5 Hidden Gems Savannah

Why it made the list: A vast, hauntingly beautiful Victorian cemetery on a bluff over the river, where live oaks drip with moss over ornate statuary and family plots. Made famous by 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil', it's Savannah's most atmospheric place.

Why it made the list: The most photographed spot in the region: a 1.5-mile avenue of some 400 live oaks arching into a green tunnel, leading to colonial tabby ruins and marsh trails. Driving or walking beneath the oaks is pure magic.

Why it made the list: A tiny riverside village where oak-canopied Bluff Drive runs past historic cottages and rocking-chair porches above the marsh. It's one of the loveliest, most peaceful lanes in the Lowcountry, and almost no visitors find it.

Why it made the list: A small museum in a former oyster-and-crab factory that tells the story of the Gullah-Geechee community of Pin Point, who lived and worked on this marsh for generations. It's an intimate, moving window into a culture the tours skip.

Why it made the list: The grand Italianate mansion on Monterey Square at the center of 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil', still furnished with the late Jim Williams' remarkable art and antiques. The house tour is a Savannah rite for fans of the book.