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.
Main Street AthensAccredited
- Designation
- Nationally Accredited Main Street America program
- Coordinating program
- Tennessee Main Street Program
What's coming to this page
When the Main Street Athens 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
- Etowah, TN9 mi
- Sweetwater, TN13 mi
- Madisonville, TN14 mi
- Dayton, TN24 mi
- Cleveland, TN25 mi
- Murphy, NC40 mi
- Maryville, TN41 mi
- Ringgold, GA47 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Athens. See all 44 other Tennessee 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 Something out of date?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 Main Street Athens 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.