Andrew Low House sits on the SW trust lot on Lafayette Square in the beautiful port city of Savannah. In 1847 the wealthy cotton factor Andrew Low chose John Norris to design a house on the lot for his young family. As the ships of A. Low & Co. plied the ocean routes between Savannah and Liverpool loaded with bales of cotton worth millions of dollars. Andrew Low was the richest man in the city. Admission fee.
Open tour times and days: Mon - Wed, Fri and Sat 10 am until 4:30 pm and Sun 12 Noon until 4:30 pm. Last Tour of the day begins at 4 pm. Closed Thurs and Major Holidays. Phone: 912-233-6854 Address: 329 Abercorn St, Savannah, GA 31401

African-American Heritage Beach Institute African-American Cultural Center was established in 1865 by the American Missionary Association to educate Savannah's newly freed African-American citizens. The Beach Institute now showcases African-American arts and crafts, most notably the hand-carved wooden sculptures by Ulysses Davis.
Phone: 912-234-8000

Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens provides education in horticultural and environmental sciences to the citizens of coastal GA through plant exhibits and demonstrations. It strated in 1919 as a 50-acre US Department of Agriculture (USDA) plant introduction station. There are many mature plants that were originally introduced by USDA plant collectors. Most of the plants were introduced from Asia.
Open: Mon through Fri 8 am to 5 pm, Sat 10 am to 5 pm, and Sun 12 Noon to 5 pm.
Phone: 912-921-5460 - Address: 2 Canebrake Road, Savannah, GA 31419

Beach Institute African-American Cultural Center displays works by African-American artists from the Savannah area and around the country. It was established in 1867, and once housed the first school for African-American children in Savannah. On permanent exhibit are more than 230 wood carvings by folk artist Ulysses Davis. Open: Tues - Sat Noon - 5 pm Admission fee. Phone: 912-234-8000
Address: 502 E. Harris St., Historic District, Savannah, GA

Bonaventure Cemetery was developed on the historically-significant site of Bonaventure Plantation. The peaceful setting rests on a scenic bluff of the Wilmington River, east of Savannah. The site was purchased for a private cemetery in 1846 and became a public cemetery in 1907. Citizens and others can still purchase interment rights in Bonaventure. This charming site has been a world famous tourist destination for more than 150 years due to the old tree-lined roadways, the many notable persons interred, the unique cemetery sculpture and architecture, and the folklore associated with the site and the people.
Open: Daily from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and there is no admission fee. Phone: 912-651-6843 Address: 330 Bonaventure Road, Thunderbolt, GA

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist - French Catholic émigrés established Savannah’s first parish, called the Congrégation de Saint Jean-Baptiste, shortly before the end of the 18th century. They came to Savannah in the aftermath of an uprising in Haiti. Among them were nobles fleeing the French Revolution that had begun in 1789.

The congregation grew through the addition of immigrants, and on May 30, 1799, the Mayor and Aldermen of Savannah passed a resolution reserving half a trust lot on Liberty Square for the congregation’s use. One year later to the day the cornerstone was laid for the small frame church of Saint John the Baptist. After a year-and-ahalf of work, the 124-year-old Mother Church of the Savannah Diocese sparkles again with refurbished original murals and stained glass. Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 am to 5 pm.
Phone: 912-233-4709 Address: 222 East Harris Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401

Chatham County Garden Center and Botanical Gardens were once on land once used as a prison farm. In 1991, the property developed into gardens and an educational center. A historic 1840s wooden farmhouse about to be demolished was transported to these premises to serve as the garden center headquarters. This 10-acre site educates the public in conservation, horticulture, landscape design, even garden therapy. Courses and lectures are routinely given in botany and related fields, tours of these and other botanical gardens are conducted. Its' fine collection of native trees (some quite mature), shrubs, and flowers is being enlarged. Phone: 912-355-3883 Address: 1388 Eisenhower Dr., Savannah, GA

Christ Church of Savannah was founded in 1733 with the establishment of the Georgia colony. Christ Church has known different buildings and different rectors, but it has always stood on one foundation, Jesus Christ her Lord. The present location of the church was designated by General James Oglethorpe in his distinctive plan for the Savannah settlement. On the east and west side of each square in this plan, ‘trust lots’ were set aside for public buildings. The colony’s house of worship was assigned to an east trust lot on the first square on Bull Street, the central street of historic Savannah, then and now. Initially, the church had neither a building nor a name. Divine services took place in the courthouse building of the colony. Here the two most famous rectors of Christ Church parish exercised their ministry. Phone: 912-232-4131 Address: 28 Bull Street, Savannah, GA 31401

