Visitor Destinations

Forsyth Park

A 30-acre park in the Historic District, best known for its large 1858 cast-iron fountain, walking paths and live oaks.

Dates to 1840

Gaston St to Park Ave, between Whitaker & Drayton Sts, Savannah, GA 31401

River Street

Cobblestone riverfront promenade along the Savannah River, lined with restored cotton warehouses that now hold shops and restaurants.

E & W River St (Rousakis Riverfront Plaza), Savannah, GA 31401

Mercer Williams House

Italianate mansion on Monterey Square, completed in 1868 and made famous by Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Now a house museum.

Dates to 1868 · Architect John S. Norris

429 Bull St, Savannah, GA 31401

Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist

The mother church of the Catholic Diocese of Savannah, near Lafayette Square, with twin spires visible across downtown.

Dates to 1873 · Architect Ephraim Francis Baldwin

222 E Harris St, Savannah, GA 31401

Bonaventure Cemetery

A rural cemetery on a bluff over the Wilmington River, known for moss-draped oaks and statuary. It is the city's largest municipal cemetery.

Dates to 1846 · National Register listed

330 Bonaventure Rd, Savannah, GA 31404

City Market

Historic market district stretching from Ellis Square to Franklin Square, now a pedestrian area of galleries, shops and restaurants.

W St Julian St, from Ellis Square to Franklin Square, Savannah, GA 31401

Wormsloe State Historic Site

Colonial estate of Noble Jones with a 1.5-mile avenue of live oaks, tabby ruins, a museum and recreated colonial buildings.

National Register listed

7601 Skidaway Rd, Savannah, GA 31406

Chippewa Square

One of Savannah's 22 squares, laid out in 1815, with a statue of founder James Oglethorpe. Its park bench scene appears in Forrest Gump.

Bull St & McDonough St, Savannah, GA 31401

Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace

1820 home where Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low was born in 1860, now a museum.

10 E Oglethorpe Ave, Savannah, GA 31401

Isaiah Davenport House

Federal-style home built in 1820 on Columbia Square. Its rescue in 1955 launched the Historic Savannah Foundation, which runs it as a museum.

Dates to 1820 · National Register listed

324 E State St, Savannah, GA 31401

Ellis Square

One of Savannah's 22 squares, located in the northernmost row of the city's five rows of squares, on Barnard Street and West St. Julian Street. It was one of the first four squares laid out.

Barnard St & W Congress St, Savannah, GA 31401

Franklin Square

One of Savannah's 22 squares, located in the northernmost row of the city's five rows of squares, at Montgomery Street and West St. Julian Street.

Montgomery St & W St Julian St, Savannah, GA 31401

Warren Square

One of Savannah's 22 squares, located in the northernmost row of the city's five rows of squares, on Habersham Street and East St. Julian Street.

Habersham St & E St Julian St, Savannah, GA 31401

Washington Square

One of Savannah's 22 squares, located in the northernmost row of the city's five rows of squares, on Houston Street and East St. Julian Street.

Houston St & E St Julian St, Savannah, GA 31401

Oglethorpe Square

One of Savannah's 22 squares, located in the second row of the city's five rows of squares, on Abercorn Street and East President Street. It was laid out in 1742.

Abercorn St & E President St, Savannah, GA 31401

Orleans Square

One of Savannah's 22 squares, in the middle row on Barnard Street and West McDonough Street. It was laid out in 1815 and named for Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans that January.

Barnard St & W McDonough St, Savannah, GA 31401

Pulaski Square

One of Savannah's 22 squares, located in the fourth row of the city's five rows of squares, on Barnard Street and West Macon Street. It was laid out in 1837.

Barnard St & W Harris St, Savannah, GA 31401

Chatham Square

One of Savannah's 22 squares, located in the southernmost row of the city's five rows of squares, on Barnard Street and West Wayne Street. It was laid out in 1847.

Barnard St & W Gordon St, Savannah, GA 31401

Troup Square

One of Savannah's 22 squares, located in the fourth row of the city's five rows of squares, on Habersham Street and East Macon Street. It was laid out in 1837.

Habersham St & E Macon St, Savannah, GA 31401

Crawford Square

One of Savannah's 22 squares, located in the middle row of the city's five rows of squares, on Houston Street and East McDonough Street. It was laid out in 1841.

