List of reportedly haunted locations explained

This is a list of locations reportedly haunted by ghosts or other supernatural beings. Reports of haunted locations are part of ghostlore, which is a form of folklore.

Australia

• The Alkimos is a shipwreck of a former U.S. Navy ship from World War II that occurred off the coast of Western Australia in 1964.^[1]
• Beechworth Lunatic Asylum in Beechworth, Victoria is reportedly haunted by several ghosts of departed inmates. Ghost tours are run nightly^[2]
• Monte Cristo Homestead in Junee, New South Wales. Various ghost groups have reported sightings due to the death of seven people in the 1800s. ^[3]
• The Port Arthur Historic Site in Tasmania. A large number of visitors to the site report seeing spectres of past convicts and others wandering through the grounds. Stories of ghostly interactions are recorded from the 1870s to the present day with many of these modern sighting recorded on the nightly ghost tours held at the site. ^[4]
• The Old Ballarat Gaol in Ballarat. Thirteen people were executed here. The remains of 7 criminals are still in the grounds. Features in Ballarat Ghost Tours, operating nightly.^[5]
• The Princess Theatre in Melbourne, Australia, has reported several ghosts since the building opened in 1886. The theatre's best known 'inhabitant' is Frederick Baker, stage name 'Federici', a talented bass-baritone singer who died in March 1888 whilst singing Mephistopheles in Faust - and who was seen by the rest of the cast taking his bows with them shortly thereafter. For years the theatre kept a seat vacant in the dress circle for Federici (only ceasing the practice on economic grounds), and his appearance in the dress circle during rehearsals for a new show is considered a good omen.^[6]
• Lalor House in Richmond, Victoria is reportedly haunted by the ghosts of the family of Peter Lalor.^[7]
• The Mill Hill Hotel in Bondi Junction, New South Wales is allegedly haunted by former workers, including the former hotel-keeper William Phillips.^[8]

Brazil

• Joelma Building in São Paulo is allegedly haunted by victims of the fire that started on February 1, 1974, after an air conditioning unit on the twelfth floor overheated. The building is famous for the "mystery of the 13 souls", i.e., people who died inside an elevator, when they were trying to escape the fire, and who would still be haunting the building.^[9]

Canada

• The Ceperley House, Burnaby, British Columbia - Near Deer Lake and the Burnaby Heritage Village, this house, now an art gallery, is said to be haunted by its former mistress Mrs. Ceperley.^[10]
• Forbidden Plateau, near Courtenay-Comox-Cumberland in Strathcona Provincial Park. A Comox legend says this plateau swallowed all the women, children and elders of the Comox people without a trace, and it has been taboo forever after.^{[11] [12]}
• Gibraltar Lighthouse - The ghost of a murdered lighthouse keeper is reported to haunt this abandoned building.^[13]
• Government House in Regina, Saskatchewan is rumoured to be inhabited by the spirits of children, servants, and even a former cook. Laughing children and footsteps have been heard, furniture has been moved, and eerie faces have been seen in mirrors.^[14]
• The Hycroft Mansion, Vancouver, British Columbia. The ghosts of General A.D. McRae, his daughter Lucille, and murdered nursemaid Janet Smith are said to haunt the mansion.^[15]
• Nicholas Street Gaol, in Ottawa, Ontario, is said to be haunted by the ghost of a man wrongly accused of murder and executed. The building is now a youth hostel, but the top floor is as it was one hundred years ago.^[16]
• Quesnel and District Museum and Archives, Quesnel, British Columbia - This museum is home to a doll named Mandy who is reported to be or have been possessed. It is unknown who or what possesses Mandy; or if it still possesses her. The doll however, remains a huge tourist attraction for the museum.^[17]
• The Screaming Tunnel, Niagara Falls - It is said that if one stands in a tunnel in one of the woods and lights a wooden match in the middle of the tunnel (at midnight), they will hear a scream when it blows out. The scream is said to be of a little girl who was burned alive by her deranged father, who lost a legal battle over the girl. Also, some have reported seeing the ghost of the father, sometimes carrying a lantern. There is a rumor stating that the ghost will stalk people, and that whoever gets caught by it will die suddenly. ^[18]
• The Savoy Theatre ^[19]
• Old Hsin Kuang Restaurant ^[20] - Located in Toronto's downtown Chinatown, the Old Hsin Kuang restaurant was originally a morgue before being shut down and converted to a restaurant in the 1970s. After numerous reports of paranormal activity - particularly in the second floor women's washroom - the restaurant owners attempted to correct the environment by hiring a Feng Shui expert. The restaurant remained closed for many years but in 2008, was renovated and relaunched under new management.

