The Heart of Historic Savannah

Feel the Atlantic Ocean breezes on Tybee Island, just 20 minutes from downtown Savannah. When you’re not lounging on a sandy beach, lulled by the sound of waves hitting the shore, stroll down the popular pier and check out the ocean view from the pavilion, explore the Tybee Island Light Station and Museum and savor freshly-caught seafood prepared with a Southern flair. Join an eco-kayak tour, nature walk or sunset cruise to explore this classic coastal town, its marshes and surrounding waters.

Spanning more than 30 acres, Forsyth Park is Savannah’s largest and oldest public park. The land for the park was donated by William Brown Hodgson in the 1840s, and named for illustrious statesman and 33rd Georgia governor John Forsyth. Located in Savannah's famous Historic District, Forsyth Park draws visitors for its iconic, French-inspired fountain designed by John Howard, which has been featured in many films.

Elegantly restored and steeped with history, the cathedral is an excellent example of French Gothic architecture.

A renowned private nonprofit art school with locations in Georgia and France.

The first public art museum in the Southern United States. Founded through the bequest of prominent local citizen Mary Telfair, and operated by the Georgia Historical Society until 1920, the museum opened in 1886 in the Telfair family’s renovated Regency style mansion, known as the Telfair Academy. The museum currently contains a collection of over 4,500 American and European art.

The Savannah Historic District is a large urban U.S. historic district that roughly corresponds to the pre-civil war city limits of Savannah, Georgia. The area was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, and is one of the largest urban, community-wide historic preservation districts in the United States. The district was made in recognition of the Oglethorpe Plan, a unique sort of urban planning begun by James Oglethorpe at the city's founding and propagated for the first century of its growth.

River Street is a glittering, multi-faceted gem along the broad Savannah River. The century-old buildings, once cotton warehouses, have been converted to antique shops, distinctive boutiques, spectacular galleries, quaint brew pubs, fabulous restaurants, unique nightspots, elegant inns and hotels. Bustling with welcoming hospitality, it’s also the place to see Savannah from the river that made her by taking a cruise or watching ships from around the globe sail into one of the busiest ports in America.

The SCAD Museum of Art is a contemporary art museum featuring work from international artists and serving as a resource for SCAD students and alumni.

Bonaventure Cemetery is a rural cemetery located on a scenic bluff of the Wilmington River, east of Savannah, Georgia. The cemetery became famous when it was featured in the 1994 novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt, and in the subsequent movie, directed by Clint Eastwood, based on the book

The restaurant is beloved for its all-day brunch, which offers eggs Benedicts and Bloody Marys until 3pm. The kitchen mixes the owners' Australian background with Southern flare.

Olde Pink House is an upscale Southern restaurant in a Colonial-era house in the historic district. The restaurant remains a mainstay for both well-heeled Savannahians and tourists out for an old-school experience.

Husk Savannah resides in the one of the most famously haunted houses in Savannah, with the dining room and bar perched on the renovated second floor. Despite the ghoulish digs, though, fine dining prevails. Head chef Christopher Hathcock utilizes locally sourced ingredients to creatively interpret Southern classics, and the result is an exciting, ever-changing seasonal menu.

Known for its hospitality and classic Southern cooking, Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room is housed in a boarding house that still accommodates guests. The restaurant offers a family-style set menu of butter beans, cornbread, macaroni and cheese, and fried chicken, all served family-style.

An upscale shopping center that runs along Abercorn Street in midtown Savannah, Georgia, located near the city's more upscale midtown commercial sector. Abercorn Walk resembles a village in which each storefront retains a different style.

Trendy covered marketplace with a variety of cafes/bars & kiosks selling gifts, jewelry, and more.

Four-block open-air market since the 1700s with shopping, dining, and artworks in restored warehouses.