Savannah · 2-day itinerary
2 Days in Savannah: A Grown-Up Weekend
A weekend is enough for the essence of Savannah: the squares, the river, the oaks and two of its best dining rooms.
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Day 1: Squares and the river
On foot all day.
Morning
Genteel & Bard walking tours
Historic District squares
The 10 a.m. history tour is the best introduction.
Audio-enhanced walking tours (you hear the guide through a headset) covering the squares, Jones Street and the Mercer Williams House, with history tours at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and ghost walks after dark.
Afternoon
American Prohibition Museum & Congress Street Up
209 W St Julian St, City Market
The museum, then a cocktail in the speakeasy.
America's only museum dedicated to Prohibition, with 13 galleries of artifacts, and a period speakeasy (Congress Street Up) pouring 15 Prohibition-era cocktails. The speakeasy is 21+ with photo ID.
Sunset
Top Deck Bar
The Cotton Sail Hotel, 125 W River St
Watch the cargo ships from the roof.
A wrap-around wooden deck on top of the Cotton Sail Hotel, right over the river: cargo ships at eye level, good whiskey and local beer, open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
Dinner
Vic's on the River
Old cotton warehouse between Bay St and River St
River views and a pianist from 7.
Southern cooking and local seafood in an old cotton warehouse with tall windows over the Savannah River, and a piano bar nightly from 7 p.m.
Day 2: Oaks and a great dinner
Two short drives and a memorable last night.
Morning
Bonaventure Cemetery
330 Bonaventure Rd, Thunderbolt
Free, and at its best early.
A hauntingly beautiful riverside cemetery under live oaks and Spanish moss. Free to enter, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; the historical society leads free tours at 2 p.m. on the second Saturday and Sunday of each month.
Afternoon
Wormsloe State Historic Site
7601 Skidaway Rd, Isle of Hope
Walk the oak avenue to the ruins.
The famous mile-and-a-half avenue of moss-draped live oaks, leading to the ruins of a colonial estate. Open 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. daily; about $12 for adults.
Sunset
Peregrin at Perry Lane Hotel
Perry Lane Hotel, 256 E Perry St
A rooftop conservatory in the squares.
A rooftop conservatory bar, redesigned with SCAD in 2024, with skyline views, cocktails and street-food-style bites; open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Dinner
The Grey
109 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Chef Mashama Bailey's dining room in the old bus terminal.
Chef Mashama Bailey's restaurant in a restored 1930s Greyhound bus terminal, cooking Southern food with real depth. Bailey was named North America's Best Female Chef for 2026 by The World's 50 Best.
With a third day, follow our 3-day Savannah itinerary and add Tybee Island.
Everything here was checked in September 2026. Hours and show runs change, so confirm before you go.
Questions people ask
Is 2 days enough in Savannah?
Yes, for the highlights: a walking tour of the squares, the riverfront, Bonaventure Cemetery, Wormsloe and two good dinners.
What should you not miss in Savannah?
The squares on foot, Bonaventure Cemetery, the oak avenue at Wormsloe and a dinner at The Grey or the Olde Pink House.