Experts' Choice Award Bonaventure Cemetery
What the experts agree on
Spanish moss-draped oaks frame this haunting 160-acre riverside cemetery famous for its Gothic monuments and atmospheric after-dark tours. Literary fans flock here thanks to "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
“One of Savannah's best features is the one-of-a-kind Bonaventure Cemetery located on a scenic bluff overlooking the Wilmington River just outside downtown Savannah.”
– Afar Magazine
Fodor's "The largest of Savannah's municipal cemeteries, Bonaventure spreads over 160 acres and sits on a bluff above the Wilmington River." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Forlorn statues and gaunt sculptures in burial shrouds are perched over tombs and mausoleums arranged into a Spanish moss-drenched necropolis. " Full review
Travel + Leisure "Many visitors to Savannah are here in part because they have read John Berendt’s book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (or seen the movie)." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Gigantic oak trees covered with Spanish moss form beautiful green arches. The stelae, monuments and statues display a Victorian Gothic style." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The only cemetery featuring after-dark tours in Savannah. They are themed according to the time of year, and extremely popular."
Savannah Travel Guide
June 14, 2021
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Advance ticket purchase is highly recommended.
CNN "An unexpected beauty spot is the city's Bonaventure Cemetery, a lush green space with its ornate tombs and moss-hung trees"
"Bonaventure Cemetery, immortalized in the book "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil," is not only beautiful but said to be home to lingering spirits. Tours here offer a deep dive into..."
National Geographic "I decided to take a bike around a few of those squares (there are 22 total) — giving my own faux tour of the city — all the way to Bonaventure Cemetery of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil fame"
Lonely Planet "It's been a burial ground since 1846, when it was created on the site of a plantation. The over-100-acre Victorian cemetery resembles a garden and is best known for the plots of..."
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National Geographic "One of Savannah's most iconic locations is Bonaventure Cemetery, some three miles east of downtown. Bonaventure was featured in John Berendt's blockbuster-hit book Midnight in the Garden..."
