City Guide - Savannah, Georgia

Savannah is an elegant, historic city with a bustling riverfront, fascinating architecture, and plenty of excellent galleries and high-end shops. Museums include the Telfair Museum of Art, the Savannah History Museum, and the Mighty 8th Airforce Museum. Savannah also hosts events such as the Craft Brew Festival, Film Festival, and Jazz Festival, as well as several home and garden tour weekends. Nearby Tybee Island Beach is a favorite summer getaway, featuring 5 miles of sandy beaches and the picturesque Tybee Light Station. For the lowest prices on Savannah, GA hotels, book your Savannah hotel on HotelsFirst.com.

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Located in Savannah’s Emmet Park on Bay Street, The Old Harbor Light has also been known as the Savannah Harbor Rear Range Light or the Beacon Range Light. The light was erected by the United States Lighthouse Board in 1858 as the rear range light with the front light on Fig Island to help guide [...]

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Old Harbor Light
If you haven’t had a chance to see the Tall Ships – just in town for their docking portion of the Challenge – be sure to send them off right on Monday. These amazing boats have many stories to tell – from “The Bounty” which masked as “The Black Pearl” for each of the Pirates [...]

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Tall Ships Challenge has a “must see” Monday Event
An al fresco art show like Savannah hasn’t seen, this high caliber show brought to you by Verizon and Southern Eagle Distributing brings a very select group of local, regional and national artisan exhibitors to the historic Savannah Riverfront offering a dazzling array of fine art and fine craft. Amble along Rousakis Riverfront Plaza enjoying [...]

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Fine Arts on the River welcomes World Class Artisans
One monument that stands out amongst the rest is the beautiful and symbolic Olympic Torch sculpture. Located near the Waving Girl monument on the historic riverfront, the Olympic Torch is a reminder of the yachting events held here for the 1996 Summer Olympics. Although the Olympics were actually being held in Atlanta, they needed a [...]

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Olympic Torch Monument
The fun will start with Wet Willie’s First Friday Fireworks at 9:30pm on April 6th and then Saturday April 7th is filled with local and regional artisans, DJ’s-to-Go, Performing Arts Collective of Savannah and more! The weather will be warm and what better way to cool down than with a frosty cold beverage from our [...]

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Spring Has Sprung on Historic Savannah Riverfront!