List of haunted locations

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The following places are alleged to be haunted by ghosts:

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[edit] Australia

  • Port Arthur, Tasmania a famous prison said to be haunted by several ghosts: The Rev George Eastman, The Lady In Blue and the ghost of Charles O'Hara Booth an early commandant of the prison.
Ghostly face of a murderer or just rippled glass
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Ghostly face of a murderer or just rippled glass
  • Fremantle Prison in Western Australia visited by both recordings and spirits of the past, the face of Martha Rendell, the only woman to be hanged at Fremantle, appears in the window of the church regularly. The face seems to be caused by ripples in the glass that reflect light in an unusual way, but the resemblance is uncanny.
  • Richmond Bridge, Tasmania The oldest bridge in Australia. Supposedly a ghostly, headless figure is seen walking across the bridge late at night. Some locals believe that the ghost may be that of a convict labourer who was decapitated during an accident that occurred during the bridge's construction, but this incident is often put down to rumour.

[edit] Canada

  • Century House Restaurant & Bar, As the story goes, in the early 1900s there was a bank robbery were a young bank teller was killed. It is told that her spirit resides at Century and not only have many people felt her presence, but some have also heard her.
  • Nicholas street hostel, Ottawa, Ontario - Said to be haunted by the ghost of a man wrongly accused of murder and executed. Building is now a youth hostel, but the top floor is as it was one hundred years ago.
  • The McRae 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. Also notably haunted are Hycroft Manor, home to the University Women's Club and a busy film location, and the Orpheum Theatre.
  • The St. Lawrence River, Quebec City, Quebec - It is said that an international ghost is responsible for the deaths of 1000 people, including ships that float over the very spot where he was murdered.

[edit] England

  • Chillingham Castle in Northumberland is reputed to be one of the most haunted locations in the world. This remote, eerie castle is regularly featured on paranormal TV and radio programs. It is believed that every room in the castle is haunted by at least one spirit. Famous ghosts include the Blue Boy - the ghost of a young boy whose body was found bricked-up in a wall between two parts of the castle.
  • Cranborne Chase in Dorset. A ghost riding a horse bareback, and wielding an axe, is supposedly seen. Witnesses described him as looking like a stone age warrior.
  • Upton Court in Upton, Slough, is said to be haunted by a girl (aged around 18) in a blood-stained nightdress on some Friday evenings, seen walking towards the main door of this late-medieval manor house. It is now owned by the Slough Observer newspaper. Similar sights have been reported at the immediately adjacent St Laurence's Church.
  • Temple Newsam is reported to be the most haunted house in Yorkshire, with the most famous ghost being that of 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 that of the White lady: this is said to be the ghost of a Lady Jane Dudley née Grey (not the same as Queen Jane) who worked at the house for Lord Darnley, husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. She fell in love with Lord Darnley and committed suicide when she heard of his marriage to the Queen of Scots.
  • The Old Bailey, London's main criminal court. A person of unclear gender supposedly appears in the building during major trials. These appearances have been allegedly witnessed by judges, barristers and policemen.
  • Borley Rectory in the village of Borley in Essex claims to be the most haunted house in England. The house was burnt down in 1939, and remains a major source of controversy.
  • Pluckley in Kent is claimed to be the most haunted village in Britain, with claims to have 12 established ghosts and one that has only recently started appearing, although some of the ghosts are thought to have been fabricated to enhance the town's reputation.

[edit] Finland

  • Grönvik, Korsholm. The manor of Grönvik is said to be haunted, due to several reports of observations of paranormal phenomena, likely of more than one supposed ghost.

