When lighthouses were essential, the operators and their families would live within the lighthouse…read more Visiting the St. Simons lighthouse gives you an insight on the family's daily life, and the fact that this was a comfortable and well equipped home. There is also a nice shop attached for mementos from your visit.

This was a fun way to spend a hour or so and get a lot of history of the island. They actually let…read moreyou go up the lighthouse steps (129 stairs) so you can experience the life of keeper. It's a spiraling staircase that has some landings along the way so you can rest or stretch. But it's the coming down that is a little harder. The spiraling stairs are more disorienting coming down, so take your time. After that there are a few rooms of pertinent information and then they have four rooms upstairs that show what life was life back then. Each room was recreated with artifacts of the time period...and there was a little interactive tablets that explain the different items in the room. A definite stop if you're visiting the island.

The setting is beautiful- near the beach The volunteer in the house was a wealth of knowledge. So…read moreinteresting how close the USCG center used to be to the inlet but with time, it is so much farther away. The info about the liberty ships, the blimps, and the amount of soldiers lost on Coastal Georgia was amazing. The information regarding the Black Outs was new to me and learning loose lips may sink ships came from this WW2 movement in coastal Georgia was interesting. The community spirit was alive and reading the room and doing the interactive games for identifying planes and navigating the blimp put us right there. We enjoyed the boathouse and the center visit. It was informative and the volunteers who are there are a wealth of knowledge and they make it even better.

This is an incredibly important part of World War II that many people aren't aware of. The Germans…read moreruthlessly attacked merchant ships along the East Coast of the US and even came onto our shores. They turned the old Coast Guard Station into a museum. Definitely worth the stop!

I never knew any of the history that we stumbled upon here!…read more First of all, the building is nicely done with great museum like displays and a cute gift shop. There was also an extremely knowledgeable person inside who gave us a ton of info about the history and the fort. We then ventured outside (bug spray may be a good idea here!) and looked at the various spots with info and the history of the butcher, baker, candlestick maker as well as the other jobs around the fort. The actual building ruins are interesting and picturesque by the water. You could easily spend a while here meandering and learning. 100% worth a visit if you are nearby!

This afternoon, my mom and I went to go tour the Fort Federica national Monument on Saint Simons…read moreIsland. It is a free fort so you don't pay a parking fee or an entrance fee. They have a museum inside along with a small gift shop as well as the fort grounds that you can walk around and read the Historical information. To get on Saint Simons Island you don't have to pay an island fee. The lady at the desk, her name is Barbara. She was very nice and assisted me with purchasing my passport guide. A passport to the national parks has little areas where you can take the stamps from the different national parks and stamp in your booklet. The passport books includes national parks all over the country. In the gift shop, they have a regular passport, an expert passport and a junior guide for a junior Rangers. 10/10

What a hidden gem! Perfect for kids and adults. The bouncy houses were great for our 3yo. The…read morepinballs are so much fun and the other games like TMNT, air hockey and basketball were a hit too

Went to waste a rainy Saturday.. so much fun!!! Looking forward to visiting again.!! 10 out of 10…read morehighly recommend!

I found a Villeroy & Boch plate for $20 that sells on "Replacements dot com" for $89! A very small…read moreshow, but very satisfying to hunt for treasures.

This is by no means the antique extravaganza you may have read about, but it may be one of the best…read morevenues that ever hosted an antique show. The setting is under a group ancient oak trees a stones throw from the ocean in Postell Park on Beachview Drive off of Mallory Street. There are plenty of free parking spaces and lots of places near by to shop and dine. I over heard a few of the vendors stating that this was their 15th year showing here and that this antique sale has been going on for 37 years. In 2018 the shows are scheduled for - April 7th - 8th, May  26th - 27th (Memorial Day Weekend), June 23rd - 24th, September 1st - 2nd (Labor Day Weekend), October 6th - 7th, November 3rd - 4th all shows are 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday, if you arrive early it won't be a problem it's less crowded although all the vendors may not have all their wares out some will no doubt. It seems the crowds never arrived for this early April show so I can't say if this was a normal crowd or not or if the cool weather kept them away. The quality items are all around the park I was happy to see there were no garage re-sellers onsite and I found the prices were more than fair, but since negotiation is part of the fun they all seemed to know the game and offered some pretty good deals...

Our church had our women's retreat here a few weeks ago. What a perfect place to meet with other…read morewomen and with God. It is so serene and calming. The grounds are gorgeous and everything was well cleaned. The rooms in Turner Lodge were a little outdated but the beds were super comfortable! 1000% would come here again. Truly loved it and how calm we were feeling all weekend long!!

The positive : The view of the river is beautiful…read more Negative. Room smelled musty even with the air purifier. Room was dated. Bed was hard and pillows on a king bed were standard cheap quality. The TV was small for the size and price of the room. Won't stay again quality vs $200plus price was too much.

This was such an interesting historical site to explore. It's easily accessible -- right along the…read moreside of the road. We parked and walked over to the house. There are explanatory plaques about the tabby-built house along with a sign about tabby (the building material formed from a mix of sand, lime, oyster shells, and water). The house is one of the oldest of its kind in Georgia and is on the National Register of Historic places. Horton was in charge of the British troops stationed on island. He built this house as his residence and lived here from 1736 until 1748. (He died in Savannah in 1748 or 1749 -- I've read two different dates.) One other interesting note about Horton was that he had the first beer brewery in the state. What you see when you come here is the shell of the house. Open aired without a roof or paned windows. You can walk around the outside and inside. It's a good photo op for various views through the open windows. Later on, the house was occupied by the French du Bignons (who owned the island until they sold it to the American millionaires in 1886) from 1790 to the mid 1800's. Their cemetery is located across the street from the House, and you can easily walk to see this, as well, which we did.

One of the oldest surviving buildings in Georgia, the structure is very well preserved. It is,…read morehowever, just a shell. No interior or roof. It dates back to the British colonization after much of their colonies were taken the Spanish. Across the street is the du Bignon cemetery that has five well-preserved graves. The walls are made from a unique product - "tabby" is made from burning oyster shells to create lime and then mixed with sand and water to make a cement. There is parking nearby. You do have to pay to enter the island. [Review 19258 overall - 571 in Georgia - 228 of 2023.]