THINGS TO DO

UniversiTEES carries a large selection of OU apparel and gifts for the entire family. Read more...

Local family owned and operated florist in Nelsonville, Ohio. Read more...

Locally owned and operated book store for the past 25 years. If you’re looking for a book, they carry books in every category imaginable. Read more...

Founded in 1995, this womens clothing store — in Uptown Athens — carries dresses, tops, shoes, accessories. Read more...

If you enjoy nature and don’t want to travel far, Sells Park is an ideal location. A small nature area, Sells has a small pond and several short hiking trails. Read more...

Paper Circle is a non-profit paper studio from Nelsonville, Ohio that specializes in creating organically sourced, handmade papers for various uses. If you have questions about the studio, email: shop.papercircle@gmail.com and they’ll be in touch. Read more...

Blockhouse Bouldering offers climbing for all ages and skill levels. You’ll find a judgment free zone, perfect for your first climbing experience. Bouldering is a form of rock climbing performed on short, natural boulders or artificial indoor walls without ropes or harnesses. It emphasizes power, technique, and short, intense sequences called “problems” rather than endurance. Safety is managed using crash pads Read more...

Marie J. Desonier State Nature Preserve is located in eastern Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is heavily forested, on Jordan Run near its headwaters, in Deep Hollow. The preserve features a loop trail, the Oak Ridge Trail, with two footbridges. This trail can be hiked in a two-mile loop, or as a 2.5-mile loop. Read more...

Tantrum is a professional theater company with performances at the Elizabeth Evans Baker Theater and Forum Theater on the Ohio University campus in Athens, Ohio. Read more...

Boord State Nature Preserve contains one of the best examples of a hemlock ravine in Washington County and the surrounding area. The preserve’s state-listed species include rock skullcap, narrow-leaved toothwort and golden-knees. Falls Run cuts through a massive layer of Permian-age sandstone to form the heart of this preserve which is an eastern hemlock-shrouded stream gorge 60-80 feet deep. Read more...

This gallery is located in Siegfred Hall on the Ohio University campus and hosts three to five exhibitions per year of works by nationally and internationally known artists of all disciplines. Every spring semester, the gallery hosts multiple Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibitions. Read more...