Bonaventure Cemetery

Made famous by John Berendt’s bestselling novel, Bonaventure Cemetery is the most recognizable graveyard in the South. Click an image below for more information.

Old gravestones stand in the early morning silence at Bonaventure Cemetery near Savannah, GA.
Sculptures and headstones mark off graves in the early morning light at Bonaventure Cemetery near Savannah, GA.
The statue of Little Gracie Watson is seated above her grave at Bonaventure Cemetery. Her ghost is said to haunt Johnson Square in nearby Savannah, GA.
Spanish moss hangs low off live oaks at Bonaventure Cemetery near Savannah, GA.

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– Click to read my feature article “Haunted South: Beyond the Grave” for a collection of my favorite ghost stories from the South.
– Click to read my short story “Ghost in the Well” about my encounter with the supernatural in an Alabama forest.
– Click to watch my high-definition video of ornate grave monuments at Bonaventure Cemetery.

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