Haunted locations or haunted places are sites of reported ghost activity. A ghost is said to be the apparition of a Deceased person frequently similar in appearance to that person and usually encountered in places she or he frequented The reports of these hauntings are often referred to as ghostlore. Ghostlore is fueled by history and legends and is a part of folklore. History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology A legend ( Latin, legenda, "things to be read" is a Narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to History The concept of folklore developed as part of the 19th century ideology of Romantic nationalism, leading to the reshaping of oral traditions to serve modern ideological These accounts can be subjective in nature and there is no commonly accepted objective evidence that ghosts or similar phenomena exist.

Australia

• The Alkimos is a shipwreck of a former U. The Alkimos was a merchant Shipping vessel which was wrecked on the coast north of Perth Western Australia, in 1963 S. Navy ship from World War II that occurred off the coast of Western Australia in 1964. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. ^[1]

• Border chut Hotel (Flanagans) in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria - This 1850's hotel was instrumental to the introduction of coach services to the Ballarat goldfields. Bacchus Marsh ( Postcode: 3340 is a town in Victoria, Australia. Reports include the sensing of a presence, items moving, a piano playing unattended and people being touched. ^[2]

• Bunyip, Aboriginal folklore suggests a man was killed brutally by a snake and vulture for mocking the gods. This article is about a mythical creature There is also a town called Bunyip Victoria The bunyip (usually translated as "devil" Now his soul is combined with the vulture and snake and takes his wrath out on those who cross a falls bleeding.

• Coach & Horses Inn in Clarkefield, Victoria - This 1857 hotel is the site of many reports of ghosts, especially during the 1970-80's. Clarkefield is a small town north of Sunbury and approximately 46 km north-west of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia. The site was once referred to as Australia's most haunted hotel. One owner reported being pushed down the stairs by an unseen force and badly fracturing his ankle. ^[3]

• At Fremantle Prison in Western Australia the face of Martha Rendell, the only woman to be hanged at Fremantle, appears in the window of the church regularly. Fremantle Prison is a former Australian prison located in The Terrace Fremantle, in Western Australia. Martha Rendell (c 1871 &ndash 6 October 1909) was the last woman to be hanged in Western Australia. The face seems to be caused by ripples in the glass that reflect light in an unusual way, but the resemblance is uncanny. ^[4]

• J Ward - Old Ararat Gaol in Ararat, Victoria - The site served as a gaol from 1859 and in 1887 became J Ward of the larger Aradale Mental Hospital and used to house the criminally insane. Notable prisoners Garry David also known as Garry Webb See also Aradale Mental Hospital Ararat is a city in south-west Victoria, Australia, approximately 205 kilometres west of Melbourne on the Western Highway. Construction It was built largely by subcontractors and not patients (or "clients" as they were called as many erroneously believe Various stories tell of ghostly occurrences. The site is now a museum running regular tours. ^[5]

• Monte Cristo homestead in Junee, New South Wales. Junee is a small town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Various ghost groups have reported sightings due to the death of seven people in the 1800s. ^[6]

• The Old Geelong Gaol (HM Prison Geelong) in Geelong, Victoria - This 1853 gaol is thought to be haunted and various paranormal research groups have visited the site. HM Prison Geelong was a maximum security Australia Prison located on the corner of Myers Street and Swanston Street in Geelong, Victoria, Australia MCite/Citephp.--> Geelong (dʒəˈlɔŋ is the second largest city in the state ^[7]

• Port Arthur, Tasmania: The prison settlement has had several reported sightings of ghosts: The Rev George Eastman, The Lady In Blue and the ghost of Charles O'Hara Booth, an early commandant of the prison. Port Arthur is a small town and former convict settlement on the Tasman Peninsula, in Tasmania, Australia. Commandant (pronounced /'cɒmʊndɑnt/ or /'cɒmʊndænt/ COM-un-dahnt, -dant is a military or police title or rank ^[8]

• Port Fairy Public Cemetery in Port Fairy, Victoria has served the area (previously "Belfast") since 1849. Port Fairy is a coastal town in western Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Princes Highway in the Shire of Moyne west of Warrnambool Legend tells of the ghost of Lloyd Rutledge who may be seen on the anniversary of his death which occurred in December 1858. ^[9]

• The Princess Theatre in Melbourne, Australia, has reported several ghosts since the building opened in 1886. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 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. Mephistopheles (also Mephistophilus Mephistophilis Mephostopheles Mephisto and variants is a name often given to one representation of The devil or Satan Faust is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré from Carré's play 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. ^[10]

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. Deer Lake is a relatively small oval-shaped Lake in the central part of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Ceperley. ^[11]

• Forbidden Plateau, near Courtenay-Comox-Cumberland in Strathcona Provincial Park. The Forbidden Plateau is a small hilly Plateau in the east of the Vancouver Island Ranges in British Columbia, located roughly between Courtenay is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Comox is a town located on the eastern side of Vancouver Island, British Columbia in the Comox Valley. Cumberland is a Village in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada Strathcona Provincial Park is the oldest Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, and the largest on Vancouver Island. 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. ^[12][13]

