Savannah
Attractions
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to Savannah!
We've put together the essential Savannah Guide for tourists, visitors
& for everyone relocating to the Savannah area. Enjoy!
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| Davenport
House Museum 324 East State Street Savannah, GA 31401 Phone: (912) 236-8097 |
This
fine Federal-style home was completed by master-builder Isaiah Davenport
as his family residence in 1820. Authentically restored, the house museum
features original plasterwork, a cantilever staircase and furnishings
true to the 1820s. The site also features a courtyard garden that was
originally a Bicentennial project of the Trustees' Garden Club and was
later re-designed by noted horticulturist Penelope Hobhouse. Threatened
with demolition in 1955, the saving of the Davenport House was the first
effort of the Historic Savannah Foundation and the beginning of the historic
preservation renaissance in this port city. |
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| Owens-Thomas
House and Telfair Museum of Art 121 Barnard St. Savannah, GA 31401 Phone: (912) 790-8800 |
The
Owens-Thomas House is considered the finest example of English Regency architecture
in America by architectural historians. Inspired by classical antiquity,
this style of architecture takes its name from England's King George IV,
who ruled as Prince Regent from 1811 to 1820.
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| City
Market 219 W Bryan St. # 207 Savannah, GA 31401 Phone: (912) 232-4903 |
CITY MARKET is not a place you visit. It's a place you discover and explore. A place that's romantic, historic, serene and exciting. A place where there's always something new to encounter, something different to find, something hidden to uncover. You may have to look around a corner, behind an old door or up a remote staircase. But that's just part of the charm and what makes CITY MARKET so special. |  |
| Ships
of the Sea Maritime Museum 41 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Savannah, GA 31401 Phone: (912) 232-1511 |
Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum, founded in 1966, exhibits ship models, paintings and maritime antiques, principally from the great era of Atlantic trade and travel between England and America during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Museum's Collection is housed in the elegant home built for William Scarbrough, one of the principal owners of the Steamship Savannah and president of the Savannah Steamship Company. Through careful planning and sensitive plant selection the Museum Garden has become a delightful oasis; a place to sit and meditate as well as an excellent tool for the experienced horticulturist and weekend gardener. |  |
| Skidaway
Island State Park Phone: (912) 598-2300 |
Located near historic Savannah, this barrier island has both salt and fresh water due to estuaries and marshes that flow through the area. The park borders Skidaway Narrows, a part of the intracoastal waterway, and provides scenic camping and picnicking areas. Two nature trails wind through marshes, live oaks, cabbage-palmettos and longleaf pines, allowing visitors to watch for deer, raccoon, shore birds and rare migrating birds such as the Painted Bunting. Observation towers provide another chance for visitors to search for wildlife on this beautiful island. A giant ground sloth replica, birding station, nature exhibits and reptile room are featured in the park's nature center. |  |
| Carriage
Tours of Savannah 10 Warner St. Savannah, GA 31402 Phone: (912) 236-6756 |
No visit to Savannah is complete without a sightseeing tour by horse-drawn carriage. Let the gentle "clip-clop" of horses transport you to the Savannah's colorful past with one of our entertaining and informative carriage tours. Carriage Tours of Savannah was the city's first carriage tour company, and has been featured in magazines, guide books and videos for over 30 years. Our 50-minute narrated tours depart from the center of City Market (two blocks from Lady & Son's restaurant!) and (seasonally) from the Visitor's Center. |  |
| The
Savannah Walks 1-888-SAV-WALK (888-728-9255) |
The Savannah Walks offers the finest tours of Savannah available. For almost 10 years, Savannah Walks has been offering visitors to Savannah tours that educate, inform, and entertain. |  |
| Green-Meldrim
House 1 W. Macon St. Savannah, GA Phone: (912) 233-3845 |
Designed by New York architect John Norris and built in 1850 for cotton merchant Charles Green, this Gothic-revival mansion cost $90,000 to build -- a princely sum back then. The house was bought in 1892 by Judge Peter Meldrim, whose heirs sold it to St. John's Episcopal Church to use as a parish house. General Sherman lived here after taking the city in 1864. Sitting on Madison Square, the house has Gothic features such as a crenellated roof, oriels, and an external gallery with filigree ironwork. Inside are mantels of Carrara marble, carved black-walnut woodwork, and doorknobs and hinges of either silver plate or porcelain. | |
| Tybee
Island Beach Savannah, GA |
Tybee means "salt" to Native Americans, but the name of this low-key seaside resort now brings to mind words such as "sun", "surf" and "fun". Located 18 miles east of Savannah, this small barrier island boasts a wide, 3-mile long beach that's backed by sea oat-covered sand dunes and is perfect for sunbathing, people-watching and frolicking in the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. The island's south-end pier and pavilion is a splendid venue for strolling above the ocean and listening to the music of the live bands. | |
| Colonial
Park Cemetery 201 W Oglethorpe Ave. Savannah, GA Phone: (912) 651-6843 |
The
Colonial Park Cemetery is located in downtown Savannah, at the intersection
of Abercorn Street and Oglethorpe Avenue. The cemetery is also known as
The Old Cemetery and The Brick Cemetery. The Colonial Park Cemetery is
the second cemetery in Savannah. It was founded in 1750 and was closed
for burials in 1853. It was then reopened as a park in 1896. |
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| Mercer
Williams House Museum 429 Bull St. Savannah, GA 31401 Phone: (912) 236-6352 |
The Mercer House was designed by New York
architect John S. Norris for General Hugh W. Mercer, great grandfather
of Johnny Mercer. Construction of the house began in 1860, was interrupted
by the Civil War and was later completed, circa 1868, by the new owner,
John Wilder. |
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