Museums in Savannah, GA

The rich, eclectic history of Georgia’s favorite coastal city can be researched and revered at any one of the area’s countless museums and Historical sites. From relics of the American Revolution as well as the American Civil War, to pop-culture and literary history, Savannah museums have something to offer everyone.

Davenport House Museum

The Davenport House Museum Situated on Columbia Square at the corner of State and Habersham Streets in the Historic District of Savannah, Georgia. The house is one of the oldest brick structures in the city owning to the common use of wood construction...

Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home

Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home Flannery O’Connor (1925-1964) was the three-time winner of the O. Henry Award and posthumous winner of the National Book Award for Fiction for The Complete Stories. She also wrote the acclaimed novels The Violent Bear I...

Georgia State Railroad Museum

Georgia State Railroad Museum Located in Tricentennial Park, Georgia State Railroad Museum is a beautiful National Historic Landmark located at the old Central of Georgia Railway Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities. With a fully operational turntable,...

Great Savannah Races Museum

Great Savannah Races Museum The Great Savannah Races included the First American Grand Prix and Vanderbilt Cup 1908 - 1911 and are Formula 1 pre-history with Fiat, Mercedes, Benz, Renault, Buick, and more! Savannah started many racing traditions......

Jepson Center for the Arts

Jepson Center for the Arts Devoted to the art of today, the contemporary Jepson Center links Telfair’s future with its past, unifying the museum’s three distinct sites. The building, designed by Moshe Safdie and opened to the public in 2006, fea...

Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace

Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace . . . filled with rich stories and experiences reflecting the arc of the life of Juliette Gordon Low, her belief in the potential of every girl, and the remarkable worldwide Girl Scout movement she founded that changed...

Mercer-Williams House Museum

Mercer Williams House Museum The Mercer Williams House Museum was designed by New York architect John S. Norris for General Hugh W. Mercer, great grandfather of Johnny Mercer. Construction of the house began in 1860, was interrupted by the Civil War...

Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum

Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum Located only minutes from Downtown Savannah, where the Eighth Air Force was activated in 1942, the Museum features over 90,000 square feet of exhibits, interactive displays, historical artifacts and a magnificent collection...

Owens-Thomas House

Owens-Thomas House The Owens-Thomas House is considered by architectural historians to be one of the finest examples of English Regency architecture in America. Inspired by classical antiquity, this style of architecture takes its name from England’s K...

Pin Point Heritage Museum

Pin Point Heritage Museum Open Thursday and Saturday 9am-5pm, and by appointment for groups. In 1985, the A.S. Varn & Son oyster and crab factory in Pin Point closed its doors for good. It marked the end of an era for the tiny fishing community...

Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum

Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum is named in honor of the late Dr. Ralph Mark Gilbert, the father of Savannah's modern day Civil Rights Movement and leader of the National Association for the Advancement...

Savannah History Museum

Savannah History Museum Located in Tricentennial Park, Savannah History Museum allows you to walk through the city's history from 1733, spanning the American Revolution and Civil War, all the way to today! Located in the historic Central of Georgia...

SCAD Museum of Art

SCAD Museum of Art The SCAD Museum of Art is a premier contemporary art museum established to enrich the education of SCAD students and to attract and delight visitors from around the world. Introducing new exhibitions every academic quarter, the museum...

Ships Of The Sea Maritime Museum

Ships Of The Sea Maritime Museum Ships of the Sea Museum features nine galleries of ship models, maritime paintings and artifacts. The vast majority of ship models were commissioned by the Museum to interpret the rich story of Savannah's maritime history....

Telfair Academy

Telfair Academy Designed by British architectural prodigy William Jay in the neoclassical Regency style, the Telfair Academy is a former mansion built from 1818-1819 for Alexander Telfair, son of Revolutionary War patriot and Georgia governor Edward...

The Andrew Low House

The Andrew Low House Andrew Low commissioned New York architect John Norris to design and construct his house in 1848. Norris came to Savannah to design the Custom House on Bay Street and remained in Savannah to build many desirable residences with...

Tybee Island Light Station & Museum

Tybee Island Light Station & Museum The Tybee Museum was established in 1961 by The Tybee Island Museum Association. The Association is now known as The Tybee Island Historical Society, a non-profit organization which also operates The Tybee Island...