Savannah features a 2.5-square-mile National Landmark Historic District. Two neighborhoods are on the National Register of Historic Places, the Victorian District and the Thomas Square Streetcar Historic District. Historic homes and churches are located throughout Savannah.
Savannah is bordered by the Savannah River and Savannah Harbor to the north, Truman Parkway on the east, Victory Drive on the south and West Boundary Street on the west. Tybee Island is located about 20 minutes from Savannal. Spanish moss, oak trees, magnolias and azaleas are among the native plants in Savannah.
Savannah is the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. Savannah has been the fictional home to movies, including "Forest Gump," "Roots" and "Glory." Songwriter Johnny Mercer was born into four generations of Mercers living in Savannah. In addition, fiction writer Flannery O'Connor was born in Savannah.
