Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, USA Oct 29, 2023

Cemeteries are not typically the first place people consider exploring, but Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia, defies expectations. The city is often referred to as the most haunted in America, so devotees to all things spooky gather, along with those paying respects to loved ones who have passed. A cemetery since 1846, the site is perched on a bluff overlooking the Wilmington River. Its oak trees, dripping with Spanish moss, loom over walkways, monuments, and elaborate burial vaults. If it sounds like stepping into a southern Gothic novel, you"re on the right track: the 160-acre property was featured in John Berendt"s 1994 bestseller, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil". From poet Conrad Aiken to songwriter Johnny Mercer, famous figures rest here. Among its intriguing residents, you"ll find Little Gracie Watson. Her life-sized statue, carved in marble, watches over visitors with an eerie calm. Legend has it, her spirit still lingers. Would you care to meet her?

© Kelly vanDellen/Alamy

palette

Today in History

Angel of the sea
Oct 29, 2024Great horned owl
Oct 29, 2025Ancient til trees in Fanal Forest, Madeira, Portugal

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Sep 9, 2023Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
Aug 29, 2025Aerial view of Plaza Mayor, Madrid, Spain
Jun 15, 2025Happy Fathers Day!
Oct 6, 2023Taughannock Falls State Park, New York
Jul 9, 2025Independence Day of the Argentine Republic
Dec 18, 2025Virupaksha Temple, Hampi, Karnataka
Apr 13, 2024Apple trees in spring, Germany
Take a hike!
Sep 17, 2025A young bull moose
The ‘eighth wonder’?
Jan 16, 2024Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Nov 30, 2025Christmas market in Leipzig, Germany
Sep 21, 2025Sea otters, Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States
Dec 3, 2025Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
A remote oasis in the Chihuahuan Desert
Mar 1, 2025Sandstone hoodoos, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United States
Rocks rock!
Jan 3, 2024Virupaksha temple, Hampi, Karnataka
Aug 28, 2024Paralympic Games begin in Paris
A kiss and a sigh
Nov 4, 2025Tower Bridge, London, England
Apr 17, 2024Rama Navami
The Arc de Triomphe of the east
Apr 11, 2025Tulips, Netherlands
Apr 24, 2024The white trilliums in Ontario, Canada
Feb 8, 2024Mount Hood, Oregon
Nov 18, 2023Polar bear mother and cubs, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Nap your worries away
Apr 14, 2025Ambedkar Jayanti
Centuries of time in a Delicate Arch