Houston St & E McDonough St, Savannah, GA 31401

Whitefield Square

One of Savannah's 22 squares, located in the southernmost row of the city's five rows of squares, on Habersham Street and East Wayne Street. It was the final square laid out, in 1851.

Habersham St & E Gordon St, Savannah, GA 31401

Telfair Academy

The Telfair Academy is a historic mansion at 121 Barnard Street in Savannah, Georgia. It was designed by William Jay and built in 1818, and is one of a small number of Jay's surviving works.

National Historic Landmark

121 Barnard St, Savannah, GA 31401

Jepson Center for the Arts

Telfair Museums, in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia, was the first public art museum in the Southern United States.

207 W York St, Savannah, GA 31401

SCAD Museum of Art

The SCAD Museum of Art was founded in 2002 as part of the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia, and originally was known as the Earle W. Newton Center for British American Studies.

601 Turner Blvd, Savannah, GA 31401

Savannah History Museum & Visitor Center

Savannah station is a former passenger depot and trainshed constructed in 1860 by the Central of Georgia Railway before the outbreak of the American Civil War.

National Historic Landmark

303 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Savannah, GA 31401

Georgia State Railroad Museum

The Georgia State Railroad Museum is a museum in Savannah, Georgia, located at a historic Central of Georgia Railway site.

Dates to 1989

655 Louisville Rd, Savannah, GA 31401

Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum

The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum is a museum in Savannah, Georgia, United States.

460 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Savannah, GA 31401

National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force

The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force is a non-profit organization with a museum facility located in Pooler, Georgia, in the western suburbs of Savannah.

Dates to 1996

175 Bourne Ave, Pooler, GA 31322

Massie Heritage Center

The Massie School, also referred to as the Massie Common School, opened in 1856 as the first public school in Savannah, Georgia, in the first chartered public school system of the American South.

207 E Gordon St, Savannah, GA 31401

Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home

The Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home is a historic house museum in Savannah, Georgia where American author Flannery O'Connor lived during her childhood.

207 E Charlton St, Savannah, GA 31401

First African Baptist Church

First African Baptist Church, located in Savannah, Georgia, claims to be derived from the first black Baptist congregation in North America.

Dates to 1777

23 Montgomery St, Savannah, GA 31401

Congregation Mickve Israel

Congregation Mickve Israel is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 20 East Gordon Street, Monterey Square, in Savannah, Georgia, in the United States.

Dates to 1733 · National Register listed

20 E Gordon St, Savannah, GA 31401

Independent Presbyterian Church

The Independent Presbyterian Church of Savannah, on Bull Street in Savannah, Georgia, is the first Presbyterian church in Georgia, founded in 1755.

207 Bull St, Savannah, GA 31401

Christ Church Episcopal

Christ Church is an Episcopal church at 28 Bull Street, Johnson Square, in Savannah, Georgia.

28 Bull St, Savannah, GA 31401

Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church

Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located in Taylor Square, at 429 Abercorn Street, the building's first floor was completed in 1875, with the second floor added in 1878.

429 Abercorn St, Savannah, GA 31401

Savannah City Hall

Savannah City Hall is the seat of government for the city of Savannah, Georgia, United States. Designed by architect Hyman Witcover, the building was built between 1904 and 1905 and opened the following year.

Dates to 1906 · Architect Hyman Witcover

2 E Bay St, Savannah, GA 31401

Savannah Cotton Exchange

Freemasons' Hall, formerly the Savannah Cotton Exchange, was built in 1876 in Savannah, Georgia, United States.

Dates to 1876 · Architect William G. Preston

100 E Bay St, Savannah, GA 31401

The Waving Girl Statue

Florence Margaret Martus, also known as "the Waving Girl", took it upon herself to be the unofficial greeter of all ships entering and leaving the Port of Savannah, Georgia, via the Savannah River, between 1887 and 1931.

Morrell Park, E River St, Savannah, GA 31401

Talmadge Memorial Bridge

The Talmadge Memorial Bridge is a bridge in the United States spanning the Savannah River between downtown Savannah, Georgia, and Hutchinson Island.

