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Watkinsville, Georgia · 54 mi / 87 km

Entangled Cat Cafe is a cat cafe, coffee shop and gift market on Court Street in downtown Watkinsville, about 15 minutes south of Athens. The front cafe serves lattes and other coffee drinks, including a monthly special, with sweet treats, and its windows look into the cat lounge, so anyone can stop in for a drink and watch the cats. The lounge, which includes a kitten room, is booked by the hour for a fee and holds a sizeable group of adoptable cats from Athens-Clarke County Animal Services, a volunteer-supported partner; more than 300 cats have been adopted through the cafe. Reservations are recommended, especially at weekends, and every visitor signs an online waiver. The market sells cat toys, beds, candles and gifts made by local artists and craftspeople, and the cafe runs a monthly book club and seasonal events. It is closed on Thursdays.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Carrollton, Georgia · 54 mi / 87 km

Fur Babies Cat Cafe is a cat lounge in a log-style cottage with a large front porch on South Street in Carrollton, a few minutes from Adamson Square and the University of West Georgia. Opened in 2021, it serves as a full-time foster home for adoptable cats from the Carroll County Animal Shelter, which live in the cafe until they are adopted, alongside three resident cats. Visitors pay for an hour in the lounge, where they can relax, work or study among the cats, and a complimentary self-serve drink bar offers hot and iced coffee, teas and hot chocolate. Booking ahead is recommended as space is limited, and all guests sign a waiver. Cats are adopted through the shelter, and staff explain the process during the visit. The cafe sells work by local artists, offers memberships and hosts bingo and yoga with the cats. It is open Friday to Sunday.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Chattanooga, Tennessee · 88 mi / 141 km

Naughty Cat Cafe is a large cat lounge in the historic St. Elmo district of Chattanooga, across Tennessee Avenue from the lower station of the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway and a short drive from Ruby Falls and Rock City. Its lounges cover more than 2,000 square feet over several rooms, with sofas, art, window perches and a fish tank, and act as a big foster home for local shelters, with at least 30 adoptable rescue cats in residence. Entry is charged per person for up to an hour and includes a non-alcoholic drink, and the fee goes to the cats' care. There is no kitchen, but baked goods from a local bakery, locally roasted coffee, tea and local craft beers and ciders are sold. Visitors must be at least 11, with an adult for every two guests aged 11 to 15, and booking ahead is strongly recommended.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Sylva, North Carolina · 107 mi / 172 km

The American Museum of the House Cat is a museum of cat art and artifacts on US Highway 441 South near Sylva, in the mountains of western North Carolina, about an hour from Asheville. It was created by Dr. Harold Sims, who collected for more than 30 years and also founded the Catman2 Shelter, a cage-free, no-kill cat shelter in Cullowhee; he died in 2024. Exhibits run from fine and folk art, carousel cats, art glass and vintage advertising to an Egyptian cat mummy and a petrified cat found in a medieval English chimney. A small group of resident museum cats lives in the building and greets visitors during their tour. Admission is charged, with reduced prices for children, teens and students and free entry for children 5 and under, and curated tours can be booked. Proceeds support the Catman2 Shelter, and there is a gift shop.

Perry, Georgia · 114 mi / 184 km

Paws Awhile Cat Cafe is a cat cafe on Macon Road in Perry, about 15 minutes south of Warner Robins, and was the first cat cafe in Middle Georgia when it opened in 2024. It has a cafe side selling drinks, snacks, beer and wine, a corner of cat-themed goods, and a separate cat lounge with adoptable cats that can be watched through large windows. Lounge sessions start on the hour, and pre-paid online booking is strongly recommended because space is limited. Food bought in the cafe can be taken into the lounge, but the cats must not be fed. Regular sessions are for ages 5 and up, with shorter sessions for ages 3 and up on some days. The cats come from the Humane Society of Houston County and several local rescues, and adoptions go through those groups. The lounge can be booked privately for parties.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee · 128 mi / 207 km

Smoky Mountain Cat House is a cat-themed gift shop on Old Mill Street in Pigeon Forge, a block from the Old Mill and its restaurants and about a mile from Dollywood. It has been run by the Anderson family since 1985 and sells cat jewelry, clothing, clocks, toys, treats, locally made items and some dog goods. It is not a cat cafe, but the shop is home to a group of friendly resident cats, around eight of them, that roam the rooms and the porch and greet shoppers, and staff happily introduce visitors to them. Entry is free and there are no sessions or bookings; you can simply browse and pet the cats. The owners are involved in local cat rescue, and adoptable kittens are sometimes in the shop. It is open every day and also runs an online store.