Savannah’s famous hospitality and architecture have charmed visitors for a couple of hundred years. Come and tour the stately mansions and famous houses on which that reputation was built, and learn the history that accompanies them.

 

EXPERIENCE:

The image of genteel Southern culture may or may not have been born in Savannah, but it surely lives on in this aristocratic city.

This enchanting walk through the heart of the Historic District takes you inside one of Savannah’s many beautiful historic homes, and focuses on the rich architectural heritage of the city’s domestic dwellings.

One place you’ll see on this tour is the Owens-Thomas House, widely regarded as the premier example of regency architecture in the United States. You’ll also see the Green Meldrim House, where General William T. Sherman was a “guest” during the Civil War.

Other house highlights include discussions on the development of domestic dwellings in Savannah over two centuries.

The tour includes admission to the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, consecrated as Savannah’s first National Historic Landmark to honor the founder of the Girl Scouts.

 

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Spend time in one of the stately, historic mansions that gave birth to Southern hospitality
Transport yourself to world of gentility and leisure charm
Explore 200 years of exemplary architecture

 

 

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