Savannah Historic District Walking Tour
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Savannah Historic District Walking Tour

26 min 1.4 mi

Cobblestones laid as ship ballast, cotton warehouses turned shops, and the woman who waved at every ship for 44 years

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Illustration of River Street & the Waving Girl
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River Street & the Waving Girl

River Street at Morrell Park, Savannah, GA 31401

3:37

Stand still for a second and look down at your feet.

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Illustration of Johnson Square
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Johnson Square

Bull Street & E. Congress Street, Savannah, GA 31401

3:02

Everything you're about to see in Savannah — every leafy square, every shaded bench, every…

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Illustration of Wright Square & Tomochichi's Grave
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Wright Square & Tomochichi's Grave

Bull Street & W. State Street, Savannah, GA 31401

2:55

Before there was a Savannah, there was a Yamacraw town on this bluff —…

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Illustration of Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace
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Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace

10 E. Oglethorpe Avenue, Savannah, GA 31401

2:56

On October 31st, 1860, in the elegant Regency house in front of you, a baby…

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Illustration of Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters
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Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters

124 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA 31401

3:07

In March 1825, a sixty-seven-year-old French aristocrat stood on the…

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Illustration of Colonial Park Cemetery
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Colonial Park Cemetery

200 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA 31401

3:22

Six acres, established in 1750, and nobody has been legally buried here since 1853 —…

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Illustration of Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist
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Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist

222 E. Harris Street, Savannah, GA 31401

3:16

Look up at the twin spires in front of you, the murals if you…

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Illustration of Forsyth Park & Fountain
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Forsyth Park & Fountain

Gaston Street & Bull Street, Savannah, GA 31401

3:19

We're ending this tour the way a lot of great civic projects begin: with good…

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