Dates to 1991

US 17 over the Savannah River (view from River St & Rousakis Plaza)

Oatland Island Wildlife Center

The Oatland Island Wildlife Center is a 100-acre wildlife preserve and environmental education complex located on Oatland Island in Chatham County, Georgia, near Savannah.

711 Sandtown Rd, Savannah, GA 31410

Skidaway Island State Park

Skidaway Island State Park is a 588-acre state park on Skidaway Island, Georgia. Located in Chatham County, Georgia approximately 8 miles southeast of Savannah, the park borders Skidaway narrows, which is part of Georgia’s intracoastal waterway.

52 Diamond Causeway, Savannah, GA 31411

Tybee Island Light Station

The Tybee Island Light is a lighthouse located on the north end of Tybee Island, Georgia. It overlooks the Savannah River at the point where the river meets the Atlantic Ocean.

Dates to 1736

30 Meddin Dr, Tybee Island, GA 31328

Fort Pulaski National Monument

Fort Pulaski National Monument is located on Cockspur Island between Savannah and Tybee Island, Georgia.

Dates to 1829 · National Register listed

101 Fort Pulaski Rd, Savannah, GA 31410

Tybee Island Beach & Pier

Tybee Island is a city and a barrier island in Chatham County, Georgia, 18 miles east of Savannah.

Tybrisa St & Strand Ave, Tybee Island, GA 31328

Savannah National Wildlife Refuge

The Savannah National Wildlife Refuge is a 31,551-acre National Wildlife Refuge located in Chatham and Effingham counties in Georgia and Jasper County in South Carolina.

Dates to 1927

694 Beech Hill Ln, Hardeeville, SC 29927

Bethesda Academy

Bethesda Academy is a boys' school and former orphanage located in unincorporated Chatham County, Georgia, in the United States, near Savannah.

Dates to 1740 · National Register listed

9520 Ferguson Ave, Savannah, GA 31406

Pin Point Heritage Museum

Pin Point is an unincorporated community in Chatham County, Georgia, United States; it is located 11 miles southeast of Savannah and is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area.

9924 Pin Point Ave, Savannah, GA 31406

Leopold's Ice Cream

Ice cream parlor

Leopold's Ice Cream is an ice-cream parlor located in Savannah, Georgia, United States.

212 E Broughton St, Savannah, GA 31401

Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room

Southern home cooking, family style

Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room is a casual restaurant in Savannah, Georgia, US which offers a menu of Southern US home cooking.

Dates to 1943

107 W Jones St, Savannah, GA 31401

Plant Riverside District

Plant Riverside District is a mixed-use development in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located on the west end of historic River Street, the development opened in 2020 after several years of construction.

400 W River St, Savannah, GA 31401

Starland District

An arts neighborhood on Bull Street south of Forsyth Park, started in the late 1990s by two SCAD students, with galleries, studios, vintage shops, murals and cafés such as the Starland Yard food-truck park.

Bull St & W 41st St, Savannah, GA 31401

Savannah Botanical Gardens

A volunteer-built garden run by the Savannah Area Council of Garden Clubs, with formal and naturalistic plantings, a two-acre pond, amphitheater, nature trails, an archaeological exhibit and the historic Reinhard House.

1388 Eisenhower Dr, Savannah, GA 31406

Picker Joe's Antique Mall & Vintage Market

A large antique mall with antiques, vintage and mid-century furniture, lighting, art, vintage books, coins, collectibles and architectural salvage. Founded in 2013, it reopened in a larger building on Montgomery Crossroads on Feb. 12, 2026.

66 W Montgomery Xrd, Savannah, GA 31406

Vendors on Victory

A Midtown marketplace of local vendors in a former grocery store, selling antiques, vintage and mid-century pieces, home décor, art and handmade goods. Open seven days a week.

1711 E Victory Dr, Savannah, GA 31404

Tapley's Mercantile & Antiques

A family-run antique mall with more than 50 vendors in the former Andy's IGA grocery at Waters Avenue and Montgomery Crossroads, where the store's old butcher blocks are still in use as displays.

8491 Waters Ave, Savannah, GA 31406

Seventh Heaven Antiques

American, English, Continental and vintage antique furniture, plus porcelain, lighting, paintings, silver, bronze, rugs and pottery, in Thunderbolt just east of Savannah.

