To experience true southern charms, Savannah, Georgia is a must see. With Spanish moss-covered live oaks and magnolias, more than 1,600 historic buildings and charming gardens, this port city is a picture of the old South with modern conveniences, eateries and trendy shops.
Founded in 1733, Savannah is one of the oldest headquarters in the United States. Although the city is the largest, it boasts a registered Urban Historic District, of which 22 are green squares and historical structures. all located within a 2.5 square mile area. Making it ideal for exploring on foot.
Choose from a historic house tour, a ghost tour or a self-guided tour through Historic River Street. Hot muggy days and cool breezy nights are perfect for a boat ride on a water or moon car ride.
So grab your walking shoes and use these 25 sports that make Diana so enviable :
1. Taste the South with some okra gumbo or crab soup at the House of Pirates. As a restaurant from the river Savannah, the restaurant was once an old stable, where bloody pirates and sailors live of the Seven Marys.
2. Enjoy a day at the beach on the tiny Tybee Island and travel to the island’s 154-foot light station, built in 1933.
3. Take the bring back to the Saint tour to get the Sixth Sense of Savannah and learn all the local sights.
4. Tour the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, named a Civil Rights leader from the beginning, and learn the history of the Civil Rights Movement in Savannah.
5. Experience authentic Southern cuisine at Chef Joe Randall’s cooking school. Learn the basic techniques of cooking and enjoy the fruits of a chef’s work.
6. Walk or bike to the scenic 300-acre JK Gregory Park.
7. Visit the Juliet Gordon High Girl Scout National Center and learn about the history of Girl Scouts and view paintings, sculptures, and possessions founder of personal training.
8. Marvel at the museum-like 19th Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, with its flying spires, elaborate stained glass windows, statues and elegant gold plates.
9. See the unique collection of bamboo-native bamboos, lotuses and other lush greenery at the nearby 100-year-old Bamboo Farm and Gardens.
10. The Maritime Maritime Museum, founded in 1966, houses exhibitions of ship models, maps and maritime antiquities, particularly from the era of Atlantic trade and travel between England and America in the 18th and 19th century.
11. Take the heart of southern cuisine at Mrs. & Sons, owners Paula Deen and her children. Try fried green tomatoes, y’all!
12. Visit the Academy of Arts and Sciences Telfair Museum of Art, the first art museum in the South, built in 1812 as a mansion.
13. Enjoy an evening meal, live entertainment, and a tour of Savannah on a scenic river cruise from the Savannah River Boat Cruise Company.
14. Explore the old historical monuments in Colonial Park Cemetery (marking the English colony of Georgia), Laurel Grove Cemetery (with graves of Confederate soldiers and Americanserva) and Bonaventure Cemetery (the former plantation and resting place of several famous Savannahites).
15. Experience the Jepson Center for the Arts: ArtZeum, a museum of contemporary art that features interactive displays, galleries, sculpture gardens and more.
16. Discover the historical relevance of Fort James Jackson, a restored nineteenth-century fort one mile east of the city on the Savannah River. . Originally built to protect the city of Savannah from naval attack, the structure played a major role in the Civil War.
17. Tour the Roundhouse Railroad Museum, the oldest and most complete antebellum railroad repair facility in the United States.
18. And speaking of rails, when you’re thirsty, check out the Rail Pub, a Savannah pub located in building everything from a boarding house has been in Lupanari since it opened in 1890.
19. Catch a live music show at the Historic Savannah Theater, built in 1818. Hours of music, comedy and dancing by singers and winning music.
20. You’ll discover Savannah’s wild side at the Oatland Island Wildlife Center, located less than 5 miles from Savannah’s historic district. Come face-to-face with wildlife and walk through pristine habitats.
21. Find antique treasures and gifts in boutiques and specialty shops located on historic River Street, in Market City or around Brocton . Road. Peruse boutiques in the downtown Design District, the Starland Design District, and around Wright Square.
22. Tee in the Club at Savannah Harbor Troon Golf, rated one of the best courses in Georgia Golf Week. Magazine and awarded 4 star Golf Digest.
23. Sip a glass of wine and enjoy the taste of the world — from fish tacos to Coq au Vin, veggie lasagna to Asian ribs shorts — Blue Turtle Bistro.
24. Visit the Fort Octo Airforce Museum and learn about the bravery, character and devotion shown by the men and women of the Octo Air Force a World War II to the present.
25. Board a Magic Dolphin Tour, sit back, relax and take in the sights on a two-hour boat ride along the Savannah River towards Tybee Island . Dolphin viewing is guaranteed!
