Love this library. Staff is wonderful - always friendly and very helpful. I love to go there. It…read moreis used by pre-schoolers excited to be part of a book group as well as older folks looking for a good book to take home or to be part of a book group that will take them to places all over the world.

I love this library. Can't wait for it to reopen. Cute, comfy, new facility with tons of new books…read more We've always been able to find what we need. Nice staff.

Staff very courteous and helpful in locating the books I wanted, then tracking them down at other…read morebranches and securing them for my use.

Easy parking access in/out. Clean environment. Very, very helpful staff, and always friendly. My…read morefavorite option there are the untold numbers of books I can order online and then pick up later. And, with online access (via Pines app or website), I can renew without leaving the house. The most popular event in the library is the use of computers (about 50?) Most of the tables for reading are empty, because people today are not readers of books, but of online article headlines.

Wow - this library has really evolved since I lived in WR eons ago!…read more * space is 23,000 sq ft due to 2001 renovation * abundance of computers to use * even if you don't have a library card, you can get a Guest Pass to use a computer/internet * superb selection of DVDs * medley of magazines like Air Force Times + Rolling Stone * large, colorful childrens' section + separate YA section * genuinely helpful librarians! * bestest of all: the History Room: carries some back issues of The Robins Review (Robins Air Force Base newspaper) AND old school phone books. Why are phone books handy? If you ever lived here, it's an excellent resource to research old friends' addresses & also see old store/business ads.

This library is Awesome!! It is clean, quiet, great layout, huge parking, and perks! Did you know…read moreyou can check out passes to some museums from the library? How awesome is that? There are separate rooms for different categories, and even a local history room if you want to research Warner Robins. Library cards also come with a key tag to make it easy to check out books. There is a 50, yes 50 item limit. A wonderful place to visit, ask for some help, and find a good book.

Okay--what I want to know is why there are only four reviews, including this one? Come on,…read moreYelpers--you've reviewed gas stations, car rentals and dry cleaners in Macon. What's up? A gas pump more interesting than this gem of a museum? Get with it, folks!!! Ah, that felt good! Our senior's group from Kerrville, TX was on its way home and the Cannonball House was our only stop of the day. The majority of us were appreciative of all things Southern, so this was a special treat. The house's name is derived from a Union cannonball that crashed into the house during the Battle of Dunlap Hill on July 30, 1864. The Cannonball House was owned by Judge Asa Holt during the Civil War and is now owned by the Sidney Lanier Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy who saved if from demolition by the City of Macon. Thanks to these ladies, you're able to visit a Greek Revival mansion and not a parking lot! The House also hosts Father/Daughter Dances and Mother/Daughter Teas. And then there's--thank the Powers That Be--Miss Elizabeth's Academy for Young Ladies which "will instruct the girls in what it means to be a proper lady. Subjects covered: Introductions, sit like a lady, how to set a proper table and table etiquette, walking with confidence and Art of the Fan." And, lest you think the boys will escape, there's a co-ed course, too. My stogy old Southern heart sings with joy; civility and gentility are not dead!!! But I digress. The House is less a museum in the formal sense and more of a time capsule of Ante- and Post-Bellum Georgia. Architecture and period furniture buffs will be right at home here. The House consists of seven rooms. The Main Foyer with its period wall paper and imposing grandfather clock. The Family Room contains period furniture and portraits of the Holt Family. The Formal Dining Room houses a heavy wood table and silver serving sets including a large sterling punch bowl and ladle which survived the invasion of the Union Army only because it was buried. The Ladies' Bedroom contains period clothing, a hand-cranked sewing machine and a bed complete with a hand-tatted spread among other objects. Depending on when you visit, a collection of antique dolls may be displayed. Two Parlors display the furnishings of the founders of the Adelphean and Philomathean Societies which were organized at Wesleyan College, in 1851 and1852 respectively. These are the two oldest female societies in the world and continue to this day. Last, but certainly not least, is Judge Asa Holt's bedroom with its grand four-poster bed, marble-top table and chairs and a large bureau and chest of drawers. In my opinion, the Cannonball House should be on every tourist's itinerary. Seldom does one get such a personal glimpse into the lives of one of Macon's influential families. And if you're traveling with children, this is the perfect opportunity to make history come alive. For only $8.00 (as of this writing) you gain not only admission to the House but a guided tour as well. It's a bargain!