City Market of Savannah isn't just a place to visit. It's a place you discover and explore, a place that's romantic, historic, serene and exciting, and a place where there's always something new to encounter, something different to find, something hidden to uncover. You may have to look around a corner, behind an old door or up a remote staircase, but that's just part of the charm and what makes City Market so special!
Phone: 912-232-4903 City Market Events: 912-525-CITY
Address: Jefferson at West Saint Julian St., Savannah, GA 31401

Colonial Coast Birding Trail traces the 112 mile length of the Georgia shore with 18 stops during the trail where over 300 species of birds have been spotted since the trail opened. Each site along the trail is unique with many sites offering visitors a chance to visit 18th and 19th century historic places, as well as other sites located on lands and waters that were once part of early plantations.
Phone: 877-728-2662 Address: 681 Fort Argyle Road, Savannah, GA 31419

Colonial Park Cemetery is approximately 6 acres, and is located in the heart of Savannah’s Historic District. It is open from 8 am to 8 pm daily, and is a very popular site for local citizens and tourists. It is a public cemetery and there is no admission fee. The park-like cemetery has been closed to interments since 1853 and is the oldest intact municipal cemetery in Savannah. Previously known as the Old Cemetery, Old Brick Graveyard, South Broad Street Cemetery or Christ Church Cemetery, the cemetery served as the primary public cemetery from 1750 to 1853.
Phone: 912-651-6843 Address: 201 E Oglethorpe Ave, Savannah

Davenport House of Museum is a fine Federal-style home that was completed by master-builder Isaiah Davenport as his family residence in 1820. Authentically restored, the house museum features original plasterwork, a cantilever staircase and furnishings true to the 1820s. It also features a courtyard garden that was originally a Bicentennial project of the Trustees' Garden Club and was later re-designed by noted horticulturist Penelope Hobhouse. Threatened with demolition in 1955, the saving of the Davenport House was the first effort of the Historic Savannah Foundation and the beginning of the historic preservation renaissance in this port city. Admission fee. Open: Mon - Sat 10 AM - 4 PM, Sun 1 - 4 PM
Phone: 912-236-8097 Address: 324 East State Street, Savannah, GA 31401

Factor's Walk of Savannah is a network of iron crosswalks connects Bay Street with the multistory buildings that rise up from the river level, and iron stairways descend from Bay Street to Factors Walk. The area was originally the center of commerce for cotton brokers, who walked between and above the lower cotton warehouses. Cobblestone ramps lead pedestrians down to River St. These are serious cobblestones, so wear comfortable shoes.
Phone: 877-728-2662 Address: Bay St. to Factors Walk, Historic District, Savannah, GA

First African Baptist Church of Savannah is t he First African Baptist Church of Savannah, Georgia, and the oldest black church in North America. It was established when the Baptist Church was laying its foundation in America. The "Heroic Age" of George Leile marks the beginning of the church in 1773. He was ordained May 20, 1775, and enjoyed absolute freedom. He constituted the church December 1777 and thus became the first pastor of the First African Baptist Church of Savannah, Georgia.
Phone: 914-233-2244 Address: 23 Montgomery Street Savannah GA 31401

Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home has recently reopened in after extensive renovations.The two main floors of the home have been closely restored to the time that the O'Connor family lived here, from 1925-1938. It's currently open from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. We are also experimenting with being open on some weekdays. Admission fee. Phone: 912-233-6014 Address: 207 East Charlton St., Savannah, GA 30401

Forsyth Park was the first large park created in Savannah. Stylistically, the park was influenced by the urban renewal of Paris in the nineteenth century, when broad boulevards and parks were created. This greatly influenced city planning throughout the industrial world--every large city in the United States was developing large city parks beginning in the 1850's. The Fountain was created in 1858 and received extensive restoration in 1988. The Fountain is located in Forsyth Park, which extends from Gaston Street to Park Avenue along the Bull Street corridor. Phone: 912-651-2128 Address: 501 Whitaker St, Savannah, GA

Georgia Historical Society is headquartered in Savannah, is the oldest cultural institution in the state and one of the oldest historical organizations in the nation. It is the first and only statewide historical society in Georgia. For nearly 175 years, GHS has collected, preserved, and shared Georgia history and American history through a variety of educational outreach programs, publications, and research services.
Phone: 912-651-2125, 877-424-4789 Address: 501 Whitaker Street, Savannah, GA 31401

