Savannah Dark History: Fact-Based Evening Tour

Explore Savannah’s dark past with our fact-based history tour. Discover duels, murders, and cemeteries that shaped Georgia’s history.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Colonial Park Cemetery - We’ll discuss eight different spots with Colonial Park being the midpoint. You’ll learn about the cemetery’s history, its residents, and how some made a reappearance not too long ago!
What's Included
  • All Fees and Taxes
Additional Information

The team takes pride in offering tours grounded in factual history. This is why ghost tours are not part of the offerings. Savannah’s rich and dark history provides plenty of material without the need for embellishment. The tour kicks off with a recount of a fierce duel that occurred in a bar that still stands today. Participants will then learn about…

Location
Oglethorpe's Bench
We'll meet in the small park surrounding Oglethorpe's Bench.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Abhishek_t
Sep 2, 2025
Great tour - Great tour with lots of cool factual history about Savannah’s dark past. The walk wasn’t bad at all, and our guide was super friendly and engaging.
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Curious27840917463
Aug 21, 2025
Great tour, learned a lot! - Brandon was very detailed, passionate, professional, friendly, and fact based. It's clear he has done a ton of research and is constantly learning more. He led us through various sites in Savannah and explained the history that went with the place/building/monument and debunked lots of ghost tour myths. I would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Savannah who has an interest in real history. Thanks Brandon for sharing your knowledge with us!
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G8550dfkristinn
Aug 19, 2025
Amazing Historically Accurate Tour - Brandon was a thoughtful, intelligent, no bs tour guide who had great insights into the true history of Savannah! We greatly appreciated his knowledge and amazing storytelling capabilities! This was a great experience we would recommend to anyone passing through Savannah!
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541tyresew
Aug 16, 2025
Best Savannah Walking Tour in Town (Debunks Ghost Tours) - The best tour i’ve ever been on. I was engaged and felt very educated on the dark History of Savannah. Brandon the tour guide is probably the most perfect tour guide anyone could ask for. Don’t go to the Ghost Tours go to this one he debunks all of the myths.
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Chris_g_20017
Aug 13, 2025
Take This Tour! - There’s a reason founder and guide Brandon was rated “Best All-Around Savannah Resident and Best Tour Guide” by ConnectSavannah. The guy knows his stuff. He’s compelling, engaging, and brimming with factual knowledge about Savannah and its rich history. The ‘Dark History’ tour was excellent. We can’t recommend it enough.
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Trob1315
Aug 10, 2025
This is the tour you want. - Brandon does an excellent tour. He is very knowledgeable and kept our interest the entire time. I am so happy I picked his tour and not a cheesy fictional ghost tour.
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Terri_g
Aug 5, 2025
Facts not fiction - We truly enjoyed this tour. Accurate history is not always pleasant and Savannah is no stranger to this. No ghost stories needed to feel your spine tingle. We love the macabre and mystery in the surroundings. Thank you for an enjoyable experience. Would highly recommend.
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Juliafy4959sg
Aug 2, 2025
Great real dark history tour - Great tour! From 7:30-9:30pm I got to walk around and learn all about the historic district’s bloody past while also picking up on what some of the more theatrical ghost tours covered. The tour was incredibly informative, exciting, and interesting, I would definitely recommend.
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Nicole_p
Jul 31, 2025
The guide was very... - The guide was very knowledgeable on his history and open to answer all questions. He was extremely kind and passionate about Savannah.
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I8459lerachaell
Jul 21, 2025
Murders, Mystery, true crime, and the real fact based dark history of Savannah. - The best tour we did in Savannah! Brandon’s tour is interactive and fascinating. Murders, mystery, true crime, and real history. Definitely our favorite dog friendly activity of the week. We walked at a casual pace with frequent stops, several of which had benches for those who couldn’t stand for long times. I highly recommend & only wish we could have also done his other tours. We will come back just for this.
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From $29
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).