The Savannah attractions worth planning around fall into five groups: the squares and public landmarks, which are free and always open; the historic house museums, which are the city’s strongest paid sights; the art and history museums; the churches; and the forts, plantation ruins and marshes beyond downtown. If you only have time for one from each, make it Forsyth Park and the squares, the Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters, the Telfair Museums, the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist, and Wormsloe or Fort Pulaski. This page lists each major attraction with the same logistics box: price, days and hours, time needed, booking and access.
It’s written for planners who want to compare sights side by side before building a day. The caveat that trips people up: Savannah’s attractions don’t share a closing day. The Telfair sites close on Mondays, the SCAD Museum of Art and the Tybee lighthouse on Tuesdays, several house museums on Sundays, and many close on St. Patrick’s parade day. Every price, hour and access note below was checked September 23, 2026 against official sources.
Savannah Attractions at a Glance
| Attraction | Adult price | Time needed | Closed | Book ahead? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth Park and the squares | Free | 1-3 hours | Never | No |
| River Street and Plant Riverside | Free to walk | 1-2 hours | Never | No |
| City Market | Free to walk | 30-90 minutes | Never | No |
| Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters | $30 Telfair ticket (3 sites, 7 days) | 45-60 minutes | Mondays | No; time assigned at check-in |
| Telfair Academy and Jepson Center | Same $30 ticket | 1-2 hours | Mondays | No |
| Mercer Williams House | $14.95 plus tax | 35-minute tour | Open daily | No; first come, first served |
| Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace | $15 | At least 1 hour | Call to confirm | Yes, online |
| Davenport House | $15 | 60-70 minutes | Sundays | Yes, timed tours |
| Andrew Low House | $15 | One guided tour | Open daily | No |
| Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist | $3 suggested donation | 20-30 minutes | During services | No |
| First African Baptist Church | $15 tour | One tour, at 1pm | Sundays | Groups of 10 or more |
| Georgia State Railroad Museum | $20 | 1.5-2 hours | Open daily | No |
| Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum | $17.50 | At least 1 hour | Some holidays | No |
| Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum | $15 | 1-1.5 hours | Sundays and Mondays | No |
| Bonaventure Cemetery | Free | 1-2 hours | Open daily 8am-5pm | No |
| Wormsloe State Historic Site | $12 | About 2 hours | Thanksgiving, Christmas | No |
| Fort Pulaski National Monument | $10 (ages 16 and up) | About 90 minutes | Open daily | No |
| Old Fort Jackson | $15 | About 1 hour | Some holidays | No |
For a ranked list that also covers tours, food and experiences beyond these landmarks, see our guide to things to do in Savannah. This page sticks to the places themselves.
The Best Savannah Attractions for Your Kind of Trip
| If you’re | Prioritize |
|---|---|
| A first-time visitor | The squares and Forsyth Park, the Owens-Thomas House, the Telfair Academy and the Cathedral Basilica |
| A history reader | The Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters, the Davenport House, the Civil Rights Museum, First African Baptist Church, Pin Point and Fort Pulaski |
| Traveling with kids | The Railroad Museum and its STEAM Center, Old Fort Jackson’s cannon programs, Oatland Island, the Tybee Marine Science Center and Fort Pulaski (free under 16) |
| An art lover | The Telfair Academy and Jepson Center, the SCAD Museum of Art and the Art Center at City Market |
| A literature fan | The Mercer Williams House, the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home and the Bird Girl in the Telfair Academy |
| On a tight budget | The squares, Forsyth Park, Bonaventure, Plant Riverside’s Generator Hall, the Cathedral Basilica and the free ferry |
| Short on time | A walk down Bull Street, one house museum and the Cathedral Basilica |
| Using a wheelchair | The Jepson Center, the Prohibition Museum, the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace and the Mighty Eighth museum, linked by the ferry and the DOT shuttle |
Squares, Parks and Public Landmarks
Forsyth Park
Savannah’s big central park sits at the south end of the Historic District, with its 1858 fountain at the north end. The fountain has been running again since December 19, 2025, after its first major restoration since 1988, and a new Shade Garden opened on the park’s west side on February 18, 2026. On Saturdays, the Forsyth Farmers’ Market fills the south end, and the free Savannah Jazz Festival takes over in September. Note that the park sits outside the downtown to-go cup zone.
Plan it: free; public park; 30 to 60 minutes, more on market Saturdays (9am to 1pm); no booking; paved paths and the free DOT Express Shuttle’s Forsyth loop.
