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Savannah Historic Homes: Guided Walking Tour
4.5
74 Ratings
Savannah
Discover the charm of Savannah’s historic homes on a guided walking tour. Learn about the city’s preservation efforts and the fascinating stories of its residents. Book a private tour for couples or large groups!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters - Discover the history of this circa 1916 mansion, including its builders, residents, construction materials, and why it remains standing today. Hourly tours are available if desired.
- Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace Museum - Explore this golden jewel from 1818, located at the corner of Bull and Oglethorpe. This is the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low and a house where William Tecumseh Sherman was once invited for dinner, but not for the reasons you might think!
- Green-Meldrim House - Meet the Green family and their 1853 Gothic Revival mansion, which was Savannah’s most expensive home at $93,000.
- Davenport House Museum - Learn about this 1820 Federalist style mansion and its significant role in history. It sparked Savannah’s restoration movement in 1954. Guests will receive a tour voucher to explore the home at their leisure after the Homes tour.
- Hamilton-Turner House - Now a bed and breakfast, this stately Second Empire style Victorian mansion was the first home in Savannah to be illuminated with electric light bulbs. It also served as the inspiration for Disney World’s Haunted Mansion.
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What's Included
- Professional Guide
Additional Information
Celebrating 30 years in 2024!
More than a discussion of architecture, this enchanting walk through the heart of the Historic District focuses on Savannah’s majestic mansions and their residents. Learn about Savannah’s ongoing historic preservation movement and hear of the contributions of residents dedicated to protect and conserve our rich history. Ask about a private tour for couples or large groups!
Location
Warren Square
Habersham Street
The tour will meet in the middle of Warren Square.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Gladys_c
Jul 5, 2024
Architectural history of Savannah’s houses - He explained the history of the homes in a fun and informative manner. The pace was good and we enjoyed it.
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Jilliand881
Jun 23, 2024
Great Tour! - Me and my parents had so much fun on this walk! Not only did we learn about the buildings’ history and a brief overview of the architecture, but the guide was nice enough to give us food recommendations and point us towards other fun and educational activities.
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Gordon
Jun 6, 2024
Savannah walking tour - Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and easy to understand. It was a small tour, so it was very comfortable, it allowed you to ask questions and learn a lot about the area… I would highly recommend this tour and our guide.
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Catherine_v
May 20, 2024
Historic Houses Walking Tour - Loved learning the history of the beautiful historic homes and the people who built them, lived in the them and developed the amazing city of Savannah. Our guide was so informative and knowledgeable…really made the tour
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Donna_n
May 10, 2024
A great experience! - The education of the meaning of 5 windows upstairs and 4 and a door on the ground floor. And the reason for the basement.
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Damon_r
May 4, 2024
The best! - Mr. Brad was awesome! Extremely knowledgeable and friendly. We’d highly recommend this tour. Our 9 year old needed some encouragement to stay engaged, but for any children who love history, this is a winner.
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Margueritte_a
May 4, 2024
lots to learn - Lots of information on each home.....tour guide was knowledgeable and easy to listen to.
Had an awesome time
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Anne_h
Apr 30, 2024
Our guide was wonderful! ... - Our guide was wonderful! Very knowledgeable and funny! And we loved that we were a very small group!
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Timothy_t
Jul 7, 2024
Nice Walking House Tour - Our guide was informative, funny and knowledgeable. He took any all questions amd answered in detail. Easy meetup and not to long and pretty view while learning the history. I think this tour good first time visiting One issue for Owen’s Thomas Hoise and slave Quarters, Viator said free admission but we not go into house so only reason not giving better ra
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Thomas_c
May 22, 2024
Guide issues!! - The tour itself was informative, but our tour guide needs to remember that he is in the service and tourism business and he should take care to embrace inclusion of all peoples and opinions. Brad (real name William tour operator number 1204) needs to curb his opinions and keep his political views to himself! You never know who you will have in a tour group, and it is simply bad business to potentially alienate the entire group in the first two minutes! To start with, he texted us the evening before giving a BS story asking us to switch to the following day. I suspect that we were the only two on the tour and since he had only three on the next day he didn’t want to do both tours. My suspicions were confirmed when we showed up the next day and were the only two who had been scheduled for the day before! Second, “Brad” was then late for our tour the following day. It was no big deal, but was still a little annoying! Then within the first two minutes, he offended us by asking where we were from and then making disparaging remarks about our original state! He then proceeded to insult the ENTIRE group about it being a good thing that “at least we now all live in very ‘RED’ states” at which point the other people in our group actually had to ask him to please leave politics out the discussions! Don’t get me wrong, ‘Brad’ has every right to his views, it is just not appropriate to bring them up when he has no idea who he was talking to! He made a few other comments during the tour, but at that point we were pretty much over things.
We will for sure avoid using your services in the past as we were very put off by the poor choices of this tour guide!
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