Behind the Plaques - 2 Hour Historical Walking Tour in Savannah
House of Clayton
4.8
Voyager65316209080
112 days ago
We did the Behind the Plaques Historical Walking Tour and it was a fantastic experience. Our guide, Bob, was amazing: he explained everything so clearly, gave us plenty of time for photos, answered all our questions, and really brought Savannah’s history to life.
A detail we absolutely loved was that, knowing we are cat lovers, he even took us to visit the cat-themed bookstore – such a special and personal touch!
We highly recommend this tour to discover the city in an engaging and well-informed way.
House of Clayton offers unique, informative, impassioned tours through Savannah's Historic District. It's our passion with intent to give our guests the same feeling, while providing the most accurate information possible. We read and research constantly and search for articles confirming other information. Our guides strive to connect with each one of our guests. This tour draws its inspiration from the historical markers or plaques and gives detailed information not included there, and rarely included on other tours.
Departure Point
- Located on Bull Street just north of the Six Pence, west of McDonough's, south of Wright Square. Meet on the south side of the square by the cement bench, in front of the statue of James Oglethorpe.
- The tour ends one square south of Chippewa Square, about four blocks, where the tour starts.
- Human tour guide - English
Points of Interest
Stop At: Chippewa Squareintersection of Bull and McDonough Streets, Savannah, GeorgiaChippewa Square, named after the Battle of Chippewa during the War of 1812. Monument to James Oglethorpe, Eastman-Stoddard House, First Baptist Church, Savannah Theater, and Original Location of Forest Gump Bench.Duration: 20 minutesStop At: Wright SquareBull Street, Between West State and West York Streets, Savannah, GeorgiaWright Square, named after James Wright, last Royal Governor of Savannah. Resting place of Tomo-Chi-Chi, chief of the Yamacraw people, and friend of James Oglethorpe, and boulder monument to him. Monument to William Gordon, President and Founder of the Central Georgia Railroad and the Central Georgia Railroad Bank, and father to Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts. Original Town Hall, now the Court House. On the inside southwest building is the location of Savannah's original cemetery.Duration: 15 minutesStop At: Oglethorpe Square112 E State St, Between E State St. And E York St. At Abercorn St, Savannah, GeorgiaOglethorpe Square, named after James Oglethorpe, founder of the colony of Georgia and the city of Savannah.Duration: 10 minutesStop At: Columbia SquareHabersham Street, Between East State and East York Streets, Savannah, GeorgiaNamed after a nickname for the American Colonies. Location of the Kehoe House, Davenport House, first Savannah city gate, the Wormsloe Fountain, and the Historical Society House.Duration: 10 minutesStop At: Colonial Park Cemetery200 Abercorn St, , Savannah, GeorgiaGraves of a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War heroes, politicians, artists, yellow fever victims and more.Duration: 20 minutesStop At: Lafayette Square201 E Charlton St, Savannah, GeorgiaNamed after General Marquis de Lafayette. At the square is the Flannery O'Conner childhood home, and the Andrew Low house. A plaque honoring Mary Musgrove, translator for James Oglethorpe and Tomo-Chi-Chi. Duration: 10 minutesStop At: Madison SquareBull Street, Between West Harris and West Charlton Streets, Savannah, GeorgiaNamed after James Madison, 4th President of the United States. The monument honors Sergeant William Jasper, Revolutionary War hero. On this square is St. John's Episcopal Church, The Green-Meldrim House, the Sorrel-Weed House and the Desoto Hotel.Duration: 20 minutesAdditional Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Not recommended for those who are unable to walk for at least two miles.
- Not recommended in the summers for anyone with difficulties with high humidity and hot temperatures.
House of Clayton offers unique, informative, impassioned tours through Savannah's Historic District. It's our passion with intent to give our guests the same feeling, while providing the most accurate information possible. We read and research constantly and search for articles confirming other information. Our guides strive to connect with each one of our guests. This tour draws its inspiration from the historical markers or plaques and gives detailed information not included there, and rarely included on other tours.
Departure Point
- Located on Bull Street just north of the Six Pence, west of McDonough's, south of Wright Square. Meet on the south side of the square by the cement bench, in front of the statue of James Oglethorpe.
- The tour ends one square south of Chippewa Square, about four blocks, where the tour starts.