We enjoy civil war history and ole time ways of life. Our tour guide took us thru each room of the…read morehouse explaining the history of the house and the happenings of the time when the house was hit by a "cannon ball." It was really more of a large bullet like mortar. The house is in mourning-- all of the mirrors are covered by black cloth. There's even a casket in one of the parlor rooms. The tour guide says they do something different each month to highlight different traditions that were kept back in the day. The highlight of the tour for us was entering the servant's house and kitchen. Just as we walked in the room, we heard a squeaky toy sound. When I asked what that noise was - thinking it was a dog playing with a squeaky toy, she kinda hestitated and said we call him Matt. I thought, maybe that it was her grandson that she was watching during the summer. No. It's the little child that they hear playing sometimes. The ghost child they hear playing sometimes! Wow! Thanks for a terriffic tour!! We'll be back to investigate more of Macon history

The Benjamin Hawkins Monument was erected in 1931 by the federal government commemorating life and…read moreservice of Colonel Benjamin Hawkins who served throughout the Revolutionary War as a member of General Washington's staff. He was sent to Georgia to assume jurisdiction over all Indian Tribes South of the Ohio River. He established the Creek Indian Agency on the banks of the Flint River in Crawford County where he made his permanent home. This monument stands on a traffic island in the center of the city of Roberta, adjacent to what I believe was the city's train station earlier but no longer seems to serve passenger traffic. It is about 15 feet tall and has plaques on all four sides. "He was a student at Princeton and shortly after the beginning of the Revolution, became a memor of General Washington's staff with the rank of Colonel serving with distinction throughout the war. He was one of the firs Senators from North Carolina and was conspicuous for his interest in Indian affairs." "Colonel Hawkins was asked by General Washington to assume jurisdiction over all of the Indian tribes south of the Ohio River. At the height of his career, he came to Georgia and established his home among the Creek Indians on the bank of the Flint River in Crawford County." "He built the fort which was named in his honor on the Ocmulgee River at Macon and lived there while the fort was being erected but his permanent home was at the Creek Agency. His body lies on a bluff overlooking the Flint River where he lived among the savage tribes for 16 years. A man of letters, a mediator of peace and faithful unto death." It is a lovely monument but the plaques are nearly 100 years old and are fading. They need a cleaning or replacement. The monument itself is in good shape. [Review 16705 overall - 476 in Georgia - 217 of 2022.]

