It’s easy to channel your inner Santa during the holidays in Savannah, GA.
With so many options for so many different tastes, you’re sure to find everything for everyone on your list. Savannah’s charm is especially pronounced during the holidays, which evoke a Victorian-era feel with a romantic atmosphere, festive light displays, and events like its Christmas markets and decorated squares.
Boutiques and One-of-a-kind Finds
Historic downtown Savannah is not only beautiful and walkable, but it is also overflowing with shops with local flair.
River Street
- Plant Riverside District: Home to September’s Closet, a ladies’ boutique offering fun and colorful trends, as well as Southern Tide Savannah.
- The River Street Marketplace: A shoppers’ paradise! Meander through this open-air market that once thrived along the river during the mid-1800s. For handcrafted Lowcountry soaps, small framed artwork by a local painter, local honey, jam, or hot sauce and more.
- Washed Ashore: 23 E. River St., (912) 234-6100. For travel-memory t-shirts, beach coordinates and ornaments.
Broughton Street
- The Spice & Tea Exchange: 4 West Broughton St. Come visit The Spice & Tea Exchange, where we offer a variety of fine spices, handcrafted seasonings, loose-leaf teas, salts, sugars, gifts, and more! www.spiceandtea.com
- Sea Love Candle Bar and Boutique: 310 W. Broughton St. Experience the art of candle-making and coastal-inspired shopping at Sea Love Candle Bar and Boutique! Blend over 100 fragrances to create your signature candle or browse the boutique’s curated collection of home decor, apparel, and gifts inspired by seaside serenity. www.sealove.com/location/savannah
Savannah Souvenirs
Savannah has the perfect shops for memorable keepsakes.
Crystal Trading Co.: 301 W. Jones St., www.crystalbeerparlor.com. For holiday tea towels, pottery or decorative and functional pieces.
Savannah Rocks: 33 Barnard St., www.savannahrocks.com
The Savannah Pirates and Treasure Museum: 209 W. St. Julian St., Lower Level, www.savannahpiratesmuseum.com
Washed Ashore: 23 E. River St., (912) 234-6100. Travel-memory ornament, shells, sand, and postcard pieces .
Telfair Museums: 207 W. York St. www.shoptelfair.org. For tickets, museum memberships, art books, postcards, and Savannah Bird Girl pieces.
Coastal Heritage Society, 303 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., www.shop.chsgeorgia.org. For a Savannah map print, interactive museum toys and other Historic Savannah-themed gifts.
Dazzle with Jewelry
- Signature Gallery: 303 W. St. Julian St., www.kathrynriechert.com
- Savannah Rocks: 33 Barnard St., www.savannahrocks.com
Gallery Gifts
If you appreciate aesthetically pleasing gifts, you’re sure to find an art piece you love in one of Savannah’s many galleries.
The Downstairs Gallery: 19½ W. Gordon St. www.thedownstairsgallery.com
City Market houses several studios and galleries, including:
- William Kwamena-Poh: 307 W. St. Julian St., Studio 8 Upstairs, www.williamkfineart.net
- STEPHEN KASUN’S Studio and Art Gallery: 306 W. Congress St. www.kasunstudio.com
- Signature Gallery: 303 W. St. Julian St., www.kathrynriechert.com
- Alpha Mare Studio: Caroline Guenthner – artist and owner. 312 W. St. Julian St. 2nd Floor, Suite 110, www.alpha-mare.com
- Jery’s Sweetgrass Baskets Savannah: 307 W. St. Julian St. Upper Level, Studio FSU-4A, (843) 599-5059. For the artist, Jery Taylor’s Sweetgrass baskets, paintings and more.
