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Two Hours Through Southern Memory: A Guided Walk of Bonaventure Cemetery
A two-hour, guided walking tour across Bonaventure’s 100-plus acres led by a Master Storyteller, offering context and tales you won’t get from a self-guided visit.
Two Hours Through Southern Memory: A Guided Walk of Bonaventure Cemetery.
On a two-hour walk through Bonaventure Cemetery’s 100-plus acres, a Master Storyteller from 6th Sense World threads history, architecture, and Southern lore into a single narrative. The guided route pauses at monuments and shaded avenues to lay out the lives behind the stones—names familiar from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil alongside Johnny Mercer, Little Gracie Watson, Conrad Aiken, Harry Hervey, and countless everyday Savannahians—leaving visitors with a richer, more intimate sense of Savannah.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
A 100-Plus–Acre Living Archive
Bonaventure is consistently ranked among the world’s most beautiful cemeteries; the guided walk treats the grounds as a living record of Savannah’s culture, where monuments, moss-draped oaks, and pathways together tell the city’s story.
Led by a Master Storyteller
6th Sense World’s Master Storytellers combine historical context with vivid Southern storytelling, unpacking anecdotes and meanings that a self-guided visit or hop-on sightseeing bus can’t convey.
Famous Graves and Local Lives
The tour stops at the graves of well-known figures—songwriter Johnny Mercer, Little Gracie Watson, poet Conrad Aiken, and author Harry Hervey—while also placing lesser-known Savannahians in the broader sweep of the city’s history.
What the day feels like
What the Tour Feels Like
The pace is thoughtful and unhurried: over roughly two hours the guide escorts a walking group through shaded avenues and between monuments, alternating close readings of individual gravesites with broader context about Savannah’s social and cultural history. Expect evocative imagery, memorable anecdotes, and moments that refract both famous and ordinary lives through the landscape.
THE LANDSCAPE
A 100-Plus–Acre Living Archive
Bonaventure is consistently ranked among the world’s most beautiful cemeteries; the guided walk treats the grounds as a living record of Savannah’s culture, where monuments, moss-draped oaks, and pathways together tell the city’s story.
THE STORYTELLING
Led by a Master Storyteller
6th Sense World’s Master Storytellers combine historical context with vivid Southern storytelling, unpacking anecdotes and meanings that a self-guided visit or hop-on sightseeing bus can’t convey.
THE PEOPLE
Famous Graves and Local Lives
The tour stops at the graves of well-known figures—songwriter Johnny Mercer, Little Gracie Watson, poet Conrad Aiken, and author Harry Hervey—while also placing lesser-known Savannahians in the broader sweep of the city’s history.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this tour suits—and who should reconsider.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
Approximately 2 hours.
Meet at 330 Bonaventure Rd., Savannah, GA 31404 — near the main gates and public restrooms; check-in with your guide at the front entrance.
Comfortable walking shoes, water, weather-appropriate clothing, bug spray, and a camera or phone for personal photos only.
No transportation is provided; guests are responsible for their own travel to the meeting location.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
Where do we meet?
At the front entrance of Bonaventure Cemetery near the main gates and public restrooms. Exact directions are included in your confirmation email.
Is this a walking tour?
Yes. This is a fully guided walking tour covering approximately one mile.
Is transportation provided?
No. Guests are responsible for their own transportation to the meeting location.
Is photography allowed?
Personal photos are permitted. Audio or video recording and any commercial use require prior cemetery approval.
Are pets allowed?
Pets are not permitted on this tour. Service dogs are welcome in accordance with ADA guidelines.
Will the route ever change?
Yes. The route may vary due to weather or cemetery operations.