Denmark

• Dragsholm Castle is said to be haunted by the ghost of Earl of Bothwell, James Hepburn, who was imprisoned there for about five years until his death in 1578.^[21]

Hong Kong

• High Street - A (now) Government Community Complex in Sai Yin Pun, High St., Western District of Central use to be an Asylum used after World War II. It was abandoned in the early 70's and was renovated at 2001 as what it is today. This is said to be one of the most haunted locations in Hong Kong; and the building had a lot more darker history then it looks. The complex was build in 1891, and was suppose to be a partial hospital and a dormitory for foreign nurses. The East Wing was extended during 1940 and due to shortage of Asylums back then in Hong Kong, it was changed to a Asylum accustomed for Female patients a year later. Aside from having many casualties as a Asylum, during the World War II the Japanese Imperial Army also invaded the place and experimented on prisoners; and later, a massacre was executed at the premises right before the end of the war. Nearly every type of paranormal types had occurred or have been reported there, not to mention possession as well. Even now, the place has been renovated as a Government Community Complex reports of paranormal events still has been reported up to this day. This is most likely due to the overall structure still remaining intact like how it was back then.
• Nam Koo Terrace -
• Tuen Mun Road - an expressway in Hong Kong that has a terrible number of road accidents since 1978, running into the hundreds. Drivers claim it is because of ghosts who suddenly appear in front of the cars, which then violently swerve to avoid hitting them.

Indonesia

• Pelabuhan Ratu - The legend says that Nyai Roro Kidul (Nyi is a Javanese old pronunciation of Madame), daughter of King Prabu Siliwangi, is the Queen of the South Sea. She is supposed to have committed suicide by jumping off the cliff and into the sea. Rumors say that if someone wears green when swimming (the Queen's favorite color), he or she will be pulled by her ghost into the sea. Room 308 at the Samudra Beach Hotel is set aside for the Queen.^{[22] [23]}

Japan

• Amiidaji (Temple of Amida) in Dan-no-ura, in the Shimonoseki Strait, is the location of a legendary haunting. It is said that the blind Biwa hōshi Hoichi, a resident of the temple, was visited every night by the ghost of a dead samurai and made to play the biwa in the cemetery, but the priest of the temple soon found out and had the heart sutra painted on every part of Hoichi's body apart from the ears. When the samurai returned one night to take Hoichi to the cemetery, he could only see Hoichi's ears, so he took them instead and Hoichi was left earless. Hoichi is commonly known as "Mimi-Nashi Hoichi", "Hōichi the Earless", due to this event. This legend was famously retold by Lafcadio Hearn in his which was later adapted as part of Masaki Kobayashi's film Kwaidan.^{[24] [25]}
• Aokigahara, the forest at the bottom of Mt. Fuji, is a popular location for suicide. This gives rise to a widespread belief that it is haunted.^[26]
• Okiku's Well at Himeji Castle is often said to be haunted by the ghost of Okiku. She is supposed to rise from the well at night and count to nine before shrieking and returning to the well. Some stories, however, locate the haunted well in the Canadian embassy in Tokyo's garden.^{[27] [28]}

