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Congregation Mickve Israel

The only Gothic Revival synagogue in America, home to a congregation founded by Jewish settlers who arrived just months after the colony in 1733.

Official Website
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Open
Tours most weekdays; check the website
Price
Small tour fee
Time Needed
45 minutes
Address
20 E Gordon St, Savannah, GA 31401Google MapsApple Maps
Getting There
On Monterey Square.

Why Go

The third-oldest Jewish congregation in the United States still worships in its 1878 synagogue on Monterey Square. A small museum shows a Torah scroll brought by the first settlers and letters from Presidents Washington, Jefferson and Madison.

Nearby

Mercer Williams House1 min walkFlannery O'Connor Childhood Home5 min walkSorrel–Weed House6 min walkCathedral of St. John the Baptist7 min walk

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