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Learn About & Thrill to the History & Mysteries at One of Tennessee's Most Revered and Haunted Historic Sites!!
Your Guide is a blood descendant of the Tipton Family!!!
| Learn about the ghostly visitors of one of Tennessee's most enchanting historic sites? Do the ghosts of former slaves of the Tipton and Haynes families still look after this time worn homestead? How many spirits haunt the property and buildings on this site? Who builds the fires in the cave which causes the eerie red glow seen coming from inside at certain times throughout the year? |
| Enjoy a tour of the Tipton-Haynes historic home and associated structures with a direct descendant of Col John Tipton who built the main house and acquired the property directly from the Cherokee in the late 1700s. Learn about life as the Tipton and Haynes families knew it as we take you on a journey |  |
 | back to an earlier and simpler time in our history. Perhaps, you will be one of those who have witnessed one of the many ghosts dressed in early period clothing who still traverse the property, as seen by past tour guests!! While there yet remains much to be |
| discovered concerning this location of spirit activity, today - when one walks the grounds of this very historic site on dark or moonlit nights, the shadows seem to reach for you. The sudden rustle of leaves from the properties very old historic trees makes your |  |
| heart jump! Your heart beats faster and faster and you think it's your imagination; but, is it really? Join us for a fantastic walk back through time, appropriate for the whole family. |
The Tipton-Haynes Ghost Tour Departs From:
2620 S Roan St, Johnson City, TN 37601
| Appalachian GhostWalks' "Haunted Historic Tipton-Haynes GhostWalk" afternoon Novelty Tour operates year-round. Tickets for this tour are not available at Tipton-Haynes Historic Site. Advance reservations online with a minimum of two participants in your party are required to reserve as follows... |
March through October  RESERVE NOW
Afteroon Novelty Tipton-Haynes Ghost Tours Begin at 2 PM DST |
November through February RESERVE NOW
Afteroon Novelty Tipton-Haynes Ghost Tours Begin at 1 PM EST |
| Tours and dates are booked on a first come first served basis so it's a good idea to reserve your date as soon as possible. Keep in mind that if you book a tour and need to change the date, or even postpone your tour indefintely, you may do so as often as needed without limits, or change fees for up to one year from the date of purchase. By reserving your tour in advance, you're worry free knowing you will have the tour and date of choice for you and your travel companion, family, or tour group. |
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Here Are a Few Reviews From Past Tour Guests
Equal parts history and mystery - I've been on this tour several times. As a repeat customer I can tell you it's awesome. You get just enough history to really tie into the supernatural events that have made the town legendary. It's a great time and appropriate for all ages. The tour guides are super friendly and the stories are told in fun and animated way to keep you interested and coming back for more. I highly suggest this and any of their tours! - Amy G.
History, ghosts, Bigfoot, oh my! I took 3 full day trips and will try to comment on each. Stacey was the guide and truly amazed me that he could remember so much history and stories. Tipton-Haynes was quite fun with it's historic buildings and I even was hugged by a spirit! The Appalachian Caverns history was a treat and unusual to hear on a tour. I also found the history about Al Capone fascinating as one thinks of him in Chicago. The history is real and we got a great photo of Mr. Ford in Blountville! The form of a man with dark bushy hair!! - Donna C.
We had a great experience on the Tipton-Haynes ghost tour. It was a fascinating mix of early east TN history and haunted tales in a fantastic historic location. Going to try the Jonesborough tour next, with Erwin on the list for later. Highly recommend. - TripAdvisor - Jcmd2003
Fun, Unforgetable, Unique Experience! Words can hardly express the experience we had when taking two back-to-back Appalachian GhostWalks tours one day in early November. Our guide was extremely generous with his time, and he slowly inducted us into his ghost-finding methodology by explaining the dowsing process, which we learned to perform as well. Next we went down into an extensive cavern and were treated to a very interesting, spooky, and memorable ghostwalk underground. After emerging about four hours(!) later, we were taken to the streets of Blountville, where our guide took us past several haunted buildings and related their histories to us. - TripAdvisor - WRNNy
A must do if traveling to TN - Our family took a summer vacation to Jonesborough TN specifically to do the Appalachian Ghostwalk Tour. We did the haunted caverns and also the Greeneville tour. Stacey Allen and Michael were the best guides you could ask for. They are both so very knowledgeable about the history surrounding the stories that involve these haunted places. These tours are well worth the money. The tours actually are inexpensive considering they last around 3-4 hours long. I highly recommend going on at least one of these tours while in TN. You won't be sorry. - Nancy B.
These are just a few of the many kind words expressed by our past guests. Read hundreds of other testimonials on the Guest Review page of our site. Many thanks to our wonderful past guests who we have toured with for more than twenty years. We appreciate you sending us your gracious feedback. We hope to see you again soon for another simply SPOOK-tacular good time!!! |
A Brief History of This Very Haunted and Historic Town
| Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site, known also as Tipton-Haynes House, is a Tennessee State Historic Site located at 2620 South Roan Street in Johnson City, Tennessee. It is one of 18 State Historic Sites and is operated by the Tipton-Haynes Association under an agreement with the Tennessee Historical Commission. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It includes a house originally built in 1784 by Colonel John Tipton, and 10 other buildings, including a smokehouse, pigsty, loom house, still house, springhouse, log barn and corncrib. There is also the home of George Haynes, a Haynes family slave. |
| Tipton led the opposition to the State of Franklin, an unsuccessful attempt by the Tennessee Valley residents to form a state in the mid-1780s. In late February 1788, the so-called "Battle of Franklin" took place when a militia led by John Sevier, who had been elected governor of the proposed state, surrounded the Tipton farm and demanded the return of several slaves Tipton had confiscated from Sevier upon court order from the State of North Carolina. When Tipton refused, gunfire was exchanged, followed by a two-day standoff. Sevier's forces were finally scattered by the Sullivan County militia. The Franklin movement largely collapsed following this engagement. |
| Following Tipton's death in 1813, the farm passed to his son, John Tipton, Jr. After John Tipton, Jr. died in 1831, his heirs sold the property to a local land speculator, David Haynes, in 1837. In 1839, Haynes gave the farm to his son, Landon Carter Haynes, as a wedding present. This younger Haynes enlarged the house and added weatherboarding. A Confederate senator during the Civil War, Landon Carter Haynes faced death threats from East Tennessee Unionists and was forced to flee the region in 1865. He sold the farm to his brother-in-law, Jonesborough publisher Lawson Gifford. In 1945, Gifford's grandson, David Simmerly, sold the farm to the Tennessee Historical Commission, though he continued living there until his death. |
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