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Getting
Here & Around
We are conveniently placed in the Southwest Georgia area.
Come and explore our area and what we have to offer!
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Antique Auto Museum
This antique auto museum attracts visitors from around the country and
is the hub of events for the antique car rally held annually in Cairo
every year.
- Location: On Hwy 84 behind Mr. Chick
Restaurant
- Hours: Call for hours of operation
- Admission:
$4.00 per person
- Contact: 229-377-3911
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Birdsong Nature Center
The Birdsong Nature Center was founded as a nonprofit nature preserve and
education center in 1986. The 565 acres have 12 miles of meandering
nature trails well suited for casual, peaceful hiking. The variety
of woodlands, wetlands, and old-field habitats support many indigenous
wildlife and offers an ideal setting for observing the quiet beauty
found in many remote areas of southwest Georgia. Many events are held
throughout the months. Call the center for registration and information.
- Location: 2106 Meridian Road Thomasville, GA
- Hours: Wednesday, Friday,
and Saturday 9 am - 5 pm; Sunday 1pm - 5pm
- Admission: $5.00 adults, $2.50 children - 4
to 12, Members free
- Contact: 229-377-4408
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Roddenbery Library
The Library building, almost 19,000 square feet in total area, contains
one of the best children’s libraries in the area, a “story garden,”and
a local history and genealogy room. Our expansive collection gives
the Roddenbery Memorial Library the reputation of having the largest
number of books per capita than any library in Georgia! Reading is
important to our future and much emphasis is placed on our children’s
programs. Each year the library sponsors children’s events such as
a Doll’s Tea Party and a very successful summer reading program. This
outstanding library has won the John Cotton Dana award for public relations
twice since its founding in 1939.
- Location: 320 North Broad Street
- Hours:
- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
9 am to 7 pm
- Wednesday and Friday 9 am to 6 pm
- Saturdays 9 am to
3 pm
- Sunday Closed
- Admission: Free
- Contact: 229-377-3632, Roddenbery Library
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Cairo Country Club
Cairo Country Club is nestled in a myriad of pines, ponds, and wildlife.
This 18 hole championship golf course is characterized by its serene
fairways and rolling Bermuda greens. Practice facilities are available
daily and the putting green is lighted for extended day use. With PGA
professionals on staff, instructors are available to help locals and
tourists improve all parts of their game. The Club has a spacious clubhouse
with a ballroom, two lounges, and a fully stocked golf shop and provides
tournaments and corporate outings in their beautiful facility
- Location: 1701 Hwy 84 W, Cairo - 2 miles West of the intersection
- Hours: Open Year Round
- Admission: Contact the club
- Contact: 229-377-4506 for tee times after 10 am
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Grady County Museum and History Center
No visit to our area is complete with taking in the true heritage of our
area at the Grady County Museum and History Center.
- Location: 1 North Broad Street Cairo, GA
- Hours: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 11 am - 4 pm, Wednesday 1 pm - 6pm
- Contact: 229-377-5142 for more information
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Grady Cultural Center
Located one block west of Broad Street, the old syrup plant was built as
a warehouse by W. G. Cannon in 1915, as an expansion to his syrup barrel
manufacturing business.
The renovation of 14,000 square feet of this historic facility was
completed in August of 2003. It offers space with available seating for
up to 640 at round tables or 950 for receptions. An adjacent kitchen
completes the current amenities. Representing early 20th Century construction
with exposed wood ceilings, giant timbers, exposed brick walls and concrete
floor, the renovated space is ideal for year-round activities including
weddings, family reunions, birthday parties and other special events.
Contact the Cairo-Grady County Chamber of Commerce for rental information.
cairochamber@syrupcity.net or 229-377-3663 |
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Recreation Parks and Ball Fields
The City of Cairo maintains 4 parks within the city limits for year round enjoyment and recreation. Grady County operates and maintains Barber
Park Recreation Department Ball Fields, tennis courts and playgrounds.
- Admission: Free
- Contact: 299-377-8221
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Ochlocknee River
In 1539 the Spanish Explorer Hernando Desoto explored the lush pine forests
of southwest Georgia through the winding Ochlocknee River. Fishing and
canoeing are a tourist’s delight. Several boat landings are available. |
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Valley Pines Golf Club
Come and enjoy this public 9-hole golf course.
- Contact: 229-377-2000 for tee times
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Zebulon Theater
The Zebulon Theater, located in downtown Cairo, was built in 1935 and officially
opened its doors to the public on April 15, 1936. It was built by Ethel
Blanton and named Zebulon after her late husband. In 2002, the Regional
Community Center purchased the theater which is now operated by two employees,
with the help of numerous volunteers.
- Contact: 229-337-3302 for showtimes
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