We really fell in love with Savannah! It’s a beautiful, safe, walkable town. The downtown area has an ‘old city’ feeling that kept a lot of the historic nature with cobblestone streets, historic buildings, brick sidewalks, iron work, and oddly … a pile of snow (even though it was in the 50’s that day?!?!?).

One day we drove over to Tybee Island. This is a cute little touristy area but it was pretty quiet when we were there in November. We did get to play a little pinball after lunch at Rock House!!

We spent a lot of time on River Street checking out the restaurants, bars, and shops. Some of our favorites were Boar’s Head Grill and Tavern and the Wine Bar on the River. Many of the bars seem to have a prohibition era theme, like The Bootlegger.

We also took a day trip to Hilton Head Island and saw a great musician while eating lunch at Big Bamboo. Then we visited the Hilton Head Distillery, but sadly weren’t crazy about their rums.

In honor of Jimmy Carter’s passing, we had a drink at Pinky Masters where, legend has it, he stood on the bar to announce his candidacy for President!!

Another must see is the Wormsloe Historic Site with it’s “Mile of Oaks,” an approximately mile and a half long driveway lined with hundreds of majestic Live Oak Trees. They’ve stopped allowing motor vehicle access because, sadly, it was harming the health of the trees. The first image below we took 9 years ago in the Spring. The next two are in the Winter, but does illustrate the decline of the Spanish Moss present today.

Of course, no visit to Savannah is complete without visiting Forsythe Park.