[edit] France

  • Versailles Palace, outside Paris. In 1889 two school teachers on a visit to the Palace grounds walked through a set of Palace gardens, saw a physically deformed man in eighteenth century clothes sitting by a pavilion, observing a woman seated on the lawn, sketching, and were directed by a servent exiting the Chapel Royal. When they returned the next day they found the gardens completely changed, the pavilion vanished, and the door they supposedly saw opened into the Chapel Royal locked with a rusted lock. Staff at the Palace insisted that the grounds they claimed to have walked through didn't exist and the door in question had not been opened since 1789. The women published a best-selling account of their experiences entitled "An Adventure", stirring up considerable controversy among those interested in the study of the paranormal. The women devoted considerable time to research and eventually discovered a map which showed that the grounds at Versailles had once looked as the women described. They came to believe that the individuals they encountered were members of Marie Antoinette's court. But the part of the grounds the women had walked through had been remodelled during Napoleon I's reign and details of the grounds up to that point forgotten except in long unread state files. How the two women could have seen the gardens as they had existed in 1789 (one hundred years prior to their visit) when no-one in their lifetime knew what the grounds had been like, and when the only file describing the layout was locked up unread in the French national archive, remains a mystery.

[edit] Germany

  • Babenhausen Barracks (German : Babenhausen Kaserne) - now a museum - the ghosts of German soldiers, some in World War II-era uniforms, have been reported; lights are said to turn off and on by themselves, and voices are heard in the basement. Footsteps and commands are heard at night, without physical cause. If a soldier happens to visit the museum and pick up a telephone, a woman will at times be heard "talking backwards", unintelligible, in neither German nor English. The town was the site of a witch hanging in the 19th century CE, and her ghost is said to have seduced -- and then killed -- several German soldiers over the centuries[1].
  • Bernkastel-Kues Cemetery - Several legends have arisen about a ghost in the cemetery, a lady with long white dress who glides from one grave to another, crying, without touching the ground. In the 19th century, one terrified German hunter shot the creature. He was brought the next day to the military hospital in Koblenz with swelled legs and a fever. He did not recover, and died the next day. Later, legends arose that he was murdered by the white lady.
  • Osnabrueck, Haste - die Karlsteine (the stones of Charlemagne) - in ancient times, the location which is now Osnabrueck was the site of a large Heathen temple and burial area[2]. When Charlemagne mustered the strength to force the Christian faith upon the Germans in the area, his forces killed the priests and desecrated the graves; it is rumoured that he himself broke the largest altar stone to "prove" the supremacy of the Christian god over the pagan gods. Nevertheless, the magic remained infused in the site, and on the winter solstice and summer equinox strange orbs of light have been seen over the centuries. Screams can be heard, and stains appear on the stones in the apparent absence of physical cause; this has been attributed in local legend to the murders of the priests[3]. (A few pictures of the forest here.)
  • Reichenstein Castle - according to local legend, Dietrich von Hohenfels and his nine sons were robber barons who used the castle as a stronghold. His sons were caught by the authorities and killed; Hohenfels was captured the next day. He asked that he be hanged and his sons' lives be spared, but upon seeing that they were already dead, his head fell from his body. All ten bodies were buried in St. Clement Chapel, in the castle, and the ghost -- headless -- is said to haunt the castle[4].

[edit] Himalayas

  • Mount Everest - the ghost of a climber has allegedly been seen by other climbers, two of whom in 1975 claimed to have shared a snow hole with the ghost during their climb. Some who have seen him believe this is the ghost of climber Andrew Irvine, who disappeared in an attempt to summit the mountain with George Mallory in 1924.

[edit] Ireland

  • Dublin Castle - in the mid-nineteenth century a member of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland's staff reported seeing two file clerks walk through his office carrying papers and chatting before exiting through a long sealed up door. The same two 'visitors' have supposedly been witnessed by people working in the Castle. On one occasion they were heard talking about Theobald Wolfe Tone, an Irish rebel executed after a failed rebellion in 1798.
  • Leap Castle in County Offaly has been described as the most haunted castle in Ireland. Completely gutted by fire, locals have described seeing the windows at the top of the castle "light up for a few seconds as if many candles were brought into the room" late at night.
  • Temple Michael in county cork is a little known church and castle (temple) located on the blackwater river near Youghal, Co Cork. This disused church/temple overlooks the blackwater river from its perch surrounded by oak and beech trees. Many locals, (and non loclals) who have visited this place have reported hearing blood curdling screams, seeing moving lights, unexplained static on cameras over the church grounds, breaking twigs, and coffins in a tomb that are visible that are closed when you enter, but open when you leave.