The squares
Of the 24 squares in the 1733 town plan, 22 survive. Elbert and Liberty were lost, and Ellis Square was restored in 2010. Each is a small park framed by houses, churches and monuments, and walking Bull Street from City Hall to Forsyth Park takes you through five of them. One recent change: the City renamed Calhoun Square as Taylor Square, for Civil War nurse and teacher Susie King Taylor, with a vote in August 2023 and a dedication on February 10, 2024.
Plan it: free; always open; an hour for Bull Street, half a day to see most of them; no booking; brick sidewalks, uneven in places.
River Street
The riverfront’s old cotton warehouses now hold shops, bars and restaurants along a cobblestone street at the foot of the bluff. The Waving Girl statue stands in Morrell Park at the east end, beside the free Belles Ferry’s Waving Girl landing, and the ferry to Hutchinson Island is the cheapest river view in town. The street sits inside the to-go cup zone, which shapes its evenings.
Plan it: free to walk; shops and restaurants keep their own hours; 1 to 2 hours; no booking; cobblestones, with two public elevators from Bay Street (between the Hyatt and City Hall, and at The Alida).
City Market
Four blocks of restored warehouses along West St. Julian Street, beside Ellis Square, with restaurants, shops, galleries and the upstairs Art Center at City Market, where you can watch artists at work. It’s casual and built for visitors, and it makes a good anchor for the west side of downtown, with the American Prohibition Museum inside the market and The Grey restaurant a few minutes away.
Plan it: free to walk; the market lists daily hours of 10am to 6pm, and restaurants keep their own; 30 to 90 minutes; no booking; pedestrian courtyards.
Plant Riverside District
A former power plant at the west end of River Street, now a hotel-and-entertainment complex. Anyone can walk through Generator Hall, with its 135-foot dinosaur, fossils and minerals, and along its quarter-mile riverwalk. District Live concerts are ticketed.
Plan it: free to walk through; 30 to 60 minutes; concerts ticketed; 400 W. River Street, with an elevator at The Alida next door.
Bonaventure Cemetery and Colonial Park Cemetery
Bonaventure, a City-run cemetery a short drive east of downtown, is the one to plan a half-morning around: oak-lined paths, marble statuary and the marsh beyond. Colonial Park Cemetery, downtown on Oglethorpe Avenue, is the older and smaller one, easy to walk through between museums. Treat both as places where people are still mourned, not as sets for a ghost story.
Plan it: Bonaventure is free and open daily 8am to 5pm per the City, at 330 Bonaventure Road; allow 1 to 2 hours; drive or take a rideshare. Colonial Park is free during posted hours.
Historic House Museums
These are Savannah’s best paid attractions. Most are tour-only, with limited group sizes, so the booking rules matter more than the price.
Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters
Run by Telfair Museums, this Regency-style house on Oglethorpe Square includes the quarters behind it where enslaved people lived and worked, and the site’s very name puts their lives at the center of its story. It’s the most complete picture downtown of how the city’s elegance was paid for.
Plan it: $30 Telfair ticket covers all three Telfair sites for seven days; Tuesday to Sunday, guided tours every 15 minutes from 10am to 3:30pm, then self-guided audio until 4pm; 45 to 60 minutes; no advance booking, tour time assigned at check-in, groups of up to 12; original staircases and no elevator.
Mercer Williams House
The Italianate house on Monterey Square is best known from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and its main rooms are open for short guided tours.
Plan it: $14.95 plus 7% tax, $12 for students and active military, free for 6 and under; tours Monday to Saturday 10:30am to 4:10pm and Sunday noon to 4pm, leaving every 20 to 40 minutes; 35 minutes; first come, first served (parties of six or more call 912-238-0208); not licensed as handicap accessible.
Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace
The childhood home of the Girl Scouts’ founder, and a popular stop for scouts and their families. It’s one of the few house museums downtown with full elevator access.
Plan it: $15 adults, $12 for seniors, military and students 5 to 21, free for 4 and under; the museum’s own pages list conflicting hours, so confirm the day’s schedule at 912-233-4501; at least an hour; buy online, since tours sell out in June, July and school holidays; full elevator access through a street-level garden entrance.
Davenport House
A Federal-style house on Columbia Square whose threatened demolition in the 1950s helped start Savannah’s preservation movement. Tours are timed and small.