• Gibraltar Point Lighthouse - The ghost of a murdered lighthouse keeper is reported to haunt this abandoned building. The Gibraltar Point Lighthouse is a Lighthouse located on the Toronto Islands in Toronto, Ontario. ^[14]

• The Hycroft Mansion, Vancouver, British Columbia. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C The ghosts of General A.D. McRae, his daughter Lucille, and murdered nursemaid Janet Smith are said to haunt the mansion. Alexander Duncan McRae, CB, ( November 17, 1874 in Glencoe Ontario – June 26, 1946, Ottawa, Ontario ^[15]

• Nicholas Street Gaol, in Ottawa, Ontario, is said to be haunted by the ghost of a man wrongly accused of murder and executed. See also Correctional facilities of Ontario Canada Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec 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. Quesnel (kwəˈnɛl is a small city that is part of the Cariboo District of British Columbia, Canada. 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 Screaming Tunnel is an abandoned railway tunnel located in the northwest corner of Niagara Falls Ontario, off Warner Road The Niagara Falls are massive Waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border separating the Canadian province of Ontario 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]

China

• Tuen Mun Road, Hong Kong - Over the years, hundreds of people have claimed that this highway is haunted. Tuen Mun Road ( is a major Expressway in Hong Kong which connects Tuen Mun in the New Territories with Tsuen Wan. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Since 1978, many lives have been lost due to car accidents on that expressway. The high death toll is blamed on ghosts because they supposedly pop up in the middle of the road when people are driving, thus causing them to make extremely sharp turns to avoid them and then end up crashing. The ghosts of past victims are said to be seen there at night and some drivers have even claimed that they lost complete control of their vehicle several times. ^[19]

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. Dragsholm Castle (Dragsholm Slot is a fortification and Noble residence on the Danish island of Zealand. The title Earl of Bothwell has been created twice in the Peerage of Scotland. James Hepburn can refer to James Hepburn (bishop (d 1524 Bishop of Moray James Hepburn 4th Earl of Bothwell (d ^[20]

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. An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land The English word " spirit " comes from the Latin " spiritus " (breath World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including ^[21] Airfields include[1]:
  • the former RAF Bircham Newton in Norfolk[2]. RAF Bircham Newton was a Royal Air Force airfield in the west of the County of Norfolk in the United Kingdom, eight miles west of Fakenham Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom.
  • the former RAF East Kirkby in east Lincolnshire. RAF East Kirkby is a former Royal Air Force base near the village of East Kirkby, south of Horncastle in Lincolnshire, just off the A155 Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. The control tower is haunted by a 'malign' presence[3]
  • the former RAF Elsham Wolds, near the A15 just north of Barnetby in North Lincolnshire[4]. RAF Elsham Wolds is a former Royal Air Force station in England operating in both World War I and World War II. Barnetby (or Barnetby le Wold) is a village and Civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England, between Scunthorpe and Grimsby North Lincolnshire is a Unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. The control tower was haunted by a friendly ghost of an airman, reported in the 1950s. Phantom Lancasters have been seen taking off at night over the A15. "Lanc" redirects here Distinguish from Lank (adjective and from Amon Lanc (a place in Tolkien's fiction
  • the former RAF Tibenham in Norfolk. RAF Tibenham (Also known as Tivetshall is a former World War II Royal Air Force Station and airfield in England. Has a haunted control tower.
  • The museum at RAF Cosford in Shropshire has a lancaster that is haunted by the ghost of an engineer who helps from time to time. DCAE Cosford (Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering Cosford (previously RAF Cosford) is a Royal Air Force station in Cosford, Shropshire . .

• Bochym Manor is resident to two ghosts, the short pink lady,^[22] 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. Belgrave Hall is a Queen Anne-style house built in 1709 in the midst of two acres of walled gardens in Belgrave Leicester. Leicester (ˈlɛstə is the largest city and Unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and is the traditional One theory is it is the daughter of a former owner. ^[23]

• 50 Berkeley Square is reputed to be the most haunted house in London. This article refers to a town square in London For other meanings of Berkeley or Berkeley Square see Berkeley. A haunted house is defined as a house that is believed to be a center for Supernatural occurrences or Paranormal phenomena London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. ^[24]

• Blue Bell Hill in Kent, specifically the A229. Blue Bell Hill (sometimes incorrectly Bluebell Hill is a Chalk Hill between Maidstone and Rochester in the English KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format The A229 is a major Road running north-south through Kent. The road begins in the Medway town of Rochester at the foot of Star Hill This has been the site of a female phantom hitchhiker. The vanishing hitchhiker (or phantom hitchhiker) is a reported phenomenon in which people travelling by vehicle meet with or are accompanied by a Hitchhiker who Cars have stopped to pick up a female hitchhiker, only for her to vanish to the drivers' disbelief[5].

