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| Savannah & Environs Attractions |
| Beaufort | Charleston | Davenport House |
| This picturesque town north of Savannah
was featured in Forest Gump. Spring tour of homes one Saturday in
March or April. 803 524-0363. |
Historic
Charleston is another wonderful town 2 hours drive north of Savannah
in South Carolina. Gracious air of the old South. Spoleto Festival USA 843 722-2764 or 843 723-0402 tickets |
A 1820 Federal home has American and English period
furnishings, ironwork. 324 E State St on Columbia Square. Tours daily
10-4. 912 236-8097 |
| Hilton Head Island | Historic District | Jekyll Island |
| Luxury resort off the Coast of South Carolina has been home to Indians, freed slaves or the Gullah population, plantations and Civil War forts. Chamber of Commerce 803 785-3673. | England's last colony founded in 1733 in Savannah and flourished with tobacco and cotton. 24 oridinal squares survive with beaufiful townhouses and parks. Visitor Center, tours. 912 944-0455. Old Savannah tours 912 354-7913. | One of the Golden Isles. Now a major resort area, was in 1886 bought by millionaires JP Morgan and Wm Rockefeller . 10 mile long beach.Welcome Center at 901 Jekyll Island Cswy daily 9-5. 912 635-3636 or 800 841-6586. |
| kudzu | Okefenokee Swamp | Riverboat Cruises |
| leafy green vine grows 30 cm on a hot summer day and overtakes trees and gardens
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National Wildlife Refuge. Fishing, rental boats, motors and canoes. Suwannee Canal Recreation Area 14 km southwest on SR23/121, then 5 km west on Spur 121. Visitor center. 800 SWAMP-96. | One hour narrated harbor cruises and two hour Sunday brunch, dinner dance aboard the Savannah River Queen. Sightseeing cruises depart daily at 2 and 4 from 9 E River St. 912 232-6404 or 800 786-6404 |
| Typee Island | Victorian District | Wormsloe Plantation |
| Savannah's beach resort on the Atlantic
coast an hour's drive away. Visitor Center at 209 Butler Ave, |
Beyond the Historic District later built Victorian district has magnificent buildings from the late 1800s |
Noble Jones, one of the original 114 colonists who came with Gen James E. Oglethorpe, built the plantation in1756. A 2 km road bordered by old oaks leads to the site. Visitor center. Closed Mon. 912 353-3023 |
| EuroUSA Savannah Culture |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | tour | virtual tour | Savannah Online | voodoo
| EuroUSA Savannah Entertainment |
EuroUSA Events in Savannah
ST PATRICK'S DAY PARADE in mid March
SAVANNAH TOUR OF HOMES AND GARDENS in March
912 234-8054
Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston,
South Carolina in May telephone 843 722-2764 or 843 723-0402 for tickets
EuroUSA Restaurants in Savannah
BISTRO SAVANNAH Seafood 309 West Congress St 912 233-6266
CLARY'S CAFE Breakfast 404 Abercorn St 912 233-0402
CRAB SHACK Seafood 40 Estill Hammock Road 912 786-9857
GOOD EATS 606 Abercorn St 912 447-5444
RIVER HOUSE 125 W River St 912 234-4229
SCUZZI! Italian 116 West Congress St 912 234-2352
WALLS BAR-B-QUE 515 East York Lane 912 232-9754
Alakai Outfitters 1213 Highway 80 912 786-4000 rents kayaks, surfboards and bikes