Savannah

[jennistarr1]

where to stay, what to do, what to eat, other helpful hints. Will be there 3 nights, 2 days. Then we are considering another two nights in either tybee island or Hilton head. Husband is a big history buff and I'm a foodie if that helps steer us. Oh and we have a 4 year old with us

[blondemoment123]

I’d visit Fort Pulaski since your H likes history.

My go to recommendations are Leopolds for ice cream and Vinnie Van Go Go for pizza.

[shamrockshake]

We did a walking food tour, Highly recommend that if you can swing it with your son. We also did a really neat ghost tour in an old hearse, maybe not the best for a child, but fun

[stephm0188]

We liked Tybee Island when we went for spring break. It's very laid back. We had pizza at Huck-a-poos and went to The Crab Shack.

Savannah was a day trip for us. We toured the Juliette Gordon Low house. My husband and son enjoyed the historical aspect of it even though they don't have particular interest in the Girl Scouts

We also went to Forsyth Park and visited the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. We ate lunch at Moon River Brewing.

[morecoffeeplease]

We did a trolly tour of Savannah and loved it.

[wise_rita]

I found accommodation quite affordable on booking.com. I stayed at Best Western, which was walkable to everywhere we wanted to go. It was $100 a night in mid-November (2017)!

We ate at both Olde Pink House and Vic's on the River, both fantastic. I heard here OPH had a fire and was closed for repairs. Not sure if they're back up yet.

And we also did a trolley tour = we were super tourists.

[nsl]

Olde Pink House is open for business again—I ate there just last night. It was delicious, and you should definitely order the Proper cocktail if you go.

We’re on a very quick trip, but I agree with the hop-on-hop-off trolley tour recommendation, as well as Forsyth Park. My friend and I both remarked that our kids would go nuts on their playground. We also ate at Zunzi’s for lunch—great sandwiches and tea.

[picaflora]

We went in April and I have a ton of suggestions! I'm traveling now but will come back to update tomorrow.

[toepick]

Definitely eat at the Grey!

[jennistarr1]

thank you everyone, keep them coming!

[ggirl]

Jun 15, 2019 12:26:02 GMT -5 jennistarr1 said:

where to stay, what to do, what to eat, other helpful hints. Will be there 3 nights, 2 days. Then we are considering another two nights in either tybee island or Hilton head. Husband is a big history buff and I'm a foodie if that helps steer us. Oh and we have a 4 year old with us

We just went with a 4 year old. We did one day to see the Tybee lighthouse because she loves lighthouses. We also ate at the pirate house for her. We also did the outdoor children’s museum. Food wise we love OPH but did not eat there..because 4 year old.
We did eat at crystal beer parlor and loved it. We also did a dinner at Hilton head at one of the places we used to go when we lived in Beaufort. We mostly just walked around a lot. We used to live near by so we did not do a tour or anything. My kiddo loved the parks. We also took her to city market and let her play in the water there. She also loved walking down river st.

[nsl]

The Grey is amazing (I ate there right after posting above) but I wouldn't take a 4 year old to dinner there. If you have someone willing to babysit for the evening it's a fantastic experience, and I thought the prices were very reasonable.

[picaflora]

I highly recommend finding an air b&b/vrbo. We stayed in this one, and the location COULD NOT have been better. Right by a parking garage, and a block from Leopold's ice cream. www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p1391014vb?noDates=true Probably not a good one if you have a kid with you though. There was room for the 2 of us, but it would be tight with a 3rd.

Food: Vic's on the River was FANTASTIC. The food really blew me away. Both crystal beer parlor and B&D burgers are a great spot to grab a quick bite for lunch or dinner. We did B&D on our first night in town after driving 8hrs, and went to crystal beer parlor for lunch. The District Cafe next to Leopold's is really good for a lunch as well. Really fresh salads, and H's sandwich was huge. If you want Leopold's but don't want to deal with the lines, go around 5-7pm when everyone else is at dinner. We ate at the Funky Brunch Cafe and Goose Feathers Bakery for breakfast. Both were good, but I liked Goose Feathers a bit more. We also ate at Jazz'd Tapas Bar for something a bit different. We liked the atmosphere and the tapas were good. We wished we had a group to go with to try more things though. Oh! There's a pie shop - Pie Society near City Market. This was the hole in the wall winner for us - both sweet and savory pies made in a british fashion. SO GOOD and a lot of fun after watching the Great British Bake Off.

We did an architectural tour with architecturalsavannah.com/ and really enjoyed it, but my H is both a history buff and an architect. Most likely will be boring for kids though.

We spent the day at Ft Pulaski and then Tybee Island. Ft Pulaski was neat, and the free ranger tours are REALLY good. However - in April it was HOTTT at the fort. We didn't look around nearly as much as we had hoped. The bonus is that it's only 20min away from where we were staying.

Finally, if you end up parking on the street, PAY ATTENTION TO THE SIGNS. Streets are cleaned on certain days, and you can end up with a parking ticket if you don't watch out. We didn't get one, but the signs aren't the most clear.

[dcn]

Cotton & Rye is fantastic and you could take a 4 year old there I think. There were a couple of younger toddlers there when we went and it was ok. It’s in an old bank and the vault is still there, it’s pretty cool. Make a reservation! It’s a little further out of the main area of the city, would be just a short Uber ride, or if you have a car it has a parking lot!

The Railroad museum may be a good mix - your h will like the history and your 4 year will like the trains. It’s attached to the children’s museum so could knock out two birds in half a day. Also there’s free parking here - we’ve parked there and then walked a few blocks to eat.

Forsyth Park is lovely. There’s a splash pad and playgrounds, tons of green space.

We always stumble on new history whenever we walk around.

Tybee is fine, we’ve been multiple times, but we just went to St. Simons and like it better - it is south while Tybee is north. St. Simons has a water park if that’s your thing, and we like the food options better.