Day Trips from Milledgeville
Across the street from GC&SU  is the Convention and Bureau office.. they are an invaluable
resource for day and short overnight trips.(Tish)

Trip 1.  (Good on the way home from the Atlanta Airport)

Go to the Dekalb Farmers' Market(take an ice chest with you, so you can bring home some goodies.  They wrap ice around your purchases)
Dekalb Farmers' Market, http://www.dekalbfarmersmarket.com/ open 9 to 9--7days
One the way home, drop by the K&D Shoe at the Salem Exit 84 on I-20. Right to 2240 Dogwood Dr., Conyers GA 30013.  It's  opened Wednesday Thursday,  and Saturday 10-6; Firday 10-7. (770) 483-9037  FAX: (770) 483-9026
Madison http://www.madisonga.org/  Visit the beautiful homes a cute shops in Madison before heading south on 441.

Head out Highway 49 to Montezuma.  When you get to Macon, take Highway 80.  Near Montezuma, eat lunch at the Mennonite Restaurant, Yoder's Deitsch Haus Restaurant, Bakery & Gift Shop
http://www.montezuma-ga.org/chamber/areaatrr.html#Mennonite

After lunch head on to Andersonville which was a Union prisoner of war site in Civil War.  Now it is a fascinating museum for all Prisoners of War.  http://www.nps.gov/ande/  Open 8-5 daily. Admission is free.

Head on to Plains and visit the Jimmy Carter Museum in the high school.  You can also get your picture made with a 14' tall grinning peanut in that little town. http://www.plainsgeorgia.com/

If you call ahead, Jimmy Carter may be teaching a Sunday School lesson on Sunday morning.  If so, you have to be there early, because the sanctuary always fills quickly. If you stay through the church service, too, he and Rosalyn will let you take pictures of them with your group.

Maranatha Baptist Church
Plains, GA 31780
(229) 824-7896

Another great place to eat on this trip is at the Historical Hotel in Americus.  It is just beautiful.
Windsor Hotelhttp://www.windsor-americus.com/  Southern Luncheon Buffet M-F; different foods available at other times.
125 W Lamar Street, Americus, Georgia 31709

Milledgeville guided Trolley Tours Monday through Friday at 10 A.M., and on Saturday at 2 PM. Tickets are available; group tickets by request. Step-on guides available at the CVB, 200 Hancock St. Milledgeville. Office hours: Monday through Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Saturday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Closed holidays. For additional information, please call 478-452-4687 or 1-800-653-1804.  The tickets are $10, and the tour lasts 2 hours.

Central State Hospital Museum is located on the hospital grounds on Broad Street in the old Train Depot across from the auditorium. The Museum highlights 150 years existence of the hospital. For more information call 445-1757.
http://turing.gcsu.edu/~jma/edres/csh-1.htm

Memory Hill Cemetery
http://oldcapitol.gcsu.edu/MemoryHill/Main.asp
http://turing.gcsu.edu/~jma/edres/takethe.htm

Historical Sites:  St. Stephens, Old Capital, and Old Governor’s Mansion
http://turing.gcsu.edu/~jma/edres/histlandmarks.htm
http://www.milledgevillecvb.com/

Go to Eatonton and see:
Uncle Remus Museum
http://turing.gcsu.edu/~jma/edres/uncleremusmuseum.htm
http://www.countrydiscoveries.com/SE/Southeast04.09.03.asp

Eatonton
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/3798/georgia.html?search=www.geocities.com1055899360046&Submit=findpage
http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_35398.asp

Don't forget to drive by the Ritz on Lake Oconee (President Bush was there June, 2003 and raised $2.2 million in a two-hour wine and appetizer fais-do-do.) and Cuscowilla to see how some folks really live.

A good place to eat lunch is the Sweet Kneads: An Artisan Bakery and Gourmet Lunch Cafe 103 Clack Circle, Eatonton, GA 31024 (706) 484-1588.  Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 11:00-2:30 for lunch.  Great chicken salad, stuffed bread, muffins, and cookies.

Trip 5.

