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You smell the warmth before you see the trees . Savannah , in the state of Georgia in the American South , greets you with thick , humid air and streets that seem to move at half speed . The city was planned from the very beginning . In 1733 , James Oglethorpe laid out a grid of neighbourhoods , each one built around a public square . The city grew to 24 squares , and 22 of them survive today . They are shaded , quiet , and open to anyone . Live oak trees anchor every square . Their branches spread wide and low , stretching across the paths and out over the surrounding streets . From nearly every branch hangs Spanish moss , a grey - green plant that is not actually a moss and not actually Spanish . It is an air plant , drawing moisture straight from the humid Georgia air . In a light breeze it sways in long , pale curtains . You can walk the squares in sequence without a plan . Each one connects to the next by a short shaded block . The whole network covers roughly one square mile . On a warm afternoon , that walk takes as long as you want it to . Some squares hold fountains or monuments . Others hold only the trees and the benches beneath them . Sit in one of the quieter squares and let the city 's pace become your own . Savannah 's real gift is not any single square — it is the habit of moving slowly through beautiful shade .
