It’s the first and only museum in the United States dedicated to Prohibition — featuring 20+ interactive exhibits on the 1920s, plus a working speakeasy, located in Savannah’s City Market.
Step into a world where flappers rule the dance floor, and gangsters run the town. At America’s only Prohibition museum, 20+ interactive exhibits and a hidden speakeasy bring the Roaring Twenties roaring back to life. Ready for even more history? The pirate adventure downstairs makes it a full-day escape. Grab single passes or save with the dual-attraction package — and tell ’em “Gus” sent ya!
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Includes Museum & Speakeasy Access (Speakeasy Closed on Sundays)
- Photos, murals and videos that captivate the senses
- Restored Prohibition era vehicles
- 200+ historic artifacts
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American Prohibition Museum® + Savannah Pirates and Treasure Museum® +
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- General admission to both the Savannah Pirates and Treasure Museum® and the American Prohibition Museum®
- Self-guided tours at your own pace
- Access to all exhibits and interactive displays at both locations
- Experience the differences in period and culture
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Savannah Pirates and Treasure Museum® + Drink and American Prohibition Museum + Cocktail Package
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- Full access to all museum exhibits
- Self-guided exploration experience
- Encounters with pirate CASTmembers and their stories
- Opportunities to view authentic artifacts from the Golden Age of seafaring
- Access to Pirate Tavern
At-a-Glance Highlights:
America's Only Prohibition Museum
Hidden Speakeasy Inside
Dual-Attraction Package Savings
Interactive Exhibits
Travel Back to the Roaring Twenties
In 1920, America banned alcohol and kicked off a decade of wild defiance. Prohibition drove the sale of alcohol underground into a world of bootleggers, rumrunners, and secret speakeasies. Savannah played its part too, earning the nickname “The Spigot of the South.”
At the American Prohibition Museum®, that entire rebellious era comes to life through more than 20 interactive exhibits, lifelike wax figures, and authentic artifacts.
When you finish exploring the Wets and the Drys, a working speakeasy awaits behind the secret door. Some history is best experienced with a craft cocktail in hand! It is easily one of the most talked-about Savannah attractions in City Market — and a second historic museum sits right downstairs.
The American Prohibition Museum: What You'll See
America’s only Prohibition museum packs the 1920s into 20+ interactive exhibits and period-accurate items, with plenty of characters to meet along the way.
Main Highlights
- The Temperance Crusade: Meet hatchet-swinging Carry Nation, the “Hatchet Granny.”
- Birth of NASCAR: See how moonshine runners became stock-car legends alongside a real 1936 Ford V8.
- The Flapper Craze: Authentic flapper dresses and the dance moves that scandalized a nation.
- Crime and Gangsters: Tommy guns, confiscated mob loot, and the shadow of Al Capone.
- Rumrunning and “The Spigot of the South”: Uncover how Savannah kept the good times flowing.
- Historic Vehicles: The moonshine still collection and the 1926 Model T “Tin Lizzie.”
Vintage Cocktails, Timeless Vibes: Congress Street Up
Sneak past the coppers and into Congress Street Up, our hidden speakeasy pouring craft cocktails from pre-1930 recipes.
Speakeasy Requirements: Speakeasy and cocktails are 21+ only; valid photo ID required.
Make It a Full Day: The Adventure Right Downstairs
Here is the best-kept secret in City Market: Two of the top Savannah attractions share one building — just head down the stairs!
Savannah Pirates and Treasure Museum
Directly beneath us, the Golden Age of Piracy comes to life! Explore period-accurate weapons, treasure, and legends like Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonny. It is self-guided, all-ages, and a swashbuckling companion to your trip through the ‘20s.
Save Big With Savannah Packages
Do both museums in one trip and save! The two-museum combo ticket starts around $31. Other package options add drinks or the Old Town Trolley for the complete Savannah experience. Best of all, tickets do not have to be used on the same day.
