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Historic Houses Abound

Soak in the history when you walk by these houses

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Famous Houses Too

Mercer House was featured in the book entitled Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

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Planned City

Street intersections contain squares with fountains

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Fountains Galore

The fountains are flowing in every square

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This is a River City

A beautiful bridge welcomes visitors

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Festivals Are Exciting

You may think you are in Trinidad

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Savannah, GA

St' Patty's Day in Savannah

Although Savannah is an old Southern town, the city knows how to let loose, as many visitors have discovered during the St. Patrick’s Day  that take place each year drawing in millions, including an annual festival and parade. The laid back attitude of Savannah also means that the city does not adhere to strict regulations. The city upholds its reputation for Southern hospitality with special “To go cups” available upon requested at various bars and restaurants, much like New Orleans’ Bourbon Street.

The Best of the Rest

If you happen to be one who likes a good piano bar, you won’t find one better than Savannah Smiles, located close to River Street, but up the stairs towards downtown. Bring plenty of cash for tips, and you can pretty much get them to play anything you want – be careful though, they wisely take advantage of drunken school pride and will orchestrate a bidding war for which fight song they play.

Downtown

Most of the students from the four area “universities” will be partying downtown. (As a side note: there is a huge military population in Savannah who like to frequent the downtown area also, so watch out who you mouth off to or you might wind up with a boot in your ass.) Murphy’s Law is a great Irish Pub with good music nightly. The owners and bartenders up there take their jobs seriously and will go shot for shot with you. If you’re lucky enough to be up there on a night when local favorites The Train Wrecks are playing a show, you’re in for a good time.

River Street

River street mostly caters to the tourist and family crowd, but isn’t a bad place to start out. There are plenty of places to get good seafood and booze – a winning combination, with Fiddler’s and Spanky’s being a few of our favorites. Get “The Platter” at Fiddler’s and you can gorge yourself on every shellfish imaginable served on a table-sized metal plate. Most places will have live music nightly, but for the most part the good stuff gets going a little later up the stairs in the Downtown district.

Ahh River Street

Savannah is a great place to go if you’ve never been. A town that is as full of history as it is bars, you’re sure to find a few places to get into trouble. There are pretty much three distinct areas, each with their own unique appeal.  You have River Street, whose cobblestones play host to the famous Mardi Gras-esque St. Patrick’s day celebration each year. From there, head up any of a number of steep stone staircases to the downtown area, one of the largest designated historic districts in the country.

Shopping in Savannah, GA

Mirrored after the port city of Charleston, South Carolina, the city of Savannah, Georgia embodies a combination of the Old and the New South. With live oak trees draped in hanging Spanish moss, and magnolia and dogwood trees on every corner, Savannah has all the charm of a quaint Southern town. However, there is plenty to be seen and done in this city, including anything from visiting art studios, eating at an outdoor café, shopping, or partying the night away.

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  • Savannah is a great place to go if you’ve never been. A town that is as full of history as it is bars, you’re sure to find a few places to get into trouble. There are pretty much three distinct areas, each with their own unique appeal.  You have River Street, whose cobblestones play host to the famous Mardi Gras-esque St. Patrick’s day celebration each year. From there, head up any of a number of steep stone staircases to the downtown area, one of the largest designated historic districts in the country. The recently restored City Market is a little strip of its own located within the downtown area. You should make it a point to do some bar-hopping and make it to all three – no cab required.

  • River Street

    River street mostly caters to the tourist and family crowd, but isn’t a bad place to start out. There are plenty of places to get good seafood and booze – a winning combination, with Fiddler’s and Spanky’s being a few of our favorites. Get “The Platter” at Fiddler’s and you can gorge yourself on every shellfish imaginable served on a table-sized metal plate. Most places will have live music nightly, but for the most part the good stuff gets going a little later up the stairs in the Downtown district.

  • Downtown

    Most of the students from the four area “universities” will be partying downtown. (As a side note: there is a huge military population in Savannah who like to frequent the downtown area also, so watch out who you mouth off to or you might wind up with a boot in your ass.) Murphy’s Law is a great Irish Pub with good music nightly. The owners and bartenders up there take their jobs seriously and will go shot for shot with you. If you’re lucky enough to be up there on a night when local favorites The Train Wrecks are playing a show, you’re in for a good time.