Philippines

• Baguio City - Philippine Military Academy Several ghosts haunt this place, and it considered as the most haunted place in the country. Sometimes late at night a platoon can be heard marching in the parade grounds. A ghost of a cadet dressed in parade uniform and left in one of the lockers still appears. A ghost of a priest who was beheaded during the Japanese occupation period appears here as well as the ghost of a white lady. Aside in the PMA, different haunted places scattered in the city, such as in the cemeteries, old hotels and the areas where the building collapse in the 1990 earthquake. ^{[29] [30]}
• Balete Drive - Balete Drive is a residential area in Cubao, Quezon City famous for the apparition of a white lady. It is told that there was a teenage girl who was raped by a cab driver in the 50s in that area. It is possible that the lady of Balete is seeking revenge. ^[31]
• Corregidor Island - Several ghosts haunt this place. Located at the middle of Manila Bay. Like in Baguio City, sometimes late at night a platoon can be heard marching. It is one of the most haunted place in the Philippines and it considered as the "haunted island".
• Manila Film Center - When the construction of Film Center at the Cultural Center of the Philippines complex was rushed in the early 1980s for a film festival, the ceiling scaffolding collapsed killing several workmen who fell to the orchestra below. Rather than halt construction to rescue survivors and retrieve the bodies of dead workmen, Imelda Marcos, the First Lady and the main financier of the project, ordered cement poured into the orchestra, entombing the fallen workmen. Some of them were buried alive in the orchestra. Various ghostly activities were reported on the site including mysterious sounds, voices and poltergeist activity. In the late 1990s a group called the Spirit Questors began to make visits to the film center in an attempt to contact and appease the souls of the workmen who were killed in the building. Some of these spirits claimed to have moved on but a few allegedly remain.^[32] Previously abandoned for its haunted reputation, the building is now currently put to use.
• Ozone Disco - Once there was a disco in Quezon City and it caught on fire.^[33] People tried to get out but people were pushing and panicking so no one got out. Some people near the location hear ghostly disco music in their houses at night and see faint people dancing.^[34] This area has since been sealed off, without any memorial markers whatsoever.
• Clark Air Base - Located in Pampanga, about 45 minutes north of Metro Manila, Clark Air Base used to be the biggest U.S. Air Force Base outside of the USA. When the Philippine Senate repealed the Bases Treaty, the US forces withdrew from both Clark and Subic bases but not the ghostly entities that still "infest" Clark to this day.*
• Home Plate canteen - allegedly one of the oldest buildings in Clark and located near the Base Parade Grounds. Early morning joggers say that you can hear a party or merry makings inside the building though clearly nobody is inside and all lights are off. It was said that there was a Christmas party going on in the same building and all the revelers died when the Japanese Imperial Forces conducted an air raid on Christmas Day of 1941 as a prelude for its invasion of the Philippines.
• Building 2127 - this building is also located near the parade grounds of Clark which serves as corporate headquarters of the Clark Development Corporation. Night duty guards would often complain of experiencing "ghostly apparitions" within the premises, especially at the restroom. A mysterious man would appear going into the restroom, or footsteps can be heard inside the building in the middle of the night when all employees are no longer at work.
• Clark Air Base Hospital - once considered to be the most modern hospital in Southeast Asia and was put to good use especially during the height of the Vietnam War, it is now abandoned but has a dubious reputation of being the most haunted place inside the former military base. Apparitions and mysterious sounds or voices coming from nowhere are a common occurrence. And due to its infamous reputation, it is now off limits to people especially to those who wish to conduct their own ghost huntings for their own safety. In fact, a TV crew who wanted to do an ocular inspection of the building at the dead of night were scared out of their senses when a big tree branch at the front and back of their service truck just suddenly fell, as if letting the crew know that they cannot leave once they are there. In a panic, the driver ran over the fallen tree branch, drove off in a huff and swore never to come back again.
• Clark Museum - located fronting the eastern side of the parade grounds, this is also known to have its share of ghostly apparitions. A Filipino Serviceman committed suicide at the waiting shed located at the left side of the building, and, since then, has been frequented by the ghost of that very same serviceman. If you happen to visit the said place, check the upper beam of the shed and you will see a small epitaph engraved in marble dedicated to the serviceman, which, apparently is same beam where he hung himself.
• University of Santo Tomas - The oldest university in the Philippines, the University has had many alleged hauntings in recent times, Spanish Friars from the Spanish Colonialization and American Prisoners of war have been allegedly sighted as during World War II, The University was used as a Japanese Headquarters, taking Americans in captivity, while the Filipino prisoners were pardoned. Hundreds of Americans we're tortured and executed in this period. It is heavily rumored that there are many more undiscovered graves around the vicinity.
• De La Salle University - During a thunderstorm, an apparition of a headless friar is said to be seen in the premises.
• AMA Computer University - Being the old site of St. Catherine Hospital, Engineering Building and Computer Center Building is said to have its share of haunts, presumably from souls who died in its time as a hospital. The most infamous haunt is in the old College Building, which was the old hospital building. It is now currently being demolished. The old cafeteria building where the robotics division now stands used to be a morgue.

