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The King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation operates the original King-Tisdell Cottage museum site and The Beach Institute African-American Cultural Center in Savannah, Georgia.

The Beach Institute is an award-winning, family-friendly center where visitors can come and explore over 150 years of African-American history, preservation, and arts.

Savannah’s flagship museum, children and adults will be treated to permanent collection exhibits, traveling exhibitions, live performances, and lecture series that highlight African-American artists.

Visitors will also want to explore the preserved African-American culture within the King-Tisdell Cottage, where they’ll find historic neighborhood maps indicating where black communities were during the Jim Crow era. No trip to Savannah would be complete without a stop at these two must-see attractions.

King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation, 502 East Harris Street, Savannah, GA, Phone: 912-335-8868, View Map

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