Sidewalk cafes are good vantage points for watching the parades and enjoying the beauty of this spring spectacle in the Cherry Blossom Capital of the United States. The 10-day festival opens with a concert by Little Richard and a big parade. It closes the following weekend with a huge arts and crafts festival and another parade. In short, something for everyone. If you can't go during the Cherry Blossom Festival, don't fret.
Macon is a great place to visit any time of the year.
This charming antebellum city of 120,000 has more houses, buildings and districts on the National Historic Register than any other American city. The founding fathers laid out the town site in 1822 according to their notion of the ancient Gardens of Babylon. There are wide avenues, landscaped boulevards and numerous parks and city gardens. For an overview of the historic district, we recommend the Around Town trolley and walking tours. Guides will tell you the legends and lore of the past, and you'll stop at the historic Hay House, Sidney Lanier's Cottage, Cannonball House and the Harriet Tubman African-American Museum.