Have a spooky time in Savannah, Georgia. Learn about the ghosts who supposedly haunt this city. Are they real or not? You decide. There are several ghost tours available in Savannah. The Hauntings Touris one of the walking tours. A guide takes visitors to Savannah’s graveyards and haunted houses at night in this 90-minute tour. Guests are encouraged to bring a camera and snap photographs, of what the guides say, are paranormal activity which may not been seen by the naked eye, but can be captured with a camera.
Haunts at the Kehoe House in Savannah, Ga.
The Kehoe House, named for former owner William Kehoe, for example, is one of the houses on the tour. In this home, twins of the Kehoe family died. It is thought that they died while playing in or near the fireplace. Guests who have stayed at the Kehoe house, which is now a posh bed and breakfast, claimed that they hear children in the house, although children were not allowed there.
See Anna, the Ghost, at the 1790 Inn In Savannah, Georgia
Visit the Seventeen Hundred and Ninety Inn and Tavern during the tour. A young woman, Anna, who was shunned by her sailor boyfriend apparently jumped out of a window and committed suicide there. Anna sometimes haunts the building and terrorizes beautiful young woman who spend the night at the end. She also sometimes steals their belongings. Anna’s bedroom was room 101, and people who have stayed in the room have said that they have felt Anna’s presence or have had mysterious occurrences in the room.
How to Take the Hauntings Tour
The Hauntings Tour will send shivers down spines. Tours meet at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. nightly at 135 Bull Street, on the Corner of York and Bull in Savannah, Ga. The tour fee is $13 for adults $5 for all scouts (boy scouts, girl scouts, cub scouts) and $5 for children 6-14. Reservations are encouraged but not required. Call 912-234-3571. Other haunted tours in Savannah include:
Ghosts and Gravestones Trolley Tour
This 75-minute tour features entry into the Sorrel-Weed House in Savannah, which was on the Sci-Fi channel’s Ghost Hunters. Meet at the Simply Savannah Depot, 301 East River Street.
Tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for children 4 to 12, and free for children under 4.
Call 912-233-0083 for more information.
Haunted Pub Tour
This Creepy Crawl Tour is a walking tour that lasts 2 hours and 30 minutes. Professional guides lead visitors to some of the most haunted pubs in Savannah. The cost is $15 per person. Call 912-238-3843 for meeting locations and times.
Ghosts and Legends
Meet at Johnson Square for the Ghosts and Legends tour, which is about 90 minutes long. See where the first woman in Georgia was hanged and see the places where they say ghosts of pirates roam. Reservations are required for this walking tour which meets at 6 p.m., 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. The cost is $18 for adults and $10 for children. Call 888-419-4467 for reservations.
