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Savannah, Georgia Attractions

Savannah Georgia sightseeing attractions More than 45 cultural attractions, Savannah draws visitors who are in search of history, art, architecture and tradition.

Savannah has more than 20 tour companies departing from various points of the city. Focusing on gardens, history, the book "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil," Negro Heritage, ghosts and cemeteries, Civil War, and nature and bird watching. River cruises and horse-drawn carriage tours add to the mix.

To enjoy the true charisma of the Savannah attractions, one must walk the city streets and visit our squares. Massive oaks, their branches veiled in Spanish moss announce you are in the true South , and azaleas put on a breathtaking show in Spring.

If it’s entertainment you seek, almost 200 city festivals a year offer thrilling activities for all. From jazz to art to the charms of the coast there is never a moment lacking opportunity.

In the Historic District, the cobblestones that line River Street are ready for visitors to explore the candy shops, art galleries and a number of nautical-themed apparel and gift stores. Move a couple of blocks south from River Street to City Market where art studios, galleries and specialty shops fill the two-block space. Discover Broughton and Bull streets, the heart of Savannah’s antique district, where treasures of old are awaiting your unearthing.

Downtown Savannah Ga Wormsloe Historic Site Visit one of the area’s only surviving examples of plantation life at Wormsloe Historic Site and journey back in time to see how Savannah’s first settlers tamed the new wilderness. Track battles from the War of 1812 and the Civil War at Old Fort Jackson, Fort Screven and Fort Pulaski. Go back in time and visit eighteenth and nineteenth-century architectural excellence at the King-Tisdell Cottage, Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Andrew Low House, Davenport House and Owens-Thomas House. Discover our many museums to learn about the contributions of Africans to the American tapestry at the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum or visit one the South’s oldest art museums, the Telfair Museum of Art.

When the Sun Goes Down!

When the sun goes down, our history sleeps and the nightlife comes alive with concerts, theater and dance! Savannah has a variety of nightspots that feature cool Savannah jazz and blues, cigar bars, Latin salsa clubs and piano bars playing songs by Savannah son Johnny Mercer. The best in bluegrass, swing music, dance hits from the 70’s and 80’s and every genre in between add to Savannah’s diversity of entertainment.

Skirting major damage in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Civil War and persevering through both Reconstruction and the economic wrench of King Cotton’s demise, Savannah attractions brim with southern cultural allure, drawing throngs in search of history, art, architecture and tradition, with emphasis on great houses, black heritage, ghosts and the Civil War era.

Margaret Mitchell’s “gently mannered city by the sea,” as described in Gone With The Wind, also draws those seeking locales within the bestseller Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, depicting house-proud Savannah as an eccentric grande dame truly emerging well after dark, in clubs and mansions where lust and libations interspersed with a touch of voodoo churn away until sun-up. The inspiration for Hard-Hearted Hannah, the Vamp of Savannah, does indeed feature an eclectic mix of nocturnal attractions from jazz and blues, cigar bars, salsa clubs, to piano bars, big on tunes written by Savannah's son Johnny Mercer, songs like Moon River and Autumn Leaves. Other amusements include sunny afternoons on Tybee Island’s tranquil beach, deep sea fishing, golf or exploration of the riverfront and area fortifications.

In 2002, Savannah tourism promoters decided to officially brand Savannah as “Georgia’s First City,’’ given that it became the first city in the state after Gen. James Oglethorpe founded the southernmost English colony with 120 settlers on high ground above Savannah River.

Billed as First in Fare (for the food);
First in Follies (for a blossoming calendar of events and festivals);
First in Earthly Delights (acknowledging a reputation for indulgence);
America's first Sunday school, founded in 1736;
America's first orphanage in 1780;
America's first black Baptist congregation in 1788
America's first golf course in 1796.

Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin at Mulberry Plantation, and it was here that Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts of America. Savannah delights as a walking city, with vehicles not really necessary for exploration, except for excursions to outlying forts and beaches.