Kayak named Macon a top March travel spot, highlighting the Cherry Blossom Festival and its vibrant cultural scene.
MACON, Ga. — Macon was named one of Kayak’s “Best Places to Travel in March” on Tuesday.
Macon is one of 12 of the best travel destinations to visit in the month of March, according to Kayak. They said that visiting during March is best to “see the city turn pink.”
Macon hosts the International Cherry Blossom Festival every March, to celebrate as its 350,000 Yoshino cherry trees bloom with cherry blossoms, Kayak said.
“In the heartland of Georgia, nature puts on one of its most spectacular shows in March,” they said.
Kayak mentioned the annual festivities, including parades, concerts, fairs and “an almighty pink party.”
They said that “beyond the blossom,” Macon is an “epicenter of Native American history.” Macon’s Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park is one of the places featured in Kayak’s story.
“It serves up a great view of Macon from the top of the Temple Mound,” Kayak said.
They said that besides the Cherry Blossom Festival and the Ocmulgee Mounds, the city is filled with “wide avenues” that are “lined with art galleries, boutiques and architecture that speaks to its long history.”
“Music is everywhere, in buzzing bars and concert venues, on the streets and in historic venues like Grant’s Lounge,” they said.
The other 11 destinations that were included in the list with Macon were Austin, Texas; Charleston, South Carolina; Valencia, Spain; Pesaro, Italy; Madrid, Spain; Narvik, Norway; Dublin, Ireland; Chicago, Illinois; Munich, Germany; Goa, India; and St. Barthélemy.
Kayak placed Macon among the towns and cities that “awaken to celebrate longer days and warming temperatures.” They said that it’s one of the best places to travel in March “to celebrate the new season with verve and vigor.”