City: Savannah, GA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 429 Bull St.
62. Intersection Of Bull And Gaston Streets
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Description: Remember, the Book maintains nothing counts unless it’s North of Gaston Street (NOGS, for short). This is where Bull Street hits that great divide. The sweeping white brick building on the western side of Bull is Armstrong House, which crops up in the book several times, most prominently as the offices of the lawyer who handled Williams’s defense. On the eastern side you’ll see the Oglethorpe Club, which also turns up in said Book. This is the city’s most exclusive private club, with rigid membership requirements that include white skin, blue blood, and money that’s yellowed with age.
63. Clary’S Cafe
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (912) 233-0402
Address: 404 Abercorn St.
Description: Clary’s was the setting where Berendt first encountered the Luther Driggers character, who tried to make goldfish glow and enjoyed toting about a bottle of poison. At the time, Clary’s was a drugstore with a lunch counter. The drugstore is long gone, but the restaurant has grown. Clary’s has opened a second location farther south in Midtown, but there’s no Book connection.
64. Club One Jefferson
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (912) 232-0200
Address: 1 Jefferson St.
Description: The Lady Chablis performs in the drag show here periodically.
65. Telfair Museum Of Art
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (912) 232-1177
Address: 121 Barnard St.
Description: This local art museum is the new home for the Bird Girl statue pictured on the cover of the Book. The figure once stood guard over the Trosdal family plot in Bonaventure Cemetery, and neither the statue nor the Trosdals are in the print version of the story. Family members had the statue removed when Book tourists overran the family plot to pose for photos beside it. (By the way, photography is not allowed inside the Telfair, a common enough prohibition by museums.) The Telfair is worth a visit in its own right. Admission costs are $15 for adults, $14 for seniors and veterans, and $5 for children (kindergarten to college), kids under the age of five get in free.
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 127 East Gordon St.
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 212 East Broughton St.
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 142 Bull St.
69. Ships Of The Sea Museum
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (912) 232-1511
Address: 41 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Description: The kids can learn all about Savannah’s maritime history at this museum, which has been relocated to one of Savannah’s historic old residences. The more upscale setting probably lowered the kid appeal here, but it should still work for kids. Cost is $8 for adults, $6 for students and seniors. Family rate is $20 (two parents and any siblings under 18). Children younger than age seven are free. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues through Sun; closed Mon.
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 30 Ocean Science Circle
71. Bull River Cruises
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (912) 898-1800, (800) 311-4779
Address: 8005 Old Tybee Rd.
Description: This marina offers a variety of eco-cruises and charters, and bills itself as experienced in working with Girl Scout troops. Call for reservations. They’re essential because these trips are keenly affected by the weather. No one can guarantee you a dolphin sighting, but it is highly likely. The real challenge is to make the trips long enough to justify the price and short enough to remain interesting if the local wildlife choose not to perform. Winter visitors are less likely to find these trips an option, although the marina will arrange custom trips, birthday parties, fishing charters, and other boating recreation excursions.
72. Lazaretto Creek Marina & Capt. Mike’S Dolphin Tours
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (912) 786-5848, (800) 242-0166
Description: While enjoying the scenery of Fort Pulaski and the North Beach of Tybee Island, see friendly bottle-nosed dolphins playing in their natural habitat. The 90-minute tours cost $15 for adults and teens and $8 for children age 12 and younger. Diving and deep-sea/inshore fishing charters are available.
73. Oatland Island Education Center
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (912) 898-3980
Address: 711 Sandtown Rd.
Description: You are virtually guaranteed to spot your alligator here at a natural-habitat facility operated by the local school system as an educational center. Other once-native animals—buffalo, wolves, birds of prey—and an authentic Colonial farm setting, complete with livestock, can also be seen. A self-guided outdoor hike takes you through marshes and around to the different animal and plant exhibits. Admission is $5, and free for those age three and younger. The center, which hosts many popular programs, is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon through Sat (holidays impact Sat hours). As teachers, the staff members are good with kids, so don’t miss this attraction. Bring your own bug repellent, though—you’ll need it.
74. Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (912) 652-4415
Description: Take a coastal safari through the 29,174-acre Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. It’s full of freshwater marsh, tidal rivers, creeks, and bottomland hardwood swamps. While driving through the refuge, see if you can spot alligators, owls, hawks, turtles, snakes, or maybe even a bald eagle. The refuge is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is open Mon through Sat, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (except federal holidays), and visiting is free. The refuge is about 9 miles from downtown.
75. Tybee Island Marine Science Center
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (912) 786-5917 (866) 557-9172
Description: Stroll the beach, toss a net into the ocean, then learn about what you find during a beach discovery walk held daily at the center. A tour guide leads the way and explains about Tybee’s marine life. Don’t forget to check out the stuff inside the center, too—you’ll find a touch tank, aquariums, and shark displays. This isn’t Sea World—expect a small, personalized experience. Open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, closing at noon on Tues. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children, with those under three admitted free. Check the website for the latest listing of “walks, talks, and treks” and other special programs.