[edit] Norway

  • Porsgrunn Sykehjem (hospital) is reportedly haunted. In 2006 when the staff refused to work at night, a priest was called to bless the hospital from the ghosts.

[edit] Philippines

  • Balete Drive The street is known for white lady apparitions and haunted houses built during the Spanish Era (1800s).
  • Diplomat Hotel A monastery turned hotel is now an abandoned building found on Baguio. It is the site of series of murders that occured during the Japanese occupation in the World War II.
  • Baguio City is famous for its numerous haunted sites including the Teacher's Camp.

[edit] Scotland

  • Mary King's Close in Edinburgh, is reportedly one of the most haunted places in Scotland. The close, built in the 1600s, housed hundreds of people during the plague of 1645 who were quarantined in their homes during the terrible outbreak. People have reported not only hearing voices, but seeing a lady dressed in black, dogs, and a young girl by the name of "Annie" who was found by a Japanese psychic in 1993.

[edit] Sweden

  • The Palace of Scheffler is the most famous haunted house in Stockholm and is often simply known by its nickname, the Haunted Mansion, (Spökslottet).
  • The Royal Palace in Stockholm is supposedly haunted by several ghosts, including the so called White Lady (vita frun) and the Grey Man (grå mannen). The White Lady is said to appear when someone in the royal family is about to die, and old King Oscar II even writes about her in his memoirs. Some believe that the Grey Man is the ghost of Birger Jarl, the founder of Stockholm.
  • The Stockholm Metro is reputed to be haunted by the ghost train Silverpilen.
  • Borgvattnet is a very small village in northern Sweden, but it has been made famous for its old haunted vicarage.
  • Gripsholm Castle in Mariefred is said to have a couple of ghosts, including the Blue Maid (blå jungfrun) and the Grey Lady (grå frun) who is believed to be Queen Christina of Holstein-Gottorp who was the wife of King Karl IX.
  • Glimmingehus, a medieval castle in Scania is reputed to be haunted by many ghosts, including animal specters like horses, black rats, and a werewolf-like hound.

[edit] United States

(In alphabetical order)

