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Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery After Hours Group Tour

Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery After Hours Group Tour

Overview

Savannah’s ONLY after hours, cemetery tour! Conducted by Shannon Scott, this specialty adult tour delves into layers of secret society topics, root doctor ritual work, gangsters, bootleggers, murderous lovers and other clandestine story gems that Scott defines as “the taboo tales” of Bonaventure. For fans of Midnight In The Garden of Good & Evil? This is the ultimate show as you roam the grounds discussed in the novel where many of the characters are now buried and per expectation told in a highly personal, maverick manner by The Bard of Bonaventure, Shannon Scott!

City: Savannah

Tue 24 Dec

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Starting at $56.42

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Tue 24 Dec

Starting at $56.42

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What's Included

Professional local guide

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Customers must have a cell phone on them and provide cell phone number at the time of booking.
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

What To Expect

Shannon Scott Tours

Tour the South's most illustrious, Victorian Cemetery with 29 year, resident storyteller, Shannon Scott or one of his other premium story hosts! Bonaventure is home to poets, songwriters, actors, artists, industrialists, duelists, Confederates, and every life story under one sunny cemetery! Fans of Secret Societies like The Freemasons won't be disappointed either as Bonaventure is imprinted everywhere with their emblems! See Little Gracie, Johnny Mercer, Conrad Aiken, Noble Jones and more! Fans of "Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil?" Get close to the characters! Talk about a personal & impacting day out! Inquire about Historic District Hotel Transportation!

Bonaventure Cemetery

During this 2.5 hour tour, you will be joining a very exclusive club of people who have seen the cemetery after it closes to the public. Not since it opened in 1846 has this been an opportunity, but thanks to your very special local host, now it is. You are literally locked in the cemetery the entire time; for the right taker, there's no price you can put on the joy of that. Imagine having the serenity, stillness, and quiet of the cemetery, uninterrupted by the living world. Stories stretch from the present day all the way back to Bonaventure's plantation beginnings in 1754. Our topics range from the funny and uplifting to the macabre at its most morbid. Some of the stories that will be covered include those of: • A "hooch runner" for Al Capone • A bizarre love story that ended in one murder and one visit to the electric chair • Savannah's role in The DaVinci Code • Lady Minerva & Jim Williams in Midnight in The Garden of Good and Evil

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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Reviews (142)

southernfoodgal

May 2013

I've wanted to do Shannon's Scott's "after hours" tour of Bonaventure for a long time. This past Saturday my husband and I were able to spend a rainy evening, complete with thunder and lightening in the cemetery with Shannon. Shannon is a wonderful storyist, full of historical facts, as well as fun and humorists legends. It was evident that he knows and loves his history and his connections to Savannah residents, both living and dead. It never felt a like a typical "tour" and Shannon is not the typical tour guide. It felt more like taking a walk with a local historian. Bonaventure is beautiful cemetery, full of history and beautiful sculpture. Cemetery kindreds should not miss this tour while in Savannah, especially the "after hours" tour. I appreciated being able to feel free with my camera and wander behind or away from the group a bit as I shot pictures. I worried at first about the weather, but after entering the cemetery with umbrellas, rain, and thunder, and being privileged to see a large owl fly two times over us, well, could there be any better atmosphere for an evening cemetery tour?

Nicole W

May 2013

Long weekend visit to Savannah and did all of the tours (Hop On/Off trolley, Old Savannah Experience Tour, hearse ghost tour) and all of our tour guides got progressively better. On our last full day there, we scheduled the After hours Bonaventure cemetery. It was here that we met Shannon, the tour guide and owner, and I must say, it was the most informative tour I have ever been on. He was so passionate with his storytelling and really humanized the person's life, i.e. Johnny Mercer and Tattnall.....loved their stories and how they got to be relevant. I loved it! Plus, the scenic cemetery and the surrounding water was magical.

MistyHK

May 2013

I spent almost a whole day with Shannon in April, with for friends from Hong Kong and London. I love cemeteries and have wanted to tour Bonaventure ever since seeing the movie "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil". However I was concerned that in my zeal, I might have over-committed my friends (who are not cemetery geeks like me) in booking both a private half day tour starting early morning AND a private after hours visit. Shannon though, made the time fly, talking to us about the lives of some of the cemetery's famous "residents"' the symbolism of the tombstones as well as sharing his experiences with many of the characters in the Book. All five of us felt that the time was well spent. And being alone in the cemetery after closing was a wonderfully serene experience. Shannon recommended restaurants and many other activities to round out our time in the city. While he wasn't born in Savannah he clearly loves the City and Bonaventure particularly - he has bought his own plot here to assure his place in perpetuity - and he made a wonderful host.