Plan it: $15 adults, $12 for students 18 to 21, $10 for ages 6 to 17; Monday to Friday 11am to 3:30pm and Saturday 10am to 4pm, closed Sunday; 60 to 70 minutes; book a specific tour time (groups of up to 15) and check in at the Historic Kennedy Pharmacy on East Broughton at Habersham; three sets of curved stairs and no elevator, though the exhibitions are wheelchair accessible. Its ticket is part of the $36 Pioneers in Preservation Pass.
Andrew Low House
A mid-1800s house on Lafayette Square run by the Colonial Dames, with guided tours through the main rooms.
Plan it: $15 adults, $14 seniors 60 and up, $13 students 6 to 21, free for under 6 and active military; Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm, Sunday noon to 4pm, tours on the hour and half hour; one guided tour; no booking; not ADA compliant, and wheelchairs can’t be accommodated.
Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home
The writer’s childhood home at 207 E. Charlton Street on Lafayette Square, across from the Cathedral Basilica.
Plan it: Thursday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm, with guided tours at 11am, 1pm and 3pm; 45 to 60 minutes; book in person, by phone at 912-233-6014 or online; not wheelchair accessible.
Sorrel-Weed House
A house on Madison Square known now mostly for its nightly ghost tour, which is storytelling rather than history, plus a daytime history and architecture tour.
Plan it: ghost tour nightly, $35, ages 10 and up, 75 minutes, reservations required; history and architecture tour $14.
Museums
Telfair Academy and Jepson Center
Telfair Museums runs three sites on one ticket: the Telfair Academy, a 19th-century mansion that is the South’s oldest public art museum, the modern Jepson Center across Telfair Square, and the Owens-Thomas House. The Bird Girl statue from the cover of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is now inside the Telfair Academy.
Plan it: $30 adults, $27 seniors and military, $20 students 13 to 25, $10 ages 6 to 12, free for 5 and under, for all three sites with unlimited visits for seven days; Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 5pm, closed Mondays and on MLK Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas; 1 to 2 hours; no booking; the Jepson Center is fully wheelchair accessible, with elevators to all three levels and a wheelchair entrance to the right of its York Street doors.
Georgia State Railroad Museum
Set in Tricentennial Park on the site of the Central of Georgia Railway’s old shops and terminal, with a working turntable, historic locomotives and railcars, and short train rides on a seasonal schedule. Admission includes the Savannah Children’s Museum STEAM Center, which opened in November 2025 with an 1,800-square-foot mirror maze.
Plan it: $20 adults, $14 ages 3 to 12; daily 9am to 4pm; 1.5 to 2 hours; no booking, and train rides are first come, first served, so call ahead to check the day’s schedule.
Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum
The museum of Savannah’s civil rights movement, on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. It’s one of the essential stops for understanding the modern city.
Plan it: $15 adults, $8 seniors, $7 students, cards only for individual tickets; Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm, last tour 3:30pm; about an hour or more; groups call 912-777-6099.
Savannah History Museum
In the old Central of Georgia railroad station next to the MLK Boulevard visitor center, covering the city from its founding onward. It also displays the bench from Forrest Gump.
Plan it: $12 adults, $8 ages 3 to 12; daily 9am to 4pm; about an hour; the Coastal Heritage Society’s $30 “See 3” ticket covers this, the Railroad Museum and one more of its sites.
Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum
Ship models and maritime history in a Regency-era mansion with gardens, near City Market.
Plan it: $17.50 adults, $14.50 students, seniors and military, $48 family; daily 10am to 5pm, last admission 4:30pm, closed on 11 holidays including St. Patrick’s Day; at least an hour; accessible gardens and a lift to the main floor, but the upper floors are stairs only.
SCAD Museum of Art
The Savannah College of Art and Design’s contemporary art museum, near the west side’s other museums.
Plan it: Monday and Wednesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday noon to 5pm, closed Tuesdays; check current admission on the museum’s site before you go.
American Prohibition Museum
A City Market museum on the dry years, with a speakeasy bar attached.
Plan it: from $17.57, $29.92 with a drink, guided tours from $42; daily 10am to 5pm, final entry 4:15pm, closed only on St. Patrick’s Day; 45 to 60 minutes; fully ADA compliant with an elevator.
Massie Heritage Center and the Mighty Eighth
Massie Heritage Center, in a school building from the 1850s near Forsyth Park, explains the city plan and its architecture (Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm; $10 adults). Out in Pooler, the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force covers the World War II bomber force that was founded in Savannah (Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday noon to 5pm, closed Mondays; $13 adults, tax included; allow 2 to 2.5 hours; fully wheelchair accessible).
