Savannah Points of Interest
Additional Places to Enjoy In Savannah, GA
We just couldn't resist including a few more of our local favorites for your consideration. Be sure to stop by our concierge desk for directions to any of these points of interest. The Promenade Savannah is here to serve you and welcome you to our fair city!
Forsyth Park
This Savannah, GA gathering place was created by General Oglethorpe in the 18th century and was influenced by the urban renewal that was taking place in Paris at the time. The focal point of the park is the fountain, which is a large, elaborate two-tiered cast iron fountain featuring a robed female figure.
Juliette Gordon Low House
In 1953, Girl Scouts of the USA purchased and restored Juliette Gordon Low's childhood home here in Savannah. It became known as the Juliette Gordon Low Girl Scout National Center, and is often referred to by Girl Scouts as the Birthplace. In 1965, the house was designated a registered National Historic Landmark.
Tybee Island
Tybee Island is a 2.7-square-mile island located about 18 miles from Savannah. Sometimes referred to as Savannah Beach, Tybee Island features landmarks such as the Tybee Island Lighthouse, the Tybee Pavilion, and the Tybee Pier. Local events include several arts, food, and music festivals held at Tybee Pavilion; the annual Beach Bums Parade along Butler Avenue; and the Polar Bear Plunge swim in the Atlantic Ocean each New Year's Day.
The 24th Infantry Division/Fort Stewart Museum
912-767-7885
The Fort Stewart Museum has the largest collection of captured Iraqi weapons and equipment in the nation, along with exhibits of division and post war-related roles.
Andrew Low House
912-233-6854
Built for Andrew Low around 1848, guests have included Gen. Robert E. Lee. It was here in 1912 that Juliette Gordon Low organized America's first Girl Scout troop. The house stayed in the family until her death in 1927, and was then acquired by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America as a Georgia headquarters.
Fort McAllister State Historic Park
912-727-2339
On the great Ogeechee River's south bank, this park acreage of live oaks and salt marsh is home to the best-preserved earthwork fortification of the Confederacy. The fort's sand and mud earthworks were attacked seven times by Union ironclads, but held until captured in 1864 during Sherman's March to the Sea. A Civil War Museum has a historical movie and the park provides for picnics, hiking, fishing, and camping.
Fort Pulaski National Monument
912-786-5787
General Robert E. Lee was an engineer on construction of this coastal fort. The park, where moss drapes from trees and vegetation includes cabbage palms and various wetland grasses, has a visitor center, bookstore, exhibits, programs, picnic area and trails.
Historic and Victorian Districts
The Historic District features Spanish moss-draped trees and cobblestone streets that encompass the original city. It is laid out in a grid of 21 separately named squares. The Victorian District, Savannah's first suburb, is just south, with wood frame houses dating from the 1870s and 80s in a mix of Victorian styles and architecture and the Victorian Telfair Hospital on Park Avenue.
Mighty 8th Air Force Heritage Museum
912-748-8888
This 90, 000-square-foot facility honors the more than 1 million men and women serving in the 8th Air Force, established in Savannah in 1942. Features include a library, archives, memorial gardens, art gallery, meeting and study rooms, a gift shop and snack bar.
Old Fort Jackson
912-232-3945
Part of the chain of nine forts built along the Savannah River, Old Fort Jackson was constructed in 1808 and occupied during the War of 1812 and again by the Confederates during the Civil War. It has a maritime museum and often provides “blast sound” demos from a 32-pound cannon, the largest black-powder cannon still fired in America.
Owens-Thomas House and Museum
912-233-9743
Designed by 24-year-old architect William Jay and completed in 1819 for cotton merchant Richard Richardson and his wife Francis Bolton (Jay's sister-in-law), the Richardsons soon lost the home in the 1820 depression. After a stint as an elegant boarding house — George Welchman Owens bought the home for $10, 000 in 1830. It was later bequeathed to what is now the Telfair Museum of Art.
