Savannah's haunted squares hide 200 years of death, duels, and yellow fever. 13 stops, self-guided. 3 free. No guide, no schedule.
America's most haunted city earned that title in blood. In January 1734, Alice Riley became the first person executed in the colony of Georgia — hanged in Wright Square for drowning her master. The Sorrel-Weed House on Madison Square hides the 1841 tragedy of Matilda Sorrel and the enslaved woman her husband kept as a mistress. At Moon River Brewing Company, yellow fever victims from the 1820s never vacated the old City Hotel. Colonial Park Cemetery holds an estimated 10,000 bodies beneath only 600 headstones — the rest unmarked and unrested. This self-guided walking tour covers 13 free stops from the founding square to Bonaventure Cemetery, where six-year-old Gracie Watson's marble statue still draws visitors who swear her expression changes.
The building at 21 West Bay Street opened in 1821 as the City Hotel, Savannah's first purpose-built hotel. John James Audubon stayed here in 1831–1832...
James Habersham Jr. built this Georgian mansion in 1771 from tabby and stucco that turned pink when the red brick underneath began bleeding through th...
Mary Marshall built this hotel in 1851 on Broughton Street, and it remains Savannah's oldest hotel still in operation. During the yellow fever epidemi...
Wright Square, laid out in 1733 as part of Oglethorpe's original town plan, holds Savannah's most documented execution. In January 1734, Alice Riley a...
Architect William Jay designed the Owens-Thomas House in 1816 for cotton merchant Richard Richardson; it was completed in 1819 and stands as one of th...
William Kehoe, an Irish immigrant who built a fortune in Savannah's iron foundry business, commissioned this Renaissance Revival mansion in 1892 for h...
The building at 307 East President Street dates its oldest section to 1790, making it one of the oldest structures in Savannah still in commercial use...
Colonial Park Cemetery opened in 1750 and served as Savannah's primary burial ground for over a century. An estimated 10,000 bodies lie here, though o...
Construction on the Mercer-Williams House began in 1860 for Confederate General Hugh W. Mercer, Johnny Mercer's great-grandfather. The Civil War halte...
Gracie Watson was the only child of W.J. Watson, manager of the Pulaski House hotel on Johnson Square. She was the darling of hotel guests—a bright, s...
Noble Jones arrived in Savannah aboard the ship Anne with James Oglethorpe on February 12, 1733—the founding voyage of the Georgia colony. Oglethorpe ...
The Savannah ghost tour includes 13 documented haunted locations covering 222 years of documented history.
The first 3 stops are completely free — no account required. To unlock all 13 stops, a History Nearby premium subscription is $4.99/month or $49.99/year.
No. This is a self-guided walking tour. Each stop includes the address, a map pin, and the full haunting story. Walk at your own pace, start anytime, and take any route you like.
Plan for approximately 2.5 hours. This accounts for walking between stops and reading each haunting story. You can also split it across multiple evenings.
The most visited stop on our Savannah tour is Moon River Brewing Company at 21 W Bay Street, dating back to 1821.
3 stops free in Savannah. No guide, no schedule — walk at your own pace after dark.
Last updated February 22, 2026. Researched by the History Nearby editorial team.