Savannah, Georgia Attractions

Savannah Beach Forsyth Park Savannah River Landing Jazz Festival Lucas Theatre Wright Square Film Festival

Savannah, Georgia offers a wide variety of fun attractions and entertainment. From interesting museums and historic landmarks to regional parks and fabulous beaches, the Savannah area offers a myriad of fun attractions for visitors of all ages. The Planters Inn on Reynolds Square is centrally located in Historic downtown Savannah, just steps away from some of the best attractions in the city. Stay at the Planters Inn on Reynolds Square and take advantage of a wide range of indoor and outdoor recreational activities, local monuments, fantastic entertainment and authentic Southern dining just a few minutes away from our upscale boutique hotel.

Tybee Island / Savannah Beach. Located 20 minutes east of Savannah, Tybee Island is a popular destination for locals and visitors. Known as Savannah Beach, Tybee offers miles of beaches, historic military forts, museums, bird watching, kayak and bike rentals, galleries, shops and restaurants.

Tybee Light Station, the first lighthouse on the Southern Atlantic coast, is also located here. www.tybeevisit.com

City Market. Savannah's City Market started in 1755 as a meeting place for farmers and fishermen to sell and trade everything from fresh seafood to local produce. Today, the market has been restored to a popular visitor attraction and features shops selling antiques and souvenirs, a variety of cafes, and two lovely outdoor plazas. www.savannahcitymarket.com

Savannah Cemeteries. Savannah and the surrounding area is home to more than 80 cemeteries, each with a unique character and historical significance. Visitors can take a trip back through time as they view the gravesites of important historic figures and hear stories of haunting and ghosts at notable city graveyards like the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery and the popular Bonaventure Cemetery. http://www.savannahga.gov/cityweb/cemeteriesweb.nsf  [Top]

Forsyth Park. This 20-acre park was established in 1851 and is considered to be the most majestic park in Savannah.

Named in honor of Georgia Governor, John Forsyth, the park offers massive oak trees draped with Spanish moss, historical monuments, gardens, wide boulevards for walking or biking, and an impressive cast-iron fountain.

Forsyth Park Fountain. Created in 1858, the Forsyth Park Fountain is one of the most visited attractions in Savannah. Restored in 1988, the cast iron fountain was originally designed to resemble the Grand Fountain at the Place de la Concorde in Paris and is the focal point of this amazing historical park.

Telfair Museum of Art. The Telfair Museum of Art opened in 1886 as an art museum and school. Today, the museum offers three sites, including the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Owens-Thomas House, and the Jepson Center for the Arts. Offering a diverse schedule of exhibitions and programs, the museum is popular with both residents and visitors alike. www.telfair.org   [Top]

Savannah River Landing. Offering 54 acres of homes, luxury condos, public areas, shops, restaurants, and office space, the Savannah River Landing is was designed to take advantage of Savannah’s most popular attraction – the riverfront. Visitors and residents will travel back in time as they stroll through squares with live oaks, shop at charming boutiques and make new history at homes incorporating classic Southern architectural details with modern amenities. www.savannahriverlanding.com/passion-preservation.html

Pirates House Restaurant. The Pirate's House opened in 1753 on the site of Savannah’s Trustees Garden – the first experimental garden in America. Originally an inn for sailors of all types, the Pirates House quickly became a sinister meeting place for pirates looking for company, drink and entertainment. Today, the restaurant has evolved into a fun, quirky restaurant offering family favorites in a very unique setting. www.thepirateshouse.com

River Street Attractions. A popular gathering place since 1733, Savannah’s River Street offers a wide variety of shops, restaurants, live music, hotels, galleries, and other exciting entertainment for locals and visitors alike. A working harbor of huge cargo ships, tugboats and sailing yachts add to the ambiance of this popular Savannah attraction. www.riverstreetsavannah.com  [Top]

