River Street

River Street is a sightseeing stop in Savannah, GA. Cost: free.

Along the Savannah River, Savannah Historic District · Savannah, GA

Why you should go…

River Street runs along the Savannah River about 40 feet below Bay Street, a cobblestone waterfront where former cotton warehouses now hold restaurants, shops, galleries and candy stores selling pralines. You can walk the half-mile John P. Rousakis Riverfront Plaza and watch large cargo ships pass. Monuments along the way include the Waving Girl statue and the Olympic Yachting Cauldron lit for the 1996 Summer Olympics. Factors Row recalls the cotton brokers who once bargained here.

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What's around here?

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