Sorrel Weed House Museum — Attraction in Savannah

This place is truly amazing... And, Alive! It not only comes to life through the stories of the amazing tour guides and hosts, but mostly by the very people that once resided and unfortunately "departed" in the house.

My mother and I took the 10pm House tour and it was one of the coolest experiences we've ever had in our lives. Our host, Janie, was incredibly knowledgeable, welcoming, and always made sure everyone felt comfortable throughout the tour. She spoke with such enthusiasm and it felt like we were being pulled right into the time periods she was speaking to us about. Nothing felt fabricated, and In fact, she even offered for us to speak up about anything that we might have felt, heard, smelled, saw, etc., so she could try to debunk what we experienced as not being a paranormal event. But believe me, almost all us Did experience something. A few of the random smells, sounds, photographs she politely debunked and disproved they were paranormal, and this is so important to keep the integrity of not only the tour, but the house itself! The thing that's amazing about this place is that no one person's experience is the same. There were a couple people who walked through and felt nothing(or at least they didn't speak up), but THEY were the minority. As you're being led room to room and hear the sad tales of the house unfold around you, people,us tour guest's, experiences ranged from hearing breathing in the ear, feeling static in the air and on the body, a feeling of depression in a certain room, and so on. My mother felt a tug on her ponytail which is apparently a common occurrence and one girl and I were even taking turns walking between two rooms right next to eachother because she swore she felt a cool breeze and significant change in temperature in one of them... I felt nothing. She said I must have been lying to freak her out but again, I felt nothing... And this was after we walked back and forth between the two rooms about 6 times! While I didn't feel any sort of temperature change, I DID experience something of my own. I was hesitant to say anything at first, but as soon as we walked into a certain room I felt like I was so heavy and overwhelmed... claustrophobic even! The room was large though, and I couldn't really explain it. The feeling was so sudden and on top of me, and then Instantly went away when I walked out of that room. While I was in there, I felt a slight pressure push my shoulders down and I felt so startled I had to go to another room! Many other people said they felt like that room had a 'busy' feel, but nothing like I experienced...In fact, a couple other people felt MORE comfortable in that room. Not me! Lol! But, this is what I mean. No one person's visit to the house will be the same, even when coming together as a group. This tour really is a must! It's sbout an hour and a half long, and WELL worth the $30 per person. In fact, you may just even leave with a few stories of your own to tell!

Thank you Sorrel Weed House for...

The TLDR is stop reading reviews and check out this house. It was an incredible experience. I LOVE less polished, less corporate-feeling experiences. I don't want hyper curated. I want someone passionate about a project bringing it to life, and however their personal expression of that passion is, I want to experience That. And that, amigos, is exactly what you'll get there.

The price is stupid cheap. As is the gift shop--which is, btw, full of actually fun things. Most gift shops are pretty lame, and I liked like 6 different items in this one.

The staff are kind and down to earth--they won't lie and make up ghost stories to ham it up or anything. They will be raw and honest about if they experienced anything or not, and they don't judge or make decisions on how other people experienced their lives. I think that's about as fair and honest as you can get.

They give real contexts and perspectives to the situation. How Savannah's greed turned them from one of the few places in the South Without slaves into a slave holding mini Charleston. They talk about the real history of the place, ugly and good. It is refreshing.

It is also just a really damn cool house! Historical restoration is expensive and difficult. The architecture is unique and gorgeous, the original house is PUMPKIN COLORS like it is gorgeous and so hard to find orange Anything in old school homes. The furniture is unique, the ceilings are high, the view out of some of the windows are just divine out into the courtyard... there is plenty of non-ghost things to love about this place. And they talk about what a community effort it is, and how passionate people have come together to create this place into what it is now and will be in the future.

Also, they are one of the cheapest paranormal experiences out there. If ghosts Are your thing, you can actually afford to do a bit of investigating.

And they don't take themselves too seriously. They have serious history there, but lots of just fun little bits and bobs to explore around the house along the way--like a little ghost seal stamp. Stamps are SUPER popular in Japan, but nearly Nowhere in the US does this--to be able to add a stamp to your travel book collection? It's great! Such a fun touch, and a totally free souvenir.

When I went, a severe storm had hit the night before and bros were working all night and morning long repairing any damage to ensure the house was okay--I wouldn't have blamed them one bit for closing shop for the day to take care of the issue, but they Wanted to open up and tour people, so they worked mega hard and then opened up just to give us all a tour. That's passion right there, and that's beautiful and worth the tour alone.

It takes less than an hour to explore the house, so it's an easy add-on on your adventures, they're working on new exhibits all the time, and honestly just quietly sipping a tea I had already in the courtyard on a beautiful autumn day while waiting for the tour to start was...

My co-workers and I decided to take the 10 pm tour of the Sorrel Weed house on Oct 2nd 2021. We were a group of 11 (originally13). When booking, I was told a max of 15 was alloted for the tour at a time. So we were respectful and kept it within their policy. However, when we arrived, we were joined with approximately 10 others that were not part of our group. We didn't mind but it definitely took away from the vibe that was expected. I feel smaller more personal groups would've probably made this experience better.

Our tour guide was McKenna. She was very well spoken and did pretty well for being new to the job. She did let us know she hadn't been doing it long. I wouldn't have known unless she announced it. I would have liked to have known more history about the Sorrel family/house vs other guest experiences. A few is completely fine but it was almost too much. McKenna was most likely trained this way....and nothing against her skills as a tour guide. I wanted to experience my own vs trying to mimic what others felt/saw. She suggested "stragglers" usually caught the paranormal.....so this large group of people all of sudden wanted to be the "straggler". I have had personal experiences with the paranormal many times in my life (due to living in Savannah for more than 30 yrs) but this house didn't give me any spiritual vibes. I felt nothing and I usually allow my mind to be open in situations like these. I actually did some research on this house and it was actually sold by the Sorrel's prior to the "suicide" of Matilda and "murder" of Molly. So the history doesn't seem to add up with the tour. However, it is a great story for a tourist attraction. The incident may or may not have occurred at this exact location but nonetheless....The EVP that was played towards the end the tour was displayed on a T.V. in the carriage house. It definitely would've been more meaningful if played on a recording without the "ghost hunter" actors explanations. The carriage house's lower level was turned into a makeshift souvenir shop. In order to view the upper level where Molly was killed, we were guided past this makeshift shop and welcomed by Savannah T-shirts for sale...If wanting to keep the audience engaged in the story, this part of the tour killed it.

Overall, it was nice to get out with friends. I would suggest doing this type of tour on a cool crisp night. The humidity of Savannah definitely has you wishing for a bottled water instead of finding a ghost. There are tight quarters in the carriage house...so smaller groups would...