Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Nashville, Tennessee. With its purple exterior and live music Tootsies is not only the most famous honky tonk in the world, it’s also the most haunted. Legend has it that the ghost of Tootsie Bess and Hank Williams Sr. have been known to roam…
Originally Doc Crows on Whiskey Row was home to the original Galt House during the Civil War. In 1862 the Galt House was the scene of a murder of William “Bull” Nelson, a controversial Union general. Since the murder the restaurant that is now located where the Galt House originally stood is a hotbed of…
Is the Southern Turf Building haunted by the spirits of Ike Johnson and David “Skull” Schulman? Johnson lived in the building for twenty years and committed suicide the night before he was to be evicted. “Skull” was murdered right outside his bar in the basement of the building. Strange things seem to always take place…
Allen from Southern Ghost Stories recently toured some of the most haunted places in Gallatin, Tennessee with WKRN, an ABC affiliate in Nashville. In this episode we tour A Daisy a Day and Pickled Treats and Antiques, two haunted boutiques. Check out the book that brought WKRN to Gallatin. Southern Ghost Stories: Ghosts of Gallatin…
The oldest building on the square in Gallatin, Tennessee at one time belonged to a local attorney named Andrew Jackson. Although Jackson moved on to battle the British in New Orleans several spirits from different time periods have decided to hang around and make their presence known from time to time. Join us as we…
Allen from Southern Ghost Stories toured the Gallatin Square with a news crew from WKRN, an ABC affiliate in Nashville last week. Here is the footage from the impromptu ghost tour of Timeless Treasures, a popular boutique on North Water Avenue.
Be sure to join Allen from Southern Ghost Stories for a special evening at Chubbs at 122 W Franklin St in Gallatin. We will be talking about the history of the old firehouse and a ghost hunting demonstration will be led by Scott Porter from AMC’s Haunted Towns. The upstairs of the restaurant is believed…
Long before the Moon River Brewing Company set up shop on West Bay Street the building was home to the City Hotel. This was the scene of a tense showdown between the town bully, James Stark and a local physician, Dr. Phillip Minis that resulted in a murder. Today the brewery offers tours and allows…
WKRN and Allen from Southern Ghost Stories take you on a tour through Chubbs in Gallatin, Tennessee. The popular BBQ restaurant was originally a fire department, a jail and at one point a brothel. Waitresses and restaurant staff claim to experience strange activity such as lights and televisions that turn themselves off and on. The…
Henry Flagler saw an opportunity to turn St. Augustine into a tourist destination and built the opulent 540 room Ponce De Leon Hotel in 1888. The building has since been turned into Flagler College but that hasn’t stopped the spirits of a bygone era from making their presence known. From a creepy tile by the…
