Savannah trolley tour, duelist’s grave, and The Pirate House
What to do
Day 2 dawned bright and early at our rental. Since we bought all day passes for a Savannah trolley tour, we decided to head out early and make the most of them. We also looked at the map and picked out where we wanted to get off and walk around. We parked at the haunted trolley facility and headed over to the Revolutionary War memorial to the Battle of Savannah (which was next to the Visitor’s Center).
Because the weather was already oppressively hot and humid, we opted to do our Savannah trolley tour first and come back to the museum during the afternoon. And off we went! Our first adventure was to Forsyth Park, home to a Confederate monument and the Forsyth Park fountain (one of the main photo ops in town).
Back to the trolley. Next, we rode over to the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and the Memorial graveyard. Sadly, the Cathedral’s facade is undergoing renovations, so my picture is lacking. And it was closed for noon mass, so we didn’t go inside. But the graveyard was pretty cool. Lots of Revolutionary veterans and even a man killed in a duel.
On again and over to City Market, the art and shopping area. Savannah has a thriving art culture, and some of the stalls at City Market are active studios where you can watch the artists work. We didn’t plan on being here long, but a monsoon arrived shortly after us and delayed our leaving. To pass the time, we sampled candy and wine.
After the rain tapered off, we headed over to the Visitor’s Center museum. Admission is separate from the trolley tour. It features Savannah history and even has the bench from Forrest Gump and an area dedicated to Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts. It also houses the Bird Girl statue, made famous by the book (and movie) Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Neither of us has seen or read this work, and I would suggest doing so before coming to Savannah, if only to understand all the references the trolley guides make to it.
Where we ate
We popped back on for a stop or two to visit The Pirate’s House for lunch. Legend has it that Robert Louis Stevenson stayed here and inspired him to write Treasure Island, immortalized on film by The Muppets and Tim Curry. We had another lunch buffet, but this one included stewed and fried okra. We also didn’t eat as much. But their biscuits and cornbread came with honey butter, so points to them. We again split peach cobbler and banana pudding for dessert.
Dinner was at Moon River Brewing Company. Yum yum yum yum. We spilt a cheese quesadilla appetizer. I tried the turkey wrap with herbed cheese spread and spicy mustard. It came with sweet potato fries and an amazingly life-changing cinnamon vanilla sauce. Try my copycat recipe today. Mac opted for the Big Bird buffalo chicken wrap with gouda scalloped potatoes. Also delightful. He tried their Wild Wacky Wit Belgian wheat ale (like Blue Moon). And since we didn’t eat enough, we went for a rambling walk and made our way to the Savannah Candy Kitchen for ice cream. I had a waffle cone of cookies and cream, while Mac’s waffle cone was birthday cake ice cream. We walked around the river front a little more before heading back to the house.
