Whether you're into it for the "haunted" factor, or you just think you might enjoy learning more about the area and the history of the buildings which surround you, a walking tour might be right up your alley!
Following are a handful of walking tours in the Nashville/Franklin, Tennessee area. Each has added special "haunted" aspects to the tour in honor of Halloween.
Check out "Haunted Tennessee"
-- a paperback book filled with all of the places in Nashville and beyond which are thought to be haunted!...
Haunted Walking Tours
The best nighttime walking tours that combine "well-documented accounts" about the ghosts & haunted places in Franklin and Nashville, Tennessee:
1. Haunted Franklin Ghost Tours
"Lynchings, public whippings and hangings, street corner shootings and assorted "activities of the night" are all part of the city's past. Many buildings served as hospitals following the Battle of Franklin, and some of them reportedly have strange visitors from time to time."
- Dates: April thru November
- Cost: $15 per person
- Length: 90 minutes
2. Ghost Tours of Carnton Plantation
"Carnton, often called the most haunted building in Tennessee, was used as a field hospital after the Battle of Franklin. Hundreds of wounded men were brought into the house and many died while there. Confederate cemetery tours may also be included."
- Dates: January 28, February 11 and March 11
- Cost: $20 per person
Note: October 29 (6-9 p.m.) is "Haunted Halloween at Carnton". Candlelight ghost tours of the house and cemetery are the spooky centerpiece of this Halloween event at Carnton. Visitors will also enjoy the 19th century magic show, scary stories around the campfire, and Franklin's largest pumpkin glow. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children 6-12 (free under 6).
3. Walking Tour Of Haunted Nashville
"Learn about the historical, haunted heritage of Music City on this walking tour of haunted buildings in downtown nashville -- all have been thoroughly researched in books, magazines, newspapers, personal interviews, and even police reports."
- Dates: Nightly, June thru November
- Cost: $13 adults; $8 children ages 7 to 11
- Length: 90 minutes
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Nashville City Cemetery will hold its annual Living History Tour on Saturday, October 21, 2006, 5-8 p.m. at Nashville City Cemetery, 1001 Fourth Avenue South at Oak Street. Join us rain or shine! Tickets: $5.00, family of 4 is $10.00. Children under 12 free.
Tour proceeds benefit Cemetery Preservation.
Nashville City Cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for historical and architectural significance and has been an important part of Nashville for 2 centuries. The Nashville City Cemetery Association was formed in 1998 to work with the Metro Historical Commission and the City of Nashville to protect, preserve and restore the cemetery.
I am interested in a haunted B&B or hotel in Nashville. We are planning a trip after Thanksgiving. Thanks for any info.