2606 Mechanics Ave, Thunderbolt, GA 31404

Clutter Furnishings & Interiors

A furniture consignment store founded by mother-daughter team Brooke Chancey and Lynn Rahn, with mid-century modern, contemporary, traditional and art deco pieces and home décor.

714 Mall Blvd, Suite 1, Savannah, GA 31406

Cents & Sensibility

A consignment shop for fine furniture and decorative pieces near Sandfly. Its website lists visits by appointment on weekdays.

7360 Skidaway Rd, Suite E-4, Savannah, GA 31406

Jere's Antiques

A warehouse showroom near the riverfront selling 18th- to 20th-century antiques and bespoke reproduction furniture.

9 N Jefferson St, Savannah, GA 31401

North of Forsyth Antiques & Design

A collective of antique dealers that opened in November 2025 in the former Arthur Smith Antiques space on Bull Street, with fine antiques, hand-woven Oriental rugs, original art and Southern Victorian furniture. Open daily.

402 Bull St, Savannah, GA 31401

Jones & Bull

A curated shop of modern, vintage and antique home décor and furniture at the corner of Jones and Bull streets.

1 W Jones St, Savannah, GA 31401

Wright Square Vintage & Retro Mall

Antiques, vintage wares and collectibles from more than 30 local dealers on the northwest side of Wright Square, in the 1853 Edward Lovell Property.

14 W State St, Savannah, GA 31401

The Paris Market & Brocante

A Broughton Street shop of antique and modern furniture, collectibles and home goods from around the world, with an on-site café.

36 W Broughton St, Savannah, GA 31401

V&J Duncan Antique Maps, Prints & Books

A long-running dealer in antique and collectible maps, prints and books, now on West Charlton Street.

13 W Charlton St, Savannah, GA 31401

Books on Bay

A vintage bookshop with thousands of books from the 1600s to the late 1900s, known for children's series like Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. It's now on Abercorn Street across from Clary's Cafe.

411 Abercorn St, Savannah, GA 31401

The Grey

Port City Southern

Chef Mashama Bailey's restaurant in a restored 1938 art deco Greyhound bus terminal, serving her take on Port City Southern food.

109 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Savannah, GA 31401

Husk Savannah

Southern, coastal Georgia ingredients

Celebrates the flavors and heirloom ingredients of coastal Georgia, sourcing from local farmers and waterways. Dinner daily, brunch on weekends.

12 W Oglethorpe Ave, Savannah, GA 31401

The Collins Quarter

Café, brunch and dinner

A busy café on Bull Street serving brunch daily and dinner several nights a week, with specialty coffee and cocktails. A second Collins Quarter sits at 621 Drayton St by Forsyth Park.

151 Bull St, Savannah, GA 31401

Elizabeth on 37th

Southern coastal fine dining · $50 and over (OpenTable)

Fine dining in a 1901 Greek Revival mansion since 1981, known for Southern coastal cuisine and an extensive wine list.

105 E 37th St, Savannah, GA 31401

The Crab Shack

Seafood and BBQ

A sprawling seafood and BBQ spot on Tybee Island with walk-in seating, a gator lagoon, an aviary of rescued birds and free parking.

40 Estill Hammock Rd, Tybee Island, GA 31328

Vic's on the River

Contemporary Southern

Contemporary Southern cuisine and seafood in a dining room overlooking the Savannah River, with a coffee bar.

26 E Bay St, Savannah, GA 31401

Zunzibar (Zunzi's)

Coastal cuisine, sandwiches and cocktails

Zunzi's left its famous York Street sandwich shop in 2021 and moved here, where it became Zunzibar: coastal cuisine and cocktails with a patio and live music.

236 Drayton St, Savannah, GA 31401

Treylor Park

Southern with twists

Funky twists on classic Southern favorites in a quirky retro room on Bay Street. No reservations at the Savannah location.

115 E Bay St, Savannah, GA 31401

Clary's Cafe

Diner breakfast and lunch

A classic diner on Abercorn Street serving traditional breakfast and lunch favorites and fresh pastries, with outdoor seating where dogs are welcome.