  • 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, Long Island, New York, is reputedly haunted due to a mass murder (the DeFeo family) that took place in the house on the evening of November 13, 1974. The Lutz family moved into the house thirteen months later, but fled 28 days later claiming that the house was haunted. Families have continuously lived in the house since the Lutz family fled and have reported no supernatural disturbances whatsoever. Several people (notably the attorney for the man who murdered the DeFeo family) have come forward to say that the story was concocted as a money making scheme and an appeals strategy over many bottles of wine. Though both George and Kathy Lutz disputed that until Kathy's Death in 2005, The Amityville Horror franchise has been a huge money-maker for over 25 years and a family currently lives in the home. See The Amityville Horror
  • Belcourt Castle, a French Renaissance-style château in Newport, RI, is alleged to be the location of numerous paranormal phenomena and events including, but not limited to, moving chairs, moving armour, ghostly apparitions, a possessed statue and various other sitings.
  • Boone County, Illinois has several intersecting roads south of the city of Belvidere with a reputation of being haunted, most notably Bloodspoint Road. Stories circulated by the surrounding populace include a phantom vehicle that chases cars, a vanishing farmhouse and various apparitions.
  • The Bowman House in Cuttingsville, south-central Vermont, is a large estate, including a family mausoleum and Laurel Glen Cemetery, all of which were originally built and owned by John P Bowman, a wealthy farmer and tanning magnate. Tragedy hit the Bowman family in 1880, as Bowman's wife and children died in an unknown matter. Perhaps an outbreak of typhoid or some other disease killed his family, or they suffered some sort of accident. On the grounds across the road from the Bowman house, John P. Bowman, out of grief for his dead family, built the Laurel Glen Mausoleum in 1880, specifically to hold the remains of his wife and children, including a life-size statue of him, flowers in hand, walking up the steps in grief. His kneeling likeness can also be seen outside the door, holding a wreath and key. Mr. Bowman hired 125 sculptors and stonecutters, who spent more than a year to complete the unusual granite and marble mausoleum, completed in 1881. Because Mr. Bowman thought of the future, he left a substantial endowment in his will to keep the mansion and grounds in tip-top shape.
  • The Brinton Lodge in Douglassville, Pennsylvania is a locally-famous 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. The property was eventually bought by the Whitman family, who made significant additions to the building and used it as a summer home. The property stayed in the Whitman family for many years. In the 1920s, it was purchased by Caleb Brinton, who operated the buildings and grounds as a gentlemen's club. In 1972, Hurricane Agnes left the property virtually destroyed, flooded up to the second story. Having no flood insurance, Mr. Brinton did not attempt to re-open the place. It was left in a state of disrepair until after his death, when the Covatta family purchased the property from his estate in 1980. They renovated the entire property, and added more rooms and buildings to the back, eventually opening it as a restaurant and bar.
There are at least five spirits who are believed to inhabit this property. A psychic visited the Brinton Lodge in the early 1980s, and not only confirmed this, but also claimed to have sent one of the entities "into the light." Although the owner, Sandy Covatta, is not sure whether or not this actually happened, she did state that they have heard nothing about that particular entity from other psychic groups since.
The first spirit is referred to as "Dapper Dan." Dapper Dan usually makes his presence known by pinching the lady guests and blowing in the ear of female employees. His apparition has been seen several times, usually in the second floor meeting room, or the hallway leading to that room. The next spirit is believed to be that of Caleb Brinton, as he has been described as a somewhat "roly-poly" man wearing a derby hat. Many female guests have seen him tip his hat at them as they pass by. The third spirit is believed to be an older woman who is very protective of the stairwell leading up to the third-floor private living quarters. The fourth entity is known as "the lady in white." She has frequently been seen in the mirror hanging in the second floor ladies’ room. She has also been seen walking down the stairs in what looks like a wedding gown. The fifth entity is thought to be a young girl who was mentally challenged, who was kept in a small corner bedroom on the third floor. This is the entity who may have been helped along to the next realm.
  • Several buildings located at Church Street Station in Orlando, Florida are reported to be haunted. While the attraction itself has been closed down for a few years, many of the remaining local businesses have moved elsewhere because of the paranormal phenomenon. Church Street Station is now, however, a very popular tourist destination for ghost hunters, parapsychologists, and paranormal enthusiasts.
  • Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas - One of the most famous hotels in the state of Texas, and long a gathering place for the state's political players, it is said to be haunted by at least half a dozen ghosts, including the spirit of a young girl heard bouncing a ball down the main stairs; the ghost of founder Jesse Driskill himself; and a "suicide bride" who killed herself in room 427 in 1989.
