Captain Stoner’s Haunted Dive Bar Crawl

Savannah’s haunted nightlife makes more sense when a local guide leads you from an old cemetery to bars where ghost stories are part of the evening’s entertainment. Captain Stoner Joe, also known as Hoodoo, brings personal ties to the city’s bars, restaurants, music scene, and paranormal lore. The tour mixes four to five drinking stops with 8 to 12 ghostly tales, so you get a night out as well as a walking tour.

I like the local feel and the variety of stops. The stories range from Anna Powell at the 17 Hundred 90 Inn to the murdered bartender associated with Abe’s on Lincoln, while Colonial Park Cemetery adds a quiet outdoor break from the bar scene. The main drawback is that drinks are not included, and the walking route is not suited to people with mobility limits.

What makes this haunted bar crawl different

• Captain Stoner Joe leads the night: He is presented as a Savannah-born guide with years spent around the city’s bars, restaurants, music venues, and ghost lore.
• Four to five bars in one evening: You visit historic pubs, local watering holes, and atmospheric restaurants rather than hearing every story from a tour bus.
• Colonial Park Cemetery is part of the route: Look for the ghostly tale of Renee Asch Randolier, connected to Savannah in the 1780s.
• The stories are lively and specific: Anna Powell, a murdered bartender, and an incubus linked to the Marshall House all get their own place in the evening.
• The tour is built for adults: You must be at least 18, and drinks are purchased separately.
• Good extras for groups: There are drink specials at the final bar, plus a free champagne bottle for bachelorette parties.

Starting behind Colonial Park Cemetery

The meeting point is the children’s playground at Davant Park, behind Colonial Park Cemetery. That location gives you a useful first taste of Savannah’s unusual blend of ordinary city life and old burial grounds. You are not starting in a hotel lobby or a generic tourist office. You begin near one of the city’s most atmospheric landmarks.

Arrive ready to walk. The tour lasts 105 minutes, though the activity details also describe it as a two-hour tour, so I would allow roughly two hours for the evening. The route includes outdoor streets, cemetery paths, historic squares, and bar interiors. Comfortable shoes matter more than fancy clothes.

The tour is offered in the evening and runs in English with a live guide. Weekend groups are limited to 30 people, which is large enough to bring energy but small enough for a guide to keep a story moving. Weekend places can fill quickly, especially for visitors planning a birthday, bachelorette party, or busy Savannah night.

The starting point also makes the schedule easy to combine with other plans. You can have dinner before the tour, then use the crawl as your evening entertainment. Or you can continue on after the final bar, since the activity ends in the city rather than at a remote attraction.

Captain Stoner Joe’s local approach

The key selling point is the guide, not a special prop, theater set, or staged ghost performance. Captain Stoner Joe is described as Savannah-born, with a lifetime of contact with the city’s nightlife and ghost stories. That gives the tour a more personal tone than a guide reading a fixed script.

The material also refers to him as Hoodoo, a nickname that fits the supernatural theme. The best feedback describes the night as feeling like time with an old friend who knows the city and can point you toward places you might not find on your own. That is useful context when deciding between this and a larger, more formal ghost tour.

You should expect tall tales, local legends, and personal ghost encounters. This is not a lecture on paranormal research, and it is not presented as a carefully academic study of Savannah’s past. The fun comes from the blend of real places, local characters, and stories that may leave you wondering where fact ends and embellishment begins.

One guest called Captain Stoner Joe an expert at telling tall tales. That is a strong clue about the tone. If you enjoy a guide who performs a story, adds humor, and adjusts to the group, you will probably get more from this crawl than from a quiet cemetery walk. If you want only verified dates and documented events, the storytelling style may feel loose.

Anna Powell at the 17 Hundred 90 Inn

The 17 Hundred 90 Inn is one of the most distinctive stops because the ghost story is tied to a named figure, Anna Powell. Her spirit is said to steal clothes and pull sheets from sleeping guests. That detail gives the stop a playful edge. The story is spooky, but it is also mischievous rather than purely grim.

