What is there to do in Savannah, GA?

[GRLMGC]

My friend and I want to go there for one reason but what else is there to do so that we can spend more time in Savannah?

[everythingsxen]

1. Die from the unbearable heat?

:rofl:

[GRLMGC]

2. ooh, this isn't looking too promising

haha

[everythingsxen]

5. Weather forecast...

http://www.weather.com/weather/local/USGA0506

A balmy 87 degrees... but it feels like 92! :evilgrin:

Here are some historical type things: http://www.inusa.com/tour/ga/savannah/history.htm

Other: http://www.vacationsmadeeasy.com/SavannahGA/pointsOfInterest/index.cfm

[lavenderdiva]

3. you could take the 'Midnight In The Garden Of Good & Evil' tour

and go see the places mentioned in the book. You could go eat at The Lady & Sons restaurant- owned by Paula Deen. There are supposed to be beautiful old antebellum homes and parks there, and there's a lot of history in Savannah.

[GRLMGC]

4. Our sole purpose for going to Savannah

would be to eat at The Lady and Sons haha. I just feel it would be silly to just go for that. I'm interested in historical sites. That sounds interesting

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

7. Given that this was the final destination of Sherman's famous/infamous

March to the sea, I'm sure there must be historical sites related to that.

If I went there I'd be interested in that.

[Reverend_Smitty]

11. I was going to propose eating at The Lady and Sons...

but it seems like you've got that one well covered...I for one am quite envious, I just want one meal there and I can die a happy woman! :P

[Love Bug]

14. I heard if you want to eat at Lady and Sons to make a reservation

otherwise you stand in line for a long time.

[Katina]

15. they don't take reservations

you have to line up.

[idgiehkt]

10. wow, i didn't know there was such a thing,

I posted about this. If I go there this is what I will do since this is one of my favorite movies of all time.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

6. Walk around the historic district

There are some gorgeous homes...some offer tours...some offer GHOST tours ~woooo~. The last time I visited was almost 30 years ago, but I set off on my own, because my dad wanted to visit forts (there are several in the area if you're a Civil War/Spanish American War buff), and my mom and kid sister wanted to do water slides, which I imagine are still around.

I enjoyed the area around the Cotton Exchange, and happened upon a beautiful old home that had been turned into a local art gallery a few blocks away. I believe it was called the Telfair Museum. Savannah is a beautiful city...I envy you!

If you decide to visit Ft Pulaski or Ft Jackson, take industrial strength mosquito repellant.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

8. Find a place to stay

on Tybee Is and drive into town. Check out the places in The Book. Mrs Wilkes Boarding House for lunch.

[idgiehkt]

9. go to the graveyard and do some roots.

[MissHoneychurch]

16. Bonaventure Cemetary is an interesting cemetary

but the Girl with the Bird isn't there anymore. There were too many tourists coming and they took it somewhere to the Historic district.
Here is a pic I took at the Bonaventure Cemetary



The Historic District is really nice, the Riverside Walk, Tybee Island ....
I lived in Savannah for half a year when I did and internship in the library and I loved the town. So I am biased.

[NewWaveChick1981]

12. I was in Savannah back in May for a conference.

All of the things the other DUers have suggested are fun things to do. You might also check out the Riverwalk---funky, cool shops and restaurants along the edge of the Savannah River. It's paved with cobblestones, and you can take a horse-drawn carriage ride if you like.

Savannah is very beautiful, and the historic district is easy to walk around in. There are squares on just about every street with beautiful big shade trees and benches. There are also a lot of panhandlers, so just be aware of that. I also noticed that many street corners have been used extensively as vespasiennes, so don't be surprised. :yoiks: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespasienne)

[Katina]

13. I was just in Savannah

and all the suggestions (except for one) are excellent. Do NOT go to Paula Deen's. It is nothing more than a tourist trap at this point. People start lining up at 10 am just to get in. I know the food is good, but I can't deal with lines like that, especially in the heat. Her son's have a real casual restaurant just outside the city on the road to Tybee Island. I've heard it's pretty good too and not as crowded. The best place we ate was "The Pink House" in the historic district. There is also the Gryphon Tea Room for a nice afternoon snack. The Cotton Mill overlooks Riverroad. They were finishing up some new construction in the building and there is a fabulous new restaurant there that overlooks the river. River road itself has some cute shops and Irish pubs. Savannah has one of the largest Irish communities in the US outside of NY and their St Pat's Day parade is part of an almost full week celebration.
Bonaventure cemetary is beautiful. We met Johnny Mercer's niece there tending to Johnny's grave. It's interesting because the Mercer House is where the "Garden of Good & Evil" took place. However, the Mercer's never even lived in the house. Gen Mercer (civil war days) started the house and then went broke due to the war, so he sold it. But the name stuck.
The statue of the Bird girl in the cemetary is no longer in the cemetary, she is at Telfair museum.
That's my two cents.

[ulysses]

17. it's a beautiful city, in that humid, swampy-in-the-summer way

that deep southern cities have, but I'd wait until late fall.

[Shell Beau]

18. You can eat at Paula Deen's Lady & Sons restaurant!!

I just recently went to a cooking show she did here in Mississippi!! She's a doll!!

[Pendrench]

20. My wife and I ate there 2 years ago...Paula wasn't there, but the food

was good...we were amazed how early people begin to line up outside for lunch.

Tim

[Shell Beau]

21. I hear the locals don't really eat there, just tourists!

But she is a true southern belle! I just loved her! I bet her food is yummy!

[RedStateShame]

19. I'm going there in a few weeks, too.

I suggest eating at The Breakfast Club. Best place to get an omelet.

[RedCloud]

22. gas up, don't use the men's room, and head to Florida...

seriously.

[China_cat]

23. Riverwalk

Lots of wonderful little shops to go into and out of and have fun at.

The Pirate's House. Great restaurant. Happy hour with a 7 page dessert menu instead of alcohol.

E. Shaver's Bookstore. My favorite in the world.

Juliet Lowe birthplace. Home of the founder of Girl Scouting.

Just walking around the city. All the lovely old squares. The newer city center with shops...mostly art shops. (Savannah College of Art and Design turns out some great artists)

Segway tour of Savannah. Horsedrawn cart tour of Savannah.

Lots more.

[RUZIK1]

24. Savannah's Jewish Cemetary

Since there is almost nothing to do there excpeting the short Riverwalk, I went to a cemetary, quite by mistake (I did feel like I was dying) and was curious to finmd that only Jews were buried there. It is a magnificent piece of property surrounded by the fen. I guess that I found itwhen taking a trip to the original Plantation that Ogelthorpe started. I still marvel that a group that likes Location would ever have settled in this God Forsaken place.