SAVANNAH'S MANY CHARMS

Spared by General Sherman - nobody knows excatly why but there are several suggestions - Savannah remained much as it was before the American Civil war.

  Wandering through the quiet squares, beautiful streets of 18th and 19th century homes, you can quite imagine life back then before the automobile took over.

  However, one of the more interesting areas is the Riverfront of what was once King Cotton's busy port. Huge container ships from China pass right by you as you sit quaffing a beer at one of the many riverside bars. The huge warehouses were rescued from disrepair and are now a tourist magnet, with all the usual kitchy stores, restaurant and bars. You can take a triangular free ferry trip over to the ritzy Westin hotel, then west to a park, and back to the east end of Riverside without doing the paddlesteamer touristy sail down the river.