The Top 20 Landmarks & Historical Buildings in Savannah, GA

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Lafayette Square was one of my favorites because of it’s size and beauty and location to the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. You can sit in this square and enjoy the incredible twin steeples from the church, the highest in all of downtown Savannah. The square is named after a Frenchman who served as…

Rose L.

Lafayette Square

Wright Square has two of the most impressive monuments in all of downtown — a towering statue and an enormous boulder, and both have quite the story. This was only our second stop during a recent walking tour (the first being Johnson Square) and my head was already packed with knowledge! The square was first a…

Rose L.

Wright Square

Johnson Square’s claim to fame is being the oldest and largest square in Savannah, and it was a great first-square stop for us on a recently walking tour. The square was named after Governor Robert Johnson, who was the Governor of what is now South Carolina and is surrounded by what some claim to be the most…

Rose L.

Johnson Square

Chatham Square is unique in that it’s a little out of the way of your main Squares and houses no monuments or statues. It makes up for that with beautiful floral gardens, large oaks covered in Spanish moss and a lovely sundial. It’s a short walk from Liberty Street, full of hotels and restaurants within the…

Rose L.

Chatham Square

During a recent walking tour in Savannah, I was lucky enough to walk through and learn about some of the twenty-two (current) squares that make Savannah so iconic today. Now, here’s to hoping I can remember enough to make this an informative review… oh wait, challenge taken.What will bring most folks to visit…

Rose L.

Oglethorpe Square

Located right along the shoreline of the Savannah River next to the heat of the old town John P Rausakis Riverfront Plaza offers one of the most pleasant of leisurely strolling areas along with exception views of the river. It is also the location of the Savannah City Docks (Lat /Lon: N 32° 04.885′ /W 081°…

Marqus R.

John P Rausakis Riverfront Plaza

I was so excited to visit this square since you hear about it’s ties to the movie Forest Gump and housing Forest’s bench. However, I hate to disappoint you, but you won’t find the bench here. «It» (or rather a prop-version) has been moved to the Savannah History Museum but you will find a statue of Savanna’s…