United Kingdom

England

This is a list of the most famous haunted locations in England, there are likely to be hundreds of thousands more that are only locally known.

• Airfields around the country are said to have paranormal activity arising from the spirits of airmen who died in World War II.^[35] Airfields include:
  • the former RAF Bircham Newton in Norfolk.^[36]
  • the former RAF East Kirkby in east Lincolnshire. The control tower is haunted by a 'malign' presence^[37]
  • the former RAF Elsham Wolds, near the A15 just north of Barnetby in North Lincolnshire.^[38] The control tower was reportedly haunted by a friendly ghost of an airman, reported in the 1950s. Phantom Lancasters have reportedly been seen taking off at night over the A15.^[39]
  • the former RAF Tibenham in Norfolk. Has an allegedly haunted control tower.
• Bochym Manor is residence to two ghosts, the short pink lady,^[40] and an unnamed ghost who stands at one of the bedroom windows.

• Belgrave Hall in Leicester, attracted attention in 1999 when a white figure was captured on CCTV. One theory is it is the daughter of a former owner.^[41]
• 50 Berkeley Square is reputed to be the most haunted house in London.^{[42] [43]}
• Blue Bell Hill in Kent, specifically the A229. This has been the site of a female phantom hitchhiker. Cars have stopped to pick up a female hitchhiker, only for her to vanish to the drivers' disbeliefhttp://www.roadghosts.com/blue%20bell%20hill.htm.
• Bomere Pool near the village of Bayston Hill is the location of Shropshire's oldest ghost: a Roman soldier who searches for his lost true love on Easter Day.

• Borley Rectory in the village of Borley, Essex, England. Many sightings have been reported since 1885. The house burned down in 1939, and remains a huge source of controversy.^[44]
• Brislington, once an attractive Somerset village but now a neighbourhood in Bristol, has many ghosts in pubs and hotels, houses old and new, and public spaces.^[45]
• Bruce Castle in Tottenham, North London is haunted by the ghost of a woman who allegedly appears every 3 November. The ghost is thought to be Lady Coleraine, who was kept locked in a chamber within the castle by her husband.^[43]
• Chillingham Castle, a castle located in Northumbria, England. It has suffered 800 years of torture and dismay. Many ghosts have been seen in the supposed most haunted place in England.
• Chingle Hall in the village of Goosnargh, near Preston, England. Chingle Hall, previously known as Singleton Hall, was built in 1260 by Sir Adam de Singleton. It is reputably haunted by more than one spirit.^[46]
• Crowley Hall in the north of England, is supposedly haunted by the spirit of Dr. Bernard Leys. Leys ran the hall for a number of years before dying under mysterious circumstances in 1952. Sightings of ghosts have been reported since the 1970s.^[47]
• The ancient maritime town of Dartmouth, Devon, has many modern and traditional ghost stories including (in its hinterland) some recently discovered spirits from the Bronze Age. ^[48]
• In Dorset an axe wielding ghost riding a horse bareback is described by witnesses as looking like a stone age warrior.^[49]
• Hampton Court Palace, home of King Henry VIII of England, whose fifth wife, Catherine Howard, is supposed to be heard screaming in the "Haunted Gallery". On December 21 2003, CCTV footage allegedly showed someone in 16th century clothes and no face closing a fire door that, though locked, was constantly being opened without anyone near it.^[50]
• Highgate Cemetery, an extensive Victorian cemetery in London, the resting place of such notables as Marxist Karl Marx and actor Sir Ralph Richardson is reported to be haunted by numerous ghosts - a ghostly old woman has been seen wandering the graves, also spiritual faces have been seen staring from the gates to the cemetery. Most famously however there was a vampire scare in the late 1960s/early 1970s - see Highgate Vampire.
• The Jamaica Inn is an old coaching inn on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall and was once a haven for smugglers. The inn is said to be haunted by a mother and son who were murdered and a man dressed in a green highwayman's outfit is said to stare at people while they sleep.
• Minsden Chapel in Hertfordshire is reported to be haunted by a monk climbing stairs which no longer exist.^{[51] [52]}
• The Old Bailey, London's main criminal court. A figure (of unclear sex) supposedly appears in the building during important trials. These appearances have been allegedly witnessed by judges, barristers and policemen.^[53]
• The area surrounding Pendle Hill in Lancashire has heard many legends of wild beasts and creatures but it is said to be haunted by the ghosts of several witches who were hanged in the 17th century
• Pluckley in Kent is listed in the 1998 edition of the Guinness Book of Records as the most haunted village in England. Ghosts include a phantom coach and horses, a colonel and a highwayman.^[54]
• The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall has been sighted quite a few times over the years. She is so called because of the brown brocade dress she is supposedly seen wearing while wandering the halls and staircase. In 1849 a Major Loftus and a friend named Hawkins claimed to see the ghost one night after retiring to bed, saying they were amazed by the old-fashioned clothing she wore. The next night Loftus claimed to see the figure once again, saying he took note of her empty eye-sockets. The incident resulted in several members of staff resigning and a full investigation of Raynham Hall involving local detectives.^{[55] [55]}
• Samlesbury Hall in Preston, Lancashire, is supposedly haunted by Lady Dorothy Southworth, known as the "White Lady". Weeping is often heard, and her ghost has been seen wandering near where her lover was buried.^[56]

