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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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