Jekyll Island Club has an amazing history to explore. The doors were officially opened in 1888, quickly becoming a retreat for families that represented one-sixth of the world's wealth. Families with names like Rockefeller, Morgan, Vanderbilt, Pulitzer, and Baker were frequent guest at the club. In 1910 under the cover of night, and using only first names to keep their identities secret, Senator Nelson Aldrich led a party of financial leaders to Jekyll Island to conceptualize a federal banking system. Coined the First-Name Club, together the group drafted the modern day Federal Reserve. Another fun fact about the Jekyll Island Club Resort, is that in 1915 the nation's first transcontinental phone call took place between President Woodrow Wilson in Washington, D.C. , Alexander Graham Bell in New York, Thomas Watson in San Francisco, Henry Higginson in Boston, and AT&T President Theodore Newton Vail.

Recreational Activities on the property and Jekyll Island include:

-63 Holes of Golf

-Tennis,

-Day Spa and Salon

-Fitness Room

-Croquet

-Bike Rentals (20 miles of bike paths)

-Swimming Pool

-Historic District Tours

-Miniature Golf

-Nature Walks

-Beach Horseback Riding and Carriage Rides

-Dolphin Cruises

-Charter Fishing

-Georgia Sea Turtle Center

-Canoeing and Kayaking