• Temple Newsam is reported to be the most haunted house in Yorkshire, with the most famous ghost being Mary Ingram, commonly known as "the Blue lady", who in her life became deranged after an attack by highwaymen. Ghosts linked with the more famous residents of Temple Newsam include "the White lady": this is said to be the ghost of the "nine days queen", the unfortunate Lady Jane Grey. She was executed by Mary I.^{[57] [58]}
• Windsor Castle — home of English and British royalty for 1,000 years. Numerous ghosts are supposed to have been seen, including Queen Elizabeth I. Her mother, Anne Boleyn, is also said to haunt Windsor castle and supposedly runs down a corridor screaming. Among those who claimed to have seen the ghost, who sometimes is said to be carrying her head, are King George VI, William Ewart Gladstone and Andrew, Duke of York.^{[59] [60]}

Scotland

• Edinburgh Castle

The castle has many ghosts, including a drummer who only appears when the castle is about to be attacked and a piper who disappeared in the tunnels between the castle and the High Street.^[61]

• Delgatie Castle

This castle, a stronghold of the Clan Hay, is said to be haunted by a mysterious woman with red hair. Soldiers stationed there during World War II reported sightings.

• Hellfire Club

a building in Scotland once used by a civil occult band. Many have stayed there and have spotted ghosts of the priests. Legends say if you go there at night and spot a man with a beard near the reservoir, you will be damned to live in the ancient building.

• Edinburgh Vaults

In the 1800s, it was a poverty stricken place where many people were killed by criminals or disease. Ghosts include "Mr. Boots" who hates when people are in his room and killed a prostitute when he was alive. Also a smiling cobbler, and a little boy named "Jackie".