404 Abercorn St, Savannah, GA 31401

Gryphon

Café and afternoon tea · Afternoon tea $31 per person (menu)

SCAD's café and tea room on Madison Square, in the 1926 Scottish Rite building with mahogany bookcases and stained glass. Afternoon tea, lunch and brunch; cashless.

337 Bull St, Savannah, GA 31401

Common Thread

Seasonal, locally sourced

Locally sourced dinners in the 1897 Krouskoff House, from the team behind FARM in Bluffton, South Carolina.

122 E 37th St, Savannah, GA 31401

Sisters of the New South

Southern comfort food

Homestyle Southern cooking such as fried chicken and oxtail dinners, east of downtown.

2605 Skidaway Rd, Savannah, GA 31404

B. Matthew's Eatery

Brunch and dinner

An East Bay Street eatery serving brunch all week and dinner; reservations requested but not required.

325 E Bay St, Savannah, GA 31401

The Wyld Dock Bar

Casual restaurant and bar

A casual restaurant and bar on Livingston Avenue south of downtown, also used as an events venue. No cash accepted.

2740 Livingston Ave, Savannah, GA 31406

Cotton & Rye

Southern, dinner

A Habersham Street dinner restaurant; reservations recommended and taken through Resy for small parties.

1801 Habersham St, Savannah, GA 31401

Wiley's Championship BBQ

Barbecue

Competition-style barbecue on the road to Tybee, ranked #1 in Georgia in a Southern Living reader poll. No reservations.

4700 US-80 E, Savannah, GA 31410

Crystal Beer Parlor

Burgers and American pub fare

A long-running Jones Street tavern with lunch, dinner and a full-service bar. It reopened after a small fire in November 2025.

301 W Jones St, Savannah, GA 31401

shopSCAD

The Savannah College of Art and Design's store on Madison Square, selling work by SCAD artists and alumni, books and SCAD-branded items.

340 Bull St, Savannah, GA 31401

E. Shaver, Bookseller

An independent bookstore on Madison Square since 1975, in an 1842 house built by Eliza Jewett, with resident shop cats. A second E. Shaver is in Starland at 1921 Bull St.

326 Bull St, Savannah, GA 31401

Savannah Bee Company

The Broughton Street flagship of the Savannah honey company, with a honey bar, a mead bar and a kids' area. There is also a shop at 1 W River St.

104 W Broughton St, Savannah, GA 31401

Byrd Cookie Company

Savannah cookie bakers since 1924, famous for Scotch Oatmeal cookies. This is the flagship bakery store; there is also a City Market shop at 211 W St. Julian St.

6710 Waters Ave, Savannah, GA 31406

Savannah's Candy Kitchen

A River Street candy shop known for pralines and other Southern sweets. A second shop is in City Market at 318 W St. Julian St.

225 E River St, Savannah, GA 31401

River Street Sweets

The River Street flagship of this Savannah candy maker, known for handmade pralines and sweets.

13 E River St, Savannah, GA 31401

Satchel

A leather goods maker at Bull and Liberty streets where you can watch bags and accessories being made.

4 E Liberty St, Savannah, GA 31401

The Book Lady Bookstore

An independent bookstore for new and used books, with a Rare Books Room and a book club.

6 E Liberty St, Savannah, GA 31401

The Pirates' House

Southern and seafood

Restaurant and tavern whose oldest part, the Herb House, dates to 1734. Considered the oldest bar in Georgia and a ghost-lore favorite.

20 E Broad St, Savannah, GA 31401

The Olde Pink House

Southern

A 1771 Georgian mansion built for James Habersham Jr., now a restaurant. Staff and diners report sightings of Habersham himself and other members of his family.

23 Abercorn St, Savannah, GA 31401

Six Pence Pub

British pub

A British-style pub on Bull Street known as a haunted stop on pub crawls, with tales of colonial-era and Civil War spirits.

245 Bull St, Savannah, GA 31401

Chart House

Seafood and steaks

A Bay Street restaurant in a former cotton and slave warehouse. Afterlife Tours presents paranormal evidence it recorded there, and reported spirits include a little girl, a woman and a 'blue man'.

202 W Bay St, Savannah, GA 31401

Alligator Soul

Southern fine dining

A restaurant on Barnard Street that Afterlife Tours says is haunted by its original chef, Hilbo Craig.

114 Barnard St, Savannah, GA 31401