THE 29TH ANNUAL DOGWOOD FESTIVAL!…read more The Perry Chamber of Commerce is the driving force behind the annual Dogwood Festival now in its 29th year. The festival is held in downtown Perry and is a great way to experience the local community. During the festival, downtown merchants are open and available to serve you. The festival consisted of vendors selling arts and crafts or personal services. We actually stopped by and had a chat with the Verizon guy because we are needing to adjust our current plan and it actually saved us a trip to the store. Thanks! We were really impressed by the food vendors at this particular festival because much of what we saw was freshly prepared over a grill and looked very good. There was no problem finding vegetables and there were no funnel cakes in sight! Yes! We actually ate prior to arriving to the festival because we were not sure about the quality of the food served and wanted to make sure we weren't going to be hungry. If you decide to eat at the festival, bring your appetite because the portions were HUGE! They offered Philly cheese steaks, crabcakes, 1/2 pound burgers, chicken kabobs, The main stage featured dance groups, individual performers and singing groups. However, I do wish they had provided an additional stage offered in a less congested area where you could just chill and enjoy the music. Nothing fancy, just shade, chairs and speakers. I have attended festivals in small towns and the additional staging areas really help to minimize congestion and provide options for those who might just want to listen to music instead of standing and struggling to see the performance stage. I only wish that we could have stayed longer perhaps overnight because they have the hot air balloon glow at night and the air dogs performing on Sunday. We really had a busy weekend planned so we could not stay long. *** The festival featured a designated play area for children with a climbing wall and giant sider structure. ***If you are a pet lover, you would have appreciated the area designed specifically for pets and their owners. Here you could find pet related merchandise toys and services. ***Our very best experience was meeting Bobby Morris, an artist from Byron, GA. He created our caricature and did a fantastic job! I simply said I want to look cool in this one and he more than SLAYED the thing. I love it!!! This alone was worth the drive down as we are avid collectors. Bobby was so cool and personable that he would be the perfect guy to hire for your summer party. Your guests will love him! ***This is a two-day festival so you can also take time to check it out today, (Sunday), as well. While in the city, we also took time to check out the historic community theatre and to attend the spring home and garden show. If you are going to go, you might as well make it a complete experience. Just beware that this time of year you will experience heavy spring break traffic on I-75 going North. Traffic was fairly congested but we hopped over to 285 and it was a much better choice.

We visited as a family of 4 to this park. An interesting park to learn about the mounds. Friendly…read morestaff at the visitor center. The visitor center has a museum, a theater and some artifacts from historical finds from this place and some recreation from early times. It has a restroom and gift shop. After you have done visiting the visitor center don't miss exploring the recreation of the earth mound. The path to it is narrow but it's worth the passage. Don't miss exploring all the other mounds. You have options to go on a hike from visitor center or u can drive by to different places with parking lot nearby.

I can't believe this park is free. There's a very informative museum with lots of displays and…read moreinformation. There are even some interactive displays. They also offer a 17 minute movie. There is a gift store inside the museum as well. Then there are miles of trails that you can walk to get to the mounds or you can drive to designated parking areas if you prefer to walk less. Some of the trails are concrete/paved, others are dirt, some are just mowed grass, but ALL of them are beautiful. It's easy to see why the Native Americans chose that spot. In additional to the epic mounds, the land was just gorgeous and We even saw a deer while we were walking. You could spend an entire day here, easily. We were at the park for about 2 hours. During that time, we went through the museum very quickly (we had a 7&8 year old with us), then walked about 2.5 miles of trails and still only saw/walked about half of what was there. If we lived in the area, we would probably be there several times a week just to enjoy the trails.

Located in the Rose Hill Cemetery, this marker points out some history and it's interesting. The…read moremarker is located in a section of the cemetery that is mostly Confederate graves, many of which don't have names. The marker reads, "On Thursday, April 26, 1866, the graves of Confederate soldiers in Rose Hill Cemetery and in the cemetery at 7th and Cherry Streets were decorated with flowers by the members of the Ladies' Memorial Association, organized in March 1866 with Mrs. Thomas Hardeman, Jr. (Jane Lumsden), the first president. The women were assisted by 56 young men with hoes, rakes and spades, and children with flowers. "The Memorial Day addresses were delivered by the Rev. David Wills at Rose Hill and by the Rev. E. W. Warren at lower Cherry Street. Both addresses were printed in full in the Macon Daily Telegraph, April 27, 1866. "Soon after the close of the War Between the States, Mrs. Hardeman inaugurated the plan of removing the remains of the soldiers from graves scattered around the Confederate hospitals in the county to these cemeteries and erected wooden headboards at each mound with the name, company, regiment and date of death of each soldier. For two weeks prior the first Memorial Day, Mrs. Hardeman and a companion personally listed the information on the crude headboards. This list of 575 names was published in full in the Macon Daily Telegraph of April 26, 1866. The list now numbers 602." This is marker number 011-8 and it was erected in 1957 by the Georgia Historical Commission. [Review 1063 of 2024 - 731 in Georgia - 22091 overall]