Attraction Type: Statue/Monument

The city of Arcade, Georgia, dedicated its Veterans Memorial during the city’s centennial celebration on Aug. 17, 2009.

Savannah’s Waving Girl Statue is a tribute to Savannahian Florence Martus. Between 1887 and 1931, Martus would wave a cloth at ships approaching Savannah from the lighthouse on Cockspur Island.

Construction on the Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile started in 1806 and lasted until 1836.

Savannah honors hometown legend Johnny Mercer, one of America’s greatest songwriters, with a life-size bronze unveiled on Nov. 18, 2009, the centennial of his birth.

This bell from the former City Exchange dates to 1802 and may be the oldest in Georgia.

George Washington sent a pair of bronze six-pounder cannons to Savannah after he visited the city in 1791 as part of his so-called “Southern Tour” following his inauguration.