Visit Savannah – Tourist Information & What To See & Do
One of the prettiest towns in America, actually one of our top ten cities to see in the South of the United States. Why not learn a bit more about the city and the state for your visit with our videos.
Savannah’s Official Visitors’ website: www.savannahvisit.com
Top Ten Sites in Savannah, Georgia
Five Things You Will Love and Hate about Savannah, Georgia
St. Patrick’s Day in Savannah, Georgia
All You Want to Know About St. Pats in Savannah, from Tourist Tips to Ways to Enjoy the Parade.
Savannah at St. Patrick’s Day is a city dedicated to one thing, having a great green old time. The large Irish community in Savannah has helped bring about one of the largest St. Patrick’s Day Parades in the US (but it is not only the Irish community). Over 1,000,000 people visited Savannah for St. Pats in 2012 and the city was overrun with fun, sun and lots of plastic drinking cups. Here are our ten tips to help you have an even better time in Savannah, Georgia for St. Patrick’s Day.
- Statistics: 1,000,000 visitors in 2012, 15,000 participants in the parade. The whole city goes crazy and people come from all over the world to celebrate.
- Get There Early for a Spot: There are barriers up on the parks, so you cannot actually get a spot until 6AM, but people are there as early as 2AM to block off their spot. If you just want to watch the parade you will want to get there around 8 or 9AM to get a decent standing spot along the parade route.
- Book Hotels Early: Savannah has a lot of hotels, but not an unlimited number. You should book well ahead of St. Pats in order to make sure you get a room. Also, there are a lot of extra rules at the hotels during St. Patrick’s Day and the days surrounding it. The room capacity rules are strictly enforced; some hotels have your wear wristbands so they know who their hotel guests actually are. Also one parking spot per car downtown.
- Keep an Eye Out for a Toilet: with all the drinking and people you will be waiting in line for a long time if you have to pee. Try to make friends with locals and be able to use their home toilet along the route.
- Parade Starts at 10:15: Parade runs from 10:15 until approximately noon to 2PM.
- Parking is a Nightmare: Get there early so you can get a parking spot. You will have to walk 30-45 minutes. They close down a few of the main streets for the parade and this adds even more confusion to the driving chaos.
- The Parade is in the Morning, the Party goes all day and night: So pace yourself, I have seen people passed out on the street (the cops do not like that), but just know the parade is in the morning then the afternoon there are concerts and parties going on all over the historic center. And it goes to the wee hours of the morning as well.
- Open Liquor is Allowed, But It Must Be in Plastic Cups 16oz or less (half liter): Savannah is one of the few cities in America that allows you to walk around with alcohol in the streets (in the historic district only). But that does not mean you can walk around with a can of Old Milwaukee. Alcohol has to be in plastic cups no larger than 16oz (half liter). You will be looking at a few hundred dollar fine from the police.
- Restaurants are Booked Up: You won’t get to eat at the fancy restaurants as the waits are long. Eat what you can get. Lots of the bars have corn beef and cabbage or other “Irish” food just for St. Pats. You may be best off eating something simple at your bar of choice then fighting the lines at some of the cities more popular restaurants.
- Enjoy Savannah at St. Pats: The whole city is celebrating, from the oldest to the youngest. The fountains are dyed green, concerts, shows, parades, amazing stuff! I promise you will love Savannah for St. Patrick’s Day. I know I did.
Other Websites for Savannah Tourism
Wolters World Visit Savannah City Page – Travel Information with the Top 10 Sights in Savannah, Five Things You Will Love & Hate about Visiting Savannah.
Wolters World Visit Georgia State Page – Travel information on the Peach State, what to see and what to do.
Wolters World Visit America Country Page – Videos and Articles for travelers heading to the US, the best and worst of many towns, cities, states, Loves and Hates for regions and so much more.
Wolters World Visit “The South” USA Region Page – Tourist information for visiting the South USA.
http://SavannahStPats.com – Guide for what to do, where to stay, where to drink, and how to have fun on St. Patrick’s day in Savannah, Georgia.
http://StPatsGuide.com – Link to the Savannah St. Patrick’s Day App you can download to your Smartphone. Has parade route, tourist information and history of St. Pat’s in Savannah.
http://VisitSavannah.com – Tourist information galore in multiple languages. Hotels, events, restaurants, everything tourists need. They have a twitter feed that is good for tourists #visitsavannah
http://SavannahNow.com – Local News, Weather and more. Good to keep you up-to-date on news & issues in Savannah.
http://SavannahSecrets.com – Focuses on Tourist Events and Tourist News in Savannah, lots of little things to check out if you are looking for something special.
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