Downtown Macon refers to the largest financial district for the city of Macon, Georgia

Macon, Georgia

Macon is a city located in central Georgia, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia...

, United States

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. It is home to many museums, ranging from the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame to the Tubman African American Museum. Downtown Macon is home to numerous Antebellum homes, including the Woodruff House, the Hay House, and the Cannonball House. The most notable church in downtown Macon is Mulberry Street United Methodist Church. Mulberry is the oldest Methodist Church in the state of Georgia.

Buildings

Some notable buildings in Downtown Macon are:

• Ramada Plaza
  Ramada Plaza (Macon, Georgia)
  The Ramada Plaza In Macon, Georgia is the tallest building in Macon when counting stories. The building has gone through numerous renovations since it opened in 1969, therefore changing its name. It is currently owned by the Mobile, Alabama-based Black Diamond Hotel Group LLC. Its other names...
  
  
• BB&T Building
  BB&T Building (Macon, Georgia)
  The BB&T Building is a high-rise building in Macon, Georgia. It is the 2nd tallest building in Macon, at 203 feet . The building is 12 floors high, and was completed in 1976. Alternate names include Liberty Federal Towers and Liberty Savings Tower...
  
  
• Fickling & Company Building
  Fickling & Company Building
  The Fickling & Company Building, formerly known as the Charter Medical Building, is the tallest building in Macon, Georgia and all of Central Georgia. The building is located in Downtown Macon, right across the street from the Bibb County Courthouse, and within one block of the Federal Courthouse....
  
  
• St. Paul Towers
• Saint Joseph's Catholic Church (Macon, Georgia)
  Saint Joseph's Catholic Church (Macon, Georgia)
  Saint Joseph's Catholic Church , located in Macon, GA, was listed on the NRHP on July 14, 1971. They are the tallest twin towers in Macon, and the 3rd tallest building in Macon, Georgia, at 200 feet to the tip...
  
  
• Dempsey Apartments
• Ashley Towers
• Gateway Plaza
• Georgia Federal Building
• Southern Federal Building
• Medical Center of Central Georgia
  Medical Center of Central Georgia
  The Medical Center of Central Georgia is a 637-bed hospital located in Macon, Georgia. MCCG is the second largest hospital in Georgia, behind Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. MCCG is a teaching hospital affiliated with Mercer University Medical School. MCCG Serves 28 counties throughout...
  
  

Tourism

The biggest tourist attraction is the annual Cherry Blossom Festival, but there are also many other smaller attractions, such as the many museums (mentioned above), and also small parades for hollidays such as Thanksgiving

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 and Christmas

Christmas

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External links

• NewTown Macon