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May 11, 2008
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Savannah: City Market
City Market, in the middle of historic Savannah, always has something going on. It's a main attraction for tourists and others who enjoy visiting the many art galleries, eating at the various restaurants, listening to live music by local artists and more.
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Savannah: Colonial Cemetery
Colonial Cemetery, located at the corner of Oglethorpe and Abercorn streets, is Savannah's oldest city burial ground and contains monuments to some of the colony's most notable figures. Today is it is one of many popular landmarks in Savannah.
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Savannah: Fort Jackson
Fort Jackson, located three miles east of the old Savannah walls, was constructed between 1808 and 1812 where a Revolutionary War battery had stood. The fort was well-placed at a point in the river where enemy gunboats could not avoid its fire. Surrounded by marsh, the fort also could not be easily reached by hostile infantry. Today it is a popular landmark and tourists attraction. Many demonstrations, events and tours take place each year.
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Savannah: The Savannah History Museum and Roundhouse Railroad Museum
The Savannah History Museum, is in the restored station of the Central of Georgia railroad, which played an integral part in the rise of Savannah in the 19th century and in its rebirth after the Civil War. The Roundhouse Railroad Museum, located on the grounds of the old roundhouse, was Savannah's largest employer for nearly 150 years and the museum's mission is to promote the history of Savannah by showing how its railroads and ports developed the city.
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Savannah: Florence Martus, the Waving Girl
The statue of Florence Martus stands on the east end of River Street looking out over the Savannah River. She is waving the handkerchief that she used for forty years to greet ships as they came into the port at night. The legend is that she did this because she was waiting for a sailor she had fallen in love with, but he never returned. Martus became such a familiar greeting for incoming sailors, she was nicknamed "The Waving Girl."
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Savannah: Local black history sites of interest
African American heritage is embedded into Savannah history and there are many places to visit that pay tribute to it. The Savannah Morning News thought it would be of interest to talk about some places you might not know about. These places include the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, the new African-American monument on River Street, the Beach Institute, First Bryan Baptist Church, First African Baptist Church, Laurel Grove South Cemetery, The Georgia Infirmary and The Charity Hospital.
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Savannah: The Savannah Wildlife Refuge
The Savannah Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife park that is home to a host of the Low Country's native fauna. The topography of the refuge is varied, alternating between lush marshlands and forest.
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Savannah: Savannah's River
We recommend that you take an afternoon or an evening to enjoy the Savannah River on board one of her fine riverboats. The water is an indelible part of Savannah's history, and the Georgia Queen and the River Queen stand ready to share it with you. The River Street Riverboat Company presents daily river tours on the River Queen and the Georgia Queen. Call 800-786-6404 or 912-232-6404 or on the web at savannah-riverboat.com.
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Savannah: Telfair's Owens-Thomas House
The Telfair Museum of Art's Owens-Thomas House is considered to be the finest example of English Regency style architecture in the United States. Both the Owens-Thomas House and the Jay-designed Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences are designated as National Historic Landmark buildings.
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Savannah: Davenport House
The Isaiah Davenport house is arguably the single most
significant structure in all Savannah. Though it is a minor architectural
masterpiece, its true value lies in its role as the building that initiated the
renovation and restoration of the Historic District.
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Savannah: The Scarbrough House
If the Walls Could
Talk To say that the Scarbrough House, the
Regency-style William Jay masterpiece built in 1819 for William and Julia
Scarbrough, has had an interesting past is a great understatement.
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Savannah: Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum
Opened in 1997, the Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum contains a collection of ship models, maritime artifacts and antiques. The collections and exhibits come from various places including the Savannah Steamship Company, the Ocean Steamship Company and Joseph Gallettini, a retired shrimp boat captain in Savannah. The museum is located in the Scarbrough House, which is also worth touring.
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Savannah: Bonaventure mysteries
Savannah's dead still have stories to tell. In Bonaventure
Cemetery, their graves are windows to the city's past, offering history lessons
carved in marble monuments and tabby crypts. music.
