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Your GCSU student guide to Milledgeville, GA

Things to do in
Milledgeville

You’ll spend plenty of time in class. Here’s what to do with the rest of it. Where students actually go, not the tourism brochure. Most of it’s a short shuttle ride from your door.

Coffee and study spots

coffee and your 8 am

Coffee, roasted in houseBlackbird
Coffee roasted on site, close to campus, and a longtime staple for students on the grind. Your between-class refuel.
CoffeeMorning Grind
The classic caffeine stop on West Montgomery before an early class.
Study outsideLockerly Arboretum
A public garden with trails and a pond, and it's dog friendly. Bring a blanket and spread your notes out.
Study outsideOconee River Greenway
Post up by the river with a hammock or a picnic table when you think better outdoors.
Free and quietIna Dillard Russell Library
GCSU's library has two floors, real seating, and study rooms you can reserve with a whiteboard. The move for group projects.

Cheap and fast

Eat between classes

Cheap and fastDoc's
The go-to sandwich move, and it's on DoorDash for the days you don't leave your room.
SouthernGreene's Farmhouse Foods
Build-your-own Southern plates, quick, filling, and easy on the budget.
TacosBollywood Tacos
A downtown taco shop with a big imagination. Tacos, bowls, and burritos.
Pizza and wingsAmici
Affordable pizza and wings downtown, plus Monday trivia and live music.

A block off campus

Downtown after dark

Pizza and boothsThe Brick
Brick-oven pizza and a booth with your friends, a block off front campus. The downtown staple.
ThemedVelvet Elvis
The Elvis-themed spot students keep coming back to. Restaurant by day, bar by night.
GamesBlack Sheep Barcade
Pool, skee-ball, darts, arcade games, beer buckets, and late-night food. Peak low-key night out.
Live musicBuffington's
American food and craft beer on Hancock, with live music when you want a scene.

You live on the river, use it

get outside

Run and walkOconee River Greenway
Right nearby for a run, a walk, or a reset. You already live on 50 acres of the same river.
Real quietLockerly Arboretum
Gardens and trails, dog friendly, for when you need to actually hear yourself think.
On the waterLake Sinclair
Over 400 miles of shoreline a short drive out. Boat, fish, or just find a spot by the water.
Pizza and wingsAmici
Affordable pizza and wings downtown, plus Monday trivia and live music.

private shuttle ~ room to roam ~ 50 acres ~ on the river ~ your own bath ~ no parking wars ~

Skip the parking deck

How you get there

The Arcadia shuttle runs to campus, plus a downtown run Thursday and Saturday nights. Park once, forget the deck, and let someone else handle the drive downtown. Live a few minutes out and stay plugged into all of it.

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come home to
the river

The best part is you’re not commuting into all this from a box downtown.
You’re coming home to 50 acres on the water.
Book a tour and pick your room.