Savannah, Georgia · City Break
Moss-draped squares, Southern food & the Lowcountry on your doorstep
Twenty-two garden squares, cobblestoned River Street, antebellum mansions, world-class Southern cooking and Tybee Island beaches — Savannah is the most romantic city break in the American South.
Why Savannah
The most walkable, atmospheric city in the South
Founded in 1733 around a grid of public squares, Savannah's Historic District is one of the largest in the country — a film-set city of fountains, oak canopies, candlelit restaurants and slow Southern hospitality. Pair a few nights here with Charleston, Hilton Head or a wider Deep South fly-drive and you have one of the most rewarding short breaks in the USA.
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Top things to do in Savannah
Highlights drawn from Visit Savannah, the city's official destination organisation — tell us which appeal and we'll fold them into your itinerary.
Stroll the Historic District & its squares
Savannah's 22 leafy garden squares — Chippewa, Madison, Monterey, Lafayette — anchor one of America's most beautiful urban landscapes, lined with antebellum mansions, fountains and live oaks dripping with Spanish moss.
Wander Forsyth Park
The 30-acre green heart of the city, with its iconic white fountain, oak-lined paths, Saturday farmers market and the Forsyth Park Café for a slow Southern morning.
Walk (and eat) along River Street
Cobblestoned riverfront lined with restored 19th-century cotton warehouses, now bars, candy shops, galleries and seafood restaurants — watch the ships ease up the Savannah River.
Eat your way through Southern Savannah
Shrimp and grits, low-country boil, fried green tomatoes, biscuits and pecan pie — from The Grey and Husk Savannah to The Olde Pink House, The Collins Quarter and the legendary Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room.
Take a ghost tour after dark
Savannah is regularly called America's most haunted city — lantern-lit walking tours through the Historic District (and the famously eerie Colonial Park Cemetery) are a quintessential Savannah evening.
Dive into art, history & architecture
SCAD Museum of Art, the Telfair Academy and Jepson Center, the Mercer-Williams House (of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil fame) and the Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters — Savannah's story told properly.
Hop on a trolley or carriage tour
An easy first-day orientation — narrated trolley loops cover the Historic District's highlights, while horse-drawn carriages clip-clop through the squares for something more romantic.
Browse Broughton Street & City Market
Broughton Street for independent boutiques, Southern designers and ice cream at Leopold's; City Market for open-air galleries, jazz on the patio and a relaxed lunch.
Day trip to Tybee Island
Just 20 miles east — Savannah's beach. Climb the Tybee Island Light Station, kayak Little Tybee, dolphin-watch from the pier and finish with seafood at The Crab Shack.
Cross into the Lowcountry
Pair Savannah with a day in Charleston (2 hrs north), Bluffton and Hilton Head, or the wild beauty of Cumberland Island National Seashore — Savannah is the perfect Lowcountry base.
Source: visitsavannah.com, the official Savannah destination marketing organisation.
See Savannah
A glimpse of the Hostess City
Ready for Savannah?
Pair a few nights of Historic District charm with Charleston, Hilton Head or a wider Deep South fly-drive — we'll build the hotel, the food reservations, the tours and the day trips around you.