Who’s ready for some scary and spooky fun this 2024 Halloween season? While a lot of these places are not young kid family friendly, some haunted houses and ghost tours can be fun for older kids and adults. If you’re ready for your next night of terror, check out these 13 haunted attractions in and around Middle Tennessee!
13 Haunted Houses, Ghost Tours & More to Check Out in 2024:
1. MILLERS THRILLERS
1431 Carters Creek Pike
Columbia, TN. 38401
(Just 5 Minutes West Of Spring Hill)
When it comes to serving up Halloween hoots and serious scares, no one beats Miller’s Thrillers in Columbia (1431 Carters Creek Pike). The awesome Zombie Paintball Hayride is for everyone, but beware of the Haunted Woods; it’s for big kids only (ages 10 & older), and that jaunt stretches out to a one-hour experience this year. Hours are Fridays – Saturdays in October from 7 – 11 p.m. (6 – 11 p.m. on Oct. 14, 21 & 28), plus Oct. 31 from 7 – 9 p.m. Tickets are $45 for both attractions; or the Slash Pass ($20) is worth the extra dough if you don’t have patience for long lines!
2. HERMITAGE GHOST TOURS
The Hermitage
4580 Rachel’s Lane, Hermitage
615-889-2941
Sept. 19 through Oct. 25 | 6:30 p.m.
Oct. 26 through Oct. 31 | 6:30 & 8:30 p.m.
$60
Experience the mansion, grounds and cemetery by lantern light. Along the way, you will hear some of the tragedies and mysteries that befell the Jackson family, unusual experiences of Andrew Jackson and unexplained incidents. Learn more about the infamous Dickinson Duel, White House break-in during Jackson’s presidency, tomb robber and George Healy’s account of Andrew Jackson’s death. They even have accounts of ghost encounters on the site! Beware of eerie encounters, possibly even with President Jackson himself. Tours also include a $3 wine tasting for guests ages 21+ from our Natchez Hills Winery tasting room. Recommended for ages 13 and up.
3. GHOST TOURS AT SAM DAVIS HOME
Sam Davis Home
1399 Sam Davis Rd., Smyrna
Sept. 20 – 21 | 6 – 10 p.m.
Sept. 27 – 28 | 6 – 10 p.m.
Oct. 4 – 5 | 6 – 10 p.m.
Oct. 25 – 26 | 6 – 10 p.m.
$30
Bring the whole family for some serious spooks on select Fridays and Saturdays, Sept. 19 through Oct. 26. Jump on the hayride to begin your spooky tour, then enter the historic house after dark and hear about some of the creepy encounters that have taken place over the years. The house is set for a funeral to explore Victorian mourning customs and traditions. Last tour begins at 9 p.m. For ages 18 and up.
4. OLD SCREAM ROAD: MURFREESBORO’S SCARIEST HAYRIDE EVER
Barfield Crescent Park
697 Veterans Pkwy., Murfreesboro
Oct. 25 | 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Oct. 26 | 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
$5
Enjoy the scariest hayride into the depths of the woods at Barfield Crescent Park. Who or what is lurking in the woods? Do you dare find out? Recommended for ages 10 and up.
5. BELL WITCH CAVE
430 Keysburg Road, Adams
615-696-3055
Sept. 28 through Halloween
Hours: Vary daily
$19 Wed – Thurs, $23 Fri – Sun for adults, $12 Wed – Thurs, $15 Fri – Sun for kids (ages 4 – 12)
Tour the cave allegedly inhabited by Middle Tennessee’s most notorious spook, and tour the cabin to hear even more frightful tale of how the witch haunted John Bell and his family. In addition check out the cave’s new Forgotten History Tours (Sat-Sun), Witch’s Dell Haunted Hayride (Fri & Sat nights), food, gift shop and more!
6. BLOODY ACRES HAUNTED WOODS
318 Big Station Camp Blvd., Gallatin
615-974-8589
Sept 14 – 28 on Fri and Saturdays
Oct. 4 – Nov. 2 on Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays (plus Halloween!)
