Island Historic Trail | ATTRACTIONS Skidaway Island Institute of Oceanography | Savannah College of Art and Design

ShopSCAD, (912) 525-5180. Kinnear mentioned the Savannah College of Art and Design, which comprises more than 50 buildings scattered throughout the historic district, but we love its fabulous boutique — featuring the work of SCAD students, faculty, and alumni — so much that we thought it was worth singling out. (FYI: Can’t make it to campus? Check them out online at www.shopscadonline.com.)

ATTRACTIONS
Skidaway Island Institute of Oceanography, (912) 598-2400. Just 16 miles south of downtown is an area of estuaries, marshes, and barrier islands that house this leading research institute. Tours of SkIO’s laboratories and, when it’s in port, its 92-foot research vessel, are offered on the last Friday of most months.

OUTDOORS
McQueen’s Island Historic Trail, (912) 652-6780. Lace up your jogging shoes or strap on your bike helmet for a trip along this scenic six-mile pathway, which happens to have been Georgia’s first rails-to-trails conversion.