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SAVANNAHCHAMBER.COM 27 L I V I N G H E R E Once You Have Settled In From stunning architecture and restaurants to museums and oak-canopied squares, here are several must-dos, each putting you one step closer to becoming a true Savannahian. B E A U K E S T E R A D A M K U E H L P H O T O G R A P H Y E A S T W O O D S P H O T O G R A P H Y A N G E L A H O P P E R P H O T O G R A P H Y 1. Immerse yourself in history. Founded in 1733, Savannah is steeped in a rich history marked by relationships and triumphs. Give your spirit a lift when you visit the grandeur of the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist or Congregation Mickve Israel. Visit First African Baptist Church, the oldest Black congregation in America, and see the balcony pews — some carved with ancient West African symbols — made by enslaved members. Step back in time at the First Bryan Baptist Church, which sits on the oldest parcel of real estate continuously owned by Black people in the United States. Stop at Greene Square to see the Second African Baptist Church, dat- ing back to 1802. Many years later, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would preach his "I Have A Dream" sermon here, an address he repeated during the famous march on Washington, D.C., in 1963. Witness the fascinating preservation of the girlhood home of the Girl Scouts founder and get a glimpse of life among the well-to-do during Victorian times at the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace. See how urban gentry as well as enslaved servants lived at The Owens- Thomas House & Slave Quarters museum. Walk in the footsteps of Civil War sol- diers at Fort Pulaski National Monument. For more military history, catch a cannon fi ring at Old Fort Jackson. 2. Be one with nature. Mother Nature thrives here. Put down the electronic devices and join her. Visit native animals in natural enclo- sures along the nature trail at Oatland Island Wildlife Center. Meet sea turtles and other aquatic life at the Tybee Island Marine Science Center's home on Tybee's North Beach. Combine history and nature at the Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Museum and Nature Center. Telfair Academy Myrtle & Rose at Plant Riverside District Shuk Mediterranean Chef Darin's Kitchen Table