A Local’s Guide to Macon

QUICK FACTS

• Location: In the middle of Georgia on the Ocmulgee River. Macon lies on the fall line. Because of this, north Macon is hilly while south Macon is completely flat.
• Founded: 1823
• Population: 155, 369 (2010, consolidated city-county)
• Area: 255.13 sq miles (consolidated city-county)
• Unofficial Nicknames: Cherry Blossom Capital of the World, Heart of Georgia, Mactown, Maconga.
• Famous People from Macon: Otis Redding, Allman Brothers, Little Richard, Sidney Lanier, Jason Aldean, Nancy Grace.

PLACES OF INTEREST

• Ocmulgee National Monument
• Hay House
• Mercer University
• Wesleyan College
• Lake Tobesofkee
• Georgia Music Hall of Fame
• Tubman African American Museum
• The Big House
• Cannonball House and Confederate Museum
• Sidney Lanier Cottage
• Fort Hawkins
• Ocmulgee Heritage Trail (Macon Riverwalk)
• Museum of Arts and Sciences

EVENTS

• International Cherry Blossom Festival
• Mulberry Street Festival
• First Fridays
• Second Sundays
• Soap Box Derby
• Bearstock
• Pan-African Festival
• Bragg Jam
• New Years Cherry Blossom Ball Drop
• Central Georgia Greek Festival
• Mulberry Street Market – every Wednesday on Mulberry Street
• Mardi Gras at Mercer Village
• St. Patrick’s Day at Mercer Village
• Macon Film Festival
• Ocmulgee Indian Celebration
• Macon Dragon Boat Race
• Fired Works Ceramic Exhibition
• Macon Octoberfest

EVENT VENUES

• Grand Opera House
• City Auditorium
• Macon Centreplex
• Theater Macon
• Macon Little Theater
• Douglas Theater
• Cox Capitol Theater
• Backdoor Theater
• Middle Georgia State College — puts on theatrical productions.
• Porter Auditorium –

LOCAL RESTAURANTS

• Nu-Way Weiners
• H&H
• Bear’s Den
• Fountain of Juice
• Francar’s
• Ingleside Village Pizza
• The Rookery
• Fish N Pig
• Jim Shaw’s
• Natalia’s
• Dovetail
• Taste and See Coffee
• The Back Burner

ETHNIC CUISINES

• Pho Saigon – Vietnamese
• Lemongrass – Thai
• Taki – Japanese
• Taj – Indian
• Tropical Flava – Caribbean
• El Carnaval – Mexican
• Los Trios – Salvadorean
• Three Countries Cafe – Mexican, Cuban

OTHER ATTRACTIONS NEAR MACON

• Jarrell Plantation — Juliette, Georgia
• Juliette — Juliette, Georgia
• High Falls — High Falls, Georgia
• Georgia National Fairgrounds — Perry, Georgia
• Museum of Aviation — Warner Robins, Georgia
• Lane Southern Orchards — Fort Valley, Georgia