SAVANNAH Georgia — We love the “Old South” and fell in love with those famous places near Savannah as well as the forgotten vacation spots. Whether traveling on a budget or not, Green Palm Inn happily shares quick tips and road trip ideas with our bed and breakfast guests for a romantic vacation, weekend trip, or business travel in Savannah.
Swoon a tad over a few pictures of famous places near Savannah, America’s most beautiful city. Then, let us know when you’re ready for your trip our way!
Famous Places Near Savannah
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Most famous for its graceful French fountain, Forsyth Park holds more treasures like the Confederate Monument shipped by sea to avoid crossing the Civil War's northern / Union lands. Photo (c) Green Palm Inn / Jerry Harris. -
Savannah many cultural and social scenes include Charles H. Morris Center on the Old Fort bluff. This location was a portion of the Georgia Colony's botanical test gardens, Trustees Garden. Photo (c) James Byous -
Waterfront Savannah River tug and ships showcase daily the bustling, modern metropolis that is 21st Century Savannah Georgia USA. -
A guided tour carriage gallops through the tunnel of ancient Live Oaks at Wormsloe Plantation -- Georgia's oldest plantation (ca. 1733). Photo (c) James Byous -
Palm at Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Lafayette Square. Palms are a symbol of fertility and good luck. Symbolic of safe returns, happy homecomings, safety and assurance, palm fronds are strewn upon the path of returning heroes from battle and returning pilgrims to the Holy Land. The Asian symbolism of the palm is one of renewal. In Judaism, the date palm represents peace and plenty. Palm stems represented long life to the Ancient Egyptians. Judaism, Christianity and Islam all originated and developed in these lands shaded by date palms. Photo used with permission. © Lisa Tomlinson. -
The Sicilian donkey -- one of about 100 free roaming in the donkey herd -- on the "donkey paradise" (quotes, Eleanor Torrey West) on Ossabaw Island, a Georgia Barrier Island and State Heritage Preserve. -
Savannah's famous Pirates House restaurant is located on one of the most historic spots in Georgia. It is here that Trustees Garden, the first experimental garden in America, was located. The small building adjoining the Pirates' House was erected in 1734 and is said to be the oldest house in the State of Georgia. The building originally housed the gardener of Trustees' Garden. His office and tool room were in the front section, while his stable occupied the back room and his hayloft, upstairs. The bricks used in the construction of this old "Herb House," as it is called today, were manufactured only a short block away under the bluff by the Savannah River where the colonists began brick making as early as 1733. Savannah is mentioned numerous times in the classic, Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Tis' said that old Captain Flint, who originally buried the fabulous treasure on Treasure Island, died at The Pirates’ House in an upstairs room. In the novel, Flint’s faithful mate, Billy Bones, was at his side when he breathed his last breathe, muttering "Darby, bring aft the rum." Today many swear that the ghost of Captain Flint still haunts The Pirates' House on moonless nights. Photo used with permission. © Tom Warner. -
Historic church and courthouse steeples in the Landmark Savannah Historic District downtown. Photo (c) James Byous -
Innkeepers Diane McCray and Jackie Heinz (Zeigler House Inn) at the soda fountain of Clary's Diner in the Savannah historic district, a movie location in "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" directed by Clint Eastwood. -
A vintage photo of Colonial Cemetery in downtown Savannah. In the American Revolutionary War and during the American Civil War, the grounds were trampled by horses and encamped soldiers. -- Library of Congress photo -
Quaint Little Savannah House on State Street. This tiny, one-room cottage on Green Square is considered Savannah’s smallest house in the historic district. The charming little home is featured in the book Savannah’s Little Crooked Houses: If These Walls Could Talk? by Susan B. Johnson. An interview with Ms. Johnson may be read at this link. Just down the street -- 416 E. State Street -- is the first home built in Savannah by Isaiah Davenport, known locally as Laura’s House.” Photo used with permission. © Rachel -
Juliette Low and 600 Confederate soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg are among the prominent graves in Laurel Grove Cemetery in downtown Savannah. Photo: Jerry Harris -
Resurrection Fern grows on steps of a home in downtown Savannah's historic district. Photo (c) Diane Field. Used with permission. -
Ballast Stone Steps on the Savannah River Bluff. Descend the precarious stone steps and immerse yourself in the center of Savannah's eatery, pubs and nightlife district. The ballast stones from ships were used to pave the narrow alleys and stairs that lead down to the Savannah River from Bay Street. Technically, they are not cobblestones, as any local will gladly tell you. Rather, they're rubble of various compositions that crossed the ocean in frigates, serving as ballast in holds that would return bearing cotton, the venerated “white gold.” Photo used with permission. © Jim Hasapis.
If you are a novice traveler to The South and concerned about southern ways and language, Bill Bryson’s advise about visiting a new place may reassure you.
“I can’t think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can’t read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense of how things work, you can’t even reliably cross a street without endangering your life. Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses.” – William McGuire “Bill” Bryson
A CAUTIONARY NOTE
There are misconceptions about The South, like the quote below from John F. Kennedy. On your next visit, Green Palm Inn will helped to update our progress.
“Washington [D.C.] is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.” - John F. Kennedy, U.S. President
Green Palm Inn B&B in Savannah, Georgia, will showcase not only true southern charm on the Georgia Coast, but the southern beauty, the southern stories, and the northern efficiency — all from our Michigan-native innkeeper.
FAMOUS CONNECTIONS
You may want to consider riding AMTRAK to glimpse the cities with historical Savannah connections. Remember, we’re storytellers so we love stories that connect Savannah to larger famous American cities — like New York, Washington DC, Chicago, and Boston, for starters. For example, Daniel Chester French sculpted the bronze statue of Georgia founder General James Oglethorpe in Chippewa Square in Savannah. New York architect Henry Bacon designed the pedestal and base. A few years later Bacon and French teamed up again to produce the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
We hope you will come soon and often, assured that we will make the proper introductions to what is famous as well as a few of the secrets of Savannah during your stay at Green Palm Inn.
