Savannah - Telfair Mansion and Art Museum

 
From Wright Square it is a short distance west to the Telfair Mansion and Art Museum (a very handsome Regency house of 1818) and Art Museum (American and European art of the 18th and 19th centuries). Then south, passing the birthplace (1820) of Juliet Gordon Low, who founded the Girl Scouts of the United States, to Oglethorpe Avenue, the southern boundary of the old town.

Must-see attractions nearby:
From here it is possible to continue southwards to Chippewa Square, on which stands Forrest Gump's bench, and then Madison Square with the Green-Meldrim Home (1852). A shorter way back is along Oglethorpe Avenue, turning east into Abercorn Street, which runs north towards the river, passing the Owens-Thomas House (1816-19) and continuing to Reynolds Square, with the Pink House of 1790.
Hours:
10am-5pm; Sun: 1pm-5pm; Mon: 12pm-5pm
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Martin Luther King's Birthday - USA (3rd Monday, January ), St Patrick's Day (March 17), Labor Day - USA (1st Monday, September), Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November ), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Easter - Christian
Facilities: Gift shop, Restaurant or food service

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