• Bomere Pool near the village of Bayston Hill is the location of Shropshire's oldest ghost. Bomere Pool is a large mere lying between the villages of Bayston Hill and Condover in the county of Shropshire, England, 4 Bayston Hill is a large village and Civil parish within the Shrewsbury and Atcham borough of Shropshire, England. Shropshire (ˈʃrɒpʃɪə/ /-ʃə alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated in print only Shrops, is a county in the A roman soldier who searches for his lost true love on Easter Day

Borley Rectory in 1892

• Borley Rectory in the village of Borley, Essex, England. Borley Rectory, was a Victorian era mansion located in the village of Borley, Essex, England. Borley is a Village and Civil parish in Essex, England. It is located on the River Stour, approximately 3 km (2 Miles Many sightings have been reported since 1885. The house burned down in 1939, and remains a huge source of controversy. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[25]

• 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. Brislington is an area in the south east of the city of Bristol, England. Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London ^[26]

• Chillingham Castle, a castle located in Northumbria, England. Chillingham Castle is a medieval castle in the village of the land mark of Chillingham in Northumberland, close to the border between England and It has suffered 800 years of torture and dismay. Many ghosts have been seen in the supposed most haunted place in England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

• 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 Goosnargh ( is a village and Civil parish on the north side of Preston, Lancashire, 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. ^[27]

• Crowley Hall in the north of England, is supposedly haunted by the spirit of Dr. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Bernard Leys. Leys ran the hall for a number of years before dying under mysterious circumstances in 1952. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sightings of ghosts have been reported since the 1970’s. ^[28]

• 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. Dartmouth is a town in Devon in the south-west of England. It is a Tourist destination set on the banks of the estuary of the River Dart ^[29]

• In Dorset an axe wielding ghost riding a horse bareback is described by witnesses as looking like a stone age warrior. Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric time period during which Humans widely used stone for toolmaking ^[30]

• 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". Hampton Court Palace is a former royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, south west London, England. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of For other Catherine Howards see Catherine Howard (disambiguation Catherine Howard (between 1520 and 1525 – 13 February 1542 also called On December 21, 2003, CCTV footage allegedly showed someone in 16th century clothes and no face closing a firedoor that, though locked, was constantly being opened without anyone near it. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Closed-circuit television ( CCTV) is the use of Video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place limited set of monitors ^[31]

• 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 wondering the graves, also spiritual faces have been seen staring from the gates to the cemetery. Highgate Cemetery is a Cemetery located in Highgate, London, England. Sir Ralph David Richardson ( 19 December 1902 &ndash 10 October 1983) was an English Actor, one of a group of theatrical Most famously however there was a vampire scare in the late 1960s/early 1970s - see Highgate Vampire. Vampires are mythological or folkloric revenants who subsist by feeding on the blood of the living The Highgate Vampire was a media sensation surrounding reports of supposed supernatural activity at Highgate Cemetery in London.

• Minsden Chapel in Hertfordshire is reported to be haunted by a monk climbing stairs which no longer exist. Minsden Chapel is an isolated ruined Chapel in the fields above the hamlet of Chapelfoot near Preston, Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of ^[32][33]

• The Old Bailey, London's main criminal court. The Central Criminal Court in England, commonly known as the Old Bailey, is a 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. ^[34]

• The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall has been sighted quite a few times over the years. Raynham Hall Museum is located at Oyster Bay on Long Island, New York. 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. ^[35][36]

• Samlesbury Hall in Preston, Lancashire, is supposedly haunted by Lady Dorothy Southworth, known as the "White Lady". Samlesbury Hall is an Historic house in Samlesbury, near Preston, Lancashire, England. Preston ( ˈprɛstən is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Weeping is often heard, and her ghost has been seen wandering near where her lover was buried. ^[37]

• 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. Temple Newsam (historically Temple Newsham) ( is a Tudor - Jacobean house with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown, in Leeds, Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. 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. Lady Jane Grey (1536/1537&ndash 12 February 1554) also referred to as Queen Jane, a greatniece of Henry VIII of England, was a claimant She was executed by Mary I. ^[38][39]

• Windsor Castle — home of English and British royalty for 1,000 years. Windsor Castle, in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, is the largest inhabited Castle in the world and dating back to the time of 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. Anne Boleyn (1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536 was the Queen of England as the second wife of Henry VIII of England. 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. ^[40][41]

Germany

• Babenhausen Barracks (German : Babenhausen Kaserne) - now a museum - The ghosts of German soldiers, some in World War II era uniforms, have been reported. Babenhausen is a town in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district in Hesse, Germany. Lights are said to turn off and on by themselves and voices are heard in the basement. Footsteps and commands are allegedly heard at night, supposedly without physical cause. Legend has it that 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 burned at the stake in the 19th century, and her ghost is said to have seduced, and then killed, several German soldiers since then. ^[42]

• Osnabrück, Haste - die Karlsteine (the stones of Charlemagne) - In ancient times, the location which is now Osnabrück was the site of a large pagan temple and burial area. Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "country dweller rustic" is a word used to refer to various religions and religious beliefs from across the world ^[43] 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. Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his Christ is the English term for the Greek ( Khristós) meaning "the anointed " In Old Norse, áss (or ǫ́ss ás, plural æsir, feminine ásynja, feminine plural ásynjur) is the term denoting one of the principal According to stories, the magic remained infused in the site and on the winter solstice and summer equinox strange orbs of light are seen over the centuries, screams are 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. ^[44][45]

• 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. Reichenstein Castle was visited by the Ghost Hunters International team where, while several had personal experiences, they caught no "ghostly activities" with their equipment. Ghost Hunters International, (aka GHI is a Spin-off series of Ghost Hunters that airs on the Sci Fi Channel. ^[46]

