Foley House Inn, Savannah
The Foley House Inn is famous for its haunted history, with its ghostly reputation stemming from the discovery of a human skeleton in one of its walls during 1987 renovations. The bones are believed to belong to a murder victim, and various paranormal phenomena are attributed to his restless spirit and others. During the 1980s, construction workers found skeletal remains hidden behind a wall in the inn. This discovery was said to have occurred decades after Honoria Foley, the original innkeeper, confessed on her deathbed to having killed an unwanted guest. According to legend, a male guest made unwelcome advances toward Honoria. In self-defense, she struck and killed him with a candlestick. Fearing she would lose her inn and her freedom, Honoria hid the body within the walls with help from a carpenter. Many believe the bones belonged to this murder victim, whose spirit now haunts the premises. Staff and guests have nicknamed the spirit "Wally". Some guests report seeing the figure of a man in a top hat lingering in the inn's garden. A notable account involves a guest who felt a shove and saw a pale, lifeless man with sunken eyes vanish into the area where the skeleton was found. The spirit of a little girl is said to haunt the inn as well. She is reportedly heard screaming in the parlor during quiet moments. Cold spots and strange sensations: Visitors and staff frequently report unexplained cold spots and rushes of air. Some have also felt unexplained physical discomfort in certain areas, particularly the parlor.