Ghost and Grub: Recent Episodes
Shannon Bailey Grace
Ghost and Grub is a travel podcast exploring the ghost stories behind America’s most haunted restaurants, bars, and hotels. Each episode explores at least two paranormal hot spots with a bonus story in between, as well as insider info and travel recommendations when visiting. Take a listen, and remember to stay hungry for all-things haunted. New episodes will air August, 2022.
Haunted Marietta, Georgia
Season 1, Episode 6
Episode SummaryMarietta is filled with an eclectic mix of the past and present day. Its close proximity to Atlanta makes it the perfect day trip to experience the spookier side of this quaint, Antebellum city.
Learn the folklore of a cemetery statue that responds to a question about her babies. Visit a Civil War era hotel that is now a museum where the ghosts of wounded soldiers refuse to leave. Next, listen to the ghost stories of two restaurants and a coffee shop located in Marietta Square. Finally, hear about a former Civil War battlefield that still often still smells of cannon fire smoke and blood.
Episode Highlights0:05 - Marietta Folklore: Mary Meinert
1:37 - Brief History of Marietta
2:39 - The Kennesaw House
6:04 - Johnnie MacCracken's Celtic Firehouse Pub
8:18 - ThaiCoon
9:37 - Cool Beans Coffee
11:09 - Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
13:03 - Closing, Acknowledgments, and Submit Your Story
About the PodcastGhost and Grub is created, written and hosted by yours truly, Shannon Bailey Grace. For links to locations mentioned in this episode, as well as other deliciously-haunted destinations, visit us at ghostandgrub.com.
If you own a haunted restaurant, bar, or hotel, or have visited one of the locations mentioned in this episode send us a note at hello@ghostandgrub.com. Your story could be featured in an upcoming episode.
And, remember to stay hungry for all-things haunted!
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Learn about a mansion in Indianapolis, Indiana, with ties to the Underground Railroad. Next, visit a famous blues bar with over a dozen, active spirits. Finally, find out the most unique place in the city to stay the night.
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Each block and every corner of Chicago seems to hold a new mystery or tell the tale of a spirit who for whatever reason refuses to move on. Take a tour of a hotel which is arguably one of the most haunted locations in Chicago. Next, learn about a lesser-known maritime disaster with a story so horrific, it has left paranormal activity in several locations throughout the City. Finally, visit the River North area where the ghost of a woman is a regular customer at a popular Irish pub.
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Take a trip to Southwest Florida and learn about the ghosts who might be haunting one of the most iconic locations on Estero Island. Next, listen to the tale of a former Confederate soldier and why his spirit still roams Sanibel Island. Finally, visit a resort on Captiva Island which is known as a hotspot for paranormal activity.
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What do a local pizza parlor and winery have in common? They're haunted of course! Join us on our tour of Chesterton, Indiana. Learn about the history and hauntings of these locations, and find out what to order on the menu when you visit. And, if the stories of these haunted places leave you "hungry" for more, keep listening to hear the story of a woman who has been said to haunt the shores of Lake Michigan for nearly a century.
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Each year, millions of people from across the globe visit Kentucky’s Bourbon Trail. The area has a certain charm and mystique to it, with echos of the past around every corner. In Ghosts of Bourbon Country, learn the haunted history of one of Kentucky’s oldest stagecoach stops, take a tour of a former jail turned pizza parlor, and find out what to order when you go. Finally, we’ll stop by a former plantation with a rich, yet tragic past.
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What happens when you combine storytelling with a bit of history, a dash of travel, a pinch of food, and plenty of haunted folklore? The podcast Ghost and Grub, of course! Hungry for more? Listen to the trailer.