Save up
to 5%
Museum Ticket Only
to 5%
Includes Museum & Speakeasy Access (Speakeasy Closed on Sundays)
- Photos, murals and videos that captivate the senses
- Restored Prohibition era vehicles
- 200+ historic artifacts
Save up
to 10%
to 10%
American Prohibition Museum® + Savannah Pirates and Treasure Museum® +
Popular
- General admission to both the Savannah Pirates and Treasure Museum® and the American Prohibition Museum®
- Self-guided tours at your own pace
- Access to all exhibits and interactive displays at both locations
- Experience the differences in period and culture
Save up
to 10%
to 10%
Savannah Pirates and Treasure Museum® + Drink and American Prohibition Museum + Cocktail Package
Popular
- Full access to all museum exhibits
- Self-guided exploration experience
- Encounters with pirate CASTmembers and their stories
- Opportunities to view authentic artifacts from the Golden Age of seafaring
- Access to Pirate Tavern
At a Glance
American Prohibition Museum
• What It Is: Interactive 1920s museum + speakeasy.
• Time To Spend: 45-60 min.
• Price From: $17.57.
• Best For: History and cocktail fans.
• Hours: Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (last entry 4:15 p.m.)
Savannah Pirates and Treasure Museum
• What It Is: Self-guided pirate museum + tavern.
• Time To Spend: 1 hr.
• Price From: $17.57.
• Best For: Families and adventure seekers.
• Hours: Daily 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (last entry 5:15 p.m.)
Plan Your Visit
Address: American Prohibition Museum, 209 W. St. Julian Street, Savannah, GA, 31401
Operating Schedule: Open 364 days a year from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with final entry at 4:15 p.m. (Closed St. Patrick’s Day)
Getting Here and Location
You’ll find us in City Market, in the courtyard closest to Ellis Square, between Wexford Irish Pub and Byrd’s Cookies — Old Town Trolley Stop 9. The Savannah Pirates and Treasure Museum® is right downstairs in the same building. It’s an easy walk from River Street and the historic squares.
Parking Note: Multiple public lots and garages serve the City Market area.
Inside the American Prohibition Museum
On January 17, 1920, the 18th Amendment made the manufacture and sale of alcohol illegal across the United States, kicking off one of the wildly defiant chapters in American history. Instead of ending drinking, Prohibition pushed it underground, creating a booming black market run by bootleggers, rumrunners, and organized crime syndicate leaders. Savannah, with its busy port and winding coastline, became a key smuggling hub known as “the Spigot of the South.”
America’s only Prohibition museum tells that entire story: the crusading Drys who pushed for the ban, the defiant Wets who ignored it, and the colorful cast in between. Walk among more than 20 exhibits to see props and era-accurate items, including Carry Nation’s hatchet, the fast cars of moonshine runners that seeded NASCAR, glittering flapper fashion, and the Tommy gun world of gangsters like Al Capone.
The era ended in 1933 when the 21st Amendment repealed Prohibition, and today you can toast that repeal yourself inside the Congress Street Up speakeasy.
Don’t forget: The Savannah Pirates and Treasure Museum® is right downstairs! Pair two top Savannah museums in one visit and chase the Roaring Twenties with the Golden Age of Piracy without ever leaving the building.
Why Visit Both Eras?
The Prohibition Museum and the Pirates Museum are two great history experiences sharing one address. Spend your morning with rumrunners and flappers, and your afternoon with buccaneers and buried treasure — or flip the order!
With money-saving dual packages, two of the most entertaining attractions in Savannah cost less together than apart.
FAQs
Yes! Congress Street Up serves craft cocktails from pre-1930 recipes. The speakeasy and cocktail experiences are 21+ (photo ID required); the museum itself is open to all ages.
Plan about 45 minutes to an hour for the museum — and additional time if you settle in for a drink at the speakeasy.
The Savannah Pirates and Treasure Museum is in the very same building, one level down — making it easy to complete both experiences in one trip.
Yes! Package options start with the two-museum combo starting at $31.48, with larger bundles adding craft drinks or Old Town Trolley passes. Package tickets do not have to be used on the same day.
We are open 364 days a year from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Final entry is at 4:15 p.m.(closed St. Patrick’s Day). We are located at Old Town Trolley Stop 9 in City Market, with several public garages nearby.
Yes, the museum is great for all ages, featuring wax figures and interactive displays kids enjoy. The speakeasy and cocktail add-ons are strictly adults only (21+).