Savannah True History Tours

Savannah True History Tours We provide walking tours of beautiful historic Savannah. Voted Savannah's Best in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, & 2026.

There are three kinds of tours in Savannah: Trolley tours, ghost tours, and the truth. Savannah is full of amazing history - There's no need to make it up! Our guide spent well over a year researching and writing our Historic Savannah Walking Tour. We take history seriously, and we guarantee you'll learn something new! Voted 2022's Best Walking Tour and Best Tour Guide by Connect Savannah's readers.

One of our more unique offerings is the Savannah Orientation Tour. The only one of its kind, this tour is designed to h...
09/02/2026

One of our more unique offerings is the Savannah Orientation Tour. The only one of its kind, this tour is designed to help you maximize your time in Savannah. Light on history and heavy on things to do/see/eat/drink, this is a local’s guide to the city.

Know those Facebook groups where people constantly ask what they should do while they’re in town? Ever wonder why 96% of the suggestions involve River Street? It’s because the majority of commenters are also tourists. There’s nothing wrong with River Street! What we’re saying is many tourists never travel south of Broughton. This tour reveals the secrets of Savannah while also letting you know which tourist traps may not be worth your time. The best part: These tours are among our smallest in size, and our expert guides will ask you what you’re hoping to get from your visit. You’ll be sure to receive some personalized planning. Whether a tourist, new resident, or longtime local just wanting to know what else is out there, this is a special tour.

Our next Orientation Tour is tomorrow (Thursday) at 7:00. Your guide, James, has spent years managing some of the city’s finest food & beverage establishments. Who better to learn from?! It’s the perfect way to get to know Savannah leading into a very busy weekend!

With the official announcement today, we’re thrilled to reveal that we’ve been voted Savannah’s Best Tour by readers of ...
08/28/2026

With the official announcement today, we’re thrilled to reveal that we’ve been voted Savannah’s Best Tour by readers of Savannah magazine! For the second year in a row, our Savannah History Walk, the city’s most comprehensive tour, has taken home gold. We also finished runner-up for Best Group Activity. Thank you!

We’re nothing without our amazing guests. As always, thank you for your support! It’s because of you that we get to live the dream.

To celebrate, we’ll soon have an announcement for a donation-only tour with our friends at One Love Animal Rescue. Be prepared for adoptable, festively-dressed dogs on that tour!

Cheers, y’all!

Know how we’re always posting about our Dark History Tour isn’t a ghost tour? Gets old, right? Well here’s why we have...
08/22/2026

Know how we’re always posting about our Dark History Tour isn’t a ghost tour? Gets old, right? Well here’s why we have to do it. Some people fully lack reading comprehension, book anyways, then act shocked when we don’t discuss ghosts. Here’s an email we received yesterday:

“Hi! We were on a tour last night 8/20. While Shirley was so kind and informational, but we were sadly disappointed. Trip advisor, Reddit, all say this a true ghost tour. We feel sadly mislead, the website should say that this tour tells no ghost stories. We wanted to hear the true ghost encounters. Our tour guide didn’t tell a single true ghost story. We thought she would be debunking some, and telling us the true stories. But we heard zero true ghost stories. We are requesting some financial reimbursement. I believe your website should say that you do not believe in ghost at ALL, and should be very clear that your tour guides don’t believe in any ghost sitings. Your website makes it seem like your guides debunk false stories and tell true stories —- it felt more like every place we went was just debunking instead of taking us to confirmed true sitings. We essentially were taken to all the fake locations, and no REAL locations.”

All over our website, social media, and review websites is language stating this isn’t a ghost tour. Worse yet, this customer received a partial refund. She then left a poor review and emailed asking for more money to take it down. We won’t stand for this. This is borderline extortion, and it’s absolutely bullying.

This also goes to show how important these silly review websites are to small business. A couple bad reviews, especially for nefarious reasons, can wreck years of hard work. If you’ve enjoyed our tours in the past, we kindly ask that you consider leaving a five-star review on TripAdvisor, Google, or Yelp to help combat people like this.

As always, we sincerely appreciate your business.

