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Colonial ruins, a historic lighthouse, mossy oaks and easy beaches fill Georgia’s largest Golden Isle.
Founded in 1736 by James Oglethorpe, this colonial fort grew into a village. See the tabby ruins and artifacts on well-kept grounds.
The island’s social hub has boutiques, restaurants and a pier over St. Simons Sound, where you can watch boats and people crabbing and fishing.
This is one of the oldest working lighthouses in the country. Climb 129 steps for views of the Atlantic, then visit the museum.
Flat, firm sand is ideal for biking, and the beach is pet-friendly. Surf, paddleboard, kiteboard or just beachcomb in the gentle waves.
A tunnel of moss-draped oaks, more than 160 years old, once marked the entrance to Retreat Plantation near the Sea Island Golf Course.
One of Georgia’s oldest churches, set among oaks, hollies and cedars where John and Charles Wesley once preached. It was rebuilt in 1884.
This oceanfront park has picnic tables under oaks, a fishing pier, mini golf, a playground and a water park, just steps from Pier Village.
Interactive galleries show how coastal Georgia lived through the war, from plane spotting and radar to rationing and blackouts.
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