Haunted Places is a guide to reportedly haunted locations across the United States, from taverns and saloons to waterfalls, hotels and other sites that have collected a local ghost story.
Each article covers where the place actually is, what the record says happened there, and what visitors are said to see or hear. The ghost stories are told as local folklore, not as proven fact.
Featured places
Start with the latest reports. Older entries stay on the site as we expand them.
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Bobby Mackey’s Music World, Wilder, KY: History, Ghosts and Visiting
Bobby Mackey’s Music World was called the most haunted nightclub in America. Here is the history, what researchers found about the legends,…
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Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Louisville: History, Deaths and Ghosts
Waverly Hills was a tuberculosis hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, and is now a famous reputedly haunted building. This guide separates the records…
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Alcatraz Island, CA: History and Haunted Legends of The Rock
Alcatraz was a fortress, a military prison and a federal penitentiary. This guide covers the documented history, the escape attempts, the ghost…
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An Alabama Haunted Road Trip for Halloween Week
Halloween week is the perfect excuse for a road trip, and Alabama has some of the best ghost stories in the South.…
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Desoto Falls – Mentone, AL
This rural waterfall is said to be haunted by Nancy Dollar, known as Granny, who passed away in January 1931 when she…
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Red Onion Saloon – Skagway, AK
Originally built as a whorehouse in 1897, the Red Onion Saloon was moved to its present location in 1914. Located on the…
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How we research
Documented history is kept separate from legend. Where no record backs a story up, it is described as a legend or a rumor, and many of these tales have changed over the years. Please enjoy the stories from a distance or during posted visiting hours, and never trespass on private land. About this site
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