Macon through Madison Georgia Historical Attractions

Intriguing GA Cities Historical Attractions - See historic sites in Macon through Madison Georgia. Visit these Historic Sites for a view of Georgia's past treasures that you can enjoy today. Stay and Play in GA!

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Macon

Cannonball House and Civil War Museum - This Green Rivial home, built in 1853, is complete with period furnishing and Civil War artifacts. Amenities: parking, public restrooms, accessibility for mobility-impared and party facilities. Open Mon-Sat 10 am - 5 pm. Guided tours available. Phone: 478-745-5982 - Address: 856 Mulberry St., Macon Georgia 31201

City Auditorium - Cherry & First St., Georgia - Phone: 706-632-3031
Attraction Features: Built 1925 and restored 1978. World's largest copper dome. Painting depicting the leading characters in the area's history across the proscenium which measures 10 feet wide, 60 feet long. Fully accessible. Open Monday - Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm and Sunday: 2 - 5 pm

Fort Benjamin Hawkins - Reconstructed blockhouse of the style built when the federal government established the first modern settlement here in 1806.

Grand Opera House - 651 Mulberry St.
Attraction Features: Built in 1884 and restored in 1970. One of the largest stages in the U.S. Limited access: tours limited to first level, restrooms not accessible and no designated disabled parking. Open Mon - Fri: 10 am - 12 pm and 2 pm Tours

Garden Center Headquarters of Federal Garden Club of Macon, Inc. - 730 College St. Open Monday - Friday: 9 am - 1 pm tours. 1907 Neel Reid design.

Hay House/Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation - 934 Georgia Ave. Mon
Attraction Features: Built 1855-1859. Italian Renaissance, 18,000 square feet, 24 rooms, priceless furnishings, secret room and 18 hand-carved marble mantels and exquisite plaster cornices. Open Sat 10 am - 5 pm and Sun 1 - 4:30 pm

Kingfish Cabin - 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon Georgia
Dwelling and workshop for author Harry Stillwell Edwards.

Ocmulgee National Monument - See burial mounds, an earth lodge reconstructed over the original 1,000-year-old floor, an outline of a colonial trading post, and a museum.
Open: Daily 9a.m.-5p.m.. Call for groups. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, Party Facilities - Phone: 478-752-8257 – Address: 1205 Emery Hwy., Macon Georgia 31217

Rose Hill Cemetery - Many famous Macon citizens rest here, including Civil War soldiers and Southern rock ‘n’ roll legend Duane Allman. Open: Daily until Sunset. Free to visit.
Amenities: Parking and Accessibility for mobility-impaired - Phone: 478-751-9119 - Address: 1071 Riverside Dr, Macon Georgia 31204

Sidney Lanier Cottage - Tour this c. 1840 Victorian cottage that is the birthplace of the famous poet and musician. Features period furnishings and memorabilia of Sidney Lanier, Georgia poet for whom Lake Lanier Islands are named. Tours and museum shop, Open: Guided tours Mon.-Sat. 10am-4pm. Cost: Adults $5, seniors and military $4, youth $3 Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, Party Facilities. Phone: 478-743-3851 – Address: 935 High St, Macon Georgia 31201

Sidney's Old South Historic Tours
Attraction Features: Originating at the Macon-Bibb County Convention & Visitor's Bureau, 200 Cherry Street, Macon Georgia. Journey into Macon's Antebellum past and present. Specially scheduled tours. Open Mon - Sat: 10 am & 2 pm.

U.S. Federal Building Post Office - 451 College Street, Macon Georgia
Attraction Features: Murals by George Beattie depict the history of that era.

Woodruff House - Bond Street - 1836 Greek Revival mansion overlooking Macon Georgia. Restored by Mercer University.

Madison

Advent Episcopal Church - 338 Academy Street, Madison Georgia
Attraction Features: Built in 1842. The wrought iron chandeliers predate the building. The slave gallery is used to house the organ and choir. Open daily.

Cornelius Vason House - 549 Old Post Road, Madison Georgia
Attraction Features: 1800's. One of the oldest structures in Madison. Used as a stagecoach inn on route between Charleston and New Orleans when Madison was described as the "wealthiest and most aristocratic town" between the two cities. On driving tour. Private home tours, Saturday through Monday.

Heritage Hall - 277 S. Main Street, Madison Georgia
Attraction Features: 1825 Green Revival home of Morgan County Historical Society.
Open Daily 10 am - 4:30 pm - March - November

Historic District in Madison Georgia
Attraction Features: Walking tour of large National Historic District with over 100 structures. Brochure and tape available at Chamber of Commerce. Open Mon - Fri: 8:30 am - 5 pm

Madison Baptist Church - 328 S. Main Street, Madison Georgia
Attraction Features: Built in 1838 with bricks made by hand by slaves on the John Byne Walker Plantation. Lore has it that Union Soldiers stabled horses in basement in 1864.

Madison-Morgan Cultural Center is an 1895 Romanesque schoolhouse and museum.
Open: Tue.-Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 2-5pm. Call for groups. Cost: Adults $3, children $2, seniors $2.50. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, Party Facilities. Phone: 706-342-4743 – Address: 434 S. Main St., Madison Georgia 30650

Morgan County Courthouse - Downtown Madison Georgia
Attraction Features: Built in 1905 and featured in a centerfold of an issue of Life Magazine depicting courthouses in the south. Open Monday - Friday

Presbyterian Church - S. Main Street, Madison Georgia
Attraction Features: Built in 1842 in Old English style. Tiffany windows and a silver communion service which was stolen during the War Between the States and later returned by federal orders is still used today.

Rogers House and Rose Cottage is an 1809 museum is furnished with period pieces, and the Rose Cottage is tastefully restored. Open: Tours Mon.-Sat. 10am-4:30pm, Sun. 1:30-4:30pm. Cost: Adults $3, children $2. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 706-343-0190 – Address: 179 E. Jefferson St., Madison Georgia 30650

The Historic Town That Sherman Refused to Burn
Attraction Features: Madison has a large collection of privately owned Antebellum and Victorian period homes, many of which are shown during tours in May and December.