Explore the Birthplace of Southern Rock

For breakfast, walk down to a neighborhood cafe that serves 100% Arabica, organic, shade-grown, direct trade coffee products. You can also order fresh baked goods, sandwiches, and snacks to fuel up for the day.
At the cafe, make sure to look around wall posters to learn about the founder, Shane Buerster, a graduate of Mercer college, whose mission is to help farmers in the El Oro region of Ecuador.

After breakfast, walk to Tubman Museum, the largest museum dedicated to African American history, art, and culture in the southeast. The 49,000-square-foot museum features a magnificent 63-foot-long mural titled “From Africa to America,” presenting a visual history of Black people from early days in Africa to current leaders and heroes, including Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr., Otis Redding, Ellen Craft, Minnie Smith, and many more.
If you happen to visit in May-June, you can attend a two-day Pan-African festival at the museum with music, dance, food, film, art, and spoken word.
The museum is open Tuesday – Saturday from 9am to 5pm.

Across the street, you will visit another one of Macon's iconic museums. Walk around one of the country’s largest state sports museum at 43,000 square feet. Here you will see old-style ticket booths, a 205-seat theater, 3,000 sports artifacts, and a high-energy exhibit space where you can learn about the history of sports in Georgia. There are over 400 inductees including prep, college, amateur, and professional athletes honored at the museum.
The museum is closed on Mondays. Admission is free on every first Friday of the month.

After sports, it's time for some music! If you are a fan of Southern rock, you will enjoy a visit to the sound studios and Capricorn museum. Here you can see original musical instruments, old photos and vintage records of famous bands such as The Allman Brothers Band, Otis Redding, and Little Richard, who all recorded their albums in Macon.
Closed on Monday and Tuesday. Guided studio tours are offered only at 10am from Friday-Sunday, but you can visit on your own during other times.
Sometimes, you can watch live recordings and meet artists; just hang around outside the studios!

For lunch, try what's rated as the "best burger in Macon." This casual local restaurant and brewery offers fresh made build-your-own burgers, super food salads, sandwiches, and a variety of house made sauces. You can see the beer tanks inside the restaurant while sitting at the picnic-style tables or at the patio, and taste interesting flavors of craft beers on tap. Make sure to ask for samples of their bestseller: the Cherry Blossom Pils.
Beer is 50% off during happy hour on Monday-Friday from 4 to 6 pm.

Next, drive over to what is called "The Big House" located in a residential part of Macon. The famous Allman Brothers band members, their roadies, and friends lived here from 1970-1973. It was the focal point of gathering in those early years when the Allman Brothers Band was just getting famous. You can tour the two floors of the museum and see original guitars, outfits, records, concert posters, and a small gift shop.
The Big House Museum is open Thursday through Saturday from 11am – 6pm (gate closes at 5:30pm) and Sunday from 11am – 4pm (gate closes at 3:30pm). Tickets can be purchased at the door.

If you are a fan of the 1992 comedy movie "My Cousin Vinny," you have to stop at the Sac-O-Suds grocery store, which was the site of the key robbery scene. Although the inside is now a bait and tackle shop, the Sac-O-Suds does have several items from the movie, including an original script and a signed poster from the cast. It also has several souvenirs for sale, such as branded cans of tuna (the item stolen from the store in the film).
The store is open every day from 7am to 9pm.