Savannah is one of our favorite southern cities. On our Christmas vacation trips to Florida over the past few years we have visited Savannah even though it was a side trip. Savannah was not burnt by General Sherman on his march to the sea during the Civil War. The result is a an old southern river port with a lot of historical buildings and other sites. The modern port of Savannah is the fourth largest port on the east coast, shipping cars and containers to Europe and other places. We had a dock on the waterfront in the center of the city.