That's awesome

Come back anytime. We'd love to have ya'll!

I so agree with you! It's my husband's and my favorite place.

@@woltersworld and p0

The homeless

Thank you Joe

Absolutely agreed Joe. This us very well put together. - another Savannah local

Agree

I’m also from Savannah GA

I live here as well, I always enjoy seeing how much visitors enjoy the city

Good to know, thankyou.

I am shocked that anyone would be that inconsiderate. I am sad that you even had to post this, but thankful you did

I'm not Catholic, but WTF? I'm basically a Savannah native, and I didn't realize this was a problem because I would NEVER go into a house of worship to gawk. I'm an old dude, and that's kinda gross.

@@uadimwit Agreed, not Catholic but was brought up to respect anyone's house of worship.

I can't believe this is a thing. The tourists can be great, but they sure do some silly stuff sometimes. Sheesh.

What kind of crime? I was thinking of moving there

@@thomasj9561 Well basically all kinds of crime. There is gang activity in the area and it can range from murder to car theft. I haven't experienced any but I'm aware of how potentially dangerous certain areas can be.

same

@@brettwolven6390 thanks for your reply and insight

@@brettwolven6390 I was telling somebody about it as well I unfortunately have had my car stolen but in all honesty it wasn't downtown it was actually in a and I say this loosely because others say differently but in a high scale neighborhood that I guess it used to be but not anymore but I live in Georgetown and my car was stolen from the convenience store that's in Georgetown but I did get it back after they trashed it and stuff but yes the crime is very high they don't speak about that just because I guess it's the money thing people want to make it out that it's safe and blah blah blah but I guess you know if some people are smart they would see the heavy police presence and know that there's something going on with all the police that's present

YES! I die a little inside every time I see someone put a pile of Spanish moss on their head. 😬🥴

I want to alleviate your concerns LOL you do not get red bugs from Spanish moss hanging in the trees! Now could gnats land on it temporarily? Yes but I grew up using it as hair myself and even bedding in my pretend houses :-) I got plenty of red bugs but never from Spanish malls. If you do a little googling you will see that Spanish moss is harmless when it hangs from a tree.. not so much if it's been on the ground for a while

Good to know thank you

How does one get to Tybee island if one does not drive from Hilton head?

It's gotten a bit worse over the past few months.

naw stay where you at. If you come we'll make you leave. Georgia is tired of transplants

did you end up moving?

I always heard that the moss has redbugs/chiggers in it.

I can confirm that, 100%, Spanish moss DOES have chiggers, whether hanging or on the ground.

That moss has the no seeums they refer to on bug spray! And then when you seeum they're RED.

@@bethakin5999 That’s been my experience as well. I don’t live in Savannah but I do live in Ga and learned that lesson early on.

Thank you Lisa!

I blame our forefathers. Even the smaller beautiful cities are ruined by thugs

Good to know, I was going to get married in Savannah, knowing it's not safe changed my mind.

I haven’t been to Savannah yet and am about to visit but I feel the same way about Charleston. I was raised near there and don’t care much for it but everyone always raves about how much they LOVE Charleston and I really don’t get it. It’s hard to drive and park in and it’s super touristy and expensive.

That’s because it’s a vacation for them. 🤷‍♀️ They don’t have to deal with the constant inflation that displaces locals that’s then can’t afford it. They don’t have to see the constant rampant crime and shootings. They don’t have to see the homeless huge problem that Savannah now has that didn’t when I was growing up. It’s just fun land for them. It’s a fun, unique place that they can leave after a period of time and no see the nitty gritty.

I’m definitely in disagreement. Most beautiful place you could diss!! And that’s fact!

It’s wall to wall thugs..

Lol 🤣🤣🤣

@@NavOps33 I know I'm born and raised 👍🏿

Just don't go to Savannah.

Savannah is very sad.. destroyed when the N's come out at night and repaired in the daytime when normal folks are up. Another beautiful town to be avoided

Thanks "yall". Can't wait to visit Savannah this year 2022

Yall isn't just southern anymore lol

We just stayed at the Olde Harbour inn, suite was so big, apartment like…so much space. We loved it.

Molly McPherson had the best scotch eggs!

Locals all go to Mrs. Wilkes. Paula was persona non grata with most of the city.

Charleston is like Savannah if you remove the flavor and replace all the spices with miracle whip. Charleston is raisins in potato salad at a BBQ. Charleston is Church's Chicken without the honey butter biscuits. I might be some what biased but SAVANNAH IS BETTER, YOU HEARD ME CHARLESTON!!!

@@kristenyoung8371 hahahahahahahhahaa that was funny... true... but funny :)

@@woltersworldbut bias all the same. Real Savannahians wouldn’t dare take the time to dishonor Charleston when it’s practically one in the same. Both beautiful places to see and learn.

Can you recommend a restaurant that the locals like to eat at?

Downtown Savannah is definitely OVERPRICED look at the surrounding areas.

Don't move directly into Savannah cause it's crazy expensive here, personally I'd recommend Pooler, or Richmond Hill. They're only 20ish minutes out if traffic isn't to bad. Granted if you do move down this way Pooler is getting up there price wise so I'd jump on it quick. Not too sure about RH though

Yeah go to Pooler or Richmond Hill

It is pretty great.

I agree! There’s no place in America I think would come close! The feeling I get there is indescribable. It’s 3 1/2 hours from me and I love that fact. And I love the marshes surrounding all of coastal Georgia, too.

Savannah is most welcoming to people from a place that doesn't exist. @rikeidalaw.

Try Central Florida-Gulf Coast next time. Laid back, Southern, polite.

It's a lunch place only, get there early as the line goes down the block

We stayed right across the street from there on our last visit. Line starts early bit it's so worth it

Um... did you not here the part about the bugs and how the savannah bananas used to be called the sand gnats?

