FREE Gingerbread Village & FREE Ferry Ride, Savannah
Gingerbread Village starts Nov 22, 2012 at The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa
Each year thousands of visitors make the pilgrimage to the Westin Savannah Harbor to delight in these culinary creations! The competition includes categories from school children to professionals, and is open for anyone to participate. Viewing runs through December 21 and is free and open to the public. (Please schedule large group visits in advance: 912.201.2000)
Make the trip to see the Gingerbread village even more special by catching the free ferry from River Street to the Westin. Details here.
Click here for a schedule. The ferries operate 7 days a week, 362 days a year – closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas & New Years Day. Click here for more info. on the ferry system.
After your FREE ferry ride, take another free ride the rails on the FREE River Street Streetcar – an authentic 1930s Melbourne streetcar – that runs back and forth on River Street. There’s a streetcar stop right by the ferry dock, in front of City Hall and the visitors center.
The River Street Streetcar runs Noon-9 PM Thurs-Sun with the exceptions of First Saturdays festivities each month when it stops running at 6:30 PM. The 54-passenger streetcar updated with environmentally-friendly green technology. It makes six stops along Historic River Street between Montgomery St. & the Waving Girl Landing