Little White House (FDR), http://www.warmspringsga.com/warmsprings.htm#LWH in Warm Springs
Bullock House Restaurant in Warm Springs (fried greed tomatoes and batter fried apples--buffet style)

Whistle Stop Café(I have a copy of the book and video if you want to borrow either.)
http://www.juliettega.com/shopping/whistlestop_menu.asp
http://msquared.8m.com/the_Movie.html

Other places I haven't visited yet...but will....

Westville http://www.westville.org/ Georgia’s Working 1850’s Town

Providence Canyon State Park http://gastateparks.org/info/providence/ Georgia’s Little Grand Canyon

Massee Camellia Gardens (not right time of year) http://www.camellias-acs.com/

Callaway Gardens ($13.00 plus tax; 9-6 daily) http://www.callawaygardens.com/
 

Jarrell plantation - off Highway 18 on the way to Macon through Gray.  Late 1800's working plantation.  They have a working steam sawmill - great old buildings - plenty of history! (Vicki)

Macon:  Contact the Macon Convention and Visitors' Bureau to find out about historic tours.  There are some wonderful old houses in Macon.  Many of them are open to the public - mostly for a fee, but if you take the tour, then the price of admission to two or three is included.  While here in Macon, take the opportunity to eat lunch at one of the many bistros on Mulberry or Cherry St. Downtown.  Also, check out the Georgia Music Hall of Fame (really cool) and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame (Vicki--haven't been there yet).
 

I love the Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences. It may not be as big as many big city museums, but it is so fun and friendly. And they get a lot of wonderful traveling exhibits. Right now it is free on Friday nights, but I hear they are changing the free night to Monday soon. I went to see the holograms exhibit there last week, and it was just amazing. (Cynthia)

For those who enjoy hiking, The Ocmulgee Indian Mounds in Macon are surrounded by many lovely trails. Plus you've got the mounds themselves and a nice museum. High Falls State Park is farther, but it also has especially good hiking trails. (Cynthia)

The Music Hall of Fame is fun if you love music. You really need to set aside time if you are going there so you can listen to the music on the many headphone sets. I would also call ahead to ask when are times when the Hall is particularly empty so that you don't feel like you are
holding people up if you want to listen for quite a while. In a way, it is a good place to go alone. (Cynthia)

The Sports Hall of Fame is fun for kids who love sports. There are many interactive exhibits. My 10 year old niece and 13 year old nephew loved it.(Cynthia)

The Hay House is one of the most fascinating historic homes in the country. Not only is it beautiful, but it's "technology" for it's time
is so interesting. (Cynthia)

In Macon the best antiques and art galleries are in Ingleside and nearby Payne City. There are also many great restaurants in that area:
Ingleside Pizza (all made by hand - great salads too), Blue Plate (upscale meat and three), Tavona (European cafe), Back Burner (very upscale European), Midtown Grill (upscale American), and Jim Shaws (outrageously popular seafood). (Cynthia)

Check out the offerings at Theater Macon. It is the highest quality play house in town and also the most daring. Eat at Berts or Cafe 580 before hand, but definitely make reservations! (Cynthia)

The new Tubman Museum of African American History is going to be fantastic. (Cynthia)

A Children's Museum is also in the works in downtown. Our Martha Jones and Brian Mumma are on the Board for that project. (Cynthia)

Museum of Aviation at Warner Robins.  GA 22  to I-75 S to Warner Robins/Centerville Exit.  Turn left and go straight until the road deadends in front of the base.  Turn right - go about 1 m ile and the museum is on the left.  Four buildings packed with cultural native american history and history of aviation!  lots of cool videos and displays - some hands-on.(Vicki)

I love to wander downtown Macon on a week day afternoon. For lunch, eat at the very European "Adrianna's". There are some interesting stores and some decidedly funky stores. Make sure to see the historic hardware store "Karsten and Denson". The Arts Alliance has a gallery that I like on MLK. (Cynthia)

Bolingbroke, just north of Macon, has a fun old-timey cafe and lovely high-end antiques stores. (Cynthia)

Forsyth, a bit farther north, has a good looking historic square. While there, eat at "Grits Cafe" (much more ritzy than it sounds), wander
around and look at the historic homes, and check out the great art gallery just off the square. (Cynthia)