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All the United States Georgia Saint Simons Island

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Saint Simons Island

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Saint Simons Island, Georgia

Updated August 9, 2017

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A tree spirit.

Saint Simons Island, Georgia

Saint Simons Island Tree Spirits

Carved faces add a touch of magic to this island's impressive oak trees.
Fort Frederica

Saint Simons Island, Georgia

Fort Frederica

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.
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Jekyll Island, Georgia

Driftwood Beach

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.
3 miles from Saint Simons Island
Horton House 2007, the house was built in 1742

Jekyll Island, Georgia

Horton House

Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.
4 miles from Saint Simons Island
The cemetery is small and walled.

Jekyll Island, Georgia

DuBignon Cemetery

A modest walled graveyard where nobody is actually buried.
4 miles from Saint Simons Island

Brunswick, Georgia

Brunswick Stew Monument

This monument claims to display the first pot used to cook a famed Southern stew.
6 miles from Saint Simons Island
View from the top

Jekyll Island, Georgia

Jekyll Island Amphitheater

The ruins of an open-air theater built on this Georgia island in the 1970s.
6 miles from Saint Simons Island
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