  • The Best of the Rest

    If you happen to be one who likes a good piano bar, you won’t find one better than Savannah Smiles, located close to River Street, but up the stairs towards downtown. Bring plenty of cash for tips, and you can pretty much get them to play anything you want – be careful though, they wisely take advantage of drunken school pride and will orchestrate a bidding war for which fight song they play.

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  • St' Patty's Day in Savannah

    Although Savannah is an old Southern town, the city knows how to let loose, as many visitors have discovered during the St. Patrick’s Day  that take place each year drawing in millions, including an annual festival and parade. The laid back attitude of Savannah also means that the city does not adhere to strict regulations. The city upholds its reputation for Southern hospitality with special “To go cups” available upon requested at various bars and restaurants, much like New Orleans’ Bourbon Street.

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  • Shopping in Savannah, GA

    Mirrored after the port city of Charleston, South Carolina, the city of Savannah, Georgia embodies a combination of the Old and the New South. With live oak trees draped in hanging Spanish moss, and magnolia and dogwood trees on every corner, Savannah has all the charm of a quaint Southern town. However, there is plenty to be seen and done in this city, including anything from visiting art studios, eating at an outdoor café, shopping, or partying the night away.

Top Events

Westobou Festival, Augusta GA
October 3, 2012 5:09 pm

Augusta, Georgia is known for its annual Masters golf tournament held in April and for being the cultural medium home to James Brown, Jessye Norman and Wycliffe Gordon. One of many annual events located in Augusta is the arts festival, Westobou. There is something for everyone at the Westobou Festival whether its contemporary theatrical performances, listening to jazz or merely just strolling through gallery exhibitions!

Annual Woolly Worm Festival in Banner Elk
October 20, 2012 9:00 am


A festival about woolly worms in a little mountain city? What does that have to do with anything?
The Charles Regatta on the famous Charles River in Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts.
October 21, 2012 9:55 pm

Had Enough Cox (swain) this Year? Check out the “Head of the Charles Regatta”

Annual Music Festival - Moogfest, Asheville, N.C.
October 27, 2012 12:00 pm

Music? Art? Engaging with other music and art enthusiasts?
Moogfest is for you.

The Sundance of the South: Savannah Film Festival at the Savannah College of Art and Design
October 28, 2012 9:49 pm

The Sundance of the South: Savannah Film Festival at the Savannah College of Art and Design

Ball State University Annual Homecoming Bed Race
October 5, 2012 11:30 am

What do you get when you put four people pushing a bed with wheels down the street, one person riding it all while riding on a 100-yard course competing with the clock and against one another? The Bell State University Annual Bed Race, which has been dubbed the zaniest tradition started in the 1980's and continues to the be the longest running Homecoming event.

Kalf Fry at Lone Star Amphitheater
October 5, 2012 8:00 pm
What do you get when you mix sports, food, alcohol and music?

The Kalf Fry of course!

Nothing gets better than country music, calf fries, alcoholic beverages and a fundraiser for the West Texas region of the Muscular Dystrophy Association all rolled into one. What does this create? The annual Kalf Fry!

Traditional Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Cake Race at Auburn University
October 10, 2012 11:00 am
Great American Beer Festival in Denver, CO
October 11, 2012 12:00 pm
Great American Beer Festival

Think three days of pure sampling more than 2,000 different American beers. The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is held in Denver, Colorado that brings together beer lovers and enthusiast to sample and evaluate beer. The beer is then awarded with either gold, silver and bronze status in more than 83 beer-style categories.

Halloween at UNCs Franklin Street
October 31, 2012 3:09 pm
Chapel HIll, NC

Halloween is enormous in Chapel Hill. The city shuts down the main drag, Franklin Street, and people from all the surrounding towns and colleges descend upon Chapel Hill for a night of debauchery. It is a really fun time as there are often upwards of 80,000 in the streets enjoying themselves.

New River Gorge - Bridge Day Festival
October 16, 2012 10:00 am

Check out Bridge Day!