United States

• Alcatraz is a former maximum security prison on an island in San Francisco Bay in the United States. It is no longer used as a prison. Visitors and tour guides have made claims of hearing screams, slamming cell doors, and footsteps.^[62]
• Andleberry Estate in Clovis, California, is a mansion that used to be part of a sanitarium. The mansion, which is allegedly haunted by ex-residents of the sanitarium, will soon be transformed into a haunted hotel called The Wolfe Manor Hotel. The owner, Todd Wolfe, has reported hearing ghosts walking and talking and even breathing on him. LiveSciFi.TV sent a group to spend the night inside the mansion, during which some unexplained phenomenon reportedly happened, including a door that slammed shut by itself. A local news station did an over-night investigation for Halloween of 2007 and recorded an EVP. Several other EVP's and orbs have been caught on audio and video by investigators.^[63]
• Athens, Ohio is said to be one of the most haunted places in the United States, and is reputed to contain many ghosts. When drawing a line from each of the five cemeteries around Athens, it forms a pentagram with the center being Ohio University. Ohio University is also considered by some to be the most haunted campus in the United States, as is the former state hospital, Athens Lunatic Asylum, located right near campus.^[64]
• Bachelor's Grove Cemetery, A small cemetery near Chicago on the Midlothian turnpike. It is often reported to be one of the most haunted places in the country.
• Belcourt Castle, a French Renaissance-style château in Newport, Rhode Island, is alleged to be the location of numerous paranormal phenomena and events, including moving chairs, moving armor, ghostly apparitions, a possessed statue and various other sightings.^[65]
• Big Bay Point Light, in Big Bay, Michigan, is reputedly haunted by the red-haired ghost of its first keeper, Will Prior.^[66]
• Bobby Mackey's Music World, a country-western nightclub in Wilder, Kentucky (in the Cincinnati, Ohio metro area) is reputed to be "a gateway to Hell."^[67]
• The Boston Athenæum is said to be haunted by the scholarly Rev. Harris, who was seen there by Nathaniel Hawthorne.^[68]
• The Brinton Lodge in Douglassville, Pennsylvania is locally famous as a reputedly haunted house. The original structure, built in the early 1700s, was a one-room building which was operated as a tavern/roadhouse stop along the Schuylkill River Canal System. It was later expanded into a summer home, then remodeled into a gentlemen's club, and today is operated as a bar and restaurant. Legend has it that at least five spirits inhabit this property, including Caleb Brinton, "Dapper Dan," an older woman, and a "lady in white."^[69]
• The Brown Grand Theatre in Concordia, Kansas has stories of a ghost that haunts the theatre, especially during the opening season.^[70]
• Chestnut Lodge in Rockville, Maryland, was a private facility treating mental patients for over one-hundred years. Closed in 2001 and now under renovation for resale as upscale condominiums, separate recent investigations claim paranormal activity.^[71]
• Civil War battlefields in various states -- including the Gettysburg Battlefield, the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Battle of Antietam and many others -- presumably owing to the magnitude of emotion, intensity of effort, and abruptness of the many, often gruesome and painful deaths, offer numerous anecdotes --with a growing number dating to the present day-- including reported recordings, pictures and sightings of "ghostly apparitions," audible sensations (battle cries, cavalry, cannon fire) and other paranormal effects of every manner.^[72]
• Engineered Piping Products: a Baltimore, Maryland based reseller of Industrial Pipe, valves and fittings. The building is built upon the site of an old residential neighborhood. All of the activity tends to happen at the site of the Old Deboser home. A local paranormal group, Pasadena Paranormal, has cumulatively logged over 100 EVPs from this location. They have experienced buzzing sounds that fly by their heads and recently one employee had his coat tugged from behind when he was in the building alone. This site has been submitted to the SciFi channel Ghost Hunters Great American Ghost Hunt for their consideration.^{[73] [74]}
• In Exeter, Rhode Island, there are a few buildings formerly known as the Ladd School, a school for the mentally disabled that was founded by Dr. Joseph H. Ladd in 1907 and officially closed in 1994.^[75] The school reportedly mistreated students and there are stories today of ghost sightings of the children who suffered, noises, and electronic malfunctions. The Exeter Job Corps Academy was built over the Ladd School's ground, with many of the older buildings still intact and reportedly "haunted."^[76]
• Fayetteville, North Carolina hosts ghosts such as "The Lady in Black" who haunts the Sandford House (formerly called the Slocumb House).^[77] Her apparition first appeared in the late 1800s and has been sighted recently by members of The Woman's Club of Fayetteville.^[78]

