TUS204 Visit Athens, Alabama and Joe Wheeler Home in Pond Springs

TUS204 Visit Athens Alabama and Joe Wheeler Home in Pond Springs
Thursday, June 25-Friday, June 26
Fee: $125 DBL, $200 SGL
Refund Deadline: June 12
Trip Leader: Tim Daniel (lolli.pop@att.net)
Depart BCC: 8 a.m. Return BCC: 4 p.m.
Activity Level: OLLI Level 2 - Moderate

Upon arrival in Athens, we will eat lunch at Catfish Cabin, then tour Founders and McCandless Halls at Athens University. After that, we will tour Courthouse Square and step inside U.G. White's hardware store or check out an antique shop. For the end of our day, we will go to Kreme Delite and tour the Alabama Veterans Museum near the train depot. Overnight accommodations include breakfast. We'll visit Joe Wheeler Home on the return trip home and grab lunch at Big Bob Gibson's BBQ, circa 1925.


Schedule: Every day, starting on 06/25/26 and ending on 06/26/26
Times: 08:00am-04:00pm CDT
Instructor: Tim Daniel Tim Daniel
Location: U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum
114 West Pryor Street
Athens, AL 35611
Session ID: LL-2606-AAJWPS-01
Price Double-Occupancy Room: $125.00
Single-Occupancy Room: $200.00
Course Pre-Requisites (required) OLLI at UA - Annual Membership 2025-2026
By signing up for this course, you acknowledge that you have successfully completed the necessary prerequisite(s).

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