We made a quick day trip from Hilton Head, South Carolina, to Savannah, Georgia. We parked in a lot and walked around to see a bunch of places in the middle of the city. Our first stop was Pulaski Square, named after
General Casimir Pulaski, a Polish-born hero from the American Revolution who died in a battle in Savannah. The square is just a lawn with many trees, surrounded by some impressive houses.
Nearby is a house related to the haunted history of Savannah. At least, that's what an Adventure Lab told us. We did some of the haunted Savannah Lab and the movie location Lab, so I will be talking about some of those sites.
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Abercorn house
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Lafayette Square is named after the
Marquis de Lafayette who fought in the American Revolution and visited Savannah in 1825. The park has a nice fountain.
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Lafayette Square |
One of the nearby houses had an old guy lounging outside. We decided to get some pictures with him since he seemed like he wouldn't object, even though he was a bit intimidating-looking.
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Hanging with a local whose been around for a while |
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My brave child |
Monterey Square is named after the
Battle of Monterrey in 1849 won by
General Zachary Taylor. The memorial in the square is to Pulaski who was mentioned as having a square named after him up above. The top of the monument is a statue of Liberty (made in 1855, so not like the more famous
Statue of Liberty).
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Pulaski monument |
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The base of the monument |
Just before we got to Forsyth Park, we saw
The Armstrong Kessler Mansion. It has
Il Porcellino, a boar-shaped fountain from Florence, Italy. It is based on a commission by Cosimo de'Medici in the 1600s. Now it is a wedding venue.
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The Armstrong Kessler Mansion |
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Wild Boar statue |
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Another view of the mansion |
Forsyth Park is a large park in the middle of the city. The fountain is a popular photography spot for wedding shoots.
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Entering Forsyth Park |
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Beautiful fountain |
The park has a playground. The rain kept our kids from playing there.
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Playground |
Next to the playground is
Collins Quarter at Forsyth, a restaurant that seems casual but is very popular. I had a chai to drink and chicken and waffles for lunch. They serve a variety of brunch items. My kids had french toast and shrimp and grits.
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Collins Quarter at Forsyth |
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Inside |
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My chai |
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French toast and shrimp and grits bowl |
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Chicken and waffles |
After lunch, we walked over to
Mercer-Williams House. The house qualifies as a haunted location and a film location. Jim Williams killed his assistant there, which became the subject of the novel and the movie
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
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Mercer-Williams House |
The
Andrew Low House is famous as the birthplace of the
Girl Scouts. It also has a ghostly butler named Tom that has been sighted in the house. Items in the house seem to have moved around as if the butler was putting things back where he thought they should be.
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Andrew Low House |
We walked down toward the river and I saw a fun restaurant sign.
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Good pun! |
Down by the river is the Marshall House which has the local, old time look. The faded bricks and the wrought-iron second-level walkway give it a classic feel.
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Marshall House |
We had been mocking the artsy look of a lot of the
Savannah College of Art and Design (called "SCAD" in the area). This building must have been taken over from previous use because it is far too classical compared to the more modern buildings which were not interesting enough to be photographed.
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SCAD building |
This fun fountain is just above the river.
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Red lion fountain |
We walked downstairs to get to the riverfront, which included some historic steps that were very steep.
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The stairs are like a foot or more for each step |
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Cobblestone street |
Down on the water, we saw a riverboat that was neat.
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Georgia Queen |
The view across the river was not very impressive. There's the convention center and a Westin hotel.
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They have a better view |
The riverfront has a lot of candy shops and food joints. There's a fountain with an anchor, though the water barely dribbles out.
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Anchor fountain |
Also nearby is Rousakis Plaza Echo Square, a spot where if you stand in the middle, you get a nice echo when you shout or make a loud noise. I tried clapping.
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X marks the spot |
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One last view of the riverfront |
We headed back up the cobblestones to meet with Mom, who had gone to get the car with our oldest son. He's been driving this vacation, which has been thrilling and satisfying.
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Luckily, he didn't have to drive on this |
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Another interesting house |
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View of the river from the bridge as we headed out of town |
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