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. Mount Everest, also called Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा meaning Head of the Sky) or Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma (in Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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. Andrew "Sandy" Comyn Irvine (born 8 April 1902; died 8 or 9 June 1924) was an English mountaineer who took George Herbert Leigh Mallory ( 18 June 1886  &ndash 8 June / 9 June 1924) was an English Mountaineer who took ^[47]

India

• Bhangarh, Rajasthan - Bhangarh Fort is supposedly one of the most haunted places in India and, by government orders, staying after sunset is strictly prohibited in the area. Comment --> Bhangarh is a Town known for its historical ruins situated in the Alwar district of the state of Rajasthan, India Rājasthān ( Devanāgarī: राजस्थान raːdʒəst̪ʰaːn is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area According to the myth, the place was cursed by a tantrik that there will be such an incident that everybody in the palace would die and their souls will stay there for centuries without rebirth. ^[48]

• Hyderabad - Ramoji Film City - It is alleged the hotels in Ramoji film city are haunted. Ramoji Film City ( RFC) is the world’s largest integrated film studio complex at over of land. ^[49]

• Hyderabad - Warasiguda House - It is alleged that the house in Warasiguda locality in Hyderabad is haunted. It is about one kilometer away from Secunderabad. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Secunderabad ( Telugu:సికింద్రాబాద్)is ^[50]

• New Delhi Sanjay Van (near Qutab Institutional Area) - Sanjay Van is a forest area spread over 10 km. New Delhi (नई दिल्ली ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ نئی دلی is the Capital city of India. Located there is a cremation ground where many people have allegedly reported having seen a lady dressed in a white saree appearing and disappearing suddenly. ^[51]

• West Bengal - Kurseong - Dow-Hill - The forests are alleged to be haunted. West Bengal ( Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo poʃtʃim bɔŋgo is a state in eastern India. Kurseong (कार्सिय़ां is a hill station (and sub-divisional town situated in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. ^[52]

• New Delhi - Mutiny House - It is a memorial built in 1857 to commemorate the British soldiers who died in the Indian Mutiny. New Delhi (नई दिल्ली ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ نئی دلی is the Capital city of India. A memorial is an object which serves as a memory of something usually a person (who has died or an event The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of Sepoys of British East India Company 's army on the 10th of May 1857 in the town of Meerut, Ghosts of British soldiers have been found - head, legs or hands chopped or wounded, moving at dusk.

Indonesia

• Pelabuhan Ratu - The legend says that Nyai Loro Kidul (Nyi is a Javanese old pronunciation of Madame), daughter of King Prabu Silwangi, is the Queen of the South Sea. Pelabuhan Ratu is an isolated fishing village at the south coast of West Java in the Sukabumi Regency. 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. ^[53][54]

Ireland

• Leap Castle Many ghosts have been seen here. Leap Castle is an Irish Castle in County Offaly, about four miles north of the town of Roscrea on the R421. It all started when the two princes fought over the kingdom. The younger one was a priest. One day, while he was giving a sermon, his brother came in and stabbed his brother. The sins of brother killing brother and of an incomplete sermon surely cursed the castle to damnation. The bloody chapel will suddenly turn red out of no where with no explanation. On the stairs, a princess fell and killed herself at age seven. In 1924, a descendant and her husband came to the castle. The fourth night, she got up and practiced a black magic occult summon. When she finished, she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned around, and saw a creature that was half-man, half-sheep that smelled like rotting corpses. She thought it was something straight from hell and she fled the castle. The husband never came out.

Japan

• Aokigahara, the forest at the bottom of Mt. Fuji, is a popular location for suicide. is the highest Mountain in Japan at.An Active volcano that last erupted in 1707–08 it straddles the boundary of Shizuoka and This gives rise to a widespread belief that it is haunted. ^[55]

• Okiku's Well at Himeji Castle is often said to be haunted by the ghost of Okiku. is a flatland-mountain Japanese castle complex located in Himeji in Hyōgo Prefecture and comprising 83 Wooden Buildings It is occasionally Banchō Sarayashiki, （番町皿屋敷） ( The Dish Mansion at Banchō) is a Japanese ghost story of love separated by Social class, and broken trust 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. ^[56][57]

Latvia

• Prison of Liepaja no longer a prison and is now opened for tourists. There have been reported sounds of footsteps and other strange things and sounds like people screaming.

