6 Ways to Find Ghosts in Savannah

Since its origins in 1733, Savannah has gained a reputation as “One of America’s Most Haunted Cities,” rich with a dark history and past. Stories from those living here and passing through are speckled with accounts of possible spirits who’ve settled in and decided to stay around. Ghostly little girls, wandering women, war-wrecked soldiers, unsettled slaves and perished pirates seem to reappear, but don’t take our word for it. Venture out around the cobblestone streets, the sometimes-silent cemeteries and find ghosts galavanting in Savannah.

1. Ghosts & Gravestones Tours

Widely considered by ghost hunters and paranormal investigators as being America’s Most Ghostly City and seen on The Today Show and the Travel Channel, Savannah’s dark past is unveiled on this spooky tour! Learn about the city’s origins with its founding in 1733 when it was built upon native American burial grounds. Will you encounter the ghost of Civil War General Robert E. Lee at the famous Andrew Low House? Take the Trolley of the Doomed past the burial grounds in Wright Square and try to contact the spirits at the Perkins & Sons Ship Chandlery! Learn More.

2. History, Haunts and Hops

This two-hour guided walking tour will take you through some of Savannah’s most haunted and historic squares. Journey to the past where you and your friends will explore some of the deepest and darkest secrets of Savannah. Add some hops and cocktails from several local pubs, and you have the best pub crawl in Savannah!

3. Cruise Creepy Streets in a Haunted Hearse

Ride around the haunted Historic District in style, in one of the Haunted Hearse Ghost Rides. You read that right—ride around in an actual hearse! The Hearse Ghost Rides feature an experienced tour guide who will drive you around to the most haunted spots in Downtown Savannah, where you can hear all about the morbid deaths and creepy hauntings that make Savannah so special. It’s an eerie and entertaining journey through the shadowy streets of Savannah

4. Explore Bonaventure Cemetery after hours with Shannon Scott

Do you and your friends enjoy exploring spooky cemeteries? Do you enjoy the dark history behind deaths? Then book a tour of the Bonaventure Cemetery with Shannon Scott—one of the most knowledgeable tour guides who has spent years gathering information about the Bonaventure Cemetery. Scott will enlighten you with all kinds of stories, from funny to ridiculously morbid. Craving an experience even spookier? Try the after hours tour, where you’ll be locked inside the cemetery for two whole hours; just you, the spirits and the stillness of the cemetery.

5. 17Hundred90 Inn & Restaurant

For more than a century, the historic 17Hundred90 Inn & Restaurant has stood in the heart of Downtown Savannah, earning a reputation for both its history and its collection of chilling tales. The inn is so closely associated with the supernatural that it has even published guests’ reported paranormal experiences on its website.

Built in 1820, 17Hundred90 opened during a particularly turbulent period in Savannah’s history. The city had been devastated by a series of fires, while a devastating yellow fever epidemic was sweeping through the area. Yet the inn’s most enduring ghost story centers on a young woman named Anne Powell.

According to legend, Anne was seduced by a sailor and later leapt to her death from Room 204. Guests and staff have since attributed a variety of unexplained occurrences to her spirit. She is said to move or take small trinkets belonging to visitors and arrange women’s nightclothes across the bed, as though preparing for someone to wear them. Some guests have even reported feeling Anne caress their cheeks or seeing her standing over them as they sleep.

Anne’s legend has become such a beloved part of the inn’s history that some visitors reserve Room 204 months in advance, hoping for the chance to experience Savannah’s most famous resident ghost firsthand.

6. The Kehoe House

Completed in 1892 as the home of William Kehoe, his wife, and their ten children, the Kehoe House has experienced many lives over the years. What began as a family residence later became a boarding house and, eventually, a funeral parlor. Today, the beautifully preserved mansion serves as an upscale bed and breakfast overlooking picturesque Columbia Square. But beneath its elegant interiors and historic charm lies a darker legend—the story of the Kehoe twins, who are said to have died while playing near a fireplace.

According to local lore, the tragedy is the reason the inn’s fireplaces are decorated with cherubs, serving as a memorial to the twins. Guests have reported hearing the sounds of children laughing and playing in otherwise empty hallways. Others claim to have felt an unseen presence in rooms 201 and 203, where some say they have felt someone sit on the bed, leaving behind visible indentations and a lingering warmth.

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