10 Most Haunted Places in America

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Visit one of the 10 most haunted places in America and increase your chances of seeing a ghost! These amazing places boast frequent paranormal activity, documented evidence and dozens of reputable eyewitness accounts. While the following list is by no means exhaustive, visiting any one of these places provides opportunities for firsthand experience for those interested in paranormal phenomena, ghost activity and ghost hunting.

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The 10 Most Haunted Places in America

The list below of the 10 most haunted places in America includes historical sites, battlefields, mansions and hotels. All provide access to the public, and some offer overnight accommodations.

1. Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Over ten thousand men died in the battle of Gettysburg. Located in Pennsylvania, the battlefield is now a national historical site. Tourists report astonishing ghostly encounters. Many believe they meet Civil War re-enactors, only to find out later that no such groups are at the park. For more visitor information, the Gettysburg website includes general park information. The West Virginia Ghost Hunters snapped several pictures of an apparent apparition at the park during an investigation.

2. The Bell Witch Cave, Adams, Tennessee - The historical Bell Witch Cave and former Bell Farm offers tours for those interested in researching the amazing story of the Bell Witch.

3. The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Colorado - Stephen King wrote The Shining while staying at the Stanley, The Atlantic Paranormal Society caught amazing evidence during two episodes of Ghost Hunters, and dozens of staff and guests report everything from apparitions of children to objects moving by themselves. The Stanley Hotel belongs at the top of every ghost hunter's list of places to visit!

4. Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Louisville, Kentucky - Prepare for shadow people, ghostly nurses and disembodied voices singing in the attic at this former tuberculosis hospital in Kentucky. Be sure to bring your camera, since most visitors catch orb photos when touring the Waverly Hills Sanatorium.

5. Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Volumes could be written about Eastern State Penitentiary. Investigated by many paranormal groups and included in numerous television documentaries, Eastern State is often called the "haunted house within a prison". An online, virtual reality tour is available for those who can't get there in person.

6. Saint Augustine Lighthouse, St. Augustine, Florida - The St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum provides a great tourist destination and a haunted place to visit all in one package! Ghost stories about the lighthouse intrigued visitors for decades. Three little girls died on site during construction. Legend says they were playing with a rail car used to bring supplies up the hillside when the car spun out of control, drowning the three children in the water below. Visitors report hearing a female crying, "Help me!" inside the tower, as well as mysterious lights and footsteps. View a virtual tour on the website, and read the truths and myths about this amazing lighthouse.

7. Mount Misery Road, West Hills, New York - Bucolic, well-heeled Long Island seems distant from the paranormal world, but the area known as West Hills has boasted amazing paranormal activity for over a century. Mount Misery Road, so-named by settlers cursing its difficult passage, and the area near Sweet Hollow Road have a rich history of paranormal activity. Ghostly faces seen in the trunks of trees, strange lights playing over the woods and misty apparitions appear to drivers near the Northern State Parkway.

8. The Queen Mary, Long Beach, California - This haunted ocean liner contains numerous ghosts, including ghostly children playing by the pool and the spirit of a seventeen-year-old sailor killed while escaping a fire. The Queen Mary offers ghost hunters a unique experience aboard a floating hotel.

9. The Lincoln Theater, Decatur, Illinois - The grand old Lincoln Theater provides visitors with many classic examples of paranormal activity. Listen for ghostly footsteps, or feel the hair on your arms stand on end with the chill of mysterious encounters.

10. Bachelor's Grove Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois - Over one hundred documented reports of ghost sightings make Bachelor's Grove Cemetery one of the most haunted cemeteries in the country. The forested area near the suburb of Midlothian, outside of Chicago, contains a small cemetery where many people witness glowing balls of light hovering over the area.

There you have the 10 most haunted places in America. If you visit any of the these sights, be sure to let us know about your experience in the comments box below.

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