawrenceburg, TN36 mi
- Florence, AL40 mi
- Lewisburg, TN46 mi
- Russellville, AL48 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Athens. See all 30 other Alabama downtowns on the state page.
Program details from the Main Street America network directory. Something out of date? Let us know through the form on this page.
For downtowns & shop owners
Run downtown Athens? Get featured.
If you lead Athens Main Street or own a shop here, tell us about your events, shops and holiday hours. Our editors feature downtowns and merchants in the Daily Downtown Digest.
Owners and downtown teams get the Digest every morning. Featured placement for shops is a simple monthly plan.