Midnight Sun Scavenger Hunt

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Explore Franklin's local history with the Midnight Sun Scavenger Hunt! Solve each of the ten clues to find statues of Midnight Sun, Franklin's famous Tennessee Walking Horse, throughout the city. When you've found all ten statues and checked in virtually using the digital passport, pick up a prize at the visitor center in downtown Franklin!

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Clue 1

You won’t find this horse dressed in his dapper best since the historic Pigg & Peach men’s shop no longer occupies this 4th Avenue North space, but this will be the most welcoming horse as it is well-practiced welcoming Franklin visitors each and every day.

Clue 2

You won’t find anyone playing battle hymns on the front porch of this musical spot on Third Avenue North today, but the horse you seek is now located at what was once the home to Sallie Ewing Carter who used her beauty to become a spy while the Union Army occupied Franklin.

Clue 3

You could read the day away with books from great southern authors at the Franklin landmark on East Main Street that this horse calls home. A building that has welcomed Presidents and historic Tennesseans like Davy Crockett was recently the inspiration for the New York Times bestseller The Bridge.

Clue 4

You may not find Dr. Daniel McPhail there today, but the tiny horse you seek sits inside the oldest and tiniest building along Franklin’s Main Street which served as Franklin’s first doctor’s office.

Clue 5

This horse can be found lounging on the front porch of a place that, while not actually a place for plants, is named the ‘Green House’ and is only a short stroll down Second Avenue South. Now a place to find a home, this ‘Green House’ was the social center for African Americans in the early 1900s.

Clue 6

Once home to Dortch Stove Works and Magic Chef, this former factory is now home to shops, restaurants, and performance theaters. You’ll find this horse hiding inside where a giant metal friend named Rusty guards the doors to the coffee shop you need.

Clue 7

This scavenger hunt is named in honor of the world’s most famous Tennessee Walking horse that called this place home for 21 years. Now, this park welcomes world-famous performers each September for an electric festival called Pilgrimage. As you stroll down the main path between the historic barn and the polo arena, remain stable on your feet, as the horse you seek may be right before you.

Clue 8

You’ll find this horse on a porch full of hope and healing on Fourth Avenue South. Now home to a Church at an intersection of Fourth and Church this building was originally home to a 12-room German Hospital in 1938.

Clue 9

This horse welcomes you along the fence line at one of Franklin’s most historic places that was the epicenter of the Civil War’s Battle of Franklin just footsteps from the Carter family’s farm office which is the most bullet-riddled building still standing from the Civil War.

Clue 10

You’ll hear the church bells in the courtyard at the home of this horse just beyond Five Points. St. Paul greets you on West Main Street today, just like he did in 1831 when it was built.