Federated Garden Clubs Center. 730 College St. (478) 742-0921. www.fgcmacon.org. Open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Designed in 1910 for the home of the Joseph N. Neel family by the renowned architect Neel Reid. The house has been home to the Federated Garden Clubs of Macon, Inc. since 1957. The four-story, English Tudor house is furnished with antiques and has a gift shop. Parking and a perennial garden in rear. Available for rent for private parties.

Cannonball House Museum and Garden. 856 Mulberry St. (478) 745-5982. www.cannonballhouse.org. Open Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed most major holidays. Guided tours begin on the hour and half-hour, self-guided tours are also available (last guided tour at 4 p.m., last self-guided tour at 4:30 p.m.). Admission is $5 for adults; $4 for military, public service personnel and senior citizens (ages 65+); $3 per person for groups of 15 or more; $1 for students; and free for children ages 6 and younger. Struck by a cannonball during the Battle of Dunlap Hill in 1864, the Antebellum Greek Revival home built in 1853 is on the National Register of Historic Places. The home features authentic period furnishings and is home to Alpha Delta Pi and Phi Mu founders' museum rooms. The original detached brick kitchen houses relics of Macon and the Civil War. Gift shop merchandise includes Southern, Macon, Georgian, Victorian and Civil War items.

Georgia Music Hall of Fame and Museum. 200 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. (478) 751-3334 or 888-GA-ROCKS. www.gamusichall.com. Open Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m. Closed Jan. 1 and 2, Thanksgiving Day and Dec. 25 and 26. Admission is $8 for adults; $6 for seniors and students with ID; $3.50 for ages 4-16; free for children younger than 4. AAA and military discounts as well as group rates are available. Experience the ultimate musical tour at Georgia's official state music museum. Interactive exhibits tell the stories of more than 450 Georgia performers. Rentals available. There is no charge to visit The Music Store.

Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. 301 Cherry St. (478) 752-1585. www.gshf.org. Open Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults (ages 17+); $6 for seniors (ages 60+), military with ID and college students with ID; $3.50 for ages 6-16; free for children younger than 6; and $15 family package (parents and dependent children only). The largest state sports hall of fame in America, this 43,000 square-foot museum blends the rich legacy of Georgia sports with high-energy activities. This facility offers 14,000 square-feet of exhibit space, football, basketball, NASCAR racing interactives, sports-based educational computer games and a 205-seat theater. Also available for daily and after-hour rentals.

Hay House. 934 Georgia Ave. (478) 742-8155. www.hayhouse.org. Effective Sept. 1, new hours will be Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Guided tours begin on the hour with the last tour at 3 p.m. each day. Admission is $8 for adults; $7, for seniors and military; $4 for students; and free for children younger than 6. Considered the finest residence in America from the antebellum period for its architecture and advanced technology, this National Historic Landmark Italian Renaissance Revival mansion was built from 1955-1859 by William Butler Johnston, one of the keepers of the Confederate Treasury. Containing 18,000-square-feet in 24 principal rooms, the house has been featured on "America's Castles" on the A&E channel. It features magnificent 18th and 19th century furnishings, Italian Carerra marble fireplaces, trompe l'oeil marbleizing and wood graining and exquisite stained glass. Museum store filled with unique items and regional books.

Museum of Arts and Sciences. 4182 Forsyth Road. (478) 477-3232. www.masmacon.com. Open Monday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults; $6 for senior citizens; $5 for students ages 12+; and $4 for children ages 2-11. The museum offers rotating science and art exhibits, a planetarium, observatory, live animal programs, nature trails and a museum store. The Discovery House features three floors of interactive exhibits exploring art, science and humanities and the Back Yard, showcases plant and animal habitats. Barrier-free facility.

Museum of Aviation. Highway 247 and Russell Parkway - Two miles south of Robins Air Force Base Main Gate in Warner Robins. (478) 926-6870. www.museumofaviation.org. Open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Home to the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame. Free admission. More than 100 historical aircraft, missiles and cockpits on display, 200,000-square-feet of indoor exhibit and education space, plus Museum Gift Shop, a cafe, observation deck, picnic and park area and the Middle Georgia Youth Science and Technology Center Teacher Resource Center. To schedule Museum space for private or group events, call 926-2791.

Sidney Lanier Cottage House Museum. 935 High St. (478) 743-3851. www.historicmacon.org. Open Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (last tour at 3:30 p.m.). $5, adults; $4, seniors and military; $3, youth (ages 6-18); group/school rates available. Step back in time with a guided tour of this 1840 Victorian cottage, renowned as the birthplace of poet and musician, Sidney Clopton Lanier (1842-1881), who penned "The Marshes of Glynn" and "Song of the Chattahoochee." Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Cottage is also a Landmark of American Poetry and a Landmark of American Music. Side Porch Museum Shop with publications on local history and specialty items. Facilities available for rentals and active array of educational programs. Owned and operated by Historic Macon Foundation.

Tubman African American Museum. 340 Walnut St. (478) 743-8544. www.tubmanmuseum.com. Open Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 2-5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children 12 and younger. Named for the escaped slave who created the Underground Railroad, the Tubman Museum features exhibits pertaining to African-American heritage, including a wall mural depicting the journey, "From Africa to America." Permanent collections include the African Gallery and the Inventors' Gallery, as well as a Resource Center. The Museum Shop offers a wide selection of African art. Handicap accessible.