Savannah Ghost Tour

Price
Adults: $20
Children (ages 6-14): $7
Children (5 & under): FREE

Note: $1 of each tour's price goes to City Preservation Fund.

Operation
7 days a week, year round. Departs at 9pm; tour lasts 90 minutes.

Savannah: One of the Most Haunted Cities in America
Join us for the ultimate scare on this 90-minute hauntings tour of Savannah’s spooky historic district. Our experienced guides conduct captivating ghost tours in legendary locations every evening at 9pm. Since Savannah is considered to be one of the most haunted cities in America, you can rest assured that the stories you’ll hear are not just “tall tales”. Based on a variety of reliable sources, the tours incorporate verifiable eyewitness accounts as well as Savannah history.

Creepy Q & A
Occult beginnings?
Savannah's city plan may have certain occult elements. An article in a recent issue of the Georgia Historical Quarterly remarked on the possible significance of certain elements of the plan, including its similarity to popular conceptions at the time of the layout of Solomon's temple.

Are Savannah's ghosts dangerous?
Some spirits are said to be malevolent. There are stories of persons being drawn into danger by such ghosts, but for the most part, the city's spectres are neutral in nature.

Is Savannah cursed?
At least one curse on the city has been recorded in history. In the early 19th Century, disgruntled publisher James M. Harney wrote: "I leave you, Savannah, a curse that is far the worst of all curses - to remain as you are!"

How many ghosts are there in Savannah?
There has been no census of spirits, but author Margaret Wayt DeBolt collected hundreds of ghost stories while doing research for her book, Savannah Spectres, and more tales surface each year.

Is there voodoo in Savannah?
The book, Drums & Shadows, compiled during the 1930s, recounts many stories of belief in that sort of magic among resident African Americans at that time. The stories were linked to African customs and beliefs.

Do ghosts affect Savannah's daily life?
Some ghosts reportedly have agendas. The shade of Mary Telfair is said to enforce her prohibition against eating and drinking in Savannah's Telfair Art Museum, once her home.

Can a spectral presence be felt?
Some people are apparently more sensitive to psychic phenomena than others. It is often reported that a chill can be felt when a spirit is present. Some homes have rooms that are unnaturally cold.

Are ghosts linked to Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil?
Savannah antique dealer Jim Williams, whose murder trials are recounted in the best seller, once restored a haunted house on East St. Julian Street.