  • Forest Park Cemetery, in Brunswick, New York, gained fame (or, rather, infamy) as a result of a magazine article that listed it as one of the Top 10 Haunted Places in America. Little is known as to why it would be haunted, but many have reported strange activities there. The cemetery itself is in a shameful state of disrepair; many graves are desecrated, almost every statue is missing its head, and the rusted-out, skeletal ruins of what was to be a beautiful building stand in the center of the cemetery.
  • Huntress Hall in Keene, New Hampshire - A college resident hall located at Keene State College, said to be haunted by the ghost of the dorm's namesake, Harriet Huntress. Students often report strange noises coming from the attic, where her wheelchair still rests to this day.
  • The King George Inn Resturant in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The apparitions of a woman and young child who are dressed in 1700's style clothing, have been sighted walking from the entrance into the dining room. The sounds of a baby crying have been heard in the kitchen, suspiciously close to an old well in the basement.
  • The Lemp Mansion Restaurant and Inn in St. Louis, Missouri is said to be haunted by ghosts of the members of the Lemp family. Four of the Lemp family members committed suicide. Glasses have suddenly flown off the bar, feeling of being watched, apparitions, etc.
  • The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, Massachusetts, which is now a Bed and Breakfast, may possibly be the most haunted house in America. The site of a double murder, one of the most famous in US history, sightings, noises and the feeling of a cat walking across people have all been reported.
  • The Masquerade, a now-defunct performance theatre/music venue located in the historic entertainment district of Ybor City, Florida, is said to house ghosts whose moods were dictated nightly by the quality of music played.
  • Moonville, Ohio - A forgotten mining and railroad ghost town, little left behind to mark its place except a railroad tunnel haunted by potentially three spirits. The town's cemetery is also supposed to be haunted.
  • New Orleans, Louisiana - Numerous sites in this city, especially in the French Quarter, claim multiple hauntings. Arnaud's and Brennan's restaurants, the Hotel Monteleone, the park and cathedral at Jackson Square, and most of Royal Street are among the French Quarter's most famous haunted sites. Since Hurricane Katrina, many residents report higher paranormal activity than usual.
  • Ohio State Reformatory - nineteenth century prison reputedly haunted by a Mrs. Glattle, who was killed in 1950 when a gun accidentally fell and discharged.
  • Point Pleasant, West Virginia is famous for the legend of Mothman who has been spotted numerous times since the late 1960's. Various rumors of UFOs, haunted hotels, and Men in Black make this town a popular destination for tourists. A movie, starring American actor Richard Gere, was made which was loosely based on the stories of Mothman.
  • A guest room in the Story Inn in Story, Indiana 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 presence is mentioned in many separate guestbook entries. She seems more likely to appear if a certain table-lamp is turned on.
  • Summerwind - A mansion located in Wisconsin with 70 years of ghost sightings.
  • 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 the store still remains open today. Most customers are completely unaware of this legend.
  • The Vanderlip Mansion in Palos Verdes, California, former home of Frank A. Vanderlip, the wealthiest landowner on the peninsula. Local urban legends claim that either Vanderlip's wife or daughter killed the rest of the family, including Frank's two dogs, and committed suicide at this site. At night, visions of family members have been seen in the windows of the mansion, while the dogs have been spotted haunting the wooded area and hillside behind the mansion. During the day, human voices can be heard in the wooded area.
  • 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.
  • The Whaley House in the "Old Town" section of San Diego, California, is a reportedly haunted house. The house was one of the region's first court houses as well as hanging grounds before being converted to a residence. [5]. The Whaley House is one of only a handful of homes recognized by the federal government as being undoubtedly haunted. [6]
  • The White House - its kitchens are reputedly haunted by Mamie Eisenhower, wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Mrs. Eisenhower had a difficult relationship with household staff who worked in the kitchens. After her husband left the presidency, kitchen staff during the Kennedy and Johnson presidencies reported finding the kitchen reorganised overnight back to the way Mamie had demanded. After the death 'Mamie reorganisations' were reported by a number of staff in the kitchen who could find no explanation for the changes and none of the security staff on duty saw anyone entering or exiting the kitchens at night. Some staff claimed to have seen Mamie on occasion in the kitchen rummaging through cupboards. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands also claimed she saw a ghost in her bedroom when she stayed at the White House during World War II.
  • The Mansion owned by music producer Rick Rubin in Los Angeles. Many musicians have reported that eerie situations have happened. It is rumoured that the house has been haunted since the 1920's, when the son of a furniture store owner pushed his homosexual lover from the balcony.
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