Thread: Savannah or Charleston

Aw y'all are so sa-weet.

Sounds like i ll be visiting both places then, focusing on Charleston more with a daytrip or maybe longer in Savannah.

GREAT comparison Cyanna...that should earn you a spot in some Fodors guide as a "word of mouth" quote!

Avg Jan high 57 degrees/low 42 - For Baltimore avg high 44/low 29. Not sure if that is much warmer. (source - weather.com )

Charleston will probably feel temperate to you since you are from Maryland. I wouldn't let the potential for cold weather discourage your trip. It could be 40 or it could be 70, you just never know. But there is plenty to do inside and out. Hope you enjoy!

Bless your heart, sue!

A vote here for Savannah, just to round the picture out a little. Charleston is indeed more orderly, more amenable to tourist interests, etc. But I like Savannah's funkiness, the little discoveries you can happen on such as the array of gardens, the history you can absorb that doesn't come in history books, the quirkiness and the natural and less landscaped grace of it. It's kind of the difference between an upscale regional...

You'll find that Fodorites on this board tend to favor Charleston about 3-1 over Savannah. Several posts on here detailing the two specifically.

My favorite saying about the two cities goes something like this: Charleston and Savannah are sister cities with Charleston being the prim and proper one and Savannah being the partying, loose one. Both cities are full of history, beautiful architecture, restaurants and museums and/or houses to tour. I took my SILs,(six of them) and MIL to both cities a few years back, thinking that they would prefer Charleston over Savannah. They surprised...

I have been to both cities and I prefer Charleston.