Everyone knows that a large number of locals live in their hometown for several years, never visiting their community attractions. This summer, I picked a few locations in Macon, Georgia and explored with my boyfriend. To my surprise, we had an amazing day, finding some hidden gems just thirty minutes from home.
1. Museum of Arts and Sciences (Student ID discount)
4182 Forsyth Rd, Macon, GA 31210 (478) 477-3232
Although mostly for children, this museum has several activities that simply make it fun to act like a kid again. My favorite exhibit was the outer space room, containing interactive video games, outer space experiments, and a trivia game show. The best part was sitting in a huge asteroid that housed a spaceship video game inside. We were astronauts on a mission to collect data about different asteroids. The two most exciting museum activities that we participated in were the planetarium and wildlife shows. The planetarium show lasted about fifteen minutes. It displayed the beautifully starry Macon sky that is not visible with the existing light pollution. The narrator took us on a trip through space to see far away planets and galaxies along with all the constellations that are visible right in Macon, Georgia.
2. The Rookery
543 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201 (478) 746-8658
Downtown Macon now has my vote for the best burger around. Famous for their Allman Burger and so much more, the Rookery was packed when we stopped for lunch. The atmosphere was extremely casual with dimmed lights, writing all over the walls, and a loft that made eating their incredible burgers even cooler. A burger and fries was about $10, which was reasonably priced for the quantity and quality that I got.
3. The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame (Student ID discount)
301 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201 (478) 752-1585
Our visit began with a fifteen minute video in their movie theater about the history of Georgia sports. While I’m more interested in playing sports than learning about them, this was still a nice museum to explore. Upstairs, there was a large area to play basketball, soccer, and football, which was my favorite part. A life-sized race car with a racing game sat in the middle of the play area and made a great photo-op. Since this museum does not take long to go through, I would recommend going to one of their free movie showings, which is once a month and advertised on their website. Dorie plays November 22nd and the Polar Express is showing December 5th.
4. Taste and See Coffee
546 Poplar St, Macon, GA 31201 (478) 238-5191
We almost missed the green accented coffee shop while driving down Poplar Street, but I’m so glad that we didn’t. Taste and See is one of my favorite coffee shops in town now. I told my boyfriend it has a sophisticate log cabin feel to it. I got black coffee, which was rich and delicious and my boyfriend got a sweet iced coffee. They also had freshly made pastries that looked amazing. I refrained from the decadent cake staring at me on the counter, but it took willpower.
5. Washington Memorial Library
1180 Washington Ave, Macon, GA 31201 (478) 744-0800
On our way home, we stopped by this huge library downtown. We didn’t stay inside long, but the building was beautiful. I would love to go back again and just spend the day reading.
It was a day well spent visiting Macon’s hidden treasures. I hope you enjoy your time in the beautiful city of Macon, Georgia. For more activities read the Visit Macon Blog.
Happy Travels,
Katie
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Love this blog post! These are some of my favorite things to do in Macon.
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