Five years ago today, we acquired a new housemate. Max the Mascot, a rescue from Coastal Pet Rescue, has been an absolu...
08/10/2026

Five years ago today, we acquired a new housemate. Max the Mascot, a rescue from Coastal Pet Rescue, has been an absolute blessing to the True History Tours family. We’re so lucky to have this guy! Next time you see him, feel free to give him an extra Cheerio. Or twelve.

We’re often asked, “Do you give ghost tours?” Answer: Absolutely not. About four years ago, Brandon was asked to appea...
08/04/2026

We’re often asked, “Do you give ghost tours?” Answer: Absolutely not. About four years ago, Brandon was asked to appear on a TV show centered around ghost hunting. Though he told the producers that’s not what he does, they had actually reached out for him to verify some of the stories they had been told about the former Moon River Brewing Company/City Hotel building. The stories were wildly inaccurate, and he had the opportunity to debunk them on the program. This inspired our Dark History Tour.

What is the Dark History Tour? There are no ghosts on this tour. That’s why it’s called “Dark History” and not “Ghost Tour!” It centers around actual events that occurred in Downtown Savannah. You’ll see the places where they happened. Not once will you hear something like, “My buddy Jimmy saw a ghost over there two years ago” or “Take some pics on your phone and you may see an orb!” You’ll learn about everything from yellow fever to cemetery history to bloody battles. Part of the tour is even dedicated to debunking Savannah’s most prevalent ghost stories. You’ll learn what actually happened to the people in those stories.

Awkwardly, we now have to refer to this tour as the “Original” Savannah Dark History Tour. While we agree there’s no real definition for “Dark History,” we believe it infers “no ghosts.” Unfortunately, a number of tour companies have recently begun including “dark history” in the names of both their tours and tour companies. In fact, some tour companies have even changed the name of their ghost tours to include the phrase “dark history.” Don’t be fooled. Do your own research. You’ll quickly find these are still ghost tours. Accordingly, our tour remains Savannah’s only fact-based alternative to the ghost tours.

We worked hard to set this tour apart from its competitors. Fortunately, folks have noticed. The New York Times, Travel Channel, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and even Will Ferrell have all experienced this tour. This tour is just one more factor that sets True History Tours apart from its competitors. Come experience firsthand what makes us different!

in 1861, the First Battle of Manassas was fought in Northern Virginia. By day’s end, it was the bloodiest battle in A...
07/21/2026

in 1861, the First Battle of Manassas was fought in Northern Virginia. By day’s end, it was the bloodiest battle in American history to that point. 5,000 men had become casualties, including a number of Savannahians. Six members of Independent Presbyterian Church were dead, all between the ages of 18-24. The most famous local slain was Francis Bartow. Bartow, whose law office still stands on Johnson Square, became the first Confederate brigade commander killed in the war. The first photo was taken looking toward his initial position on Matthew’s Hill, while the second photo looks toward the site of his mortal wounding on Henry Hill. The final photo is his grave in Laurel Grove Cemetery.

Time for another extremely controversial post: What is the South’s best mayonnaise: Duke’s or Blue Plate? Duke’s, ori...
07/14/2026

Time for another extremely controversial post: What is the South’s best mayonnaise: Duke’s or Blue Plate? Duke’s, originating in Greenville, SC, is the best know and best selling of the two. Blue Plate hails from New Orleans. If you serve me a shrimp po’ boy, it better have Blue Plate and Crystal Hot Sauce on it.

Here’s the controversy: Brandon is adamant that Blue Plate is king. Sadly, we believe he’s in the minority. Hence the poll. Which is best and why?!

Last Sunday, we were honored to speak at St. John's Church in Savannah on the Madison Square area in the Revolution. It...
07/09/2026

Last Sunday, we were honored to speak at St. John's Church in Savannah on the Madison Square area in the Revolution. It’s a beautiful house of worship, and they’ve done an equally excellent job with the Green-Meldrim House.

As we all still bask in the afterglow of the Fourth of July, we’re offering another Revolutionary Savannah Tour tomorrow (Friday) at 10:00. See y’all then!

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