Churches and Sacred Sites
Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist
The twin-spired French Gothic cathedral on Lafayette Square, named a minor basilica by Pope Francis in 2020. Inside, the stained glass and painted ceilings are the reason to come.
Plan it: no tickets, $3 suggested donation; open to visitors Monday to Saturday 9am to 11:30am and 1pm to 4:30pm, and Sunday 1pm to 4:30pm; closes for services, weddings and funerals; 20 to 30 minutes; elevator on Harris Street.
First African Baptist Church
A historic Black Baptist congregation on Franklin Square, near City Market. Its daily history tour covers the congregation’s long story and the building it worships in.
Plan it: history tours Monday to Saturday at 1pm only; $15 adults, $12 seniors, military and students; arrive 10 minutes early; groups of 10 or more reserve; tours can be canceled for church activities.
Forts, Ruins and Nature Beyond Downtown
Wormsloe State Historic Site
The colonial estate of the Jones family, about 10 miles south of downtown, with the famous 1.5-mile avenue of live oaks, tabby ruins, a colonial life area, nature trails and marsh views. Wormsloe was a working plantation, and its history includes the enslaved people who labored there. Since a new visitor center opened in January 2024, cars no longer drive the avenue: you walk, bike or ride a free narrated trolley that leaves every 30 minutes, at the top and bottom of the hour, and takes about 20 minutes.
Plan it: Georgia State Parks lists adult admission at $12, with lower prices for seniors and children, and daily hours of 9am to 4:45pm (closed Thanksgiving and Christmas); about 2 hours; no booking; about 15 to 20 minutes’ drive from downtown.
Fort Pulaski National Monument
A brick fort on Cockspur Island, about 15 miles east of Savannah on US 80, famous for falling to Union rifled cannon in 1862, which showed that masonry forts were obsolete. The Cockspur Island Lighthouse nearby has been closed to the public since 2015; you see it from the Lighthouse Overlook Trail.
Plan it: $10 per person 16 and older, free for 15 and under, valid seven days, card only; visitor center 9am to 5pm, fort 9am to 4:30pm; about 90 minutes; no booking; the casemates have ramps, but the upper level is steep stairs only.
Old Fort Jackson
Georgia’s oldest standing brick fortification, on the river east of downtown, run by the Coastal Heritage Society, with cannon-firing programs scheduled at 11am and 2pm.
Plan it: $15 adults, $10 ages 3 to 12; daily 9am to 4pm, with closures on St. Patrick’s Day and major holidays; about an hour; call 912-232-3945 to confirm the day’s programs.
Pin Point Heritage Museum, Oatland Island and the marshes
The Pin Point Heritage Museum tells the story of a Gullah Geechee community on the marsh (Thursday to Saturday, 9am to 4pm; $15 adults). The Oatland Island Wildlife Center, about 5 miles east of downtown, has a 2-mile loop of trail and boardwalk past native animals (daily 10am to 4:30pm, no entry after 3:30pm; $7 adults; allow about 2 hours). Skidaway Island State Park charges $10 per vehicle for parking. Across the river in South Carolina, the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge’s 4.5-mile Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive is free and open from sunrise to sunset.
Tybee Island Light Station
The Tybee Island Light Station, about 30 minutes east of downtown, is a climb of 178 steps with a landing every 25. The Tybee Island Marine Science Center nearby is the rainy-day or family pairing.
Plan it: $14 adults; Wednesday to Monday 9am to 4:30pm, closed Tuesdays, on St. Patrick’s parade day and several holidays; about an hour; admission includes two hours of parking in the lighthouse lot; no elevator and no backpacks on the climb.
Which Attractions Are Open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Sundays?
Wednesday to Saturday, nearly everything is open. The rest of the week is where plans break, so check this table before you assign a sight to a day.
