Founded in 1733, with the establishment of the Georgia colony, Christ Church (Episcopal) is the longest continuous Christian congregation in Georgia. One of the early rectors, recruited by city founder James Oglethorpe himself, was none other than evangelist John Wesley, who went on to lead a revival movement within the Church of England that spawned the Methodist movement.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil depicts a wide range of eccentric personalities in and around the city of Savannah, including Jim Williams, an antiques dealer on trial for the murder of a male prostitute. The title alludes to the hoodoo notion of "midnight," the period between the time for good magic (11:30 P.M. to midnight) and the time for evil magic (midnight to 12:30 A.M.).

River Street boasts some of Savannah's hottest bars and restaurants, but according to locals, it also offers the living a chance to mingle with the undead. During the 19th century, Savannah was a major stop on the transatlantic slave trade route. Warehouses on River Street stored incoming slaves, many of whom met tragic ends. Some think the voices and chants heard in the upstairs storage room of River Street's Shrimp Factory are those of restless slave spirits.

Due to its proximity to the Atlantic coast, Savannah rarely experiences temperatures as extreme as those in Georgia's interior. Nevertheless, the extreme temperatures have officially ranged from 105 °F (41 °C), on July 20, 1986 and July 12, 1879, down to 3 °F (-16 °C) during the January 1985 Arctic outbreak.