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LOCAL ATTRACTIONS                                                                 LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
                                                                    On a Saturday night, the
                                                                  Powersville Opry presents country
                                                                  and gospel music to standing-room-
                                                                  only audiences. Music history fans
                                                                  will also want to read the historical
                                                                  marker at the former Middle Georgia
                                                                  Raceway which commemorates
                                                                  the second annual Atlanta International Pop Festival in
                                                                  1970, which showcased 30 musical acts including rock
                                                                  icon Jimi Hendrix and Macon’s Allman Brothers Band.
            Drugstore Deli
                                                                  The raceway was also the site of nine NASCAR Grand
                                                                  National races in the 1960s and 1970s won by such
                                                                  legends as Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, David Pearson
               L OCAL    Attractions                              and Bobby Isaac, and the location for the filming of a
                                                                  2012 Dodge Durango commercial.
                                                                    Let the kids work out
           Sweet Things to See & Do in Byron                      some energy with an hour or
                                                                  two at the Party Playground
       V      enture into town to explore Byron’s sweetest        Indoor Fun Center. This
                                                                  room full of inflatables and
              attractions. Byron’s Historic Downtown and
                                                                  soft play equipment will let
              homes in the area are listed on the National
        Register of Historic Places. Pick up a walking/driving    your little ones run, jump   Lane Southern Orchards
                                                                  and play, rain or shine. It’s
        tour brochure at the Byron Welcome Center.                also a great place to have a birthday party.
          Let food be your medicine when you enjoy lunch at         Sampling and shopping are always sweet pursuits.
        The Drugstore Deli, a locally owned restaurant housed     Start with a visit to GeorgiaBob’s Cane River Vineyard,
        in what was once the corner drugstore. Walk into the      a wine tasting room and market offering Georgia-made
        historic building of the early 1900s and find a tasty     and grown products. Another source for local pecans,
        reason to say “ah.”                                       pickles, jams and jellies, and peach cider is the country
          The Old Byron Jail, built around 1875, was renovated in   store at Barbour Farms.
        1998. Tours may be arranged by calling 478-918-3666.        Pickers, you’re in luck! The Big Peach Antiques Mall,
          Outside the Old Jail, Jailhouse Park is a pleasant spot   located directly off I-75, offers more than 200 dealers
        for a picnic. Also in Byron, North Peach Park is the place   and 33,000 square-feet of antiques and collectibles.
        for community festivals, movies in the park, and many       The Peach Shops at Byron is one of Byron’s outlet
        other events. The park has picnic shelters, playgrounds,   and retail shopping destinations. Come shop at VF
                                 trails, seasonal splash                               Outlet, Dress Barn, and
                                                                                       many others. The Byron
                                 pad, horse shoe pits,                                 Welcome Center is also
                                 sports courts and                                     located here, so stop in
                                 athletics fields. There                               and we’ll fill you in on all
                                 are also pecans and                                   the sweet things to do in
          Jailhouse Park                                           Barbour Farms
                                 chestnuts for picking.                                our area.


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