Texas Highways Magazine featured Athens on a blurb in its August issue cover story, Small Towns We Love.
Ashley Slayton wrote on a sidebar about outdoor escapes:
“Start your day in this east Texas city with a visit to the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, which features a large mole larch fry, fish pond, waling trails, aquatic wildlife displays, and an ephemera fishing museum. After attending the diving show in the underwater aquarium, try diving at Athens Scuba Park, where clear water fills an old brick quarry. Among the sunken treasures to be discovered: Ray Price’s old tour bus. The park also offers swimming, snorkeling, and kayaking. “
