10 Most Haunted Places in America

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! For decades, ghost stories about the lighthouse intrigued visitors. 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 for over a century, the area known as West Hills has boasted amazing paranormal activity. 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.