The inn adds something that a regular pub cannot: a connection between Savannah’s haunted reputation and its historic lodging houses. You get a sense of how ghost lore grows around old buildings where generations of people have eaten, slept, worked, and told stories.

The stop is also a good example of the tour’s balance. You are not simply standing outside a famous building while a guide recites a legend. You are hearing the story in the context of a night that moves through working bars and restaurants. That makes the tale feel part of Savannah’s social life rather than a separate ghost show.

The exact time spent at each location can change. On one especially cold evening, the guide was able to spend more time at stops because the group moved at a slower pace. That is a reminder to dress for the weather. Chilly temperatures may make the walk less comfortable, but they can also give the guide more time to tell the city’s spookier stories.

Ghosts near Colonial Park Cemetery

Colonial Park Cemetery supplies the quietest part of the route. The bar stops give the crawl its social pulse, while the cemetery creates space for darker stories and a change in mood. The tour looks for the specter of Renee Asch Randolier, a tragic figure associated with the 1780s.

You should not expect a guaranteed apparition. The cemetery portion is about atmosphere, storytelling, and the act of looking through an old burial ground at night. The point is less about proving a ghost exists and more about hearing how a particular person became part of Savannah’s paranormal tradition.

This stop may be especially appealing if you want more than drinking. Some haunted pub crawls use ghost stories as a quick excuse to move from one bar to the next. Here, the cemetery adds a real historical setting and a moment to focus on Savannah’s older layers.

It is also where practical concerns matter most. The tour is not suitable for people with mobility impairments, and the route includes outdoor walking. If you are managing a knee problem, use a cane, or find uneven surfaces difficult after a drink, this is not the best choice.

Abe’s on Lincoln and the bartender who stayed behind

Abe’s on Lincoln is another major story stop. The tale centers on a murdered bartender whose ghost continues to keep the spirits stocked. It is a neat match between place and legend: the person tied to the bar is said to remain connected to the work.

This is the kind of story that works best in an actual drinking establishment. You can order a drink, look around the room, and consider the idea that the bar’s former worker never quite left. The story has a built-in joke, but the murder behind it gives the tale a darker edge.

The stop also shows why this tour is different from a standard walking tour. You are not only viewing historic buildings from the sidewalk. You are entering places where people still gather at night. That makes the tour more social and less formal, but it also means the exact bar lineup may vary.

Drinks are not part of the $33 ticket. Plan to pay for your own orders at each stop, along with any tip you want to leave. The price covers the two-hour-style tour and access to all establishments, not a package of beer, cocktails, or shots.

The Marshall House and the more unsettling stories

The Marshall House brings a sharper supernatural tone. The story involves an incubus that terrorizes dreams and makes prank calls to people in the building. Compared with Anna Powell’s sheet-pulling antics, this tale feels less playful and more unsettling.

That variety helps the tour. You are not hearing eight versions of the same ghost story. The evening moves between mischievous spirits, murder tales, cemetery legends, and stranger supernatural claims. With 8 to 12 stories in total, the guide has room to change pace and mood.

The Marshall House story also shows why the guide’s delivery matters. An incubus is an unusual subject for a casual bar crawl, and the tale can sound either creepy or comical depending on how it is told. Captain Stoner Joe’s strength appears to be keeping the group focused through dramatic, sometimes tall, local stories.

Do not expect every venue named in advance to appear on every departure. The experience promises access to elusive speakeasies, bars, and Victorian restaurants, but the information does not provide a fixed stop list. That flexibility may help the guide build a better evening around current bar conditions and group size, but it means you should book for the overall style rather than one guaranteed pub.

What the $33 price really covers

At $33 per person, the value depends on how you use the evening. You are paying for a live guide, a 105-minute route, access to four or five establishments, and a steady stream of ghost stories. You are not paying for drinks, dinner, transportation, or a staged performance.

