Savannah Georgia

You belong to a paranormal group? How interesting. There is a local ghost hunters group in my area that I want to join - but I'm just having a hard time finding the time to go to a meeting, there always seems to be a conflict. This same group is doing a ghost tour in a nearby town this fall that I fully intent to take, I love this kind of stuff. I really wanted to go on a ghost tour the last time I was in Savannah but I was there with my entire extended family in honor of my parents 60th wedding anniversary. We knew my parents wouldn't be able to walk that far and it didn't seem right to leave them at the hotel since the trip was all about them. I am going again this fall but we will have my young granddaughter with us so again I don't think I will get to take the ghost tours. But there are many other wonderful things to do and see in Savannah that I think I will get over it! I just love River Street and the historic houses.

I've missed a few investigations because of time constraints with kids, family etc but we have a cemetery investigation coming up in a couple of weeks that I'm going to. River St. is great...love the little Irish pub there

Late August will be a good time to visit Savannah I think. It should be less crowded as most school systems are back in session so that will mean less families with school age children - which means less crowded over all. The heat may be a little less than it was last time I was there in June. That was hot!! Good luck on getting into Paula's restaurant. It's not easy but I'm sure it is worth the wait. Every time I have been to Savannah the lines have been out the door, down the street and around the corner. And that was just the line to go you name on the list to come back and eat later!!!! But as I pointed out before by late August the city should not be as busy so you might stand a better chance. My daughter and I are going sometimes this fall so I might give it a try. But even if you can't get into Paula's there are plenty of great restaurants in Savannah. Paula's might be one of the most famous because of her books and cooking show but it's not the only restaurant around. If you like good seafood check out the restaurants on River Street - they are great but a little pricey. But there are lots of great little cafe's all over the historical district and downtown. If you want to ghosthunt while you eat check out Church Hills pub and Six Pence pub as well as the Pirates House Restaurant because they are all suppose to be haunted.

Well it depends on what you like. If you like history then you need to check out the historic district and take some of the history tours. There is also Wormsloe Plantation which was build in the 1700s and FT Pulaski National Monument. If you like great seafood there are wonderful restaurants on River Street and Love's Seafood on Basin Road which was used in the filming of the movie Forest Gump - there were several scenes of that movie filmed in Savannah. If you like to shop there is always River Street and Market Square shops (the original shops of historic Savannah). And there are plenty of antique shops and other interesting shops in the older section of town. If you like the beach it is less than an hours drive to Tybee Island and just a little further to Hilton Head Island. Other things worth seeing are Mercer House which was the setting of the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, I really like the dolphin tours - the one leaving from river street is good, but it's a fast and bumpy ride up the river to the ocean so be prepared for that. Another place worth checking out is Bonaventure Cemetery it is so beautiful and the statues are breathtaking. If you like that kind of thing - there are guided tours available and a lot of famous people were buried there. And if you like taking pictures Savannah is the place to be there are plenty of great photography opportunities around every corner.