2 hours 15 minutes (approx.)
Daily Tour
15 people
English
Travel back in time and into the pages of the best-selling book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil on this one-of-a-kind 2.5-hour Savannah city tour. You'll follow your professional guide to sites described in this epic book and get an up-close look at the landmarks and destinations described in this popular story. Learn about the author, the story and the movie that was filmed here as you take in the sites and sounds of historic Savannah.
Out tour begins here. Introduction to Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’s main character, Jim Williams, and an outside look at what is probably his most high-profile Savannah project – the Olde Pink House Restaurant and Tavern. We also introduce Minerva, the voodoo priestess and member of his defense team.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We stop here to talk about Johnny Mercer and the Midnight movie soundtrack, and why director Clint Eastwood thought it was important to have a movie soundtrack that was 100 percent Johnny Mercer music.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
A look at the movie Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Qe compare it to the book, and take a deep look at its characters and the various places it was filmed, including an outside look at the Federal District Court Building, used as an exterior in the movie’s courtroom scenes.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
A brief presentation about the movie Forrest Gump.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
An in-depth look at one of the main venues for the book and the movie – The Hamilton Turner Inn. Talk about Joe Odom, Nancy Hillis (the real “Mandy), and Jerry Spence. We also introduce “Vamp of Savannah,” Hillis’ tell-all book.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We’ll trace the history of Clary’s Cafe and introduce Moe Fetzer (the real Luther Driggers). Then we take a look at 115 W. Jones St., anchor of the movie’s famous scene introducing Joe Odom. Then we see John Berendt’s first home in Savannah, as well as the home where Berendt met Joe Odom.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We stand in front of the Mercer Williams House Museum and discuss its history to present-day; its role in the Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil saga; and the trials of Jim Williams. We do not go inside the museum.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
We stand in front of the Armstrong House and discuss its history and its role in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. It is now a private home, we do not enter it.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Our tour ends here with a discussion on Midnight characters and “where are they now.” We also talk about how the author wrote the book and what the book has done for Savannah – and anything else tour participants want to talk about!
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
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