Hilton Head Island-Visiting Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia is about 40 miles from Hilton Head, Island. We visited Savannah twice. The first time, we took a trolley tour of the city. The second time, we explored on our own. Savannah can be described in two words-old and beautiful. We definitely felt like we were in a true Southern city-from the architecture, to the Spanish moss hanging from the trees, to the distinct accent of those around (Y'all know what I am talking about). One of the kids' favorite things about Savannah was seeing the site of Forrest Gump's bench in Chippewa Square. The bench itself isn't there any longer. The bus guide told us they took it out to preserve it's morality. (Apparently, people were doing all kinds of crazy stuff on Forrest's bench!) However, there are benches all over Chippewa Square that look just like the one in the movie. That was good enough for us. River Street was also fun. There were many, many shops and restaurants. The kids' favorite stop on River Street was Savannah's Candy Kitchen where we watched them make all kinds of homemade goodies. Sugar Brain was in heaven!