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Planning a student trip to Savannah, Georgia? Here are is a great roundup of things to do in Savannah!
TALES OF THE RAILS
Step back more than 200 years at the Georgia Railroad Museum to discover Savannah’s essential role in the Industrial Revolution. Enjoy live demonstrations at the Blacksmith’s Quarters to see what workers would have designed in the early 1800s. From there head over to Old Fort Jackson, Georgia's oldest standing brick fort.
OUR THE TOWN
Get to know Savannah by experiencing a city tour either by foot on a guided walking tour or on board a trolley. City tours will help your students get better acquainted with Savannah’s history. Be sure to stop at the Massie Heritage Center, which has educational programs for all different grades that give you a glimpse of children’s lives in the early nineteenth century.
OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM HISTORIC HOMES
Savannah’s story is shared in the many museum homes and cultural centers throughout the area. Visit the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts, and the Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters Museum, generally considered to be the finest example of Regency architecture in America and featuring one of the few remaining urban slave quarters in the country.
Make your way to Tybee Island, Savannah's Beach to get your hands in the sand and learn more about our coastal shoreline.
BEACH BIOLOGY
Tybee Beach Ecology Trips are offered year-round by marine biologist Dr. Joe Richardson. Your students will embrace learning about the variety of marine life along the Georgia coast with a hands-on experience unlike any other. After your walk, hop aboard this tour and watch dolphins at play and egrets catching fish right alongside your boat.
SHACK ATTACK
Your students will love The Crab Shack at Chimney Creek, a signature restaurant boasting a live alligator exhibit and exotic bird sanctuary.
DELIGHT IN THE LIGHT
Climb to the top of Georgia’s tallest and oldest lighthouse. The Tybee Island Light Station is one of America’s most intact, with all of its historic support remaining.
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