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Where
to find local landmarks and attractions.
1. Macon Coliseum/Edgar H. Wilson Convention Centre, 200
Coliseum Dr., 478-751-9152
2. Macon City Auditorium, 415 1st St., 478-751-9250, c.1925.
One of the world's largest copper covered domes.
3. Old Cannonball House & Confederate
Museum, 856 Mulberry St., 478-745-5982, c.1854. Struck
by cannonball during Federal attack on Macon in 1864. Owned
by and operated as headquarters of Sidney Lanier Chapter,
United Daughters of the Confederacy. Open to public. Admission
charged.
4. Harriett Tubman Historical & Cultural
Museum, 340 Walnut St., 478-743-8544, c. 1985. Permanent
and visiting exhibits, performances and cultural events.
Open to public. Admission charged.
5. Sidney Lanier Cottage, 935
High St., 478-743-3851, c. 1840. The Great American poet,
Sidney Clopton Lanier, was born here. Headquarters, Middle
Georgia Historical Society. Gift shop. Open to Public. Admission
charged.
6. Grand Opera House, 651 Mulberry
St., 478-749-6580, c. 1883-84. Built as Academy of Music.
New facade and office building added 1905, completely restored
in 1969. Open for tours M-F, 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. Admission
charged.
7. Georgia Music Hall of Fame,
MLK Jr. Blvd., 478-750-8555. Open in 1996. Whether it's
country, soul, southern rock, symphony, blues, big band
or gospel- relive the music and the memories of GeorgiaŐs
music heritage with interactive displays, film footage of
original performances and exhibits for young and old. Open
daily. Gift Shop. Admission charged.
8. Georgia Sports Hall of Fame,
Corner of Cherry St. and Fifth St., 478-752-1585.
9. Douglass Theatre, c. 1911.
478-742-2000. An historic landmark where Georgia greats
such as James Brown, Cab Calloway, Little Richard and Otis
Redding performed.
10. Ocmulgee National Monument,
1207 Emery Hwy., 478-752-8257. 12,000 years of native American
Indian heritage can be seen here in the largest archaeological
development east of the Mississippi.
11. Hay House, 934 Georgia
Ave., 478-742-8155, c. 1855-59. Italian Renaissance Revival
Villa built for William B. Johnston, now owned and operated
by Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. National Historic
Landmark. Open to public. Admission charged.
12.
Woodruff House, 988 Bond St.,
478-744-2715, c. 1836. Greek Revival plantation type mansion.
Now owned by Mercer University. Open by appointment. Admission
charged.
13. Macon-Bibb Co. Convention & Visitors
Bureau, Inc., 200 Cherry St., 478-743-3401
14. Museum of Arts & Sciences,
4182 Forsyth Rd., 478-477-3232, Two art galleries and a
variety of rotating exhibits. Housed in the Museum building,
the Mark Smith Planetarium is one of the largest in the
state. Nature trails and a 40 million year old whale fossil
skeleton discovered near Macon are part of the growing
features it has to offer.
15. Museum of Aviation, at Robins Air Force Base,
478-926-6870.
16. Sidney's Historic Tours,
downtown Welcome Center, Terminal Station, 200 Cherry Street,
478-743-3401. Take a tour with the spirit of Sidney Lanier
in the form of a costumed tour guide. You'll visit charming
Victorian cottages, Italianate villas and Greek Revival
mansions as you meander through our famous Historic Downtown.
Tours- 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., M-Sat.
17. Colonel Bond's Carriage Tours,
depart from Green Jacket Restaurant, 325 Fifth Street, 478-749-7267.
Step back in time with this historic tour of MaconŐs downtown
business district, which remains intact, much as it was
prior to the Civil War. A costumed driver leisurely guides
a horse drawn carriage through the streets and weaves tales
of times past. Tours-Tues.-Sat., 7:30-10:30 p.m. Call for
reservations.
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