When we found out that we were only going to be spending 11 short months in Savannah, I decided to make a list of places I wanted to go while we were there. Because that’s what I do. I make lists.
Unfortunately, we weren’t able to make it to all of these places. I put a star next to the ones we visited.
Most of the places are in Savannah, but I have included others that are within easy driving distance (1-3 hrs) for a weekend trip.
So, here it goes, in no particular order:
*Wormsloe State Historic Site
*Fort Pulaski National Monument
*Tybee Island Beach
*Tybee Island Lighthouse
*Old Fort Jackson
*Oatland Island Wildlife Center
*Skidaway Island State Park
*U of GA Education Center and Aquarium
*River Street Sweets
Carriage Tours
*Trolley Tours to the historical sites downtown
Riverboat ride
Dolphin Tours
*Roundhouse Railroad Museum
*Savannah History Museum
*Forsyth Park
*Juliette Low Birthplace
*Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island
*Fort Frederica National Monument on St. Simons Island
*South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston, SC
*Fort Moultrie
*Telfair Art Museum
*Bonaventure Cemetery
*Eat at Lady and Sons
*Eat at Pirate’s House
Mercer Williams House
*Eat at Olde Pink House
Eat at the Crab Shack at Tybee Island
*Owens-Thomas House
*Andrew Low House
*Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
*Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
*Colonial Park Cemetery
*St. Patrick’s Day parade and celebration
*Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
*The beach at Hilton Head Island
Tybee Island Marine Science Center
*Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens
*Fort McAllister State Historic Park
*Fort Morris State Historic Site
*Harris Neck National Wildlife Center
Fort King George State Historic Site
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation
St. Simons Island Lighthouse Museum
Jekyll Island historic district
Cumberland Island National Seashore
Okefenokee Swamp
*Fort Sumter National Monument
Aiken Rhett House in Charleston
*The Battery in Charleston
Old City Market in Charleston
Old Slave Mart Museum in Charleston
*Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site
The Citadel in Charleston
The H.L. Hunley in Charleston
Drayton Hall in Charleston
*Middleton Place in Charleston
*Magnolia Plantation in Charleston
*Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
Boone Hall Plantation in Charleston
*Patriots Point Maritime and Naval Museum, including the USS Yorktown
Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry in Charleston
*Hunting Island State Beach in South Carolina
Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head
Edisto Beach State Park in SC
Canaveral National Seashore in Florida
*Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in St. Augustine, Florida
*Fort Matanzas National Monument in Florida
*Fort Pulaski National Monument
*Tybee Island Beach
*Tybee Island Lighthouse
*Old Fort Jackson
*Oatland Island Wildlife Center
*Skidaway Island State Park
*U of GA Education Center and Aquarium
*River Street Sweets
Carriage Tours
*Trolley Tours to the historical sites downtown
Riverboat ride
Dolphin Tours
*Roundhouse Railroad Museum
*Savannah History Museum
*Forsyth Park
*Juliette Low Birthplace
*Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island
*Fort Frederica National Monument on St. Simons Island
*South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston, SC
*Fort Moultrie
*Telfair Art Museum
*Bonaventure Cemetery
*Eat at Lady and Sons
*Eat at Pirate’s House
Mercer Williams House
*Eat at Olde Pink House
Eat at the Crab Shack at Tybee Island
*Owens-Thomas House
*Andrew Low House
*Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
*Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
*Colonial Park Cemetery
*St. Patrick’s Day parade and celebration
*Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
*The beach at Hilton Head Island
Tybee Island Marine Science Center
*Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens
*Fort McAllister State Historic Park
*Fort Morris State Historic Site
*Harris Neck National Wildlife Center
Fort King George State Historic Site
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation
St. Simons Island Lighthouse Museum
Jekyll Island historic district
Cumberland Island National Seashore
Okefenokee Swamp
*Fort Sumter National Monument
Aiken Rhett House in Charleston
*The Battery in Charleston
Old City Market in Charleston
Old Slave Mart Museum in Charleston
*Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site
The Citadel in Charleston
The H.L. Hunley in Charleston
Drayton Hall in Charleston
*Middleton Place in Charleston
*Magnolia Plantation in Charleston
*Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
Boone Hall Plantation in Charleston
*Patriots Point Maritime and Naval Museum, including the USS Yorktown
Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry in Charleston
*Hunting Island State Beach in South Carolina
Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head
Edisto Beach State Park in SC
Canaveral National Seashore in Florida
*Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in St. Augustine, Florida
*Fort Matanzas National Monument in Florida
A few of my favorite posts from our time in Savannah…
THe places that you have to eat are the tourist places. For the really fun “well-known” down home secret celebratiy eat-abouts you must go to the Crab Shack and Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room. Enjoy your time there!
From one military wife to another who just so happens to be from Savannah!
Thanks for the advice!!! It’s always nice to get the insider info from someone who has lived here. We’ve had quite a few people tell us that we HAVE to go to the Crab Shack, so that is definitely being added to the list.