• Hollywood, California, has numerous sites that are believed to be inhabited by the spirits of deceased celebrities. For example, the ghost of actress Peg Entwistle, who committed suicide by jumping off the Hollywood Sign, has reportedly been seen near the sign. Some apparitions have been reported as being sighted at more than one location in Hollywood.^[79]
• Hot Lake is a supposedly haunted hotel in eastern Oregon. The hotel is known for a fire, suicides, and hauntings from ghosts during its days as a sanatorium.^[80]
• Hotel Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City is said to be haunted by a few different ghosts. Dylan Thomas, Eugene O'Neill, Thomas Wolfe, and former Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious supposedly haunts the elevator.^[81]
• Huntress Hall of Keene State College located in Keene, New Hampshire is supposedly haunted by its namesake, Harriet Huntress. One of the schools residence halls, students often report strange noises coming from the building's attic, where Huntress' wheelchair remains to this day.^[82]
• Old Jefferson Davis Hospital in Houston, Texas, has long been a popular spot for local ghosthunters. The existing building was completed in 1925, allegedly on the site of a mid-19th century cemetery, and has recently been remodeled into apartments.^[83]
• Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri - There are said to be sightings, sounds, and lights flickering on and off in the arena late at night from a former WWF wrestler named Owen Hart who died in 1999 by falling 78 feet (24 m) to his death from the ceiling of the arena. There are also said to be sightings of him still in his Blue Blazer suit at the top of the arena looking down with the cable hooked up to him.^[84]
• The Lemp Mansion in St. Louis, Missouri is said to be one of the most haunted buildings in the United States. Four members of the Lemp family killed themselves, three in the mansion. There are said to be apparition sightings, glasses flying off of the bar, pianos playing by themselves, etc. The mansion is now open as a restaurant and bed and breakfast.^[85]
• The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, Massachusetts, which is now a bed and breakfast, is claimed to be the most haunted house in the USA. It is the site of a double murder, one of the most famous in US history, claimed ghost sightings and noises.^[86]
• North Carolina State Capital in Raleigh, North Carolina is said to have had an escape tunnel. When the Capitol was constructed, pavers with metal rings, located in each of the first floor halls, served as hatches to enter small crawl spaces beneath the building. In the late 1880s, a small tunnel was built to connect the Capitol to a heating plant (no longer there) across Edenton Street, and later it also served as an electrical conduit. Contrary to legend, there was never an escape tunnel made for the governor to use during the Civil War.
• Ohioville, Pennsylvania - A mile long stretch of Kelly Road, nick-named Mystery Mile by former residents, is reported to be the site of supernatural activity. Animals along this road turn from docile to violent without explanation, often chasing after people and each other. The thick forest that the road cuts through is known for unexplained noises and white apparitions. The origin of these events is unknown, and speculation ranges from some kind of curse on the land to cult activity once tied to this region. ^[87]
• Old Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky, said to be "America's Most Haunted Neighborhood,"^[88] is one of the largest historic preservation districts in the country - and supposedly the largest Victorian neighborhood in the nation. It is also said to be home to dozens of haunted mansions and local ghost stories.^[89]
• Point Lookout Lighthouse, at the southern-most tip of Maryland's western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, has seen numerous shipwrecks, bodies washed ashore, and plenty of paranormal activity, as documented over the centuries.^{[90] [91]}
• The Polish Museum of America in Chicago, Illinois is believed to be haunted by ghost of famous pianist Ignace Paderewski. The staff recounts a number of incidents related by a number of people, including the cleaning crew who have claimed to experience ghostly-related phenomena late at night. The Ghost Research Society was even brought in by the museum staff to investigate these claims.^[92]
• The Regent Theater in Allegan, Michigan is said to be haunted, and witnesses claim to have seen moving forms and felt physical touching.^[93]
• The Moundsville State Prison is said to be haunted by the former inmates who died there. This is known as one of the most haunted locations in West Virginia.^[94]
• Scranton, Pennsylvania's Psychic Theater tells of ^[95] 'the legend of a long-ago murder victim that still haunts the 100-year-old building(1433 N. Main Avenue)... that have been featured on the Travel Channel." According to a Pennsylvania Department of Tourism Pursuit Magazine article of the top ten most haunted places^[96] , "one should be ready for a "true scare... and is "not for the timid or weak of heart."
• Sleepy Hollow, New York and the surrounding woods in the Hudson River Valley are home to and the locations of ghost stories, including the legends of the Lady in White and the Headless Horseman.
