Savannah Getaway 2026
During the last week of March, we visited Savannah for the second time! We were so taken with this historic city and all that it offers that we have long since wanted to return.
Over the course of our first time there, we visited Wormsloe, The Pink House, the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist, Forsythe Park, Fort Pulaski, Mercer Williams House, the military museum, Old Fort Jackson, Owens Thomas House, the Prohibition Museum, the Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Reserve, the waterfront, Wright Square, Franklin Square, Lafayette Square, Madison Square, Oglethorpe Square, Orleans Square, Reynolds Square, the Colonial Park Cemetery, stopped for refreshment at the Six Pense Pub, and that doesn’t include visiting nearby Tybee Island and Hilton Head. Phew!
This time, we wanted to relax and revisit those sites we enjoyed most. Wormsloe, dine at the Pink House, and revisit Owens-Thomas House.
Our first stop: Wormsloe, where one enters through a breathtaking avenue sheltered by live oaks and Spanish moss that leads to the tabby ruins of Wormsloe, the colonial estate of Noble Jones (1702–1775).
Jones was a carpenter who arrived in Georgia in 1733 with James Oglethorpe and the first group of settlers from England. Wormsloe’s tabby ruin is one of the oldest standing structures in Savannah.
When we visited a few years back, one could enter through the main gate, pay a fee, and then drive the oak-lined lane to the museum, where parking was available. Since that time, they have built a beautiful gift shop near the original entry gate. After purchasing tickets, you can either walk the 1 ½ lane to the museum or ride in shuttles that leave every half hour.
The grounds offer 7 miles of hiking trails, where you can view the Tabby Ruins, visit the original gravesite, and see the colonial life area, depicting life back in the 1700s. We chose to walk the lane up to the museum and continue along the hiking trail.
After hiking almost 5 miles, we drove downtown and had appetizers at an outdoor restaurant close to the Prohibition Museum. It was a gorgeous day, but the three of us were tired – Ron, me, and Marley, our Peagle.
During our time there, we revisited Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters. Built in 1819, this mansion exemplifies the neoclassical style popular in England during the Regency period. The Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters allows visitors to explore the complex relationships between the most and least powerful people of Savannah in the early 19th century
The elegance and detail of these earlier structures never cease to amaze me. I’ll let the photos do the talking from here!
Upstairs, there is a walkway connecting the rooms on opposite sides of the house. It’s quite interesting.
To support the grandiosity of the wealthy, enslaved people were used to carry out everyday duties. Their living conditions were deplorable. Often, as in the case of the Owens Thomas House, they lived together in one or two rooms.
Dining at the Pink House is an experience. The Olde Pink House is a historic 18th-century mansion built around 1771–1789 for James Habersham Jr. Famous for its distinct pink hue caused by red bricks bleeding through white plaster, the Georgian-style mansion has served as a home, bank, and tea room before becoming a popular restaurant.
Upstairs, several rooms have been converted into small dining areas. The rooms are beautiful, cozy, and romantic. We requested an upstairs room when making reservations, and we were seated in the Purple Room. The staff was friendly and courteous, the food was outstanding, and the atmosphere was exquisite. It was truly an experience.
Not everything was peachy. The first day of our trip there, we encountered a few hitches, and that was before we left the place where we store our 5th wheel. What can I say? Like my neighbor, Cathy says, it’s all good.
That evening, we discovered a trail of water leading from the hutch. We had a water leak, and as it turned out, it’s coming from the water heater. The next day, we waited for a plumber to fix the leak. But that’s not all that wasn’t working correctly. On our last trip out, the oven wasn’t working, and the kitchen faucet wasn’t putting out enough pressure.
I’m happy to say, after a few hours and some money we hadn’t planned to spend, we got the leak fixed. Ron was able to fix the oven, though I can’t say the same for the kitchen faucet.
