By LYNN PEISNER / Staff

Founder Joni Goodin used to run Original Ghost Tours of Key West, but when she moved to the area in 2004, she was surprised to find Marietta, whose Kennesaw House reportedly hosts 700 ghosts, didn't have a tour of its own. With input from Kevin Fike, a paranormal investigator who founded Historic Ghost Watch, the tour stands on a leg of investigative credibility as it continually gets to know the historic city's afterlife population.

Attention to a good yarn is also important. "The scientific side is interesting, " Goodin says. "But I'm a storyteller. It's a dying art."

Begins at the intersection of Fairground Street and South Marietta Parkway. Proceeds north on Fairground Street, turning left onto Roswell Street before ending in Marietta Square.

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