So on the first weekend of April, I visited Savannah, GA for the first time. Unfortunately, I didn't have a whole lot of time to go exploring; my sister is on a special needs cheer team and they were competing in a national event at the Savannah Civic Center that weekend. We did have a little downtime though, so we hit up a few different places.
Obviously, the first stop was our hotel: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Savannah - Midtown. The important stuff: the hotel was very clean and the staff was friendly. The staff always had a kind word of encouragement (without being patronizing) for the members of the cheer team. The breakfast provided was good as well. I can't say that I recall hearing excess road noise or noise from other rooms either. Overall I would not mind using that hotel again.
Flying Fish Bar & Grill, Savannah, GA, taken 2017-04-01
Our next point of interest was our one major restaurant visit: Flying Fish Bar & Grill. I spent quite some time looking for a place that featured both crab and fish; I like fish (my dad doesn't) and my dad likes crab legs (I don't though) and most places focused either exclusively on seafood or didn't have crab at all. Anyway, my dad was kinda ehhhhhh based on the location (it was kind of an odd spot) but the food was great! My sister and I got the grilled salmon and fried mahi fingers and my dad got (of course) the crab legs. We didn't have to worry about leftovers at all, haha.
Tybee Island Light, Tybee Island, GA
Next up is the Tybee Island Light Station and Museum in Tybee Island, GA. The Tybee Island Light is a 144' lighthouse located near the Savannah River. It is the oldest and tallest lighthouse in Georgia. The lighthouse and surrounding grounds are all part of the museum. Tickets are $9/person and include admission to the lighthouse, grounds, and the museum located in nearby Battery Garland. The location was nice and peaceful despite how crowded the nearby area seems (but it was a really nice Saturday afternoon at the beach, so yeah). All of the locations were fairly easy to navigate, though none of them were handicap-accessible.
Overall I really enjoyed my visit to the lighthouse and the museum. I had not ever climbed a lighthouse before. It was pretty nice being up there, just enjoying the view and the breeze. The museum was fairly interesting as well. It used what remained of the old battery and had a lot of information on how the battery protected the area as well as history of the Grand Strand area between Myrtle Beach and Savannah.
View from the top of Tybee Island Light, Tybee Island, GA
The rest of our time was largely spent at the Savannah Civic Center or the hotel. The team took first in their division! We did drive around Savannah a little but it was so busy we couldn't find parking.
I would definitely go back to Savannah though.
-Brandy