Mexico

• Mexico City Built on the old Aztec city of Tenochtitlan was is said to be haunted by vengeful Aztec spirits. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico Aztec is a term used to refer to certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who achieved political There are some towns in Mexico which are spelled "Tenochtitlán" like San Lorenzo When the Spanish conquistadors ransacked the city, they killed all the Aztecs. This article is about the Spanish explorer soldiers of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuriesfor other uses see Conquistador (disambiguation A Conquistador A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Before they took the city down, they slept in the blood-drenched beds of their victims. Five conquistadors stayed in the temple where men were sacraficed. In the morning they didn't see the five that slept in the temple. When went to see what had happened, they saw them brutally slaughtered. One looked like he had been gored by a giant boar. Another had one of the bricks in his skull that crushed his brain and spattered it all over. Another one had his spine ripped out halfway. Yet another had claw marks as if a cat came in and sliced his hands and feet off. The last had his heart ripped out and his body looked like he was trying to speak. Legend says the soul of Montezuma II killed them for the gods. Moctezuma, also known as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin (Motēuczōma Xōcoyōtzin|mo

Philippines

• Baguio City - The Diplomat Hotel was rumored to be haunted by elementals and evil spirits. Geography The three main access roads leading to Baguio from the lowlands are Kennon Road, Marcos Highway An elemental is a mythological being first appearing in the alchemical works of Paracelsus. ^[58] It was a Seminary during the early 1900s. During the Second World War, several priests and nuns were killed and beheaded by Japanese occupying forces. This was converted into a hotel after the war. In itself it was pretty eerie, big rooms with king-sized beds with bibles at the side tables. The rooms are dimly lit. Clerks, bell hops, and hotel guest, complain of wailing sounds even during day time. During nighttime, apparitions of headless priest roam the corridors. Some even say that they see ghost carrying their heads on a platter. Hauntings are not limited inside the hotel for when you stroll outside the compound you would see neighboring houses with crosses painted on their doors and windows, and are kept shut when darkness falls. ^[59]

• Baguio City - Philippine Military Academy Several ghosts haunt this place. Geography The three main access roads leading to Baguio from the lowlands are Kennon Road, Marcos Highway The Philippine Military Academy (PMA ( Filipino: Akademya Militar ng Pilipinas) ( AMP) is the training school for future officers of the Armed Forces 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. ^[60][61]

• Balete Drive - Balete Drive is a residential area in Cubao, Quezon City famous for the apparition of a white lady. Balete Drive is a street located in New Manila, Quezon City, Philippines. Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous 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. ^[62]

• 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 fest, the ceiling scaffolding collapsed killing several workmen who fell to the orchestra below. The Manila Film Center is a building in the Cultural Center of the Philippines complex in Pasay City, Philippines. Rather than halt construction to rescue survivors and retrieve the bodies of dead workmen, cement was 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. (from German poltern, meaning to rumble or make noise and Geist, meaning " Ghost ", " Spirit " 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. ^[63]

• Ozone Disco - Once there was a disco in Quezon City and it caught on fire. Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous ^[64] 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. ^[65]

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. Edinburgh Castle is an ancient Stronghold which dominates the sky-line of the ^[66]

• Delgatie Castle: This castle, a stronghold of the Clan Hay, is said to be haunted by a mysterious woman with red hair. Delgatie Castle is a castle near Turriff, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Clan Hay is a Scottish clan, associated with the regions of Perth and Aberdeen, which has played an important part in the history and politics of Scotland Soldiers stationed there during World War II reported sightings.

• Hellfire Club: a building in Scotland once used by a civil occult band. The Hellfire Club was the popular name for a number of supposed exclusive Clubs for high society rakes established all over Britain in the 18th century 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

United States

• Alcatraz is a former maximum security prison on an island in San Francisco Bay in the United States. Alcatraz Island, sometimes informally referred to as simply Alcatraz or locally as the Rock, is a small island located in the middle of San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay is a shallow productive Estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It is no longer used as a prison. Visitors and tour guides have made claims of hearing screams, slamming cell doors, and footsteps. ^[67]

• Andleberry Estate in Clovis, California, is a mansion that used to be part of a sanitarium. Clovis is a city in Fresno County, California, United States, northeast of Fresno. 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 heard ghosts walking and talking. He has even felt the ghosts breathing on him. Many paranormal investigators have visited the mansion. They claim that it is home to 22 different spirits. LiveSciFi. TV sent a group to spend the night inside the mansion. A couple of strange events 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. Electronic voice phenomena (EVP are sections of static noise on the Radio or electronic Recording that some listeners believe sound like voices Several other EVP's and orbs have been caught on audio/video by investigators. ^[68]

• Athens, Ohio is said to be one of the most haunted places in the USA, and is reputed to contain many ghosts. Athens is a historic College town in the southeastern part of the U When drawing a line from each of the five cemeteries around Athens, it forms a pentagram with the center being Ohio University. Early history Sumer The first known uses of the pentagram are found in Mesopotamian writings dating to about 3000 BC Ohio University is a public university located in Athens Ohio that is situated on a 1800 acre (7 Ohio University is also considered by some to be the most haunted campus in the USA, as is the former state hospital, Athens Lunatic Asylum, located right near campus. The Athens Lunatic Asylum began operation in 1874 in Athens Ohio. ^[69]

• 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. Belcourt Castle is the former summer cottage of Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont, located on Bellevue Avenue in Newport Rhode Island. Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles (48 km south of Providence Spirit possession is a concept of Paranormal, Supernatural and/or Superstitious belief in which spirits, gods, daemons ^[70]

• Big Bay Point Light, in Big Bay, Michigan, is reputedly haunted by the red-haired ghost of its first keeper, Will Prior. The Big Bay Point Light is a Lighthouse which stands on a tall bluff over rocky point halfway between Marquette and the Keweenaw Portage Entry in the Big Bay is an Unincorporated community in Marquette County of the U ^[71]

