Calhoun Square Tours

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Mickve Israel Temple which includes heritage architecture, religious aspects and a temple or place of worship

Congregation Mickve Israel

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Tour the sanctuary and museum of this distinctive synagogue to learn the history of the congregation that dates back to the early 18th century.

Mary Flannery O`Connor, novelist and short story writer,was born in Savannah March 25, 1925. She grew up in this house and in later years she referred to it simply as " the house I was raised in." She lived here until 1938, attending church at the Cathedral across Lafayette Square and school at St. Vincent`s Grammer School, then facing the square between Harris and Macon Streets. Flannery O`Connor thrice won the O. Henry award for best short story of the year. Her collected stories won the National Book Award in 1972. She died in 1964 at age 39.

Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home

You can study the exhibits at Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home, a museum with a story of its own, during your travels to Savannah. Discover the area's acclaimed art scene and shops.

Lafayette Square

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Admire the Gothic grandeur of a cathedral and a fountain commemorating the 250-year anniversary of the Georgia colony alongside many historic buildings in this 19th-century city square.

Monterey Square

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A towering monument and a beautiful Gothic Revival-style synagogue watch over this mid-19th century square in historic downtown Savannah.

The house adjacent to this building was the home of Juliette Gordon Low at the time she founded Girl Scouting in the United States, March 12, 1912. Formerly the carriage-house and stable of the Low mansion, this building became that year the first Girl Scout headquarters in America.

At the death of Mrs. Low in 1927, the Founder of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. willed the original headquarters to the Girl Scouts of Savannah

Girl Scout First Headquarters

Learn about the local history of Savannah with a stop at Girl Scout First Headquarters. Discover the area's acclaimed art scene and shops.

Savannah College of Art and Design

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Explore the campus of Savannah College of Art and Design during your stay in Savannah. Visit the area's shops or amble around its riverfront.

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Marriott Savannah Riverfront

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Hotel Bardo Savannah

700 Drayton St, Savannah, GA

Planters Inn on Reynolds Square

29 Abercorn St, Savannah, GA

The Marshall House, Historic Inns of Savannah

123 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA

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