Savannah Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil Narrated Walking Tour
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Savannah Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil Narrated Walking Tour
By Savannah Sidewalk Tours
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If you've read Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (or seen the movie), you won't want to miss this tour of the charming city of Savannah. Your guide will show you many of the top sites featured in the story, from elegant town squares and historic mansions, providing live commentary as you go.
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Ages 0-99, max of 15 per group
Duration: 2h 15m
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Live guide: English
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Highlights
- Get a feel for Savannah by walking from sight to sight
- A local guide will show you around
- See top Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil-related spots
- Group sizes capped at 10 travelers for a more intimate experience
- Local licensed professional Savannah tour guide
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
What's not included- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- This tour does not include a tour of the Mercer Williams House Museum.
- Entry/Admission - Mercer Williams House Museum
- Entry/Admission - Armstrong House
- Start:
- 23 Abercorn St, Savannah, GA 31401, USAWe meet at the John Wesley statue in the middle of Reynolds Square, which is right across the street from the Old Pink House Restaurant and Tavern at 23 Abercorn St.
End:- Forsyth Park, Savannah, GA 31401, USAThe tour ends in Forsyth Park
- Wheelchair accessible
- Pushchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 13856P3- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- A moderate amount of walking is involved, comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- Most travellers can participate
- This tour is not recommended for children under 14.
- BOOK CLUBS WELCOME!
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 13856P3
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Itinerary
- 23 Abercorn St, Savannah, GA 31401, USAWe meet at the John Wesley statue in the middle of Reynolds Square, which is right across the street from the Old Pink House Restaurant and Tavern at 23 Abercorn St.
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- Savannah, GA 31401, USAThe tour ends in Forsyth Park
About the operator
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- 821joas0 contributionsNice Savannah tourMartin was an excellent tour guide--extremely knowledgeable about Savannah history. The walking tour proceeds at an easy pace, with time for a little sitting.Written 22 April 2023
- C5532OUbarryc0 contributionsInteresting, informative, fun!Our guide Joe was terrific. Interesting, informative and fun! He made sure to only give accurate information, looking to answers once or twice to be sure. Perfect way to begin our visit!Written 1 February 2023
- tracm20150 contributionsInformativeChuck Norras was humorous and easy to listen to. He also seemed very knowledgeable of the area and the history. Thank you chuck for the walking tourWritten 3 December 2022
- shelbysO1236UO0 contributionsWonderful Walking Tour!Very pleasant walking experience and interesting historic details! Strangers asked my tour guide for information about local sites and he was very knowledgeable and helpful to them, too.Written 7 June 2021
- Brian B0 contributionsWalking Tour of SavannahOur guide was Martin S. The tour lasted two hours. Lots of history, architecture, places to eat, parks, wars, and key players in Savannah's history. Well worth the time and money. For the most part the walk was easy and at our pace. This is not a group tour just the two of us.Written 20 May 2021
- Sunshine7967430 contributionsPassionate MartinMartin was an excellent guide who kept us engaged the whole tour! Very passionate and considerate of the group and the city. Our whole group highly recommends this tour to bring the book/movie to life in Savannah!Written 11 May 2021
- 1brucew0 contributionsGreat overview of Historic area and worth doing to start your dayThis was an excellent tour to do first thing in the morning. It was great to just walk around for two hours and get a general sense of the area … learning a lot of history along the way. Keith was a very good tour person and knowledgeable.Written 6 May 2021
- J7823SXkimberlyh0 contributionsLacklusterIf I could pick one word to describe this tour it would be Lackluster. My husband and I had already been in Savannah for several days prior to taking this tour and walked around many of the squares and historic downtown. As such we had encountered many walking tour groups which all seemed to be high energy and having a great time laughing and talking with their guides, so we were really looking forward to our tour. When we arrived at our meeting point about 10 mins early we encountered a large group with a friendly guide-all were wearing headsets and the guide was talking clearly into a microphone relating some fun anecdotes. Alas, this was not our group. Our hearts sank when our guide Martin sauntered up wearing an N-95 mask...and promptly told us that we would all have to wear masks throughout the 2-3 hour duration of the tour...even though the entire tour was OUTDOORS. Plenty of room for social distancing, absolutely no need for this. Perhaps Martin should check current CDC guidelines. Needless to say, if you’ve tried to hear someone speaking in an N-95 mask...it was muffled at best. Overall energy level of the guide was very low. Basically walked to a destination, uttered a few lines, no funny stories, repeat. Mumbling the information you could read on any sign around the historic sites. After about a half hour we really wanted to just depart the tour but since we had paid $60 we decided to stick it out. Obviously this wasn’t the tour for us. There are MANY other walking tours of Savannah, unless you want to walk around in your sweaty mask outdoors for over 2 hours listening to the guide drone on...I’d suggest skipping this one.Written 2 May 2021
