Fun Things to do in Savannah

If you want to eat, shop, or spend a day outdoors in Forsyth Park– Savannah, Georgia has it all. The Hyatt Regency is located right in the heart of downtown with just the right view of the Savannah Riverfront. Walking distance to River Street and with easy access to trolley and carriage tours, it is easy to explore all that this historic city has to offer. So whether you are in the mood to spend a day surrounded by Spanish moss, sit on the same bench as Forrest Gump or just eat some good ol’ Southern cooking, Savannah is sure to have something for everyone! The average high temperature for Savannah is 85° during the early parts of June.

Tour the City!

Riverboat Cruise
Enjoy an evening of dinner, live entertainment, and an unforgettable tour of Savannah on a sightseeing river boat cruise. Experience refreshing river breezes on a sightseeing harbor tour, delicious local southern flavors, cultural entertainment, fun filled dinner, magical moonlight, and lavish brunches. All aboard for a unique tour and cruise attraction that is not to be missed!

The Savannah Walks
The Atlanta Braves regular season takes place April through September at Turner Field. The Ivan Allen, Jr. Braves Museum and Hall of Fame at Turner Field offers two new Hank Aaron exhibits. Both the Braves Museum and Turner Field are open year-round, even when the team is not in action. Ride the shuttle from Underground Atlanta directly to Turner Field.

Carriage Tours of Savannah
No visit to Savannah is complete without a sightseeing tour by horse-drawn carriage.  Let the gentle “clip-clop” of horses, and sway of the carriage, transport you to Savannah’s colorful past with one of our entertaining and informative tours.  Carriage Tours of Savannah was the city’s first carriage tour company, and has been featured in magazines, guide books and videos for over 30 years.  The 50-minute narrated tours depart from the Gazebo in the center of City Market, at Jefferson and West St. Julian Street.

Savannah Ghost Tours
Experience the unseen spirits that stroll among the living in the streets and squares of Savannah - “America’s Most Haunted City!”Hear the tales no other tours dare tell as shadows play tricks on your mind. Ghosts & Gravestones, one of Savannah’s many ghost tours, allow guests to journey through time with exclusive nighttime entry into River Street’s Perkins and Sons Ship Chandlery for a haunting experience. You are invited to explore this premier haunted tour as we Savannah’s rich history is mixed with some of its darker side!

Historic Sites

Bonaventure Cemetery
Bonaventure Cemetery is a public cemetery located on a scenic bluff of the Wilmington River. The cemetery became famous when it was featured in the 1994 novel "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt, and in the movie, directed by Clint Eastwood, based on the book. It is the largest of the city's municipal cemeteries, containing nearly 160 acres.

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. The Cathedral is filled with amazing architecture and rich with history.

First African Baptist Church
The First African Baptist Church of Savannah, Georgia, the oldest black church in North America, was established when the Baptist Church was laying its foundation in America. The church houses the first museum in any area black church established during the pastorate of Rev. McKinney. It contains archives and memorabilia that date the church back to the 18th century.

Congregation Mickve Israel
Congregation Mickve Israel is a Reform synagogue in the heart of the Historic District of Savannah, Georgia.  The congregation was founded in 1733, just a few months after General James Oglethorpe founded the colony of Georgia. It is the only neo-Gothic style synagogue in America.  With their tradition of Southern Jewish hospitality, we annually welcome thousands of visitors from all over the world. Tours are offered of the historic sanctuary and museum, and the congregation holds worship services on Sabbath and Jewish holidays.

Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home
Mary Flannery O'Connor was an American novelist, short-story writer and essayist. An important voice in American literature, she was a Southern writer who often wrote in a Southern Gothic style and relied heavily on regional settings and grotesque characters. O'Connor's writing also reflected her own Roman Catholic faith, and frequently examined questions of morality and ethics. Her childhood home and now museum, located on East Charlton Street, is furnished as it was in the 1920s and 1930s when the author lived there.

Fort Pulaski National Monument
Tour the three-story Tudor Revival mansion in Midtown where author Margaret Mitchell lived and wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The Margaret Mitchell House & Museum offers tours, a museum and museum shop, as well as a literature series that showcases Southern authors.

Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace
A National Center of Girl Scouts of the USA, the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace has something to offer everyone. Guests experience a taste of Victorian family life through guided tours of the Wayne-Gordon house, the home to four generations of Gordon’s. The house is the setting for a family story entwined in the history of Savannah and the United States. It features stylish Egyptian Revival and classical details popular in the early 19th century. Girl Scout troops travel from across the United States year-round to take part in programs and learn more about the organization's remarkable founder. Now it’s your turn!

Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum
The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum is named in honor of the father of Savannah’s modern civil rights movement. The museum site was originally constructed in 1914 as an African American bank. The museum chronicles the civil rights struggle of Georgia's oldest African American community. The three floors feature historic photographic and interactive exhibits, including an NAACP organizational exhibit and a fiber-optic map of eighty-seven significant civil rights sites and events.

The Mercer Williams House Museum
At the epicenter of Savannah architecture and beauty is The Mercer House. Construction of the house began in 1860, was interrupted by the Civil War and was later completed, circa 1868. Throughout the house you will see furniture and art from Mr. Williams’ private collection including 18th and 19th century furniture, 18th century English and American portraits, drawings from the 17th century and a wide collection of Chinese export porcelain. This is the first time the house has been open to the public since its restoration was completed.

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