Trip Length - NRVOA Pristine Coast.pdf · 2019. 3. 21. · beaches and wide marshes whisper the...

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Savannah:Knownforitsmanicuredparks,horse-drawncarriagesandornateantebellumarchitecture.ItscobblestonehistoricdistrictisfilledwithsquaresandparkslikeForsythPark,shadedbymagnoliablossomsandoaktreescoveredwithSpanishmoss.

TybeeIsland:Asmallbarrierislandwithathree-mile-longAtlanticOceanbeachthat'sbackedbyseaoat-coveredsanddunes.

FortMcAllisterStateHistoricPark:Thisscenicparkshowcasesthebest-preservedearthworkfortificationoftheConfederacy.

HarrisNeckNationalWildlifeRefuge:Consistsof2,762acresofsaltwatermarsh,grassland,mixeddeciduouswoods,andcroplandlocatedonanabandonedmilitaryairfield.

AltamahaHistoricByway:Displaysacollageofhistory;fromGualeIndiansand16thand17thcenturySpanishmissionariestothepre-colonialoccupationofFortKingGeorge.

MarshesofGlynn:AfinevantagepointforviewingsomeofthevastandbeautifulmarshlandsandrivernetworksthatflankBrunswickandmuchofcoastalGeorgia.

St.SimonsIsland:Envelopedbyexpansivebeaches,moss-drapedoaks,andsaltmarshes,theislandispartoftheGoldenIsleschainnearBrunswick,isanearly18squaremileisland.

JekyllIsland:ThesmallestofGeorgia'sbarrierislands,Jekyllhasarichhistorythatreachesbackcenturies.

CumberlandIslandNationalSeashore:Herepristinemaritimeforests,undevelopedbeachesandwidemarsheswhisperthestoriesofbothmanandnature.

ThebestwaytoseeandexperienceSavannahisthroughtheOldTownTrolleyTours,whichoperatedailyandpassthroughSavannah’sbeautifulHistoricDistrict,thelargestnationalhistoriclandmarkdistrictintheU.S.StopintoAlligatorSoulforthepeachcobblercheesecake—asliceofSoutherncuisineheaven.OrdineontheSavannahRiver--beforeyoucrossoverit.

Ifyou’reneartheJekyllIslandareainlateSeptember,you’reinforatreatwhentheannualShrimpandGritsFestivalrunsfromSeptember19through21.Enjoyacook-off,shrimpboattoursandsamplingoneoftheSouth’smostfamousdishes.Ifyou’renotvisitinginSeptember,there’sstillsomuchtoseeanddo,includingamorningvisittoCaféSolterraforadelectablecinnamonbun.WalkoutontheHistoricWharfintheLandmarkDistrictforaseafoodsplurgeatLatitude31.

Onceyou’vearrivedinSt.Simon’s,walkoutonthefishingpiertoseewhatthelocalshavecaughtfortheday.GolfenthusiastsshouldscheduleateetimeattheKingandPrincebeachandgolfresort.

TripLength:Roughly170miles,plussidetrips

BestTimeToGo:Yearround.

WhatToWatchOutFor:ThenumberofdailyvisitorstoCumberlandIslandislimited,sophoneaheadforinformationandtomakereservations.

MustSeeNearbyAttractions:

HiltonHeadIsland-SC(viaRte.278northofSavannah

OkefenokeeSwampPark(nearWaycross)

MaryMillerDollMuseum(Brunswick)

Ready,set,go!

For120miles,fromsereneSavannahtotheSt.MarysRiverattheFloridaborder,nearlyhalfamillionacresofsaltmarshdefineGeorgia'sAtlanticSeaboard.Thiscoast,however,isnotaplacethatsurrenderseasilytoastraightforwarddrive;there'salwaysanothersidetriptotakeandanotherjauntontoanislandcausewayordownanalluringbyway.

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Roadmapto Georgia'sPristineCoast

Highlights&FactsForTheIdealExperience

Traveler'sNotes

WhatToSeeAlongtheWay

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MarshesofGlynn

ForsythParkFountain-Savannah,GA

SavannahTybeeIslandFortMcAllisterStateHistoricParkHarrisNeckNationalWildlifeRefugeAltamahaHistoricByway

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GeorgiaSeaTurtleCenterlocatedonJekyllIsland.

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