Macon, Georgia - Okmulgee Mounds and Warner Robbins AFB

Museum of Aviation is located at Warner Robbinswhich is open to visitors. Built with timbers and
Air Force Base in GA just South of Macon. Manysod, one enters through a low door and hallway.
airplanes and exhibits are enclosed in three largeThe primary support beams face north-south,
hangers, plus more airplanes on the groundseast-west. Exactly what occurred there is a
outside. Some of the exhibits include The Flyingmystery forever sealed in time.
Tigers (saw Robert Scott at the museum, authorOther impressive mounds include the large temple,
of "God is My Copilot"), the Tuskegee Airmen andwhich rises over one hundred feet. On the level
the Georgia's aviation hall of fame. Some of thetop of the mound had been erected three houses.
planes on exhibit are the Blackbird, the U2, FlyingBelow this mound is a lesser lower temple mound.
fortress, numerous helicopters. Outside are moreThe mounds were excavated during the 1930s
fighter jets and bombers. The airplanes wereby the CCC and WPA and then restored to their
pretty impressive.original findings. Artifacts found in the mound are
From modern aviation we went to the Okmulgeeon display in the visitor's center.
Mounds just outside of Macon. The OkmulgeeNearby, but not always accessible, because of
Mounds are part of the National Park System.water conditions, is a mound with a spiral
These mounds were built during the Mississippianwalkway to the top.
era. Some artifacts unearthed and exhibited areThe hockey team in town has a great nickname:
over 10,000 years old. Most impressive is theThe Macon Whoopies.
reconstruction of a ceremonial meeting lodge,