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Macon · Georgia · United States
Ocmulgee Mounds Smartphone (GPS/APP) Guided History Walking Tour
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From $7.50 per person
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The Experience
What your day looks like
From Ice Age hunters to the Muscogee Creek tribe, evidence has been found of 12,000 years plus of human habitation on this land. This is a smartphone app location-aware (GPS) guided tour. it's a step-by-step adventure that is professionally scripted narrated and produced with music. You will go through the national historic park from the visitors center to the Earth Lodge, the Trading post, and the great and lesser mounds. The tour is one mile long. You’ll hear the stories of the people who built the mounds, their culture and traditions, the history and interactions with the settlers, how they were forcibly removed, and how they may return. This tour is location location-aware smartphone-guided experience, put your phone in your pocket and you’ll be guided step by step by WalknTour's patented technology. To note, the park is free to enter. The tour starts at the Ocmulgee Mounds Visitors Center. The tour never expires, you can go anytime.
At a Glance
The experience, in brief
- Go at your own pace, anytime
- This tour never expires
- After taking the tour on location, listen to the remote version anytime to relive the tour
- The tour is professionally narrated and infused with music to set the mood
Detailed Itinerary
The journey, in full
You'll walk through the trails and see the sites of Ocmmulgee Mounds National Park see the Great Mount, lesser mound, Earth Lodge, crossings, sites of the old trading post, and hear the story of the Mississippian native people, the history of the natives in the area, the story behind the mounds and the history of the land. The tour stops at the Earth Lodge where you'll hear about its purpose, the people who lived here, and their history. You'll climb the steps of the Great Temple Mound see the sites of the park and learn what happened on the mound and its purpose. You'll also learn how the natives were forced to leave the land. The tour starts and ends at the visitor's center where you can learn more about the park.
Your Itinerary
Your day, step by step
Day 1
Macon
City/Town Tour.
Continued
Macon
Local Flavor.
Before You Go
What to know before booking
Included
Smartphone guided tour of Ocmulgee Mounds National Park on our walking tour app Learn the history and story of the native people that lived here
Not Included
Food/drink Admissions/entrances, the tour is all outside. Human guide
What to Bring
Comfortable clothing Walking shoes Water Cash for personal expenses
Meeting & Pickup
1207 Emery Hwy - 1207 Emery Hwy, Bibb County Macon, Georgia, 31217.
Languages Offered
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Planning Notes
Minimum age: 5 Hotel pickup offered: No Confirmation: Automatic
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