| Vacation in Macon, Georgia! The gateway to Georgia’s picturesque southwest and lying just 84 miles southeast of Atlanta, this beautiful city of Southern charm and cultural riches awaits your visit. Originally designed in 1823 as a "city in a park,” Macon’s Southern heritage has been well preserved. Wide avenues are lined with grand, stately mansions, many built before the Civil War during the cotton boom. Macon offers a wealth of historic sites, delightful places to stay, and the hospitality for which the South is so well known.
Macon is filled with delightful white-columned antebellum buildings which stand as a testimony to the city’s rich historical past. Through a $36-million revitalization project launched in 1999, much of the original charm of Macon has been restored.
Known as the cherry tree capital of Georgia, Macon has over 275,000 Yoshino cherry trees which bloom in late March and attract visitors from all over during the city’s famous Cherry Blossom Festival. Home of rock legend Little Richard and birthplace of Southern poet Sidney Lanier, Macon is filled with a variety of interesting cultural offerings, educational institutions, sports arenas and entertainment venues.
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Macon, Georgia, the city known as the “The Song and Soul of the South,” holds a treasure trove of potential story ideas. The Macon-Bibb County Convention and Visitors Bureau is eager to assist writers by gathering information, providing photos and coordinating interviews, as requested. Below are general topics of interest with brief descriptions; please call or e-mail the MBCCVB Communications Director at any time to discuss your ideas or needs.
History
Ocmulgee National Monument
Part of the National Park Service, Ocmulgee National Monument preserves evidence of 12,000 years of human habitation. Earthen mounds, a ceremonial earthlodge, artifacts and dioramas help tell the story of Native American life. The monument hosts the Ocmulgee Indian Celebration every September.
Rose Hill Cemetery
Established in 1840 along the Ocmulgee River, Rose Hill remains one of the oldest surviving public cemetery parks in the U.S. Duane Allman and Berry Oakley, founding members of the Allman Brothers Band, are buried here side-by-side. Also laid to rest are 600 Confederate soldiers, three Georgia governors, architect Neel Reid, author Harry Stillwell Edwards, an accused ax-murderer and Lt. Bobby, whose inscription reads “Just a Brown Dog….”
Tourism/Visitors
Around Town Tours
For a convenient, enjoyable and affordable way to sightsee in Macon, try the Around Town packaged tours, which feature historic homes, interactive museums and trolley transportation. Available at the Macon-Bibb County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
African American Heritage Tour
Explore historic sites and markers that preserve Macon’s rich African American culture and honor significant figures in arts, business, education and religion.
Girlfriend’s Getaway
The Macon-Bibb County CVB suggests Macon spas, salons, shopping, dining, attractions and nightlife to create customized itineraries that focus on relaxation and rejuvenation.
Lights On Macon
White-columned mansions and quaint Victorian cottages are illuminated on this self-guided tour of Macon’s fabulous Intown Historic District.
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