Savannah is famous for its historic buildings, vibrant bars and restaurants, Southern hospitality and ghostly tales – but Savannah also hides some dark secrets: from breweries to hotels; these haunted spots in Savannah should not be taken lightly.
The 17Hundred90 Inn & Restaurant is famous for its ghosts, including an invisible cigar-smoking spirit who haunts its halls. Guests have reported hearing laughter and children playing, along with faucets turning themselves on at random.
Moon River Brewing Company
This location in Savannah is known to be haunted, not only due to the beer. Staff and patrons have reported mysterious happenings such as bottles falling off shelves or feeling they’re being touched by someone not present – usually happening on either of two levels: basement and top (which housed patients of yellow fever when it was hospital).
Madison Square in Savannah is widely considered one of the most haunted outdoor places due to its tragic history, with slave graveyards thought to have been located within it. Visitors have often reported hearing strange sounds or experiencing chilling sensations when visiting this haunted space.
Kehoe House
This elegant home in Savannah has an eerie history of being haunted. Said to have been used as a hospital during the American Civil War, guests have reported encountering ghostly figures walking the hallways and hearing voices within. Jiggling doorknobs and faucets that turn on automatically are also frequently reported among their many weird experiences!
One of the most haunted parts of this home is its top floor, once used as an emergency treatment for yellow fever patients. Ghostly figures here are believed to be children.
Mercer Williams House
Ghost hunter shows often visit this haunted inn, as its history goes back decades – it served as both a hotel during the Civil War as well as hospital services during yellow fever outbreaks. Visitors have reported hearing children laughing out of nowhere, seeing apparitions, and experiencing faucets turning themselves on!
Anna, who was murdered by her husband, can sometimes be found roaming Room 204 and leaving pennies around. Sometimes Thaddeus joins them; lifting his glass before slowly dissipating away as patrons watch.
Hamilton-Turner Inn
The Hamilton-Turner Inn, built in 1873 and known as “The Grand Victorian Lady,” was considered to be one of the most luxurious homes of its time and may have even inspired Walt Disney when creating his Haunted Mansion attraction.
Visitors of an inn have reported strange happenings at it, such as doorknobs jiggling and footsteps that seem to come out of nowhere. Some believe the inn may be haunted by a spirit belonging to a small child who died after falling off of a stairway landing headfirst; other guests have experienced feeling watched over or having their bed shake.
Wright Square
Wright Square, now a popular location for strolling and snacking, once served as Savannah’s gallows site and it is believed that some criminals who met their end there continue to haunt this historic space. Alice Riley was hanged here for murdering Savannah resident Robert Hogg; before her execution she gave birth before dying; people have reported seeing Alice Riley’s ghost wandering Wright Square looking for her child before being executed.
Marshall House in Savannah is another of Savannah’s haunted places, where guests have reported hearing laughter and children running through its halls, seeing ghostly figures appear before them and even experiencing faucets turning themselves on by themselves.
Olde Pink House
Calhoun Square Inn boasts a long and tragic history that spans across four centuries of human habitation, serving as a hospital during the Civil War and seeing multiple yellow fever outbreaks during that period. Staff and guests have reported hearing footsteps, seeing ghostly figures, or having faucets turn themselves on unexpectedly.
An Olde Pink House stop should be on any Savannah ghost tour itinerary. Located near Savannah Square and painted a vibrant pink color, it is said to be haunted by James Habersham (original owner). Employees have reported spotting him walking around the home or sometimes appearing at the bar ordering drinks!
Hampton Lillibridge House
Savannah’s rich history of cotton and slave trade left its mark on the city. Warehouses used to store both cotton and the bodies of slaves who met tragic ends; their voices could often be heard inside these dark warehouses at night.
Hampton Lillibridge House is Savannah’s oldest inn and one of the city’s most haunted places, having served as a hospital during yellow fever epidemics as well as being used as a Union field hospital during the Civil War.
Ghost hunters enjoy exploring this site, where guests have reported hearing footsteps, doors opening and shutting by themselves and faucets turning on without prompting.
