![]() Imagine how much more you could save with a 4 or 5-day pass! There’s no denying the saving and convenience that Tour Pass offers! Plus you can book your tours in advance with our amazing Mobile Pass that includes maps and detailed attraction information. Ghost or History Walking Tour (featured tour #4)ģ-Day Tour Pass Cost: $148 SAVE $111.40 PER PERSON, 44% OFF OF TICKET PRICES! You can choose whatever you’d like to do from the available tours/attractions.)ġ-Day Pass Includes: 2 featured tours + visit unlimited walk-in attractions for 1-dayġ-Day Tour Pass Cost: $72 SAVE $37.60 PER PERSON, 35% OFF OF TICKET PRICES!Ģ-Day Pass Includes: 3 featured tours + visit unlimited walk-in attractions for 2-daysĭeep Water Vineyards 9 wine tasting (walk-in)Ģ-Day Tour Pass Cost: $117 SAVE $70.85 PER PERSON, 39% OFF OF TICKET PRICES!ģ-Day Pass Includes: 4 featured tours + visit unlimited walk-in attractions for 3-days Save $111.40 per person which is 44% off of retail rates with a 3-day pass! Their original location was lost to history. Sherman used the cemetery as an army camp, and They were cleared by Union soldiers when Gen. Headstones propped up against the cemetery walls. Gravestone Wall – Many of Colonial Park’s gravesĪre unmarked.Of the yellow fever epidemic were laid to rest here, Than 700 people who lost their lives in the tragic days Yellow Fever Epidemic – It is estimated that more.Lachlan McIntosh, who also is buried here. Independence, he was killed in a duel with Gen. Person to be interred in Colonial Park is Button Button Gwinnet Grave – Perhaps the most famous. ![]() Like many cemeteries of the same age, Colonial Park has separate areas for the graves of Jews, Negroes and “strangers.” Many graves are distinguished by special markers placed by the Georgia Historical Commission, highlighting an individual who had special historic significance: Having served as Savannah’s only cemetery for more than a century, the six-acre tract is the final resting place for more than 9,000 Savannah residents who died between 17. Several festivals throughout the year draw lively crowds, among them the Beach Bum Parade in the spring and the Pirates Fest in the fall.Ĭolonial Park Cemetery was established in 1750. Attractions on the island include the Tybee Marine Science Center and the Tybee Island Light Station and Museum. Access to restaurants, public restrooms and shops is easy at the beach near the Tybee Pier and Pavilion. The sand here is peppered with shells may not be as soft, but the view of Tybee Lighthouse across the road is an added bonus. North Beach – the closest to Savannah – presents a quieter scene. Restaurants, shops, bars, hotels and motels are just a few steps away, providing a perfect family experience. South Beach – the busiest area – extends south from 14th St and features soft sands, mild waves and rotating lifeguards making it an ideal spot for families and light swimmers. Once known as the “playground of the southeast,” this quirky beach town on the Atlantic coast some 20 minutes from downtown Savannah, offers the perfect beach escape. Today you can stroll River Street and enjoy the many merchant shops, restaurants, bars and take a Savannah Riverboat Cruise (included on TourPass). “Factors” were the cotton brokers who set prices worldwide. This series of iron bridges, walkways and staircases is known as the Factors Walk. What many people don’t realize is that these buildings were initially large cotton warehouses, with offices for the cotton brokers or “factors” taking up the upper levels along Bay Street in an area known as Factors Row, with a series of iron walkways connecting these offices to the warehouses that lined the wharf. ![]() The large brick buildings that rise two and three stories above the riverfront now house many of the businesses that attract visitors to River Street. By the mid-1800s, city engineers had devised plans to use the stones to pave the streets and build retaining walls to prevent erosion of the white sand that covered the riverfront. These stones, brought here from all over the world, were usually just tossed overboard, and for years during the city’s early days they simply sat in huge piles along the riverbanks. The stones were loaded aboard ships on distant shores hundreds of years ago as place-holders for the bales of cotton that would fill the ship’s hold on the return voyage. The cobblestones used to pave the street itself and the ramps connecting Bay Street to River Street were initially brought to Savannah as ballast. To be transported back in time, simply look beneath your feet.
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