Seventeen Hundred Ninety Inn, Savannah

At over 200 years of age, this is Savannah's oldest and best-loved inn. Small rooms and dark halls create a very cozy, colonial atmosphere in this simple brick and clapboard house, and a prevalence of fireplaces adds to the charm. The inn is said to be haunted by the wife of the original owner. Despondent over the departure of her seafaring lover, the woman threw herself from a third-floor balcony. Legend says she now resides in room 204. The basement bar and restaurant (where another ghost puts in frequent appearances) is also a favorite with locals and visitors alike.