Savannah, Georgia does something to you. The Spanish moss draped over oak trees, the centuries-old cobblestones, the feeling that every corner is hiding something just out of sight. I’d been warned before I arrived. Friends said things like, “You’ll feel it the moment you step off the plane.” I laughed it off.
Then I spent a week in a short-term rental tucked inside a 19th-century building on the edge of the Historic District. And honestly? I stopped laughing pretty fast.
What happened during those nights was strange enough that I started digging into the science. What I found was even more unsettling than the experiences themselves. Let’s dive in.
The City That Never Stopped Burying Its Dead
Before we get to what happened inside that Airbnb, let’s talk about Savannah itself. Widely considered one of the most haunted cities in the U.S., Savannah’s centuries-old cemeteries, historic homes, and battle-scarred streets have earned it that reputation. The city was founded in 1733, and it has never really stopped accumulating its dark past…