Hours: Fri – Sat 7 p.m. – 12 a.m., Sun 7 – 10 p.m. thru Oct. 22; daily from Oct. 23 – 31 (weeknights 7 – 10 p.m.)
$20 (regular admission) $25 (Fast pass, CASH ONLY)
Real woods and real terror! Get spooked in the woods by the new killer clowns before exploring the old mine shaft.
7. CREEPY HOLLOW HAUNTED WOODS
2133 Joe Brown Road, Spring Hill
931-486-3063
Typically opens the last weekend of September through Oct. 31
Fri – Sat 7 – 11 p.m. (plus Oct. 30 – 31)
$30
Creepy Hollow Woods in Spring Hill has gone through some changes for 2024. Not your typical Haunted Trails! The Zombie Research Facility and Containment Cells at Creepy Hollow Woods was destroyed by the tornado that raged through Maury County May 8th releasing the zombies to roam the ravaged woods. Will you have what it will take to brave the twisted trails of CREEPIER Hollow woods?? Not for the faint of heart. Embark on a hayride and storytelling for an extra $5.
8. DEVIL’S DUNGEON
510 Davidson St., Nashville
615-256-0053
Open Sept 13 & Sept. 21; on Fri – Sat, Sept. 27 – Nov. 2.; and Sundays Oct. 13 – 27
Hours vary
Starting at $29.95
Nashville’s most controversial haunted house features 20,000 square feet of fright with two floors of shocking, bloody gore.
9. NASHVILLE NIGHTMARE
1016 Madison Square, Madison
615-752-5663
Select nights, Sept. 7 through Nov. 9 | 7:30 – 10 p.m.
$29.99 – $34.99 for all attractions; $40 includes the Slash Pass
Now in its tneth season, Nashville Nightmare has expanded to include four distinct haunted attractions within its 50,000 square feet of space: “Vector Research: Alien Autopsy,” “Castle Infernos,” “Horror High: School for Girls” and “Midnight Mortuary: The Summoning.”
10. SLAUGHTER HOUSE
3445 Lebanon Pike, Hermitage
615-840-5069
Select nights Sept. 13 through Nov. 2 | 8 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Haunt tickets are $30; Movie and a Haunt are $38 and Dinner Movie and a Haunt are $58
Nashville’s longest-running haunted attraction celebrates 31 years of intense slaughter, blood-and-guts haunted horror, now located at the Full Moon Cineplex.
11. DEAD LAND SCREAM PARK
7040 Murfreesboro Road, Lebanon
615-519-3116
Friday & Saturdays, Sept. 13 – Nov. 2 | 7 p.m. – midnight
Oct. 31 | 7 p.m. – 10:30
Attractions at $15
Dead Land Scream Park is a one-of-a-kind experience with 3 terrifying attractions open Fridays & Saturday nights in autumn. Each of the outdoor attractions features a walk along a trail in the dark woods with many scares along the way.
12. ZOMBIE TRAIL PAINTBALL & CORN MAZE
1533 Mason Grove Road, Humboldt
campbloodtn@gmail.com
Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, Sept. 28 – Nov. 2
Hours vary
$20 : 1 mile trail ride & 100 paintballs
$25 : 1 mile trail ride & 200 paintballs
$30 : 1 mile trail ride & 300 paintballs
$5 : Corn Maze by itself
Our Federal Government created a Zombie Task Force many years ago. No one understood why until now. There are three areas of the country that are seeing attacks by these once thought science fiction creatures. We happen to be one those areas. You will ride on a 24’ trailer around a 1 mile path through the woods shooting targets and more importantly ZOMBIES. There may be some other creatures of the night as well. All are fair game.
13. MALICE HAUNTED ATTRACTION
1777 Nix Road, Belfast
Friday & Saturdays, Sept. 13 – Oct. 26 (plus blackout nights Nov. 1 & 2)
$25
Malice is an outdoor attraction located just on the outskirts of Lewisburg at the dead end of Nix Road. As you enter the woods you will encounter clear paths lined with wood chips and lit trails to keep you on track to each detailed scene. Each scene has lighting, ambient sounds and appropriate smells that trick your mind into thinking it’s reality. Come celebrate their 5th year and let them entertain (or scare!) you.