| Attraction | Monday | Tuesday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telfair Academy, Jepson Center, Owens-Thomas House | Closed | Open | Open |
| Mercer Williams House | Open | Open | Tours noon-4pm |
| Davenport House | Open | Open | Closed |
| Andrew Low House | Open | Open | Noon-4pm |
| Cathedral Basilica | Open | Open | 1pm-4:30pm |
| First African Baptist Church tours | 1pm | 1pm | No tours |
| Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home | Closed | Closed | Open |
| SCAD Museum of Art | Open | Closed | Noon-5pm |
| Civil Rights Museum | Closed | Open | Closed |
| Massie Heritage Center | Open | Open | Closed |
| Mighty Eighth Air Force museum | Closed | Open | Noon-5pm |
| Pin Point Heritage Museum | Closed | Closed | Closed (Thursday-Saturday only) |
| Tybee lighthouse and Marine Science Center | Open | Closed | Open |
| Ships of the Sea, Prohibition Museum, History Museum, Railroad Museum | Open | Open | Open |
| Wormsloe, Fort Pulaski, Old Fort Jackson, Bonaventure, Oatland Island | Open | Open | Open |
Accessibility at a Glance
| Attraction | Access |
|---|---|
| Jepson Center | Fully accessible; elevators to all three levels |
| American Prohibition Museum | Fully ADA compliant, with an elevator |
| Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace | Full elevator access through the garden entrance |
| National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force | Fully wheelchair accessible |
| Cathedral Basilica | Elevator on Harris Street |
| Ships of the Sea | Gardens and main floor via lift; upper floors stairs only |
| Davenport House | Exhibitions accessible; house has curved stairs and no elevator |
| Fort Pulaski | Casemates have ramps; upper level stairs only |
| Owens-Thomas House | Original staircases, no elevator |
| Andrew Low House | Not ADA compliant |
| Mercer Williams House | Not licensed as handicap accessible |
| Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home | Not wheelchair accessible |
| Tybee Island Light Station | 178 steps, no elevator |
Getting between attractions, the free DOT Express Shuttle and the Savannah Belles Ferry are both ADA accessible, and Old Town Trolley’s hop-on hop-off tours have wheelchair lifts on many vehicles with 24 hours’ notice.
Combination Tickets and Passes
| Ticket | Price | What it covers | Valid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telfair Museums | $30 adult | Telfair Academy, Jepson Center, Owens-Thomas House | 7 days, unlimited visits |
| Pioneers in Preservation Pass | $36 plus tax | Ships of the Sea, Davenport House, Andrew Low House | 7 days |
| Coastal Heritage Society “See 3” | $30 adult | Any three of the Savannah History Museum, Railroad Museum, Old Fort Jackson and Pin Point | 3 days once used |
| Fort Pulaski entrance | $10 (16 and up) | The fort, visitor center and trails | 7 days |
The passes reward spreading visits across a trip, so there’s no need to cram all three Telfair sites into one afternoon. If you’re planning which days to use them, our Savannah itineraries match attractions to opening days.
What’s Near What: Pairing Attractions
| Start at | Pair with |
|---|---|
| Telfair Academy and Jepson Center | Ships of the Sea, City Market, the SCAD Museum of Art |
| Owens-Thomas House | The Davenport House, Colonial Park Cemetery, Reynolds and Columbia squares |
| Cathedral Basilica | The Andrew Low House and Flannery O’Connor home on Lafayette Square, then the Mercer Williams House |
| Forsyth Park | Massie Heritage Center and the southern squares |
| Savannah History Museum | The Georgia State Railroad Museum and the Civil Rights Museum, all on the west side |
| River Street | Plant Riverside, the Belles Ferry and First African Baptist Church near City Market |
| Bonaventure Cemetery | Oatland Island, Fort Pulaski and Tybee, all east along US 80 |
| Wormsloe | Pin Point Heritage Museum and Skidaway Island State Park |
Seasons, Holidays and Closures
In summer, when July’s average high is 92.3°F, do the outdoor sites first: Bonaventure opens at 8am, and Fort Pulaski and Wormsloe at 9am. Save the air-conditioned museums for midday. In winter the days are short, and the outdoor sites keep their year-round closing times (Bonaventure at 5pm, Wormsloe at 4:45pm), so start the drive east or south by early afternoon. In mid to late September, the free Savannah Jazz Festival fills Forsyth Park.
St. Patrick’s parade day is the big one. In 2027 it falls on Wednesday, March 17, and the three Telfair sites, Ships of the Sea, the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, the American Prohibition Museum (its only closed day of the year) and the Tybee Island Light Station all close, with Old Fort Jackson listing the day among its closures too. Build that day around the parade, and put your museum days on either side of it. Thanksgiving and Christmas close most attractions, and the Coastal Heritage Society’s sites also close on New Year’s Day.
What Older Guides Get Wrong
- Driving the Wormsloe avenue: cars haven’t been allowed on it since the visitor center opened in January 2024.
- Climbing the Cockspur Island Lighthouse: it has been closed to the public since 2015.
- Finding the Bird Girl in Bonaventure: the statue is inside the Telfair Academy.
- A dry Forsyth Park fountain: it was restored and running again from December 19, 2025.
- Calhoun Square: it’s Taylor Square now.
- The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist: it has been a minor basilica since 2020, and its full name is now the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist.
