birthplace of Southern rock.
Be sure to contact Visit Macon
President and
CEO Monica
Smith if you are
c o n s i d e r i n g
bringing your
meeting to the
M a c o n - B i b b
area. She and
her team will
provide you
with all of the
support you need to make your event
a memorable and successful one.
Monuments throughout the city
honor leaders who made significant
contributions to the community, and
museums chronicle the lives of
beloved Maconites, from music leg-
ends Little Richard and Otis Redding
to Viet Nam War hero Sgt. Rodney
M. Davis and escaped slave turned
educator Ellen Craft. Sites to explore
for an African-American Macon tour
experience are indicated on a sug-
gested itinerary which includes the
Tubman African American Museum,
Douglass Theatre and Georgia
Sports Hall of Fame.
Macon is easy to get to by plane.
Located in the heart of Georgia,
Macon is just 75 minutes away from
Hartsfield-Jackson International air-
port in Atlanta, one of the world's
busiest airports. Several shuttle
services are available from Atlanta to
Macon daily. There are also smaller
airport hubs located here as well.
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HOTEL
ROOMS
Marriott
Macon
City
Center
Hotel
220
Hilton
Garden
Inn
101
EXHIBITION
FACILITIES
Edgar
H.
Wilson
Convention
Center
Total
Exhibit
Space
102,000
sq.
ft.
Meeting
Rooms
13
WHO
YOU
GONNA
CALL?
Macon
Georgia
(800)
768.3401
www.maconga.org
M O N I C A S M I T H
Statue Otis Redding
Photo Credit: Macon CVB