Girl Scouts First Headquarters was built in 1848 as the carriage house to the Andrew Low House. Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts, converted the carriage house into the Girl Scout Headquarters shortly after she founded Girl Scouting in March of 1912 in Savannah, Georgia. It was willed to the Girl Scout Council of Savannah upon her death in 1927. Open: M, T, Fri and the first and third Saturday of each month from 10 - 4. Special arraingements can be made for groups of 15 or more. Admission fee.
Phone: 912-232-8200 Address: 330 Drayton Street, Savannah, GA 31401

Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary is one of the largest near shore live-bottom reefs of the southeastern United States. It is the only natural area protected off the Georgia coast. The 17 square nautical miles (about 11,000 acres) of Gray's Reef protects habitat that is recognized both nationally and internationally.
Phone: 912-598-2345 - Location: The sanctuary is located 32 kilometers (17.5 nautical miles) off Sapelo Island, Georgia, between Savannah and Brunswick GA and 60-70 feet below the ocean surface. Visitors Center: 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411

Historic Railroad Shops was built on the site of the 2nd bloodiest battle of the Revolutionary War. The shops began in 1845. 13 of the original structures survive, including the blacksmith shop and the brick mason shop. A National Historic Landmark since 1978, the shops were used in filming the movie "Glory" in 1988. They are recognized by the U.S. Department of the Interior as the most significant complex of ante-bellum railroad structures to survive in the U. S. They also serve as the state of Georgia's official railroad museum. Phone: 912-651-6823 Located in Savannah, GA

Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace was built in 1821. It was elegantly restored to reflect the 1880s and furnished with many original Gordon family pieces, including artwork by Juliette Gordon Low. Located in the heart of the Savannah Historic District, "the Birthplace," as it is commonly called by Girl Scouts nationwide, was the city's first National Historic Landmark. Admission fee. Open: 10 am - 4 pm on Mon - Tues, Thurs - Sat, and Sun 11 am - 4 pm
Phone: 912-233-4501 Location: 10 East Oglethorpe Avenue, Savannah, GA 31401
Directions: Take Interstate 16 east to Savannah. Do not exit. Follow the I-16 ramp onto Montgomery St. Get into the right lane and proceed to the 2nd light. Turn right at Oglethorpe Ave. The Birthplace is 4 blocks east on the corner of Bull St and Oglethorpe Ave.

King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation is an African-American heritage museum named for its African-American owners, Eugene and Sarah King, and Sarah King and Robert Tisdell. This museum of African-American Savannah and the Sea Islands is owned and operated by the King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation, which also owns and operates the Negro Heritage Trail Tours and the Beach Institute on the corner of Price and Harris Streets.
Open: Tues - Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Phone: 912-234-8000 - Address: 502 E. Harris Street, Savannah , GA 31401

Laurel Grove Cemetery is located on the west side of Savannah on a portion of the former Springfield Plantation. Named after the native laurel oak trees which once inhabited the site, the cemetery was developed in 1850 as the Old Cemetery (Colonial Park Cemetery), the Old Jewish Cemetery, Potter’s Field, and the Old Negro Cemetery approached capacity. The cemetery was developed as a segregated cemetery and today is managed as two cemeteries: Laurel Grove North (white section) and Laurel Grove South (black section). The Jewish Section is a part of Laurel Grove North and there are multiple Stranger’s Grounds in both Laurel Grove North and Laurel Grove South. Both cemeteries are well-maintained park-like public open spaces with historical and cultural significance.
Open: 8 am to 5 pm. Free Admission.
Phone: 912-651-6843 - Address: 802 West Anderson Street, Savannah, GA

Lutheran Church of the Ascension is a 260-year-old church and one of Savannah's most celebrated landmarks. Free Admission. Open: Call for hours.
Phone: 912-232-4151 - Address: Wright Square, 120 Bull St., Savannah, Ga 31401

Massie Heritage Center is an excellent landmark to visit and explore. Open: Monday through Friday from 9 to 4 pm. Admission fee. Phone: 912-201-5070
Address: 207 E. Gordon Street (on Calhoun Square), Savannah, GA 31401

Oatland Island Wildlife Center is an environmental education center that features a 1 3/4 mile walking trail where visitors can see native animal and plant species like Florida panthers, Eastern timber wolves, alligators, bison, wolves, bears, and raptors.
Open: Daily 10 am - 4 pm. Admission fee.
Phone: 912 898 3980 - Address: 711 Sandtown Road, Savannah, GA
Directions: From I-95, take the I-16 East exit and follow I-16 until it ends at Montgomery Street/Downtown Savannah. Get into the extreme right hand lane and make a right at the first traffic light onto Liberty Street. Follow Street to the sixth traffic light and make a left onto East Broad Street. At the second traffic light, make a right onto President Street. Drive approximately five miles on President Street. Oatland Island Wildlife Center of Savannah will be on the right.

