North Beach, Tybee Island
Just a 30-minute drive from downtown Savannah, Tybee Island offers sandy beaches, winding bike paths, and plenty of laid-back restaurants and family-friendly activities. In addition to a large swath of pristine oceanfront, the island’s North Beach is home to historic cottages and high-end shopping, including Tybee Art Gallery and local aromatherapy makers Kelly & Company.
Learn more about the island’s ecology and interact with loggerhead sea turtles and horseshoe crabs at the Tybee Island Marine Science Center, or wander along the North Beach Birding Trail to spot western sandpipers, willets, sanderlings, and other migrating birds in fall and winter. Other family-friendly activities include beach ecology tours, dolphin and sunset charter cruises, kayaking and watersports, and Low Country bouillabaisse and other fish dishes at elegant The Sundae Café.
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Pro Tip: Book a private tour of the island's iconic lighthouse, the oldest and tallest in the state, which also houses an on-site museum.