• 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. Bobby Mackey's Music World is a nightclub located in Wilder Kentucky. Wilder is a city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. "^[72]

• The Boston Athenæum is said to be haunted by the scholarly Rev. Boston Athenæum is an independent Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Harris, who was seen there by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4 1804 – May 19 1864 was an American novelist and Short story writer ^[73]

• The Brinton Lodge in Douglassville, Pennsylvania is locally famous as a reputedly haunted house. Douglassville is a community in Amity and Union Townships, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. 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 Schuylkill River, most often ˈskuːkəl ("SKOO-kull" is a river in the U The Schuylkill Canal was an interconnected series of Canal reaches and slack water pools along the Schuylkill River in the U 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. "^[74]

• The Brown Grand Theatre in Concordia, Kansas has stories of a ghost that haunts the theatre, especially during the opening season. The Brown Grand Theatre is a community-based historical theatre dedicated to enhancing cultural life in North Central Kansas in the United States Concordia is a city in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. The population was 5714 at the 2000 census, and it was estimated to be:{{LookupUSEstPop|2015200|EST}} ^[75]

• Chestnut Lodge in Rockville, Maryland, was a private facility treating mental patients for over one-hundred years. Chestnut Lodge (formerly known as Woodlawn Hotel) is a historic building in Rockville, Maryland. Rockville is the County seat of Montgomery County Maryland, United States. Closed in 2001 and now under renovation for resale as upscale condominiums, separate recent investigations claim paranormal activity. ^[76]

• Civil War battlefields in various states -- including the Gettysburg Battlefield, the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Battle of Antietam and many others -- presuambly 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. A civil war is a War between a State and domestic political actors that are in control of some part of the territory claimed by the state The Gettysburg Battlefield was the site of the Battle of Gettysburg, fought July 1 to July 3, 1863, in and around the borough of Gettysburg Background and Burnside's plan The battle was the result of an effort by the Union Army to regain the initiative in its struggle against Lee's smaller but more aggressive army ^[77]

• At Elizabeth Waters Residence Hall, originally an all girls dorm at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, room 4509 is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of a former student. Katherine Joanne Johnson committed suicide by jumping out of her 5th story window in the 1980s. She was hospitalized for internal injuries, and complications resulted in her death. Since this event, there have been numerous complaints of strange sounds, drafts, shadows, and other unexplainable events. Many times residents have claimed to hear scratching on the windows in the middle of the night. Several residents have decided to switch rooms due to the seemingly supernatural activity. The reports of these episodes continuously decreased until the dorm turned co-ed, and at this time there was more activity than ever.

• 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. William Gleason in 1907 and officially closed in 1994. The school reportedly mistreated students and there are stories today of ghost sightings of the children who suffered, noises and flickering lights. The Exeter Job Corps Academy was built over the Ladd School's ground, with many of the older buildings still intact and reportedly "haunted. " . . ^[78]

• Harmony Inn in Harmony Pennsylvania, is a large local bar/restaurant that was once a hotel. In Western music, harmony is the use of different pitches simultaneously and chords actual or implied in Music. Built in the early nineteenth century, it served this purpose until well into the twentieth century. Since that time, it has been a restaurant and has always been associated with ghosts. The most common explanation for the haunt involves a story in which a man had either been shot, or in a carriage wreck. Regardless as to how he received the injuries, he is said to have climbed the stairs to the front of the hotel, made it through the doors, and died in the foyer. There's some contention about town as to whether or not the ghost is concocted purely by the owners, as many people go in the hopes of seeing a plate levitate or any number of other ghostly events that are said to occur at the Harmony Inn.

• Hayswood Hospital a defunct hospital in the Maysville, Kentucky is rumored to be haunted in many areas of the building by poltergeist activity and ghosts. Maysville is a city in and the County seat of Mason County, Kentucky, United States. Neighbors report strange lights in the windows as well as noises, including the cries of an infant. There are also some reports, both day and night, of a figure standing in the last third-floor window. Second-hand accounts tell of a stretcher in one hallway that seems to move of its own accord, while others report shadowy figures resembling doctors and patients lurking about the hallways. Those who drive by feel as if they’re being watched by someone within.

• Hot Lake is a supposedly haunted hotel in eastern Oregon. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The hotel is known for a fire, suicides, and hauntings from ghosts during its days as a sanatorium. ^[79]

• Hotel Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City is said to be haunted by a few different ghosts. The Hotel Chelsea is a well-known residence for artists musicians and writers in the neighborhood of Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Dylan Thomas, Eugene O'Neill, Thomas Wolfe, and bassist Sid Vicious supposedly haunts the elevator. Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953 was a Welsh poet who wrote exclusively in English Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16 1888–November 27 1953 was a Nobel -prize winning American playwright Thomas Clayton Wolfe ( October 3, 1900 &ndash September 15, 1938) was an acclaimed American Novelist of the early 20th John Simon Ritchie (born May 10, 1957, died February 2, 1979) better known as Sid Vicious, was an English Punk ^[80]

• Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans, LA - Many people who come to the Hotel Monteleone don't want to leave. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Some never do. Generations of hotel guests and staff have regularly experienced events that would cause even the staunchest skeptic to take pause. A restaurant door that opens almost every evening and then closes again, even though it is locked. An elevator that stops on the wrong floor, leading a curious couple down a hallway that grows chilly and reveals the ghostly images of children playing. In March 2003, the International Society of Paranormal Research spent several days investigating Hotel Monteleone. While at the hotel, the team made contact with more than a dozen earthbound entities. Among them were several former employees, a man named William Wildemere who died inside the hotel of natural causes, and a boy who was much older when he died but enjoys returning to Hotel Monteleone as a 10-year-old to play hide-and-seek with another young spirit.

