Historic Steps — Attraction in Savannah

Rate a set of stairs? OK.

First, there are several of them around the river area, and I'm not sure which ones I'm rating.

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The memorable one was the one with really tall steps. I'm not a civil engineer, so I don't know what is involved in designing a staircase. I guess you have a certain elevation to cover at a certain angle, and if you want a straight staircase (not circular or 'switchback'), you're kind of locked into how high each step can be if they're going to be 'deep' enough for your whole foot.

In this case, really tall. Pictures don't do them justice. Other people climbing those stairs remarked on it.

I guess I'm glad they kept this history and didn't just replace it with something more modern (options are available nearby). That's kind of the story of Savannah - it took some effort to preserve the history, and I'm glad...

Certainly historic feet for visitors to complete these uneven, dangerous at times stairs. There are certainly historic and have been made with all kinds of materials that was brought over and ships from all over as ballast to keep them balanced. They would empty the rock, and the city would use it to pay for the roads. There are rocks from all over that make up the staircases, which have various size risers, and landings that are inconsistent and make them a little dangerous. Please don’t try these while you are drinking. And always use the handrails if possible visitors. Also, it makes the area a little bit harder for people with disabilities to get around. Perfect for dinner devils, and people with a high payout insurance policies that...

This is an old staircase with unusually high steps. If the Savannah tour guides are to be believed, James Oglethorpe purposely made these an odd height to slow down pirates or other invaders ascent into the city. Or, may, OSHA wasn't around in the 1730s, and this was just the easiest way to build them. Either way, historically...