That is a reasonable setup if you already planned to go out for drinks. The crawl gives your evening structure and takes you to places tied to Savannah’s ghost lore. It can also save you the effort of choosing bars yourself, especially if you are new to the city.

The cost rises once you add drinks at several stops. You do not need to order at every venue, but the activity is designed around bar visits, so you should budget beyond the ticket price. The final bar offers drink specials, which helps, and bachelorette parties receive a free champagne bottle.

The experience is best value for adults who enjoy the stories as much as the alcohol. If you want a low-cost ghost walk with no extra spending, a cemetery or neighborhood walking tour may suit you better. If you want a social night with multiple stops, $33 is easier to justify.

Cold nights, group size, and the right expectations

Savannah evenings can be cold enough to affect the pace. One January outing took place in very cold weather, but the slower pace allowed more time at each stop and gave the guide more room to tell stories. Bring a layer, even if the afternoon feels mild.

The group cap of 30 on weekends is worth noting. That is not a private tour, and you will not have the guide to yourself. Still, it is more manageable than a large bus group, and the evening format benefits from having other adults along for reactions, jokes, and shared drinks.

The tone is informal. The guide’s appeal comes from knowing the city, knowing the bars, and telling stories in a personal way. You should not expect a polished museum presentation or a strict minute-by-minute schedule.

The tour is for adults only, with a minimum age of 18. The supplied details do not set a drinking minimum, and you do not have to treat every stop as a drinking contest. You can enjoy the stories without ordering at each bar, but you should remember that alcohol is an optional extra rather than part of the ticket.

Who should book this Savannah ghost tour

I would choose this crawl if you want three things in one evening: Savannah ghost stories, historic locations, and a casual bar-hopping route. It suits couples, groups of friends, solo adults who enjoy meeting people, and bachelorette parties that want something more local than a standard night out.

It is also a good choice if you prefer an unscripted guide. Captain Stoner Joe’s appeal is his personal connection to Savannah and his ability to tell tall tales with energy. The strongest feedback describes the evening as both informative and companionable, with the guide making the group feel as though it is spending time with someone who knows everyone in town.

I would skip it if you need step-free access, dislike walking outdoors at night, or want drinks included. I would also look elsewhere if your main goal is a quiet, fact-checked account of Savannah’s past. This is a social ghost crawl, and the stories are meant to entertain as much as inform.

Should you book Captain Stoner’s haunted bar crawl?

Book it if the idea of hearing Anna Powell’s story at the 17 Hundred 90 Inn, searching for a cemetery ghost, and ordering a drink at Abe’s on Lincoln sounds like a good Savannah night. The combination of real historic places and an outgoing local storyteller gives the tour its strongest appeal.

Before booking, remember the practical points: the $33 ticket does not cover drinks, the route lasts about 105 minutes, the tour is in English, and the walk is not suitable for people with mobility impairments. Reserve early for weekends, especially if your group needs a set date or wants the bachelorette champagne offer.

For the right audience, this is less a formal ghost lesson and more a guided night out with Savannah’s darker stories woven through it. That is exactly why I would recommend it to adults who want atmosphere, local color, and a few good tales to carry into the rest of the evening.

FAQ

How long does Captain Stoner’s Haunted Bar Crawl last?

The stated duration is 105 minutes. The activity details also describe it as a two-hour tour, so allow about two hours for the full evening.

How much does the tour cost?

The price is $33 per person.

Are drinks included in the ticket?

No. Drinks are not included, so you pay for beverages separately at the bars. Drink specials are available at the final bar.

Where does the tour meet?

The meeting point is the children’s playground at Davant Park, behind Colonial Park Cemetery.

How many bars will the tour visit?

You can expect to visit four to five bars or similar establishments during the crawl.

Is the tour suitable for children?

No. The activity is for people aged 18 and older.

What language is the tour conducted in?

The live tour is conducted in English.