History & Heritage
Historic Sites of Savannah
From antebellum mansions and Civil War battlegrounds to the living heritage of Gullah Geechee culture — Savannah's history runs deep and wide.
African American Heritage Trail
Savannah has a rich African American history spanning from Gullah Geechee culture to the Civil Rights movement.
African American Heritage Sites
4 sites with documented African American history
Beach Institute African American 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.
502 E Harris St, Savannah, GA 31401
First African Baptist Church
The oldest Black Baptist congregation in North America, organized in 1773 — a living monument to African American faith and freedom.
23 Montgomery St, Savannah, GA 31401
Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters
A masterpiece of Regency architecture (1819) with one of the most intact urban slave quarters in the American South.
124 Abercorn St, Savannah, GA 31401
Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum
Georgia's oldest civil rights museum, telling the story of Savannah's pivotal role in the American civil rights movement.
460 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Savannah, GA 31401
All Historic Sites
Bonaventure Cemetery
A breathtakingly beautiful Victorian garden cemetery draped in Spanish moss — one of America's most celebrated burial grounds.
330 Bonaventure Rd, Savannah, GA 31404
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
The oldest Roman Catholic church in Georgia — a soaring French Gothic cathedral with stunning stained glass on Lafayette Square.
222 E Harris St, Savannah, GA 31401
Chippewa Square
One of Savannah's most storied squares — home to the General Oglethorpe statue and the bench used in filming Forrest Gump.
Chippewa Square, Savannah, GA 31401
Forsyth Park
Savannah's most beloved public park — 30 acres of Spanish-moss-draped live oaks centered on the city's iconic white iron fountain.
Forsyth Park, Savannah, GA 31401
Mercer Williams House Museum
The Italianate mansion at the center of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil — a stunning antebellum home open for tours.
429 Bull St, Savannah, GA 31401
Savannah History Museum
A comprehensive museum inside a restored 1860s railway station telling 280 years of Savannah's rich history.
303 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Savannah, GA 31401