Golden Isles

Jekyll Island is also known as "millionaires island". It was bought by a group of East Coast millionaires who named themselves the Jekyll Island Club. In 1947 the island was sold to Georgia for use as a state park. The island is now a resort area with beaches, nature trails, golf facilities, and camping areas.

The Jekyll Museum houses a collection of decorative arts, photographs, and historical artifacts, located in cottages in the historic district.

Fort Frederica was used by the British to protect Georgia and South Carolina from the Spanish.

The fort was erected in the late 1730s and the town of Frederica was established. Land disputes led to the 1742 the Battle of Bloody Marsh which ended the fighting. A visitor's center explains the history and displays related artifacts.

Housed in a 1872 lighthouse keeper's house on St Simons Island, the Museum of Coastal History offers information on the history of the St Simons lighthouse and on the life of lighthouse keepers.