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African American Heritage Trail

Churches, museums, and the fight for freedom

Self-guided walking tour in Savannah · 3.6 mi · walking · ~1h 48m · 6 stops

The Tour

Churches, museums, and the fight for freedom. A self-guided Georgia Roam tour of Savannah.

African American Heritage Trail is a self-guided walking tour of Savannah, built around its heritage side. It's one of 20 Georgia Roam tours in Savannah — each a different route through the city, on your own schedule.

The walk covers 6 stops over about 3.6 miles and roughly 1 hour 48 min, entirely at your own pace. Each stop's story unlocks on your phone the moment you arrive — GPS-triggered, hands-free, no guide and no tour group to keep up with.

What you get

Stops

GPS-triggered along the route

Distance

3.6 mi

walking

Time

1h 48m

at your own pace

Access

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