Haunted Franklin: Combine A Ghostly Walking Tour With Some Spooky Stories About Popular Locations

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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

Our guide on a haunted walking tour of downtown Franklin in 2005... they dress in period clothing and carry a lantern.

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
Our tour guide waiting for the entire group to arrive at the old Franklin courthouse... supposedly haunted. Touring haunted Franklin at night. Tour guide giving a haunted walking tour of downtown Franklin, Tennessee.


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
Carnton Plantation Ghost Stories - True Tales of the Unexplained From Tennessee's Most Haunted Civil War House by Lochlainn Seabrook 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).
More creepiness about Carnton Plantation here and here!


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
Check out pictures from previous tours & reviews here.


Want more?... Check out all of these haunted places in Tennessee!

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Mary Charlotte Hall said:

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.

Lisa Owens said:

I am interested in a haunted B&B or hotel in Nashville. We are planning a trip after Thanksgiving. Thanks for any info.

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Photos

  • Henpeck Market in Franklin, TN has gas in addition to a convenience store, bakery, restaurant, gift shop, and more!
  • The main entrance to Henpeck Market in Franklin, Tennessee.
  • Henpeck Market in Franklin Tennessee.
  • The entrance sign at Durham Manor in Franklin, TN.
  • Some houses in Summer Hill on Henpeck Road in Franklin, Tennessee.
  • Entrance sign for Summer Hill housing development on Henpeck Lane in Franklin, TN.
  • The gatted entrance to Belle Vista homes in Franklin, Tennessee.
  • One of the homes inside the Belle Vista housing development on Henpeck Road in Franklin, TN.
  • Signs for entrance to Green Valley and Belle Vista housing developments on Henpeck Lane in Franklin, TN.
  • One of the homes inside Durham Manor -- a housing development located along Henpeck Lane in Franklin, TN.
  • Here you can get an idea of the beautiful countryside surrounding Durham Manor in Franklin, Tennessee.
  • Front porch - The Brownstones, Franklin.

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