Did you know Savannah that is home to the oldest black church in North America? It's true - the First African Baptist Church predates the formation of the United States by three years! As one of the oldest cities in the country, Savannah is home [...]
Savannah's Colonial Park Cemetery was established in 1750, when Savannah was still the capital of the British Province of Georgia. The historic grounds served as the city cemetery for more than 100 years, and contain over nine thousand, pre-Civil War graves. Everyone knows about famous [...]
Visit the world's only American Prohibition Museum and travel back in time to the days of anti-alcohol rallies, the 18th Amendment, bootleggers, gangsters, and speakeasies. You can even enjoy a drink in the museum speakeasy! National alcohol prohibition went into effect in the United States [...]
Nature lovers, gardeners, and those seeking peace and beauty will enjoy visiting the Savannah Botanical Gardens, located just minutes from McMillan Inn in Savannah's downtown Historic District. Visitors will find both formal and naturalistic plantings of flowers, herbs, vegetables, ferns, and more. The Savannah Area [...]
Discover a Savannah of the 1730's with a visit to Wormsloe Plantation. The State Historic Site, Georgia's oldest tidewater estate, includes historic tabby ruins, walking trails, costumed interpreters, and more! Wormsloe State Historic Site welcomes you with one of Savannah's most iconic views: a shadowy, [...]
Savannah City Market is four blocks of open-air shopping, dining, art, entertainment, and history. In fact, with little exception, the property has been Savannah’s central marketplace since the 1700’s! When it comes to shopping, dining, art, entertainment, and history, the city of Savannah has it [...]
Savannah’s Pin Point Heritage Museum is your doorway to the tiny African American community of Pin Point and the creole Geechee/Gullah culture of the Lowcountry. Pin Point is a unincorporated community located just a few miles south of Savannah on the banks of the Moon [...]
Are you a fan of the “wildlife?” If so, you’ll love Oatland Wildlife Center of Savannah. The center is home to more than 150 animals from over 50 different species, including cougars, falcons, bobcats, and alligators. But this isn’t your typical zoo or refuge. Oatland [...]
There are lots of great ways to get out and Georgia’s oldest city – but one of the most popular has to be Savannah trolley tours! There are a number of ways to see the sights in Savannah. You can drive, bike, or even walk [...]
Discover the history of America’s “greatest air armada of all time,” United States Eighth Air Force, at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force. The United States Eighth Air Force Division was activated in Savannah on January 2nd, 1942, 53 days after the [...]
Take a cruise in the waters around Savannah’s historic waterfront and see wild dolphins in their natural habitat during a Savannah dolphin tour! Do you enjoy wildlife and boat cruises? If so, booking a Savannah dolphin tour is an absolute must. Atlantic bottlenose dolphins are [...]
You can visit Savannah without seeing Bonaventure Cemetery – but you’ll probably regret it! The cemetery is one of the city’s most iconic and famous features. Bonaventure Cemetery most recently gained national fame for its part in the book and film, Midnight in the Garden [...]