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Tybee Island: Tybee Island Lighthouse
Tybee's most famous landmark is its lighthouse, one of the oldest on the east coast. The lighthouse was built in 1773 -- the third one in 37 years due to bad sea weather. It was in use late into the 20th century and just recently was restored and reopened to visitors.
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Hilton Head: Outside Hilton Head
Get away from every day life with a visit to Outside Hilton Head. This nature company has nature tours by naturalists, overnight retreats, kayaking and more outdoor events.
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Hilton Head: Audubon Newhall Preserve
In the midst of all Hilton Head's man-made splendor is perhaps the finest garden in the Low Country, a slice of Eden. Audubon Newhall is a natural wonderland -- an array of birds, plants and trees and yellow-bellied slider turtles.
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Hilton Head: Old Oyster Factory
The island's Old Oyster Factory not only serves up its own Atlantic blue point oysters, among other exceptional seafood dishes, it offers a spectacular panoramic view of Broad Creek, especially during sunset. Plus, the restaurant promises popular Lowcountry family entertainment that will find even the most reserved guests tapping their feet as they savor their seafood and steaks.
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Hilton Head: Cool Things For Kids To Do On Hilton Head Island
Okay, so you think the island is only 10 miles wide and sooner or later, you'll run out of things to do. It's not like Gilligan's dilemma, where you're stranded with a cast of odd characters, but the days can get pretty long hanging out with mom and dad or the grandparents. No need to worry here on Hilton Head, though.
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Hilton Head: The Coastal Discovery Museum
The Coastal Discovery Museum, on Highway 278 as you enter
Hilton Head, is the gateway to the island. A first-time visitor will find it a useful stop, for it houses a welcome center that offers an abundance of literature on the island, including where to go, what to see, where to dine and how to get there.
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Hilton Head: Hilton Head National Golf Club
Hilton Head National Golf Club features a Gary Player-designed, 18-hole course, as well as an additional nine holes recently designed by Bobby Weed, who developed World Golf Village's "The Slammer and the Squire." Hilton Head National, though open to the public, has the appearance and feel of a splendid private course.
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Liberty County: The Liberty Trail
One of the most scenic and historic backroads in South Georgia is known as the Liberty Trail. While winding through forests of oak trees and dense marsh, the trail leads you to six museums and historic sites in the Liberty County towns of Hinesville, Walthourville, Riceboro and Midway.
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Brunswick: The Golden Isles of Georgia
Just an hour down the road from Savannah are Georgia's famous Golden Isles, which combine the natural beauty of Georgia's coast with a rich history and culture.
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Skidaway Island: Skidaway Island Aquarium
The Aquarium is part of the University of Georgia Marine Extension Service, which offers a variety of educational programs and services to inform and enrich the public's knowledge and appreciation of coastal and marine life in the Low Country.
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Hunting Island
Hunting Island is a rather secluded island, compared to many others in this area. Those that visit, enjoy hiking, biking, fishing and swimming as well as the island's lighthouse.
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Pinckney Island
Pinckney Island is one of seven Savannah Coastal Wildlife Refuges. Situated between the mainland and Hilton Head Island, its southern shore abuts Skull Creek, the Atlantic Intra-coastal Waterway. Studies of the land have determined that it has been inhabited for approximately 10,000 years by a variety of peoples.
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Daufuskie Island
Picture, if you will, acres and acres of undeveloped wilderness, a place where the pace and tenor of life have changed very little since the Low Country was first discovered 300 years ago, a place in which nature predominates.
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Harbourtown: The Beacon of Harbourtown
The red-and-white striped lighthouse at Harbourtown was built 1969-1970 as part of the Harbourtown resort. Constructed by Englishmen William and John Whalley, the lighthouse was the first to be built on the Atlantic coast since the 1820s. It is not merely ornamental; Charles Fraser, the founder of Sea Pines and Harbourtown intended it to be a working structure, and its light flashes across Calibogue Sound every night, a beacon for Hilton Head's sailors and fishermen.
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