OUR TAKE ON NORTH AUGUSTA
Welcome to UpTake for North Augusta, South Carolina. This guide is intended to
be your starting point for all of the things to do and places to stay
in North Augusta. Our recommendations are based on ratings and reviews
from across the web. If you are looking for ideas for a family
vacation, check out the listing on the left side of the page.
Whatever you do, thanks for making UpTake your first step!
Whatever you do, thanks for making UpTake your first step!
LODGING
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Lookaway Hall
"nicely appointed. Great place to stay for business or pleasure" - a Yahoo user
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Sleep Inn North Augusta
"clean, staff extremely pleasant and helpful" - a MyTravelGuide user
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Marriott Augusta Hotel and Suites
"plase is first class all the way. Great staff" - a Travelocity user
THINGS TO DO
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Morris Museum of Art
"This museum is a wonderful surprise. It's located in a 7-story office building on the banks of the Savannah, but once you step inside the front doors, you feel magically transported to a lovely plantation home! The museum's collection of Southern art tells the history of this region from the late colonial period to the present. Look for "The Price of Blood," a post-Civil War painting that documents the sale of a mulatto slave by his father/slaveholder... powerful stuff! It wasn't on display when I last visited, but you can see it on their website. There are many lovely Impressionist paintings of the Charleston region, and the contemporary collection of work by self-taught artists is quite good although small. There is an audioguide for the permanent collection...ask at the desk. If you time your visit right, you can enjoy lots of great FREE programs on Sunday afternoons. Check out their website in advance of your visit. This is the best, most professionally run museum in Augusta, so if you're short on time, stop here first." - a Tripadvisor user
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Midland Valley Country Club
"This was a great golf outing. There Pro is an absolute gem. As well as the young lady (who is a true example of a Southern Belle) that works in the Pro-Shop. They really make the experience fun for you." - a Yahoo user
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Ezekiel Harris House
"The Ezekiel Harris House faces Broad Street but is easily accessible from the Eve Street/Crawford Avenue exit on the Calhoun Expressway (which becomes Washington Road as you drive north toward I-20). Ample parking is provided in a free lot adjacent to the house. The entrance to the parking lot is on Welsh Lane, which runs parallel to Broad between Eve Street and Crawford Avenue. The "lane" is two-way, but only wide enough for one car. A directional sign to the house is on the north side of Crawford at the intersection with Welsh Lane. At the top of the stairs leading to the back of the house is an anteroom containing a guestbook and two chairs. Visitors are instructed to sign the guestbook and wait for a guide. I didn't have a long wait; the guide came by as soon as I'd finished signing the guestbook. He collected my $2 admission fee and told me I could tour the house on my own or take a guided tour that would last for approximately 45 minutes. I opted for the guided tour, and once inside I was very glad I'd gone with the guided option. The guide provides fascinating details about Ezekiel's motivation for building the house and his dream of founding a city that would rival Augusta, interesting facts that are not included on the descriptive panels inside the house. The interior of the house is relatively small -- each floor consists of two rooms off a central hallway. Furnishings are true to the period in which the house was built but do not include items personally associated with Ezekiel Harris. The house is elevated to allow air to circulate below the first floor in an attempt to keep the interior somewhat more comfortable in Georgia's humidity. Therefore a slight set of steps must be climbed to reach the first floor, and a greater number of steps must be climbed to tour the second floor, which might deter some visitors. A non-franchise (and evidently long-standing) hamburger stand is located across Broad Street from the Ezekiel Harris House. It doesn't have a seating area, only a takeout window, but it did appear to have a steady stream of customers the afternoon I toured the Harris house." - a Tripadvisor user

