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1),e.jsx("p",{className:"text-foreground/80 leading-relaxed mb-4",children:"Savannah has been called America's most haunted city, and it earns the title honestly. The historic district sits over yellow fever burials, forgotten graves, and squares where public hangings once drew a crowd. The result is a city that's gorgeous and a little bit sinister — 18th-century mansions glowing gold at dusk, live oaks dripping moss over cobblestones, and a ghost story attached to nearly everything you'll photograph."}),e.jsx("p",{className:"text-foreground/80 leading-relaxed",children:"This is a girls' trip with an edge: Southern charm by day, candlelit cocktails and cemetery lore by night. You don't need a week to get properly spooked — you need two nights, good flats, and friends who'll grab your arm on a dark square and pretend they weren't scared either."})]}),e.jsxs("section",{children:[e.jsx("h2",{className:"font-serif text-3xl font-bold mb-4",children:"Getting There"}),e.jsxs("p",{className:"text-foreground/80 leading-relaxed mb-4",children:["Fly into ",e.jsx(a,{q:"Savannah Hilton Head International Airport",children:"Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV)"})," — an easy 20 minutes from the historic district. It's Uber/Lyft everywhere downtown, but grab a rental if you want a Bonaventure Cemetery run or a Tybee Island beach day. Once you're in the historic district, park the car and walk — Savannah's squares were made for wandering, ideally at dusk."]}),e.jsx("a",{href:"https://expedia.com/affiliates/expedia-home.8vBniDF",target:"_blank",rel:"noopener sponsored",children:e.jsxs(s,{variant:"outline",className:"gap-2","data-testid":"link-flights-savannah",children:["Search flights to Savannah on Expedia ",e.jsx(t,{className:"h-4 w-4"})]})})]}),e.jsxs("section",{children:[e.jsx("h2",{className:"font-serif text-3xl font-bold mb-6",children:"Where to Stay"}),e.jsxs("div",{className:"space-y-6",children:[e.jsxs("div",{className:"bg-sidebar rounded-md p-5",children:[e.jsxs("h3",{className:"font-serif text-xl font-bold mb-2",children:["The Haunted Icon: ",e.jsx(a,{q:"The Marshall House Savannah",children:"The Marshall House"})]}),e.jsx("p",{className:"text-foreground/80 leading-relaxed mb-3",children:"Built in 1851 and used as a hospital during the Civil War and multiple yellow fever epidemics, The Marshall House is Savannah's most famously haunted hotel — think faucets that turn on by themselves and footsteps in empty halls. It's also genuinely lovely and dead-center on Broughton Street. Sleep with the lights on or don't; we're not judging."}),e.jsx("a",{href:r("The Marshall House, Savannah, GA"),target:"_blank",rel:"noopener sponsored",children:e.jsxs(s,{variant:"outline",size:"sm",className:"gap-2",children:["Check rates at The Marshall House on Expedia ",e.jsx(t,{className:"h-3 w-3"})]})})]}),e.jsxs("div",{className:"bg-sidebar rounded-md p-5",children:[e.jsxs("h3",{className:"font-serif text-xl font-bold mb-2",children:["The Boutique Escape: ",e.jsx(a,{q:"The Perry Lane Hotel Savannah",children:"The Perry Lane Hotel"})]}),e.jsx("p",{className:"text-foreground/80 leading-relaxed mb-3",children:"Need a break from the paranormal? The Perry Lane Hotel is Savannah's chic social hub — rooftop pool, killer cocktails at Peregrin, and service that actually shows up. This is where you retreat to feel alive and fabulous after a night of ghost stories."}),e.jsx("a",{href:r("The Perry Lane Hotel, Savannah, GA"),target:"_blank",rel:"noopener sponsored",children:e.jsxs(s,{variant:"outline",size:"sm",className:"gap-2",children:["Check rates at The Perry Lane Hotel on Expedia ",e.jsx(t,{className:"h-3 w-3"})]})})]}),e.jsxs("div",{className:"bg-sidebar rounded-md p-5",children:[e.jsxs("h3",{className:"font-serif text-xl font-bold mb-2",children:["The Riverfront Splurge: ",e.jsx(a,{q:"JW Marriott Plant Riverside District Savannah",children:"JW Marriott Plant Riverside"})]}),e.jsx("p",{className:"text-foreground/80 leading-relaxed mb-3",children:"A showstopper set inside a restored 1912 power plant right on the river — fossils, art, rooftop bars, pure wow-factor. JW Marriott Plant Riverside District is splurge-worthy and perfectly placed for late-night riverwalk strolls."}),e.jsx("a",{href:r("JW Marriott Savannah Plant Riverside District, Savannah, GA"),target:"_blank",rel:"noopener sponsored",children:e.jsxs(s,{variant:"outline",size:"sm",className:"gap-2",children:["Check rates at the JW Marriott Plant Riverside on Expedia ",e.jsx(t,{className:"h-3 w-3"})]})})]})]})]}),e.jsxs("section",{children:[e.jsx("h2",{className:"font-serif text-3xl font-bold mb-6",children:"The Haunted Itinerary"}),e.jsxs("div",{className:"space-y-10",children:[e.jsxs("div",{children:[e.jsx("h3",{className:"font-serif text-2xl font-bold mb-4 text-primary",children:"Day 1: Arrival, Squares & the First Chill"}

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1),e.jsx("p",{className:"text-foreground/80 leading-relaxed mb-4",children:"Save the most beautiful haunt for last."}),e.jsxs("ul",{className:"space-y-3 text-foreground/80 mb-5",children:[e.jsxs("li",{children:[e.jsx("span",{className:"font-semibold",children:"Morning:"})," Drive 15 minutes to ",e.jsx(a,{q:"Bonaventure Cemetery Savannah",children:"Bonaventure Cemetery"}),", the achingly gorgeous riverside resting place made famous by ",e.jsx("em",{children:"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"}),". Find ",e.jsx(a,{q:"Little Gracie Watson grave Bonaventure Cemetery",children:"Little Gracie Watson"}),", the marble statue of a girl who died in 1889 and reportedly still lingers."]}),e.jsxs("li",{children:[e.jsx("span",{className:"font-semibold",children:"Midday:"})," Final waffle at ",e.jsx(a,{q:"Mirabelle Cafe Savannah",children:"Mirabelle Café"})," or brunch back at The Collins Quarter before you fly out. 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It's beautiful and eerie in the same breath — brunch and gravestones, rooftop cocktails and restless spirits, all under a canopy of moss that seems to know something you don't. This is the trip for the friend group that's a little bit brave and a lot ready for a story. Book the haunted hotel. Take the midnight tour. Let the city get under your skin a little. You're not too old for this — you're exactly the right age to stop waiting and go. 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It's also genuinely lovely and dead-center on Broughton Street."},{q:"Do we need a car in Savannah?",a:"Not for the historic district — walk the squares and use Uber/Lyft downtown. Grab a rental only if you want a Bonaventure Cemetery run or a Tybee Island beach day; Bonaventure is about 15 minutes by car."},{q:"Are Savannah ghost tours actually scary?",a:"They range from theatrical trolley tours (part history, part theater, entirely doable in heels) to on-foot haunted walks through the darkest corners of the historic district. Pick the trolley for fun, the walking tour if your group wants a real chill."}]}),e.jsx("div",{className:"bg-muted rounded-md p-5 text-sm text-muted-foreground",children:e.jsxs("p",{children:[e.jsx("span",{className:"font-semibold",children:"Affiliate Disclosure:"})," This post contains affiliate links. GGC earns a small commission if you book or buy through our links — at no extra cost to you. 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