Old Fort Jackson is the oldest standing fort in Georgia - The site where the fort now stands has been use since the 1740's, and possess' a rich history relating to the defense of Savannah to the end of the 19th century. The site was fortified during the Revolutionary War as an earthen fort. The original brick fort was begun in 1808. The offspring of a Revolutionary War battery and garrisoned troops during the war of 1812.Old Fort Jackson is one of Savannah's popular tourist attractions with unmatched daytime educational and historical programs and "after hours" programs for groups of all ages.
Open: Daily 9am-5pm. Admission fee.
Phone: 912-232-3945 - Address: 1 Fort Jackson Rd., Savannah, GA 31404

Old Harbor Light & Oglethorpe Bench features a fountain that commemorates 3 famous ships named for Savannah. Bench marks the sight of the landing of General Oglethorpe Feb. 12, 1733 and the founding of the colony that became Georgia.
Phone: 877-728-2662 - Location: Bay Street, Savannah, GA 31401
Directions: I-16 East to historic downtown Savannah district

Owens-Thomas House is considered the finest example of English Regency architecture in America by architectural historians. The house was designed by the young English architect William Jay (1792-1837), one of the first professionally trained architects practicing in the United States. The elegant residence was built for cotton merchant and banker Richard Richardson and his wife Francis Bolton. Mr. Richardson's brother-in-law was married to Ann Jay, the architect's sister. Open: Sun 1-5 pm, Mon 12-5 pm, Tues- Sat.: 10 am-5 pm Admission fee. Phone: 912-233-9743 - Address: 124 Abercorn St, Savannah, GA 31401

Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum serves to educate the public on Savannah's rich African-American heritage, and to engender community pride and self-esteem in area residents. Housed here are the papers and memorabilia of its namesake, as well as a sequence of 15 areas that re-create the saga of the civil right movement in Savannah. It was recently named "Georgia's Best New History Museum" by the Georgia Journal, is named in honor of the late Dr. Ralph Mark Gilbert. The father of Savannah's modern day Civil Rights Movement. Open: from 9-5 Monday through Saturday. Admission fee.
Phone: 912-231-8900 - Address: 460 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Savannah, GA 31401

Riverfront Plaza, River Street features 9 blocks of renovated waterfront warehouses (once the city's cotton exchange) where more than 75 boutiques, galleries, restaurants, and pubs deliver everything from popcorn to pottery, and even voodoo spells!
Location: Old River Street, Historic District, Savannah, GA Directions: I-16 to historic district. Located on the Riverfront in historic downtown Savannah

Roundhouse Railroad Museum complex begun in the 1830s as the Central of Georgia Railway headquarters and repair shops. Its design was revolutionary, combining all the railroad's cutting-edge facilities in one place. Open: Daily 9 am - 5 pm. Admission fee.
Phone: 912.651.6823 - Address: 601 West Harris Street, Savannah, GA 31401
Directions: I-16 ends in downtown Savannah. At the end of the off-ramp, make a left onto Liberty Street, then a left onto Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Turn right onto W. Harris Street (a brick street in front of the Parker's gas station). The Roundhouse is at the end of the street. Park in the grass in front of the museum or parallel park on the street.

Savannah Historic District is a National Historic Landmark, is significant for its distinctive grid plan as well as its 18th and 19th century architecture. Open: The visitor center is open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday 9 am - 5 pm.
Phone: 912-944-0455. Location: Boundaries of the Savannah Historic District are the Savannah River, E. Broad Street, Gwinnett Street, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.

The Savannah History Museum is Savannah's only Museum dedicated to the history of the whole coastal community and is located in the passenger station of the Central Railroad. Constructed before the Civil War, this building is now one of Georgia's 43 National Historic Landmarks. It is home to the Savannah History Museum which houses a 20,000 square foot exhibit area with a variety of exhibits which reflect Savannah's history from her founding in 1733 to the present. Visitors may also enjoy our plush theatre and Savannah tourism film presentation. It is housed in the old Central of Georgia Railway passenger shed, a National Historic Landmark built in the 1850s and 1860s. Open: Call for hours Admission fee.
Phone: 912-651-6825 - Address: 303 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Savannah, GA 31401

Savannah National Wildlife Refuge - During the spring and fall, you will usually see many alligators sunning themselves on the banks of waterways, along with an assortment of wading birds. During the winter months, waterfowl and other migratory birds are visible in the impoundment system. Phone: 912-652-4415. Directions: Take GA Route 25 (East) out of Port Wentworth, GA, cross the Savannah River and you are on the refuge. Proceed three miles east and on the right is the Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive.