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Nature Attractions In Macon

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Macon , officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county located in the state of Georgia, United States. Macon lies near the geographic center of the state, approximately 85 miles south of Atlanta, hence the city's nickname The Heart of Georgia. Located near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, Macon is the county seat of Bibb County and had a 2017 estimated population of 152,663. Macon is the principal city of the Macon metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 228,914 in 2017. Macon is also the largest city in the Macon–Warner Robins Combined Statistical Area , a larger trading area with an estimated 420,693 residents in ...
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  • 4. Ocmulgee Heritage Trail Macon
    Ocmulgee National Monument preserves traces of over ten millennia of Southeastern Native American culture, including major earthworks built before 1000 CE by the South Appalachian Mississippian culture These include the Great Temple and other ceremonial mounds, a burial mound, and defensive trenches. They represented highly skilled engineering techniques and soil knowledge, and the organization of many laborers. The site has evidence of 17,000 years of continuous human habitation. The 702-acre park is located on the east bank of the Ocmulgee River. Present-day Macon, Georgia developed around the site after the United States built Fort Benjamin Hawkins nearby in 1806. Varying cultures of prehistoric indigenous peoples settled on what is called the Macon Plateau at the Fall Line, where the r...
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  • 5. Wild Animal Safari Pine Mountain
    Wild Adventures is a zoological theme park 5 miles south of Valdosta, Georgia, United States. It is owned by Herschend Family Entertainment. The park features rides and attractions, including eight roller coasters, exotic animals, shows, Splash Island water park and concerts from country, pop, rock, Christian, and oldies superstars. The park is located just off Interstate 75.
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  • 6. Mark Twain Cave and Cameron Cave Hannibal
    Mark Twain Cave — originally McDowell's Cave — is a show cave located near Hannibal, Missouri, U.S.. It is the oldest operating show cave in the state, giving tours continuously since 1886. Along with nearby Cameron Cave, it became a registered National Natural Landmark in 1972, with a citation reading Exceptionally good examples of the maze type of cavern development. The cave — as McDougal's Cave — plays an important role in the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain and was renamed in honor of the author, a Hannibal native.
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  • 7. Long Branch State Park Macon Missouri
    Long Branch State Park is a public recreation area occupying 1,828 acres adjacent to the Long Branch Reservoir in Macon County, Missouri. The state park consists of three units located some two miles west of Macon, Missouri on U.S. Highway 36.
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