Trip Length - NRVOA Pristine Coast.pdf · 2019. 3. 21. · beaches and wide marshes whisper the...
Transcript of Trip Length - NRVOA Pristine Coast.pdf · 2019. 3. 21. · beaches and wide marshes whisper the...
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)
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For120miles,fromsereneSavannahtotheSt.MarysRiverattheFloridaborder,nearlyhalfamillionacresofsaltmarshdefineGeorgia'sAtlanticSeaboard.Thiscoast,however,isnotaplacethatsurrenderseasilytoastraightforwarddrive;there'salwaysanothersidetriptotakeandanotherjauntontoanislandcausewayordownanalluringbyway.
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