Savannah, Georgia, Travel Guide

Overview

• Savannah is Georgia’s oldest city, founded by James Oglethorpe in 1733 on the Savannah River.
• It served as the capital of the colonial Province of Georgia and later the first state capital.
• A strategic port in the American Revolution and the Civil War, it remains an industrial hub and key Atlantic seaport.
• The city’s population exceeded 147,000 in 2020, making it the largest in Coastal Georgia and the fifth-largest in Georgia.
• Millions visit annually for cobblestone streets, leafy squares, and the downtown’s Historic and Victorian districts, which Oglethorpe planned with 22 squares.