You sure did!! By the way Wolters, the horse flies are bad too in the summer time especially at Tybee! They bite!!!

There is a product they sell there called No Natz. I think it’s mostly rosemary oil. It really works.

They don't bite me, but they make up for that by biting my wife.

He mentioned them

We love it too

It is a wonderful place

He forgot the hurricane weather July-September. Growing up there were mad lightning storms and heavy street flooding every year mostly around August.

The issue with the commodity portions of Savannah is it is so tourist and college kid saturated that you don't get to experience the genuine Southern charm of Savannah/the South. You have to get into the nooks-and-crannies and the moms-and-pops where the locals frequent for the genuine experience (by and large we aren't hanging around on river street and city market).

I highly doubt it was 105 degrees, in Savannah, in the morning no less. I also highly doubt the humidity was 90% while being even in the 90s

@@donkey3187 he said Knoxville but that’s a bit distant from Savannah so it’s a confusing statement. However, there are lots of places in the South that are hot & humid. My Kentucky mountain native, Georgia transplant husband, complains about it every summer.

True. Bugs only get in the moss when it’s on the ground.

As a southern native of Augusta and Savannah, I agree 100 %. I think the bugs in spanish moss is a myth. Every day I have to clear it from my lawn, and have never had a problem.

They definitely do get in the moss if/when it's on the ground and should be left alone.

Lives here my whole 38 yrs and as of this post I still reside here and it is beautiful but however I'll be completely honest downtown Savannah is not safe more so at night. The heavy police presence is a dead giveaway. However with that being said I don't think any place is safe anymore unfortunately mental health (and God knows if it isn't mental health than I don't know what else it could be but heartless people) but, you have bad apples everywhere bad things happen everywhere. I would suggest not carrying cash maybe even just a ID and a debit card and hide somewhere on you if yau can when exploring night life downtown the violence isn't just downtown though it unfortunately has moved everywhere. This can be backed up by a simple click just Google violence in Savannah and surrounding areas. Or even violence in downtown Savannah. But we also have other Pluses as well. Just to name a few great movies filmed here and Tybee island midnight In the garden of good and evil. (My grandparents are buried in the cemetery featured in the film I recommend visiting Bonaventure cemetery weird recommendation but beautiful cemetery and is a very popular tourist destination it's also been said that Savannah is a haunted city so we do have tours for that ghost tours you tour in a hearse something else worth googling but that's is one movie I recommend magic Mike the second one was filmed here the last song with . Miley Cyrus was filmed at Tybee SpongeBob sponge out of water I believe is the name was also filmed here. Forces of nature, Baywatch, the gift , the new lady and the tramp, the generals daughter,the haves and have nots (Tyler Perry's show) the longest yard, the legend of bagger Vance That's just some to name that shows how stunning our City is. In the movie the last song though Tybee was propped up with things added that is no longer here the ferris wheel to name a few however we do have great pride in our beautiful pier but also look up movie's filmed here. They have filmed a ton of great ones here. Just for record I'm not putting down my home state or city by means just wanted to give heads up about how dangerous it is nobody sheds light on that. I'm sure there are tips you can find to stay safe touring. I myself living here my whole life I don't really do downtown anymore I still find myself still GPS'ing how to get around downtown it's not hard to get lost and turned around or even confused we always know a tourist because we have alot of one ways streets very hard to distinguish so people visiting will be driving down a one way the wrong way so if visiting the best way to tour Savannah downtown will be walking. But from time to time you have people as myself who people think are tourist just because I avoid it in anyway possible. Traffic is too congested and too much police presence for my liking. Savannah has it's fair share as well of bully police officers and we have our share of honest ones the smaller towns also like Pooler which if you fly in to the airport in you will come through and If your looking for some shopping at some upscale or regular stores such as Nike outlet etc Pooler is also home of the Tanger outlet. So when coming through or heading from the airport don't speed and be on your A game when driving because Pooler is known for "bully cops" they mess with you over anything they must be in a race on who can write the most situations anyhow if you visit enjoy and in the famous words of us GEORGIANS YALL COME BACK YOU HEAR, OR WELCOME TO SAVANNAH Y'ALL . OH ALMOST FORGOT NOTHIN TO WRITE HOME TO MAMA ABOUT BUT BECAUSE SHE IS A WELL KNOWN PERSON MAKE SURE YOU STOP IN AND EAT AT PAULA DEENS AND Mrs Wilkes as well

Oh I forgot to mention the most popular movie and I guess it's because I don't think the whole thing was filmed here some of it was and we even have the monument for it but Forrest Gump when he was sitting on the bench and he was telling the story that was filmed downtown Savannah and the same bench that he sat on they made a monument and it's Tom Hanks sitting on the bench so that's a really popular destination to

@@AshleySmith-qw7il Cancel my reservation.

He’s not lying about the humidity. I’ve lived in Florida my entire life so thought I was used to hot humid weather but we had to stand in line to get into a concert last Friday night & it had just finished raining, I couldn’t breathe due to the humidity & it did freak me out for a few minutes, I thought I was going to have a panic attack. It passed after a minute or 2, just don’t freak out like he says!

So Im going to a concert soon and we will stay at a hotel downtown. We are from out of state and not renting a car. Leaving the concert is my concern. Should I arrange an uber or lyft? Is that available in your area?

lol...do a little research ahead of time next time.

Thank you!

Stop making Savannah and Tybee seem like the same city. They have two different city councils just to say the least!

Also most people utilize the free trolleys or have the intelligence to use a smartphone and find parking in greatly lit and safe area. Parking downtown has never been an issue unless you make it one for yourself. Several parking structures are available.

Also known as chiggers