Beach Institute African American Cultural Center
museum, cultural center
Built in 1867 as one of the first schools for African Americans in Savannah after emancipation — now a museum celebrating Black art and culture.
Things To Do
From candlelit ghost tours to sunset riverboat cruises — Riverstreet offers experiences that stay with you long after you leave.
23 places to explore
museum, cultural center
Built in 1867 as one of the first schools for African Americans in Savannah after emancipation — now a museum celebrating Black art and culture.
A breathtakingly beautiful Victorian garden cemetery draped in Spanish moss — one of America's most celebrated burial grounds.
The oldest Roman Catholic church in Georgia — a soaring French Gothic cathedral with stunning stained glass on Lafayette Square.
One of Savannah's most storied squares — home to the General Oglethorpe statue and the bench used in filming Forrest Gump.
The oldest Black Baptist congregation in North America, organized in 1773 — a living monument to African American faith and freedom.
Savannah's most beloved public park — 30 acres of Spanish-moss-draped live oaks centered on the city's iconic white iron fountain.
The Italianate mansion at the center of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil — a stunning antebellum home open for tours.
A masterpiece of Regency architecture (1819) with one of the most intact urban slave quarters in the American South.
Georgia's oldest civil rights museum, telling the story of Savannah's pivotal role in the American civil rights movement.
A comprehensive museum inside a restored 1860s railway station telling 280 years of Savannah's rich history.
A sophisticated craft cocktail bar in a stunning 1909 Beaux-Arts armory building with soaring ceilings and rotating seasonal menus.
Savannah's coolest dive bar — a SCAD-adjacent hangout with cheap drinks, vinyl booths, and nightly live music.
A Savannah cult favourite — a coffee shop by day, wine and beer bar by night, with a legendary courtyard and rotating art shows.
Savannah's oldest craft brewery in a landmark 1821 hotel building — and reputedly the most haunted bar in the city.
A charming candlelit basement tavern beneath The Olde Pink House, serving cocktails and piano music in a 1771 setting.
Savannah's most iconic rooftop bar atop the Bohemian Hotel with panoramic views of the Savannah River.
The iconic River Street frozen daiquiri bar — a Savannah rite of passage with 20+ flavors to-go in the open-container zone.
A beloved Starland District dive bar and record shop — vinyl, cold PBR, and one of Savannah's most eccentric and welcoming neighbourhood hangouts.
Savannah's most-reviewed ghost tour operator — nightly walking tours through the most haunted squares and buildings in America's most haunted city.
The original Savannah trolley tour — hop-on, hop-off narrated tours covering all 22 squares and the city's most iconic sites.
The classic Savannah riverboat experience — sightseeing, dinner, and Sunday brunch cruises along the Savannah River on historic paddlewheelers.
Award-winning guided food tours visiting Savannah's best restaurants and hidden culinary gems on foot.
Expert-guided sea kayak tours through Savannah's coastal marshes, tidal creeks, and the backwaters of the Intracoastal Waterway.