• Huntress Hall of Keene State College located in Keene, New Hampshire is supposedly haunted by its namesake, Harriet Huntress. Keene State College is a Liberal arts college in Keene New Hampshire. Keene is a city in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. One of the schools residence halls, students often report strange noises coming from the building's attic, where Huntress' wheelchair remains to this day. ^[81]

• Jersey Devil: A legend goes that in the 1700s, a cursed child was born. The Jersey Devil, sometimes called the Leeds Devil, is a Legendary creature or Cryptid said to inhabit the Pine Barrens in southern New That child was hideously deformed, and in the legend, it says that the boy fled to the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. Pine barrens, also known as "pine plains" "sand plains" "pinelands" "pine bush" and "pitch pine-scrub oak barrens" occur throughout Today, it is rumored that the boy is the Jersey Devil, a monster that is rumored to haunt the Pine Barrens.

• 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. Kemper Arena American Royal Center is a 19500 seat indoor arena in Kansas City Missouri, USA that has hosted NCAA Final Four Basketball Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages Owen James Hart (May 7 1965 – May 23 1999 As those attempts were unsuccessful he decided to give wrestling a chance and see where it took him 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. ^[82]

• The Kentucky house in Kentucky is said to be haunted by a couple who died on their wedding day. You can now her shouting and banging on walls through the night.

• The Lemp Mansion in St. Louis, Missouri is said to be one of the most haunted buildings in the United States. Lemp Mansion is a house in St Louis Missouri. The ghosts of several Lemp family members are said to haunt the mansion 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. ^[83]

• 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. ^[84]

• Los Angeles, California has numerous sites that are believed to be inhabited by the spirits of deceased celebrities. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Some apparitions have been reported as being sighted at more than one location in the city. ^[85]

• Magnolia Lane: The souls of the slaves that worked on this Mississippi plantation and the grounds. Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States Fundamentally a plantation is usually a large Farm or estate, especially in a tropical or semitropical country on which Cotton, Tobacco The slaves were actually worked to death. The lands of the area had slaves that practiced voodoo. One voodoo priest named Ghani cursed the plantation right before his masters killed him. One placed, called the killing room, was used when the owner was angry enogh at a slave that he would take them to the room and he would kill them. Over 100 of his slaves died in that room including a voodoo priest who cursed the room. When he killed them, he buried them in the room right under the spot where he shot them.

• Mankato, Minnesota The Dakota War of 1862 caused people to flee to the city hall. The Dakota War of 1862 (also known as the Sioux Uprising, Sioux Outbreak of 1862, the Dakota Conflict, the U Soon the men went out after the Indians had slaughtered 100's of people and captured the Indians and hanged 38 at a time, the largest mass execution in U. S history. [6]

• McConnells Mill State Park in Portersville, Pennsylvania is claimed to be haunted in the area near the mill and the covered bridge. McConnells Mill State Park is a 2546 acre (1030 km² Pennsylvania state park in Perry and Slippery Rock Townships Lawrence County Portersville is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is said that if a person shuts there car off in the middle of the night while on the bridge, and honks, they'll see a lady in the rearview mirrors. However, they will not see anybody when they turn around. Other stories tell of a man who walks to the mill, supposedly to go to work. He can be seen in the early morning.

• Mudhouse Mansion, an abandoned 19th c. Mudhouse Mansion is located in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States, just east of the city of Lancaster, at 4730 Mudhouse Road house in Lancaster, Ohio, is said to be haunted by the ghosts of tortured slaves and murder victims. Lancaster (pronounced LANG-kuh-ster by most locals is a city in Fairfield County, Ohio, in the United States. Slavery is a social-economic system under which certain persons — known as slaves — are deprived of personal freedom and compelled to perform labour or services Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries

• 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. Ohioville is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. 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. ^[86]

• Old Louisville, said to be "America's Most Haunted Neighborhood", is one of the largest historic preservation districts in the country - and supposedly the largest Victorian neighborhood in the nation. Old Louisville is a Historic preservation district and neighborhood in central Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It is also said to be home to dozens of haunted mansions and local ghost stories. ^[87]

• 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. Point Lookout Light is a Lighthouse that marks the entrance to the Potomac River, in the town of Scotland, Saint Mary's County, Maryland ^{[88] [89]}

• The Polish Museum of America in Chicago is believed to be haunted by ghost of famous pianist Ignace Paderewski. The Polish Museum of America is located in West Town, in what had been the historical Polish Downtown neighborhood of Chicago. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Ignacy Jan Paderewski GBE (November 18 1860 - June 29 1941 was a Polish Pianist, Composer, Diplomat, and politician and the 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. ^[90]

• The Regent Theater in Allegan, Michigan is said to be haunted, and witnesses claim to have seen moving forms and felt physical touching. Allegan is a city in the US state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 4838 ^[91]

• Sleepy Hollow, New York is home to many ghost stories. For other uses see Sleepy Hollow. Sleepy Hollow, is a village in the Town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester Some residents throughout the years have even claimed to see the Headless Horseman there on dark, cloudy nights. The Headless Horseman is a fictional character from the short story “ The Legend of Sleepy Hollow " by American author Washington Irving.