• The Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, Alabama is reportedly haunted by workmen who had died in the furnaces.But only two ghosts of workmen have been the only ones spotted.
• Southgate Anderson High School in Southgate, Michigan, is supposedly haunted by a boy who had drowned in the pool, people have seen him there trying to keep people from drowning.^{[97] [98]}
• The Stickney House in Bull Valley, Illinois, has a unique design due to Stickney's belief in Spiritualism. It is thought that he and his wife wished to communicate with their dead children. Today the house is the local police department, and it is claimed that police report strange sounds, objects moving around, lights turning off, and door knobs turning and doors opening by themselves. Other homes in the area are also rumored to be haunted. The nearby Holcombville cemetery includes tombs of the Stickney children and a person killed in the crash of American Airlines Flight 191.^{[99] [100]}
• At the Story Inn in Story, Indiana, a guest room is supposedly haunted by a ghost known as "the Blue Lady". Little is known of who she might be, or why she might haunt that room, but her alleged presence is mentioned in many separate guestbook entries. According to some, she seems more likely to appear if a certain table-lamp is turned on.^{[101] [102] [103] [104]}
• In Sunnyvale, California many Toys "R" Us employees have reported seeing unusual rearranging of toys in the aisles, and reported sightings of a man in his thirties dressed in old clothing. His name is believed to be Johan, and is believed to be a farmer who used to live on the site of the Toys "R" Us and is just keeping "an eye on the old place". The store still remains open today; most customers are completely unaware of this legend.^{[105] [106] [107]}
• Union Cemetery in Easton, Connecticut (said also to be seen in Bridgeport, Connecticut), which dates back to the 1600s, is touted as one of the most haunted cemeteries not only in Connecticut, but in the entire country. Many haunts have been said to exist on the grounds of the cemetery. Several visitors who have photographed the cemetery are later surprised to see orbs, light rods, ectoplasmic mists, and on rare occasions even full apparitions appear in their photographs that were not visible at the time the photo was taken. The most well-known haunt is a spirit known as "The White Lady". The identity of the spirit is not known, but sightings of her didn't occur until the late 1940s; meaning she must have died sometime before then. People have photographed and even videotaped her. Not only have people seen her with their own eyes, but some passers-by have even "hit" her with their cars as they drove past the cemetery.^{[108] [109] [110]}
• Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky - A former tuberculosis hospital, Waverly Hills has been of strong interest with paranormal investigators, some calling it "the most haunted place on Earth". There are unconfirmed reports of more than 60,000 deaths at the site, and the property owners, workers, and investigators have claimed that at almost anytime you can see strange lights, phantasms and shadows moving around the corridors and rooms of the building.^[111]
• The Whaley House in the "Old Town" section of San Diego, California, is reportedly a haunted house. The house was one of the region's first court houses as well the area's hanging grounds before the house was built. The earliest documented ghost at the Whaley House is "Yankee Jim." James (aka Santiago) Robinson was convicted of attempted grand larceny in San Diego in 1852, and hanged on a gallows off the back of a wagon on the site where the house now stands. Although Thomas Whaley had been a spectator at the execution, he did not let it dissuade him from buying the property a few years later and building a home for his family there. According to the San Diego Union, "soon after the couple and their children moved in, heavy footsteps were heard moving about the house. Whaley described them as sounding as though they were made by the boots of a large man. Finally he came to the conclusion that these unexplained footfalls were made by Yankee Jim Robinson." Another source states that Lillian Whaley, the Whaleys' youngest daughter who lived in the house until 1953, "had been convinced the ghost of "Yankee Jim" haunted the Old House." Yankee Jim is one of many presences that have been documented at the House, including Thomas Whaley himself and the family Fox Terrier. ^[112]
• The White House in Washington, D.C. is riddled with stories of different hauntings.^[113]
• The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California, is supposedly haunted by the ghost of its eccentric builder, Sarah Winchester. Ironically, she is said to have built the rambling mansion to protect her from the spirits of all those killed with her late husband's famous line of rifles.^[114]
• New Orleans, Louisiana, has heen quoted as being the most haunted city in the United States. From the the Mansion of Delphine LaLaurie, to the French Quarter, to Marie Laveau, the well known voodoo priestess.
• Myrtles Plantation, St Francisville, Louisiana, The plantation is said to be with several spirits including one vengeful slave woman who poisoned her master's children for the removal of her earlobe.

See also

• Crybaby Bridge
• Exorcism

References

Ghosts of Williamsburg, VA , information at http://www.williamsburgprivatetours.com/ghost.htm

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