The Telfair Family Mansion is now the oldest public art museum in the South and the first art museum in America founded by a woman.
Merely a scant block from the Savannah River, The Pirates' House first opened in 1753 as an inn for seafarers, and fast became a meeting point for blood-thirsty pirates and sailors. Today it is a restaurant!!
The city is laid out in squares. Madison Square is the heart of Revolutionary War history in the city. It was named for President James Madison. It has a tribute to Sergeant William Jasper who fell at the Siege of Savannah and also marks the British line of defense during that 1779 battle.
The city of Savannah was laid out in squares. Chippewa Square is home to a bronze statue of colony founder, James Oglethorpe. This square however is best known for Forrest Gump's bench which was parked at the north end of the square. Sadly there is no bench there as the actual bench resides at the Savannah History Museum.
Not necessarily an historic site, but Leopold's Ice Cream is a famous Savannah location and is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year!!
As you leave Wright Square you pass the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts. Savannah also is the location of the first headquarters of the Girl Scouts.
Savannah has some beautiful churches and many have tours. This is the cathedral of St. John the Baptist. You can see the twin spires when viewing the skyline of Savannah.
Savannah has plenty of ghost stories. We saw a ghost story tour group appropriately seated on top of a hearse. And, the moon river brewing company has been visited by multiple ghost hunters and paranormal experts.
There is a beautiful statue at the riverfront call "The waving girl." Story has it that Florence Martus (1868-1943) lived in a remote cottage and was very lonely. So, one day she and her devoted collie went down to the riverfront and greeted the ships on the Savannah river with a wave of her handkerchief. It is believed that in doing this every day for 44 years she greeted over 50,000 ships. There is also a story that she was out looking for a sailor that she came to love so she went down to the waterfront to greet his return, but he never did return.
From all of this touring, we worked up an appetite. We decided to try something sure to have interesting items on the menu: Six Pence Pub. This is an original authentic British Pub and also one of the locations for the Julia Roberts/Dennis Quaid movie "Something to Talk About." And the food is definitely something to talk about!
We ordered three starters to share and hoped we would have room for dessert. We started with scotch eggs. These are hard boiled eggs wrapped in sausage.
Next, we tried "Loaded Bangers." This dish is English style Cumberland Sausage stuffed with mashed potatoes, bacon and cheddar cheese and served with spicy mustard. It was fabulous!!
Last of the starters was Broiled Portabella - This is a balsamic marinated portabella mushroom topped with crab meat, tomato and mozzarella cheese. It was yummy.
These were all fantastic, and we were pretty full but we could not resist the idea of a chocolate éclair for two. The pastry was so large it had to be baked in a loaf pan. It was stuffed with delicious custard and tons of chocolate over the top. It was so amazing we ate the whole thing!!
After stuffing ourselves we decided to do our own little walking tour of Savannah. Sadly, not one photo of both of us, but here are some that include us individually. It is especially nice to experience the beauty of the tall oaks that proliferate all over the city. They never brown as new growth pushes out the old leaves!
We had a fabulous day visiting the city of Savannah. Now the next stop on our tour is Charleston, SC.
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