Bacon revealed taking to the name "Macon" after watching 1988's The Accidental Tourist, in which the main character (played by William Hurt) has that moniker. "When my son was going to be born ...

Visitors can also cut loose on the city’s Macon Bacon Trail, where they can sample miso corn-and-bacon fritters and toast the late former President (and one-time Georgia peanut farmer ...