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Nashville's Tennessee State Capitol ranks among Tennessee's ten most haunted places

A new index ranks places by published accounts, not legend

September 30, 2026

With Halloween approaching, Nashville's Tennessee State Capitol ranks among Tennessee's ten most haunted places in HauntBound's 2026 index. The index ranks 145 Tennessee sites by separate published accounts and how far back they go, not by fame or search popularity.

Tennessee State Capitol ranks #4. Architect William Strickland, who began the Greek Revival capitol in 1845, died in 1854 during construction and was interred in the building's northeast vault; building commissioner Samuel Dold Morgan, who died in 1880, was placed in the opposing southeast vault, so the two men who feuded throughout construction remain on opposite sides of the building. Four separate published accounts describe activity there. Visitors and police have reported an audible quarrel between two male voices along the building's exterior around 9 p.m., and Nashville Scene profiled the story in a cover feature; other reports describe a Confederate guard near the flagpole and a woman in antebellum dress in the cupola.

Statewide, the Siam Steel Bridge Site in Elizabethton ranks #1, and Bell Witch Cave in Adams, the state's most famous haunted site, misses the top ten.

"We rank by evidence, not legend: independent published accounts, documented history, and how far back the reports go. We don't claim ghosts are real, or that they aren't. We document where the reports concentrate, and we show our work," said Ben Fineman, editor of HauntBound. The ranking shows each site's documented record.

Visiting:Tennessee State Capitol, 600 Dr. M.L.K. Jr Blvd., Nashville, is open for free guided tours on weekdays; closed weekends and state holidays.

For media:The full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/tennessee/The fact sheet, with Nashville numbers and cleared images: https://hauntbound.com/press/fact-sheets/tennessee/Photo: the Tennessee State Capitol, on the fact sheet.A short version follows.

HauntBound (hauntbound.com) is a family-friendly field guide to more than 6,000 documented haunted and historic places across the United States, ranked by published evidence rather than legend. No venue pays to be listed or ranked.

Media contact: Ben Fineman, Editor, HauntBound, editor@hauntbound.com

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SHORT VERSION

Nashville's Tennessee State Capitol ranks among Tennessee's ten most haunted places

The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville ranks #4 among Tennessee's ten most haunted places in HauntBound's 2026 index, which ranks sites by separate published accounts rather than fame. Architect William Strickland, who began the Greek Revival building in 1845, died in 1854 and was interred in its northeast vault; commissioner Samuel Dold Morgan, who died in 1880, was placed in the opposing southeast vault. Visitors and police have reported an audible quarrel between the two men along the building's exterior around 9 p.m. Free guided tours run on weekdays.

Full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/tennessee/