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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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