Jekyll Island's Historic District, located beyond Driftwood Beach, includes 240 acres and home to 33 historic properties, such as the Jekyll Island Club Resort, which drift hunters has been welcoming vacationers as a family getaway since 1888. Many affluent families, like the Pulitzers, Vanderbilts, and Rockefellers, formerly made the island their home, which is why it became known as "Millionaire's Village" many decades ago.