Today, March 13th, 2025, TIME Magazine revealed their annual ‘World’s Greatest Places’ list, which highlights 100 extraordinary destinations to visit and stay worldwide. And this year, they’ve honored Macon, Georgia’s Ocmulgee Mounds as one of the 100 greatest places on Earth!
TIME Magazine says,
The mounds they [the Muscogee] built, which are currently a national historic site that includes a distinctive spiral mound, a restored Earth Lodge where tribal meetings occurred, and a labyrinth of walking trails, are set to become America’s 64th National Park and Georgia’s first. To honor the area’s indigenous past, the city of Macon in March added bilingual street names in Muscogee and English, and the park itself will be managed by both the National Park Service and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, whose ancestors lived here before being displaced to Oklahoma in 1836.
This honor makes the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park one of just twelve places within the United States.
The Ocmulgee Mounds as a National Park
There has been talk recently of the Ocmulgee Mounds, which is currently recognizes as a National Historic Site, to become a National Park. This would make the site Georgia’s first-ever National Park, and the first ever National Park to be co-managed by a removed tribe. Of course, this is a massively historic moment.
How can I visit the Ocmulgee Mounds?
If you want to see this incredible work yourself, you can visit the Ocmulgee Mounds in Macon, Georgia, just 1.5 hours from the city.
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You can learn more about the site and how to visit on their website, here!
We’re so excited to see a Georgia location on the list of the best places in the entire world!