Savannah Jazz Festival. The Savannah Jazz Festival is an annual event held in Forsyth Park each September. Featuring musicians from all genres of jazz, visitors to the festival will enjoy a wide range of international, national and local talent showcasing everything from Dixieland to blues. Lawn chairs, blankets and picnic baskets are a must for this exciting, 8-day long Savannah entertainment staple. www.savannahjazzfestival.org

Savannah Music Festival. The Savannah Music Festival is Georgia’s largest musical arts festival, presenting live performances by renowned artists in jazz, classical, blues, bluegrass, and workshops and master classes for music lovers of all ages and ability each spring. www.savannahmusicfestival.org

Jepson Center for the Arts. The newest addition to the Telfair Museum of Art, this 64,000 square-foot exhibition space features galleries to accommodate major traveling exhibitions, outdoor sculpture terraces, stae-of-the-art education studios, a 200-seat auditorium, a café, and much more. www.telfair.org/buildings/jepson.asp   [Top]

Lucas Theatre. Opened in 1921, the Lucas Theatre served as a venue for movies, touring vaudeville acts and an in-house theater company. Combining architectural details from the Greek revival, Art Deco and Neoclassical periods, the theatre was completely restored and reopened in 2000, with the support of the community and the Savannah College of Art and Design and today offers upscale entertainment, including European operas, orchestras, traveling repertory companies, and film festivals. www.lucastheatre.com

Old Savannah Tours. Offering a wide variety of Savannah tours, you’ll enjoy more than 200 years of history, as you ride through the Old South along cobblestone paved streets, see romantic moss-draped oaks, view stately mansions, historic squares, and much more.

A myriad of tours, from ghost walks to gardens, offered daily. www.oldsavannahtours.com

Juliette Gordon Low House. Built in 1821, the Juliette Gordon Low house is the birthplace of the famous Girl Scouts founder. Restored to 1880s grandeur, the home is furnished with many original 19th-century Gordon family heirlooms and artwork. Acquired by Girl Scouts of the USA from the Gordon family in 1953, the site offers tours from 10am-4pm daily, except Wednesdays. www.girlscouts.org/who%5Fwe%5Fare/birthplace/  [Top]

Wright Square. One of Savannah’s oldest squares, Wright Square was laid out in 1733 on Bull Street. Named to honor James Wright, Georgia's last Royal Governor, Wright Square is the site of many famous Savannah landmarks, including a historic courthouse, the Lutheran Church of the Ascension, a post office, and a monument to the famous Indian chief, Tomochichi.

The Big Duke Alarm Bell. Constructed in 1872, the Big Duke Alarm Bell, was named after Alderman Marmaduke Hamilton, the chairman of Savannah’s Fire Committee from 1871-1873. No longer in use today, the bell’s original purpose was to serve as a fire alarm for the city, but it soon evolved into a general alarm bell to call for police or military assistance and was also used to help mark special occasions.   [Top]

Savannah Film Festival
Featuring the best in independent and innovative film from around the world. Hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design, the annual festival presents a full range of cinematic creativity from both award-winning professionals and emerging student filmmakers.

Past honored guests include

• Academy Award-nominee Peter O’Toole
• Academy Award-nominee Kathleen Turner
• Academy Award-winner Sydney Pollack
• Alan Cumming
• Emmy Award-nominee Roger Ebert
• Academy Award-winner Jane Fonda
• John Waters
• Emmy Award-nominee Danny Glover
• Academy Award-nominee Alec Baldwin
• Natasha Richardson
• Academy Award-winner Ellen Burstyn

http://www.scad.edu/filmfest/

St. Patrick’s Day Parade. he St. Patrick's Day celebration in Savannah is the city's largest annual celebration and the second largest St. Patrick's Day event in the United States. Likened by some to a Mardi Gras celebration, the spirited St. Patrick's Day festivities in Savannah go on for several days, attracting roughly 400,000 Irish and honorary Irish visitors each year in addition to local celebrators. The comparison to Mardi Gras ends when it comes to displays of public nudity, however, which in Savannah will "get you arrested."
http://www.savannahsaintpatricksday.com/
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