Savannah Gates and Gardens Walk

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to the best history tours of Savannah. This Savannah walk offers the finest tours that educate, inform and entertain.

The Gates & Gardens Walk highlights:

	22 major squares and parks bursting with color and landscape design
	Elegant ironwork
	Finest private urban gardens in the country

The tour for the green thumb and amateur alike. Wander along through the residential districts of the city and glimpse into the gardens that have made Savannah world famous as an urban forest

"...with twenty-two luscious green squares it is like strolling through the rooms of an elegant open air mansion." John Berendt (Author, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil)

Come see what lies behind the gates of some of Savannah's finest homes. The "Gates and Gardens Walk" is a unique tour that lets you explore the fauna of this lush and green forest city.

The history of Savannah is intertwined with its gardening. Every spring Savannah becomes a pilgrimage for tourist, enhanced by the blooming azaleas and flowers in the 22 major squares and parks. The very reason for the founding of the city was to grow items that could be sold to profit the colony. With General Oglethorpe's plan for the numerous squares, Savannah's legacy as a garden city became cemented through time. An introduction to the squares of Savannah is only the beginning of the tour. Savannah also hosts some of the finest private urban gardens in the country.

As interesting as the gardens of Savannah are... also are the gates. Savannah has a significant history as a center of elegant ironwork produced at many of the now defunct ironworks. However, the tradition continues through the work of some of her native sons. The tour also encompasses a look at the work of native Savannah ironsmiths, such as John Boyd Smith, IV, nationally acclaimed ironsmith who's work has been featured in "This Olde House", and can be seen along many of the streets and squares of downtown Savannah.

Whether you are a regular "green thumb" or perhaps just a weekend gardener with a casual interest, this tour will delight and entice you as you see this aspect of this lush and wondrous city that is Savannah.

Come tour "Gates and Gardens". Make a reservation and experience the beauty of this lush and green forest city.