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Ocmulgee Mounds Smartphone (GPS/APP) Guided History Walking Tour

1207 Emery Hwy, Macon, GA 31217, USA
Duration

50 minutes to 1 hour 10 minutes (approx.)

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

15 people

Languages

English

Overview

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 and 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 that 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 aware smart phone guided experience, put your phone in your pocket and you’ll be guided step by step by WalknTours 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.

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What To Expect

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Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park



You’ll walk through the trails and see the sites of Ocmmulgee Mounds National park and 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.

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Earth Lodge – Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park



The tour stops at the earth lodge where you’ll hear about it’s purpose, the people that lived here and their history.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Great Temple Mound



You’ll climb the steps of the Great Temple Mound and see the sites of the park and learn what happened on the mound and it’s purpose. You’ll also learn how the natives were forced to leave the land.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ocmulgee Mounds NHP Visitor Center



The tour starts and ends at the visitors center where you can learn more about the park.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Highlights

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Included/Excluded

  • 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
  • Location aware step by step guided experience
  • No food, drinks or in human guide, this is a smartphone app guided tour

Durations

50 minutes to 1 hour 10 minutes (approx.)

Tour's Location

1207 Emery Hwy, Macon, GA 31217, USA
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