The Lady & Sons is very good. The hassle to get in the place is terrible. The trick is to get the buffet to go and have a picnic in one of the town squares. Uncle Bubba's is ok but not worth the $$ IMHO.
As has been mentioned, take at least one trolly and one guided walking tour. They are the best way to not only see the City, but also to learn about it.
We stayed at the Skidaway State Park. Going into town was about a 15 min drive to the vistor's center to park. Then we bought the 2 days trolley ticket and had a wonderful time, getting on and off where ever we wanted to explore. Listening to the different driver/tour guide was interesting. We ate at the historical "Pirate's House". Pirates would carry their kidnapped DRUNK seahands underground through a stone cave to the ship. Exciting history!
We tried Uncle Bubba's when it first opened and it was very crowded that day. Would give it another chance some day.
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Since most have replied regarding eats, I'll tell you about what there is to do. I just spent four days in the Savannah/Tybee area with my kids...tons to do! Just northwest of the City is a small town called Pooler that boasts the Mighty Eighth Air Museum...great museum detailing basically the beginnings of our Air Force with the creation of the Mighty Eighth out of Savannah.
In Savannah, the RiverWalk is worth a stroll and some shopping, but it is under construction in several spots right now - undergoing a facelift. As for parking, you can buy a parking pass for 8 dollars that lets you stay the whole day at any of the public parking lots. I also recommend a walking tour. We did the Ghosts and Legends tour in the evening, and while the weather was brisk it was a perfect way to enjoy the architecture and hear some of the many legends and stories surrounding this historic city.
The birthplace of the Girl Scout movement is located at the National HQ for Girl Scouts - the Juliette Gordon Low House...it's a nominal fee to tour and learn about this girl's upbringing and how she came to found the girl scouting movement. The Savannah History Museum is supposed to be very good, but we did not have time to get it in during our last visit.
A visit to Skidaway Island State Park is nice...and be sure to visit the fossil of the sloth in their little museum and walk some of their trails out to the marshes. Not far from Skidaway is the remains of a "tabby" house at Wormsloe...the home of one of the original colonists to arrive with Oglethorpe to the Savannah area. There's a good introductory movie about the history of the site and then a nice walk on the grounds to see the ruins. The oak-lined mile and a half driveway is beautiful!!
Not far from either of those attractions is the University of Georgia's Marine Education Center Aquarium, which has just undergone a renovation and just reopened to the public in October. We did not see it, but it's on our list for next time as well.
We spent a day at Tybee starting with a "Beach Discovery Tour" at the Tybee Island Marine Science Center. The tours are on Saturdays and Mondays at 10 a.m. and well worth it...we spent about and hour and half with a researcher from the center looking for sealife and shells in the low tide waters, as well as tidal pools along the breakers - we saw a TON of stuff...and the dolphins chose to also entertain us during the tour. We also seined for stuff just off shore....we rolled up our pant legs and got in up to about our knees...water was cold, but the experience was a lot of fun for the kids.
The Tybee Lightlhouse and Museum is another must see.
Fort Pulaski is another must see and of great historical significance. Again, another great introductory film sets the stage for the visit there. They also do demonstrations within the Fort's walls. On our visit we caught a "musket firing" demo...a uniformed guide gave us a thorough understanding of how involved shooting the weapon was and gave us great persepctive on how challenging fighting in the Civil War would have actually been because of the complexity of the weapon.
We didn't make it to Oatland Island Education Center, but that is also on our list for the future. It's a nature preserve. It's just off Tybee Island headed back toward Savannah.
You'll obviously get to learn about Ft. McAllister while staying there, we didn't get to do that, but it's supposed to be very interesting. Also, Fort Jackson in Savannah is supposed to be very good.
Well, that's what I learned while researching my visit to Savannah. Everything I've mentioned has websites and can be easily searched online for times of operation, fees and access. With a week, you should be able to see and do a lot. We had only 4 days, including two half days of travel to get there, but we made the most of it.
Thanks to everyone for the good suggestions and recommendations.
We will get with "itchy wheels" and get this party started and let you all know how the visit went when we return.
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