Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport 21 min
Fort McAllister State Park (27 min) Historic riverside Civil War fort with museum & special programs plus recreation & camping areas. Forsyth Park (18 min) 30-acre park with basketball & tennis courts, paths, a historic fountain & a Confederate memorial. Telfair Academy (19 min) Part of oldest public art museum in the South, housing 19th- & 20th-century American & European art. Chippewa Square (19 min) The site of a museum, theater & Forrest Gump's famous bus bench, named for the Battle of Chippewa. The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist (20 min) 19th-century Roman Catholic church with neo-gothic architecture, stained glass & music recitals. Wormsloe Historic Site (21 min) Historic site featuring the ruins of a Colonial estate, gardens, trails & an oak-lined driveway. Mercer Williams House Museum (18 min) Guided tours of Italianate mansion immortalized in book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace (19 min) Birthplace of the Girl Scout's founder offers tours of the Regency-style house, plus a gift shop. Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens at the Historic Bamboo Farm (5 min) This 51-acre horticultural attraction boasts ornamental gardens & pick-your-own berry fields. SCAD Museum of Art (18 min) Part of the Savannah College of Art & Design, this teaching museum displays modern art & more. National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force (19 min) 90,000-sq.-ft. complex exhibiting real aircraft, images & medals from the 8th Air Force. Savannah Historic District (17 min) Urban historic district featuring 18th & 19th-century architecture & scenic public spaces. Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters (20 min) English Regency-style house museum circa 1811–1820, with parterre garden & original slave quarters. Telfair Museums (18 min) The South's oldest public art museum, with American & European works spread over 3 themed buildings. City Market (21 min) Four block open-air market since the 1700s with shopping, dining & artworks in restored warehouses. |