1 hour 15 minutes (approx.)
Daily Tour
15 people
English
On this walking tour, soak in the town’s picturesque architecture as you hear tales of REAL murders and mayhem, some of which are more recent than you may expect! Then we’ll make our own mayhem at Seagle’s Saloon, which will offer Happy Hour priced drinks exclusively for our guests!
We study the beautiful architecture of this oldest house in St. Marys and discuss how its owner, Archibald Clark, was involved in episodes of both mayhem and murder when the British occupied St. Marys during the War of 1812.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Here we learn how a horse was stuck in this church’s bell tower in the early 1800s. You will never guess who put it there!
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
At this beautiful Greek Revival styled mansion, we discuss its associations with Daniel McGirt, a Revolutionary War turncoat who became a notorious and feared bandit in Southeast Georgia.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
At this stately 1830s home, we explore the heartbreaking murder of Thomas Hardee, who made the fatal decision of denying his future murderer the chance to court his daughters.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
At this elegant Victorian home, we discuss its former purpose as a medical clinic for the Gilman Paper Company. This company’s high-ranking members coordinated an assassination plot – you won’t believe how the plot thickens!
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We discuss this bed & breakfast’s gorgeous “haint” blue porch ceilings, the ghostly meaning of this color, and why it has been used for centuries in the South.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Outside this museum, we discuss how the land where the submarine base stands today was owned by John Houstoun McIntosh, who played an important role in the Patriot War of 1812. In this war, men of Southeast Georgia caused mayhem with their attempt to wrest control of Florida from the Spanish.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We end our tour by taking in St. Marys’ picturesque riverfront views and discussing a murder which took place much more recently than you might expect!
Now that the tour is over, it is time for “martinis,” as Seagle’s Saloon offers Happy Hour-priced drinks exclusively to our group!
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free