• Snyder Cemetery, Moraine State Park, north of Pittsburgh and all of Brady Township, once belonged to the Snyder family. Moraine State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on in Brady, Clay, Franklin, Muddy Creek, and Worth Townships in The family patriach, Conrad Snyder, had immigrated to the colonies from Switzerland. He worked as an indentured servant until moving out west. In what is now Moraine State Park, he built a farm on land acquired through trapping. On the remains of the land there is a cemetery with great black sandstone walls and a wrought iron gate. There's also an old irrigation system nearby. Two stone pillars mark the cemetery from the dirt road. Many have reported being chased away by large dogs. Some speculation is abound to suggest that this is Conrad's hunting dogs, but there are also coyotes and foxes in the area. Others notice huge temperature drops and sudden winds.

• 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. Southgate Thomas J Anderson High School is a high school in Southgate Michigan, United States Southgate is a city in Wayne County in the US state of Michigan. ^[92][93]

• The Stickney House in Bull Valley, Illinois has a unique design due to Stickney's belief in Spiritualism. The George Stickney House or simply Stickney House or Stickney Mansion is located in rural McHenry County Illinois, in the small village of Bull The village of Bull Valley is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. Spiritualism is a Religion founded in part on the writings of the Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772 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. American Airlines Flight 191 was a flight to Los Angeles International Airport from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. ^[94][95]

• At the Story Inn in Story, Indiana, a guest room is supposedly haunted by a ghost known as "the Blue Lady". Story is an unincorporated town in Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana. 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. ^{[96][97][98][99]}

• Summerwind, formerly known as Lamont Mansion, is a now derelict cellar hole on the shores of West Bay Lake in Vilas County, North East Wisconsin. Summerwind Mansion formerly known as Lamont Mansion is a now derelict cellar hole on the shores of West Bay Lake in Vilas County, North East Wisconsin It is reputed to be one of the most haunted locations in Wisconsin. Due to abandonment, the elements and fire, little of the mansion currently remains standing. For a while it was popular with paranormal tourists. Summerwind's ruins are located on private land and are currently closed to the public.

• 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. Sunnyvale ( or) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. Toys "R" Us ( currently typeset as Toys Я Us in the logo and before as Toys "Я" Us) is a Toy store chain based 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. ^{[100][101][102]}

• Union Cemetery in Easton, 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. Union Cemetery in Easton Connecticut, which dates back to the 1600s is touted as one of the most haunted cemeteries not only in Connecticut, but in the entire Easton is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. 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". This article is about the rock painting For other meanings of the term "The White Lady" see White Lady The White Lady is a rock painting 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. ^{[103][104][105]}

• 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". Waverly Hills Sanatorium, located in Louisville Kentucky, opened in 1910 as a two-story Hospital to accommodate 40 to 50 Tuberculosis patients 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. ^[106]

• 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 as hanging grounds before being converted to a residence. ^[107]

• The White House in Washington, D.C. is riddled with stories of different hauntings. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D ^[108]

• The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California, is supposedly haunted by the ghost of its eccentric builder, Sarah Winchester. The Winchester Mystery House is a well-known California Mansion that was under construction continuously for 38 years and is reputed to be haunted. 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. ^[109]

Books

United States

Alabama

• The Face in the Window and Other Alabama Ghostlore, Alan Brown, University of Alabama Press (1997), ISBN 978-0817308131

Kentucky

• Ghosts of Old Louisville: True Stories of Hauntings from America's Largest Victorian Neighborhood, David Domine, McClanahan Publishing House (2005), ISBN 978-0913383919

Michigan

• More Haunted Michigan: New Encounters with Ghosts of the Great Lakes State, Gerald S. Hunter, Lake Claremont Press (2005), ISBN 978-1933272016

New Jersey

• Ghosts of Mount Holly, A History of Haunted Happenings, Jan Lynn Bastien, The History Press (2008), ISBN 978-1-59629-372-4

South Dakota

• The South Dakota Road Guide to Haunted Locations, Chad Lewis, Terry Fisk, and Michael Thomas Coffield, Unexplained Research Publishing Company (2006), ISBN 978-0976209935

Vermont

• The Vermont Ghost Guide, Joseph A. The Vermont Ghost Guide is a comprehensive paranormal guide published in 2000 that documents all of the major Hauntings and ghost-sightings in Citro, University Press of New England (2000), ISBN 978-1584650096

Multistate

• Weird Hauntings: True Tales of Ghostly Places, Joanne Austin, Mark Moran, and Mark Sceurman, Sterling (2006), ISBN 978-1402742262

See also

• Crybaby Bridge
• List of U.S. paranormal guides

References

External links

• Haunted Places
• UK Haunted Locations
• Weird U.S.