Savannah Attractions FAQ
What is the most famous attraction in Savannah?
The squares and Forsyth Park, with its 1858 fountain, are the image most people have of Savannah, and they’re free. Among paid attractions, the Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters, the Mercer Williams House and the Telfair Museums draw the most attention downtown, and Wormsloe’s oak avenue is the best-known sight outside the city center.
What Savannah attractions are free?
The squares, Forsyth Park, River Street, City Market, Plant Riverside’s Generator Hall, Bonaventure Cemetery and Colonial Park Cemetery are all free, and the Cathedral Basilica asks only a $3 suggested donation. The DOT Express Shuttle and the Belles Ferry, which link many of them, are free too. The Savannah National Wildlife Refuge’s wildlife drive in South Carolina is also free.
Which Savannah attractions need reservations?
Book a timed tour at the Davenport House, buy Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace tickets online (especially in summer), and reserve the Sorrel-Weed House ghost tour. The Owens-Thomas House and Mercer Williams House can’t be booked; tour times are first come, first served. First African Baptist Church asks groups of 10 or more to reserve.
What attractions are closed on Mondays in Savannah?
All three Telfair Museums sites, the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, the Mighty Eighth Air Force museum, the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home and the Pin Point Heritage Museum are closed on Mondays. The Davenport, Mercer Williams and Andrew Low houses, Ships of the Sea and the Railroad Museum are open, which makes Monday a house-museum day.
Is Wormsloe worth visiting?
Yes, if you want the oak avenue, the colonial ruins and a walk by the marsh, and you have half a day. It’s about 15 to 20 minutes’ drive from downtown, adult admission is listed at $12, and the avenue is now seen by trolley, bike or on foot. If you’re short on time, Bonaventure gives you the oaks closer to town, free.
Which Savannah attractions are wheelchair accessible?
The Jepson Center, the American Prohibition Museum, the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace and the Mighty Eighth museum are fully or largely accessible, and the Cathedral Basilica has an elevator. Many historic houses are not: the Owens-Thomas, Andrew Low, Mercer Williams and Flannery O’Connor houses all have stair-only access or aren’t wheelchair accessible.
What are the best Savannah attractions for kids?
The Georgia State Railroad Museum, whose ticket includes the STEAM Center’s mirror maze, Old Fort Jackson with its cannon programs, the Oatland Island Wildlife Center and Fort Pulaski, which is free for visitors 15 and under, are the strongest family picks. On Tybee, the Marine Science Center ($12 for ages 5 to 12) pairs easily with the beach.
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Sources and How We Checked
We checked this guide on September 23, 2026. It’s compiled from the attractions’ own websites and the public agencies listed below, not from other travel lists, and it doesn’t claim first-hand visits. Hours and prices change, so confirm with the operator before you go, especially around holidays.
- Telfair Museums: hours and admission, Telfair Academy, accessibility
- Historic houses: Mercer Williams House, Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Davenport House, Andrew Low House, Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, Sorrel-Weed House
- Museums: Coastal Heritage Society, Old Fort Jackson, Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, Ships of the Sea, American Prohibition Museum, Massie Heritage Center, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, STEAM Center opening
- Churches: Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist, First African Baptist Church
- Public places: City Market, Plant Riverside District, City of Savannah cemeteries, Forsyth Farmers’ Market, Morrell Park
- State and federal sites: Wormsloe visitor center announcement, Wormsloe State Historic Site, Fort Pulaski fees, Fort Pulaski trails, Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, Skidaway Island State Park, Oatland Island Wildlife Center
- Tybee Island: Tybee Island Light Station, Tybee Island Marine Science Center
- Getting around: DOT Express Shuttle, Savannah Belles Ferry, Old Town Trolley accessibility
- News: WTOC on the Forsyth Park fountain, WTOC on the Shade Garden, WTOC on Taylor Square, WTOC on the Cathedral Basilica
- National Park Service: Savannah Historic District documentation
Savannah Tourism Guide is an independent publication. We are not affiliated with Visit Savannah, the City of Savannah or any attraction listed here, and no one paid to be included.
Photo Credits
- Wormsloe avenue of oaks: photo by TwilightLiliez, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Mercer Williams House: photo by Bubba73, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace: photo by KWhiteJGLB, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Georgia State Railroad Museum roundhouse: photo by jjmusgrove, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
- Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist: photo by Ebyabe, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- First African Baptist Church: photo by Michael Rivera, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Old Fort Jackson: photo by MArcin K., Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)