Midnight in the Garden Tour

Experience the enchanting Savannah Historic District on a captivating Midnight Garden Book Tour. Discover the real stories and photos behind the characters that put Savannah’s tourism on the map.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Armstrong House - We stop outside here to discuss Jim Williams, Sony Seiler, as well as Wiliam Simon Glover and Patrick, the dog. Sonny was Jim’s lawyer during the second, third, and fourth trials.
  • Clary’s Cafe - We stop outside here to discuss the story of Luther Driggers (Maurice Elmore Fetzer, Jr.) and how he relates to the book. He would…
What's Included
  • Walking tour themed around the book
  • Real photos and stories of characters featured
Additional Information

Take a relaxed walking tour in Savannah’s Historic District and discover the spots brought to life in the book. Hear the true tales and view the authentic pictures of these memorable characters that boosted Savannah’s tourism. Besides the mentioned sites, we also visit the residence of John Berendt during his initial days in Savannah, Joe Odom’s House,…

Location
Madison Square
We will meet at the Sgt. William Jasper monument, which is located in the middle of Madison Square. Madison Square is at the intersection of Bull St. and Harris Street. Please arrive at least 5-10 minutes early to check in with your tour guide.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sonny31328
Dec 7, 2024
Ghost Hunting in Savannah - Fabulous and professional, these guys do their research. They've even written several books on Savannah hauntings. No ghost stories here—just the real thing. Experience real-time paranormal investigating. Best tour in town!
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Divingdiva99
Nov 13, 2024
A nice tour with a great guide. - Excellent operator, deep knowledge & friendliness. Walk is easy, sites are special, and the characters described thoroughly charming.
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567raymondj
Nov 12, 2024
Midnight in the morning - The information was fun and interesting! Ryan was amazing and very personable. We took many pictures along the way. We highly recommend this tour!
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Limerick47
Nov 11, 2024
Delightful ‘Garden’ Party - Ryan led an amazing intimate tour of the highlighted scenes of importance from the book. He filled in fact with the fiction and wove a more complete story surrounding the investigation, trial and life of Jim Williams and the social lives of the native Savannahins from the novel. Great tour and was very happy to have booked it! Thanks Ryan!!
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Marye_n
Nov 6, 2024
Great tour! - Ryan was amazing-full of interesting facts and engaged the tour throughout the walk. We appreciated the research he has done and the knowledge he shared.
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Nov 5, 2024
Great Tour! - We really enjoyed this tour! My husband and I are big fans of the book and movie, and we even were staying where Joe Odum used to live! Ryan was a wealth of knowledge for everything midnight related, we learned so many new things, it was GREAT!
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Ozcyclist
Oct 18, 2024
Knowledgeable and Friendly guide - Ryan gave me a super-interesting tour of Savannah based on the locations in the John Berendt book. He has clearly read the book several times and watched the movie, and tied the locations in with his account of the story. Thoroughly professional and enjoyable.
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Wendyq286
Oct 14, 2024
Girls trip to Savannah - Ryan was an excellent tour guide! On time, friendly, and incredibly knowledgeable about the story of Jim Williams. He also threw in many stories of downtown Savannah and the people as well. He did not read off script had everything memorized and was so good at what he did. Everyone in our group thought he was excellent!
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Anthonybf375lw
Oct 8, 2024
Awesome experience!!! - WOW....It's a pleasure to give this company an EXCELLENT review. We went on several ghost tours while in Savanah but none compared to the one we went on with Afterlife!!! Not only did we goto different buildings and areas that the other tours did not take us on.....but after the tour we went on an actual paranormal investigation with this group. We went to even more places and at one of the historic hotels, we actually caught some voices on the EVP machine!!! AWESOME!!! These people are very very friendly, funny, and accomodating to the entire family. A definite MUST when in Savanah!!!
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Mnplant
Sep 12, 2024
Exceeded Expectations - Ryan guided us through the "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" story with excellence. His breadth of knowledge of the history and obscure details made the story really come to life. 5+ stars!
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