![]() ![]() This is one of those not-on-google-maps, no sign, entrance in alleyway, secret key joint that you find in San Francisco. Pricey restaurant, but the to-go place for exotic meat like elk, bison, yak, pheasant, alligator. They’re really a work of art–think glass rim dipped in caramel and then coated with pecans (or a whole piece of rice krispy treat). Hole-in-the-wall bar that serves 300 martinis, including rice krispy, pecan pie, fruity pebbles, and more. We saw the first girl scout house, learned how to date buildings based on the brick laying, and saw filming locations from Forrest Gump. ![]() The tour guides educate you on the history and ghost lore of the city. We did this after getting 2 recommendations, even though it seems touristy, but I’d do it again. If you call a week ahead, you can schedule a tour of their bee garden in their Wilmington Island location. Everyone in the store is energetic and passionate about bees. They also have a full offering of bath and body products, shirts, and awesome trinkets like woodcut keychains. There’s a couple storefronts where you can taste their whole selection of honey (single flower vs mixed wildflower, whipped honey, spiced honey, honeycomb…). This was truly one of the best finds in Savannah. Each square and historic site has a sign for your education. Don’t miss the Colonial Park Cemetery, which you can walk right through, and which has tombstones dating back to the 1800s (not counting the tombstones that have worn off completely). The streets are lined with heavenly Spanish moss covered oak trees that you see on magazine covers. Savannah’s main downtown area is only about 1mi x 2mi, with 22 green squares every 2 blocks or so in each direction. Savannah is a smaller more quaint version of Charleston, is America’s most haunted city, and is where Forrest Gump was filmed. Walking-only forest of lights at James Island Park Savannah, GA Others focus more on history, or have more authentic era buildings. We went to Magnolia, which has a large garden and arboretum. There’s 10+ plantations right near Charleston, each with their own focus. It’s the most impressive Christmas light show I’ve ever seen, and even more awesome that we stumbled upon it! It’s a HUGE 2+mi loop with a lake, dogpark, climbing wall, and they put up a giant light show around the park funded by local businesses. Pricey but we hit it when their Christmas lights went up. Open-air market with local artists and vendors. We got a sampling of all east coast oysters. ![]() It’s a bit hefty on the wallet, but their oyster selection is great. As a city, it’s surprisingly very hipster like the Bay area. We started off using Yelp to find 167 Raw for oysters, where we asked the bartenders for drink recommendations, which led us to The Belmont for cocktails, where we asked the bartenders for more food options, which got us a double-sided hand-printed list of restaurants. Charleston and Savannah have character, the kind of character I’d go back to visit. NOLA is somewhere to check off the been-to list, with nothing terribly memorable other than packed dirty streets. We’d visit them again in a heartbeat over New Orleans. In our trip through the South, Charleston and Savannah were a blast. ![]()
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