Waddell Barnes Botanical Gardens, Macon

#29 among attractions in Macon

Botanical garden

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The Waddell Barnes Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens located on the campus of Middle Georgia State University, Macon, Georgia, spanning 167 acres. They are open daily without charge. ()

Coordinates: 32°48'26"N, 83°43'56"W

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Macon United States

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Waddell Barnes Botanical Gardens – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: OrthoGeorgia Park, The Allman Brothers Band Museum, Museum of Arts and Sciences, Sidney Lanier Cottage.

4.8 miE
Sport venue, Sport
OrthoGeorgia Park, Macon
123 min walk • OrthoGeorgia Park at Claude Smith Field is a 1,500-seat baseball stadium on the campus of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, United States. The facility has a press box, concession stands, and additional berm seating along the right field fence.
5.2 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum
The Allman Brothers Band Museum, Macon
132 min walk • The Allman Brothers Band Museum, also known as The Big House, is a museum in Macon, Georgia, United States. It was the home to The Allman Brothers Band's original members, their families, and various friends from 1970 to 1973.
4.5 miNE
Museum, Observatories and planetariums, Science museum
Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon
116 min walk • The Museum of Arts and Sciences in Macon is a community museum in the U.S. state of Georgia. The facility includes four galleries with frequently changing exhibitions, the Discovery House with hands-on activities, live animal habitats, the Mark Smith Planetarium, nature trail, garden, store, auditorium, and classrooms.
5.9 miE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Sidney Lanier Cottage, Macon
152 min walk • The Sidney Lanier Cottage is a historic cottage on High Street in Macon, Georgia, that was the birthplace of poet, musician, and soldier Sidney Lanier.
2.3 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Macon Mall, Macon
59 min walk • Macon Mall is a two level, 1.1 million square foot shopping mall located in Macon, Georgia. It is a dead mall with a 74% and rising vacancy rate with only one anchor store, Burlington. It has three vacant anchors left by Belk, J.C. Penney and Macy's. Sears once occupied the space currently taken by Burlington.
6.1 miNE
Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery, Macon
156 min walk • Riverside Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in Macon, Georgia established in 1887. It is approximately 54 acres in size and privately owned. Over 18,000 people are interred here.
4.4 miNE
Antiques, Shopping, Neighbourhood
Payne, Macon
112 min walk • Payne, more commonly known as Payne City, was a city in Bibb County, Georgia, United States. Payne was an enclave completely surrounded by the city of Macon, and was the only other incorporated area in the county. The population was 218 at the 2010 census.
4.8 miNE
32°50'41"N • 83°39'45"W
Vineville Baptist Morning School, Macon
123 min walk • Park
6 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
Holt–Peeler–Snow House, Macon
154 min walk • The Thaddeus Goode Holt Peeler House, also known as the Holt–Peeler–Snow House, is a historic residence in Macon, Georgia, located at 1129 Georgia Avenue. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1971.
5.1 miE
Universities and schools
Mercer University, Macon
130 min walk • Mercer University is a private research university with its main campus in Macon, Georgia.
4.6 miNE
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Ingleside Historic District, Macon
118 min walk • The Ingleside Historic District is a planned neighborhood and a historic district in Macon, Georgia which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.