Southern Ghost Stories

Located in the heart of the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana you will find Pirate Alley between St. Louis Cathedral and the Cabildo. The infamous alley is believed to have been a popular thoroughfare for pirates and smugglers in the early days of New Orleans.

The alley and numerous businesses in the area are rumored to be haunted by a former pirate and a an who smokes cigars. Join us as we take a deep dive into the haunted history of Pirate Alley. Also, don't forget to download the New Orleans Ghost Map in iTunes and Google Play. Take your own ghost tour of New Orleans at your own pace.

One of the most popular restaurants in St. Augustine is also the most haunted! The building was home to Margaret Worth, the wife of General William Worth who died from cholera during the Mexican American War. Margaret Worth was a pillar of her community and active in her church. Maybe that's why the bar and restaurant seems to have so many strange occurrences taking place.

Join us as we take a deep dive into the history of O. C. White's in St. Augustine. Also don't forget to download the St. Augustine Ghost Map app and take your own ghost tour.

In St. James Court, in the heart of Old Louisville, you will find the Pink Palace. Now, the building wasn't always pink and initially it was where the upper crust of Louisville came to unwind and spend some time with ladies of the night. That would change as the house changed hands and eventually the Woman's Christian Temperance Union took over and painted the building pink.

It's believed that the Pink Palace is haunted by the ghost of a former owner who is very protective of his old place. Join us as we take a closer look at the Pink Palace in Louisville. Also don't forget to check out the Louisville Ghost Map app in iTunes and Google Play. Take your own ghost tour at your pace with you phone!

In November 1932 wealthy Chicago businessman Joseph F. Hirt and some friends and family left for Florida in a small plane that he was piloting. Unfortunately Hirt got lost and wound up flying around in circles over Smith County, Tennessee. Tragically, the plane crashed into side of a large hill. Ever since, people in the area have claimed to hear a little girl crying on the backroads of Dean Hill.

Join us as we take a deep dive of Dean Hill and the terrible plane crash that occurred.

In the old copper mining town of Jerome, Arizona is the Jerome Grand Hotel overlooking the Verde Valley. The hotel is an old hospital where it is believed that thousands of men and women died in the early 20th century. Today the haunted hotel is inhabited many several different ghosts that like to make their presence known to unsuspecting guests. Join us we take a deep dive into the Jerome Grand Hotel!

A hotel in New Orleans can trace it's roots all the way back to the 1840s when a developer built a series of townhouses in the Garden District. The daughter of a decorated Confederate general lived in the area until her untimely death which drove her husband crazy.

The hotel is said to be haunted by a number of spirits of a lady who was killed on her wedding day. Learn about the paranormal activity that takes place on the property in this episode. Join us as we take a deep dive into the haunted history of Maison St. Charles. Also, don't forget to download the New Orleans Ghost Map in iTunes and Google Play. Take your own ghost tour of New Orleans at your own pace.

The home of the wealthiest slave trader in America is also one of the most haunted places in Tennessee. The house was used as a hospital during the Civil War and it's rumored that a dying soldier wrote his last wishes on the inside cover of a book in the library. Ghosts inhabit the old plantation that is now a golf course, shopping center and the antebellum mansion in Gallatin. In addition to ghosts fire and lightning strikes seem to also be an issue on the property.

Join us as we take a deep dive into the history and hauntings of the Fairvue Plantation. Also, don't forget to download the Nashville Ghost Map in iTunes and Google Play Take your own ghost tour of Nashville at your own pace. Our new book Southern Ghost Stories: Ghosts of Gallatin goes in depth into the history of the town and the square and makes an excellent companion to the podcast.

On Sixth Street and Park Avenue in the Old Louisville neighborhood you will find the fabled Witches Tree. The tree has been the subject of local lore and is considered to be a sacred holy place by many. But did you know that those who remove charms and trinkets from it are cursed?

Join us as we take a closer look at Witches Tree in Louisville. Also don't forget to check out the Louisville Ghost Map app in iTunes and Google Play. Take your own ghost tour at your pace with you phone!

YMCA founder Franklin W. Smith came to St. Augustine with dreams of opening a lavish resort for all his snowbird friends up north. Unfortunately after he built the hotel he ran out of money and it was bought by Henry Flagler. And like Flagler's other old hotel the Casa Monica is thought to be one of the most haunted places in St. Augustine.

The fourth floor and room 411 in particular is said to be very haunted. In fact, some of the staff refuses to go into the room by themselves!

Join us as we take a deep dive into the history of the Casa Monica in St. Augustine. Also don't forget to download the St. Augustine Ghost Map app and take your own ghost tour.

In the late 19th century Antonio Monteleone opened a hotel in the French Quarter that quickly became the place to be. Literary giants such as William Faulkner and Tennessee Williams spent an extensive amount of time in the hotel. But the hotel isn't just known for its history. Like most places in New Orleans, the hotel is believed to be extremely haunted.

While there are numerous spirits in the old hotel the most notorious one is a little boy named Maurice who has been spotted on the fourteenth floor.

Join us as we take a deep dive into the haunted history of Hotel Monteleone. Also, don't forget to download the New Orleans Ghost Map in iTunes and Google Play. Take your own ghost tour of New Orleans at your own pace.