Dining...From the veranda at Augusta National to Takosushi

There’s a wide variety of restaurants here in Augusta—of course from down home Southern cooking to French, Italian, Cajun, German, Indian, Cuban, Thai, Mexican, Irish, and anything in between

• Some local favorites are Bee’s Knees, Takosushi, Pizza Joint, Calvert’s, Cotton Patch, French Market Grille, La Maison on Telfair, Rhinehart’s Oyster Bar, Sconyer’s BBQ, Augsburg Haus, Boll Weevil Café, Villa Europa, Wild Wings, Augustino’s, Blue Sky, and of course Bistro 491.

Nightlife...In Augusta, you'll see plenty of birdies, eagles, & night owls

Whatever your style is, Augusta can probably offer you a nighttime haven outside of the hospital. Broad street has an eclectic mix of restaurants, clubs, pubs, and coffeehouses that boast live music throughout the year, whether you like jazz, techno, dance, karaoke, or are even feeling a little country.

• MCG hotspots include Bee’s Knees, Coyote’s, Joe’s Underground, Metro A Coffeehouse, Modjeska, Room 9, Soul Bar, Still Water Tap Room, Surrey Tavern, Tap Tap, The Country Club, Tropicana Latin Club, and of course Wild Wings and the Fox’s Lair, where once a week an attending plays traditional Irish pub and drinking songs to a vocal crowd