- J T0 contributionsWedding photoshootMy wife and I were there for a wedding photoshoot it was pleasant and family-friendly. I've been to Pedimont park in Atlanta, Georgia it's a lot better. Also, she recently had a knee replacement there weren't many places to sit got some good pictures the bride and groom where happy would I go back probably notWritten 17 November 2020
- Wimberly2013-140 contributionsWalking history tourLearned a lot of history about Savanna. Guide told many stories about different sites which made it interesting. We had some rain but had umbrellas and kept going. Wear comfortable shoes!!Written 11 October 2020
- triage10 contributionsWalking tourWe enjoyed our walking tour with Martin in Savannah. We were able to have our dog along for the walk too. Very informative.Written 4 March 2020
- C8882QXmarys0 contributionsEnjoyable Walking Tour in SavannahTook the tour with Martin. He was extremely knowledgeable about Savannah’s history, architecture and culture. He made it fun too with his cute sense of humor and pride in his hometown of over 30 years. We also could bring our dog along which was great for those of us traveling with a pet. We highly recommend both this tour and Martin.Written 11 February 2020
- FPlivoniaMI0 contributionsGreat morning in SavannahWe had a great two hour tour. Martin was a very informative guide with amusing and interesting insights into the city, its history, its buildings and its culture. We’re glad we did this early in our visit to the city as we left with ideas as to what to do during our remaining time there. Well worth the money and the time.Written 13 January 2020
- HoopsterB0 contributionsvery informative on history of areaThis was a nice easy 2 hour walk, Martin was informative , friendly and humorous. Whole tour was on time and enjoyable small group of 10. Highly recommend this tour.Written 12 January 2020
- 292heathere0 contributionsGreat Tour!!!My mom and I took the Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil tour with Martin and it was awesome! Martin was really great, he has a good personality and well informed! It isn't necessary to know the book and/or movie to take the tour and learn something good about some of the colorful individuals of Savannah! Highly recommend this tour, if even to spend a couple hours with a great guy who can give you some interesting facts!Written 3 January 2020
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Patricia488
Meyersdale, PA43 contributions
Oct 2021
We are very familiar with everything Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. We've toured Mercer House a number of times and visited Bonaventure Cemetery several times. Our tour guide was Martin. He is very informative but a little hard to hear. I can't understand why these tour guides don't wear lapel mikes because of all the street traffic and noise, sometimes some information was lost. Otherwise, we enjoyed the tour.
Written 30 October 2021
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Hi Patricia - I’m glad you enjoyed the tour. It was a pleasure taking you out.
Lapel mikes (and the accompanying earphones for guests) are for tours with large numbers of guests, with minimal opportunities to interact directly with their guide.
I don’t run my tours that way.
I keep my tours small. Maximum 10 people, for a more intimate experience where guests can easily interact with their guide at any time - including asking for me to repeat something they missed. Like when downtown Savannah street noise occasionally interrupts.
Thanks for the review!
Martin Sinderman, owner
Savannah Sidewalk tours LLC
Written 3 November 2021
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_mbabraham
Saint Louis, MO32 contributions
Great tour! Saw everything we were hoping to and our guide had some funny stories too. Watching the movie first helps. A great mix of not just Midnight stories but also Forrest Gump and Savannah history. Once we did this tour we found that all the other tours hit the same spots, so saved some $$ not having to do others.
Written 18 October 2023
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Glad you enjoyed the tour, and Thank You for your kind review!
Martin Sinderman, Owner
Savannah Sidewalk Tours LLC
Since 2014
Written 24 October 2023
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Abs0lutjazz
St. Petersburg, FL7 contributions
Sept 2020 • Couples
We read the book and watched the movie Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil in prep for our trip to Savannah. The walking tour did not disappoint! Our guide also was able to point us to a couple additional sites not included in the tour. A really fun couple of hours!
Written 7 September 2020
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Garrett W
4 contributions
Oct 2024 • Family
Boring and flat. Didn’t get much from it. Was ready to leave half way through tour. The description of the tour made it seem like it would go through the grave yards and explore more of the haunted areas. Did not stand up to the what was advertised or reviews. Would not recommend to anyone to take this tour. Waste of money and did not like the experience at all! Had a very hard time understanding the tour guide. Was not scary, haunting, or fun! Reached out to chat message of company said I would hear something from “upper management” we shall see what they say. But I felt like it was a waste of my hard earned money and a scam! Had other. Would give a negative stats if possible.
Written 23 October 2024
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Hello Garrett - You have obviously gotten my tour mixed up with that of another company.
My Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Narrated Walking Tour focuses on the book and movie of the same name. It’s not and never has been a tour of graveyards and haunted areas (around here we call those “ghost tours”) nor has it ever been advertised as such.
You said you reached out via chat to whatever company you think gave you this tour and received a reply that “upper management” would get back to you. My company does not utilize online chat facilities - but I would be delighted to speak with you directly to help clear up your confusion. 912-508-1348 is the direct line to me.
Martin Sinderman, Owner
Savannah Sidewalk Tours LLC
Since 2014
Written 24 October 2024
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700cman
Forked River, NJ3 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
The guide was pleasant and very knowledgeable who provided us with a great deal of information about the book and movie as well as the general history of the area. My only complaint is their is just too much walking. As a reference, I am in good health and can walk a decent number of blocks. A tour of 1 1/2 hours would seem more appropriate.
Written 29 March 2023
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Hello Cman - Thanks for the review, and I'm glad you basically enjoyed the tour. As far as tour length, that's influenced by a multitude of factors - no. of guests, their physical condition, how much time spent on answering questions. group participation in discussions, etc. Frankly, i think around two hours (the current length most of the time) is about right for this particular tour of downtown Savannah. Some may disagree.
In any event - Thanks for walking with me!
Martin Sinderman, owner
Savannah Sidewalk Tours LLC
Written 29 April 2023
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kpamcguire
Toronto, Canada2 contributions
May 2022 • Couples
Savannah is as lovely as city as we expected, and our tour guide Martin captured its narrative beautifully. He was funny, engaging, open to questions – and invariably ready with an answer to each. I would highly recommend.
Written 22 May 2022
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I'm glad you enjoyed your tour. Thank you very much!
Martin Sinderman, owner
Savannah Sidewalk Tours LLC...
Written 27 June 2022
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Tara R
Mason, United States6 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
So much fun! If you're a fan of the book and/or the movie definitely take this tour. You learn interesting secrets from the period when the book was written, when the movie was filmed and stuff that happened afterwards. A great way to get the tea, as it were.
Written 15 May 2023
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Thank you for your review, Tarar163 - I'm glad you had a good time!
Martin Sinderman, owner
Savannah Sidewalk Tours LLC
Locally owned and operated since 2014
Written 11 June 2023
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Beverly D
Fairfield, CT27 contributions
Dec 2023 • Family
Our tour guide Martin was terrific. He knew so much history about Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil. It was a small group so it made it even more personable and he also shared some Savannah history with the group. Martin even offered suggestions on places to eat, shop & visit. I highly recommend this tour and hope Martin is your guide.
Written 18 December 2023
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A pleasure to take you on the tour, Beverly. And thank you for the recommendation!
And a note for those reading this review - I am the sole guide for all tours offered by my company.
Martin Sinderman, owner
Savannah Sidewalk Tours LLC
Since 2014
Written 7 January 2024
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
kay s
2 contributions
Jul 2023 • Family
Our guide was compassionate with his delivery and very knowledgeable about both the book and the movie. He didn't rush anyone, found many shady spots ong the way and a planned break along the way. We were able to ask questions and he provided Savannah history along the way
We were at the 10:00 tour on July 26, 2023.
We were at the 10:00 tour on July 26, 2023.
Written 27 July 2023
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I'm glad you enjoyed our walk, Kay. And thank goodness for the shady spots on a hot Savannah summer morning!
All the best-
Martin Sinderman, owner
Savannah Sidewalk Tours LLC
Locally owned and operated since 2014
Written 7 August 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Kevin
Morrisville, PA2 contributions
Great way to learn about Savannah. The tour guide was entertaining and the small size made it a lot of fun. Also no open container laws makes it a drinking tour if you want it to be.
Written 3 April 2022
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Thank you Kevin. Glad you had a good time!
martin sinderman, owner
Savannah Sidewalk Tours LLC
Written 6 April 2022
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Are you able to explore the parks and church during the tour?
Written 8 January 2021
I'm Martin Sinderman.I own Savannah Sidewalk Tours. Well-behaved leased dogs are always welcome on my tours.
Written 16 July 2019
Is the house itself open for touring? And do the concierges at the various hotels have tickets
We will be staying at the Holilday Inn Express. Thank you.
Written 17 June 2018
It is open, I can’t answer the conceirge question. Jim Williams’ sister lives upstairs; I heard several times it was a disappointing tour.
Written 18 June 2018
How fast paced is the walking? I have an artificial ankle and can’t walk very fast.
Written 13 April 2018
It is a slower pace as we stopped and listened to the guide. It is a fair distance though; and the whole time (approx 2 hours) was almost entirely standing.
Written 18 June 2018
How fast paced is the walking? I have an artificial ankle and cannot walk as fast as I used to.
Written 13 April 2018
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