- Human tour guide - English
Points of Interest
Stop At: Chippewa Squareintersection of Bull and McDonough Streets, Savannah, GeorgiaChippewa Square, named after the Battle of Chippewa during the War of 1812. Monument to James Oglethorpe, Eastman-Stoddard House, First Baptist Church, Savannah Theater, and Original Location of Forest Gump Bench.Duration: 20 minutesStop At: Wright SquareBull Street, Between West State and West York Streets, Savannah, GeorgiaWright Square, named after James Wright, last Royal Governor of Savannah. Resting place of Tomo-Chi-Chi, chief of the Yamacraw people, and friend of James Oglethorpe, and boulder monument to him. Monument to William Gordon, President and Founder of the Central Georgia Railroad and the Central Georgia Railroad Bank, and father to Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts. Original Town Hall, now the Court House. On the inside southwest building is the location of Savannah's original cemetery.Duration: 15 minutesStop At: Oglethorpe Square112 E State St, Between E State St. And E York St. At Abercorn St, Savannah, GeorgiaOglethorpe Square, named after James Oglethorpe, founder of the colony of Georgia and the city of Savannah.Duration: 10 minutesStop At: Columbia SquareHabersham Street, Between East State and East York Streets, Savannah, GeorgiaNamed after a nickname for the American Colonies. Location of the Kehoe House, Davenport House, first Savannah city gate, the Wormsloe Fountain, and the Historical Society House.Duration: 10 minutesStop At: Colonial Park Cemetery200 Abercorn St, , Savannah, GeorgiaGraves of a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War heroes, politicians, artists, yellow fever victims and more.Duration: 20 minutesStop At: Lafayette Square201 E Charlton St, Savannah, GeorgiaNamed after General Marquis de Lafayette. At the square is the Flannery O'Conner childhood home, and the Andrew Low house. A plaque honoring Mary Musgrove, translator for James Oglethorpe and Tomo-Chi-Chi. Duration: 10 minutesStop At: Madison SquareBull Street, Between West Harris and West Charlton Streets, Savannah, GeorgiaNamed after James Madison, 4th President of the United States. The monument honors Sergeant William Jasper, Revolutionary War hero. On this square is St. John's Episcopal Church, The Green-Meldrim House, the Sorrel-Weed House and the Desoto Hotel.Duration: 20 minutesAdditional Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Not recommended for those who are unable to walk for at least two miles.
- Not recommended in the summers for anyone with difficulties with high humidity and hot temperatures.
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Voyager65316209080
We did the Behind the Plaques Historical Walking Tour and it was a fantastic experience. Our guide, Bob, was amazing: he explained everything so clearly, gave us plenty of time for photos, answered all our questions, and really brought Savannah’s history to life.
A detail we absolutely loved was that, knowing we are cat lovers, he even took us to visit the cat-themed bookstore – such a special and personal touch!
We highly recommend this tour to discover the city in an engaging and well-informed way.
Luis_B
Expect to walk and learn about the rich history of Savannah, Georgia. House of Clayton was polite and knowledgeable and we really enjoyed walking the squares and learning about them.
Diamond1968
I had a lovely walk around Savannah, by chance alone with my guide, for two whole hours. He was very enthusiastic and told me a lot about the city, which has an interesting history. He also explained about ghost energy here... Anyway what come to my mind is that a visit to an American city cannot be compared to Italy, which boasts a much longer and richer history ;)
marshas882
My husband and I just went on the Plaques tour with Ben tonight. What a GREAT walking tour around the historical landmarks in central Savannah. As it turned out, we were the only two on the tour. It was a perfect type of historical tour for my husband, who is known to our family as the one who has to stop and read any historical plaque that he comes across. It was such an enjoyable time to learn, ask questions and glean from Ben's knowledge. HIGHLY recommend booking this tour.
todcolby
We met Brian, our tour guide, at Chippewa Square where he spent about 15 minutes telling us about Oglethorpe and his background up to the founding of Savannah. From there, we walked around several blocks while he pointed out homes, who lived there, and their significance (including General Sherman in the Civil War). The study of the houses that used ground up oyster shells for concrete was exceptionally interesting. However, I expected the tour to cover more of the historical waterfront area, or the City Hall. We never came within 2 blocks of either. Very little was mentioned of the slave trade coming through Savannah either. It was still a good tour, but I'd only use it to supplement other tours. It appeared the hop on, hop off was covering more of the town than our walking tour.