Amusements

• Starcadia Entertainment Park
  150 Starcadia Circle • Macon, GA 31210
  478-475-9880
  The only theme park of its kind in Middle Georgia, this six acre amusement park offers a wide range of activities for the whole family to enjoy including bumper boats, a rock climbing wall, an 18 hole miniature golf course, race cars, a trampoline bungee jump, an arcade, and a snack bar. more...  map

Historic Homes & Buildings

• Cannonball House & Museum (circa 1853)
  856 Mulberry Street • Macon, GA 31201
  478-745-5982
  Listed on National Register of Historic Homes, this Antebellum Greek Revival Home was the only house in Macon struck by a cannonball during a Federal attack in 1864. The home features authentic period furnishings, an original brick kitchen, and relics of Macon and the Civil War. A gift shop is also on site. Open for tours Mon though Sat. 10-5, last guided tour at 4:00. more...  map

• Federated Garden Club Center (circa 1910)
  730 College Street • Macon, GA 31201
  478-742-0921
  Designed for Joseph N. Neel by the renowned architect Neel Reid, this four story English Tudor home contains very elaborated paneling, original fixtures, and furnishings and it became the headquarters of the Federated Garden Clubs of Macon in 1957. The house is available for guided tours, as well as corporate and private rentals. more...  map

• Hay House - Palace of the South
  934 Georgia Avenue • Macon, GA 31201
  478-742-8155
  A National Historic Landmark considered to be one of the most advanced Antebellum homes in America, this magnificent 18,000 square foot Italian Renaissance Revival mansion has been featured on A&E's "America's Castles" and it was inspired by the palazzos of Florence and Rome. The home is filled with beautiful 18th century furnishings and features Italian Carerra marble fireplaces and a music room with a 30 foot clerestory ceiling. A museum gift shop is also on site. Open 7 days a week for tours, Mondays - Saturdays 10-4, Sundays 1-4. Tours every hour with the last one at 3pm daily.  more...  map

• Sidney Lanier Cottage (circa 1840)
  935 High Street P.O. Box 13358, Macon, Ga. 31208 • Macon, GA 31202
  478-743-3851
  Sidney Lanier, the famous poet and musician of the Old South, was born in 1842 in this tidy Victorian cottage that is listed on the National Register of Historic Sites. His desk, furnishings, writings, instruments, and personal effects are on display and the house is the headquarters for the Middle Georgia Historical Society. more...  map

• Wesleyan College
  4760 Forsyth Road • Macon, GA 31210
  478-477-1110
  The first college in the world chartered to grant degrees to women in 1836, Wesleyan remains one of the nation's top liberal arts colleges. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the college today offers academic excellence in the liberal arts, fine arts, and professional fields of study. more...  map

• Woodruff House (circa 1836)
  988 Bond Street • Macon, GA 31201
  478-301-2715
  This beautifully restored Greek Revival Mansion is owned and operated by Mercer University and it once hosted a ball for Winnie Davis, daughter of Jefferson Davis. The house was also once owned by Joseph Bond, one of the South's wealthiest cotton planters.  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

• Fort Hawkins (circa 1806)
  Located on Emery Highway at Maynard Street
  478-742-2000
  Built under the administration of President Thomas Jefferson, this historic fort overlooked the ancient Indian mounds of the Ocmulgee Old Fields, as well as the future site of Macon, across the river. A three story museum located in the reconstructed blockhouse is on site and is filled with information on the fort, Benjamin Hawkins, and the Creek Indians.  map

• Ocmulgee National Monument
  1207 Emery Highway • Macon, GA 31217
  478-752-8257
  Commemorating a 12,000 year continuum of people and their Georgia Fall Line environment, this monument is a must see for anyone fascinated by ancient American Indian civilization. A dozen ceremonial and burial mounds built by Mississippian Indians between A.D. 900 and 1100 are featured. more...  map

• Rose Hill Cemetery
  1091 Riverside Drive • Macon, GA 31201
  478-751-9119
  There are 600 Confederate and Union soldiers buried in this historic, beautifully landscaped cemetery. Musician Duane Allman and fellow band member Berry Oakley are also buried here.  map

Libraries & Research Centers

• Washington Memorial Library
  1180 Washington Avenue • Macon, GA 31201
  478-744-0820
  One of the most outstanding collections of its type in the South, this historical reference library contains more than 23,000 volumes and over 17,000 microforms.  map

Museums & Galleries

• Georgia Music Hall of Fame
  200 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard • Macon, GA 31201
  478-751-3334, 888-GA ROCKS, 888-427-6257
  Take a delightful, tune-filled stroll through the Peach State's incredibly rich musical heritage while at this 43,000 square foot facility that features permanent and changing exhibits, including music, videos, memorabilia, instruments, and performance costumes, with over 450 artists represented. Life size buildings representing a rhythm and blues revue, a jazz and swing club, a vintage vinyl record store, a Coca-Cola drugstore, a video theatre, a backstage alley, a country cafe, and a gospel chapel are open daily for visitors to enjoy. more...  map

• Confederate Museum, The
  856 Mulberry Street • Macon, GA 31201
  Located at the Cannonball House
  478-745-5982
  Situated at the rear of the Cannonball House grounds, this quaint two story, four room house formerly served as quarters for the house servants and is filled with relics of the War Between the States such as photographs, artifacts, china, crystal, weapons, uniforms, company flags, and rare treasures.  map

• Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, The
  301 Cherry Street • Macon, GA 31201
  478-752-1585
  Honoring Georgia's outstanding athletes in all sports, this 43,000 square foot museum showcases heroes of golf, football, baseball, basketball, and other endeavors. more...  map

• Museum of Arts & Sciences
  4182 Forsyth Road • Macon, GA 31210
  478-477-3232
  This three story museum offers a larger-than-life experience for both the young and old and features an artist's garret, a humanist's study, a scientist's workshop, and an enclosed backyard animal habitat. more...  map

• Tubman African American Museum
  340 Walnut Street • Macon, GA 31201
  478-743-8544
  The largest African American museum in Georgia, this museum features fourteen exhibition galleries, a resource center, and a magnificent 63 foot mural depicting African-American art, history, culture, and other creative endeavors by Black American, African, and Caribbean artists and craftspeople. more...  map