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Things To Do In Perry and Area Attractions
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Museum of Aviation
Andersonville National Cemetery & Historic Site | Massee Lane Gardens | Explore Georgia
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Museum Of Aviation
Visit the fastest growing military aviation museum in the Southeast. Situated on a beautiful 43 acre site, there are over 85 historical aircraft in its collection. Exhibits of aviation memorabilia date from World War 1 through modern times. Included among the displays are an original Norden bombsight, the "secret weapon of WW2": Rosie the Riveter; the WW1 and WW2 ace Gen. Frank "Monk" Hunter collection; Georgia's Black Eagles; German Luftwaffe items and the General Robert L. Scott (author of "God is My Co-Pilot") collection. Don't miss the newly retired SR-71 "Blackbird" spy plane. A snack bar, I-MAX Aviation Theater and Aviation Gift Shop are also featured in this 100,000 square foot museum. There is no admission fee to the museum.
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Georgia Department of Economic Development
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Georgia Department of Economic Development
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Andersonville National Cemetery and Historic Site
Abundantly rich in history, the site includes 13,669 graves in the Andersonville National Cemetery, Prisoner of War Memorials, a partial reconstruction of the prison stockade of the Confederate "Camp Sumter" and a Civil War Museum. Also, be sure to visit the Civil War Village of Andersonville, Pioneer Farm and Drummer Boy Museum.
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Massee Lane Gardens
Home Of the American Camellia Society
Stroll along brick pathways through nine acres of camellias under towering pines. Enjoy the garden greenhouse, the Japanese Koi pond, and the rose gazebo. Massee Lane Gardens feature azaleas, dogwoods, narcissus, iris, daylilies, roses and of course...the most beautiful camellias in the world.
The Edward Marshall Boehm porcelain collection - the largest of its kind in the world, featuring magnificent works of art in porcelain - is housed in the Stevens Taylor Gallery and the Annabelle Lundy Fetterman Education Museum. Be sure to take in the museum, gallery and gift shop!
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Located about 12 miles north of Perry, Lane Packing Company farms over 4000 acres of peach and pecan trees. Currently, they grow over 30 varieties of peaches and 10 varieties of pecans.
Begun in 1904, this fourth generation family farm, is open daily year round.
From mid May through mid August, you can find sweet Georgia Peaches in season. Visit the five acre "you pick or we pick" strawberry patch in April and May. From October through January Georgia pecans are harvested. Stop by anytime and take home some of the best peaches, strawberries, and pecans you'll ever taste!
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