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The Most Haunted Places in America
Our guides have spent years researching the ghost stories behind America's most haunted hotels, bars, and historic sites. Dive into the real hauntings — state by state, city by city.
The 5 Most Haunted Places in Colorado
From the Stanley Hotel that inspired The Shining to Cheesman Park's buried secrets, these are Colorado's most haunted places.
Read →The 5 Most Haunted Places in Louisiana
Voodoo queens, restless plantation spirits, and the ghosts of the French Quarter — these are the most haunted places in Louisiana.
Read →The 5 Most Haunted Places in Florida
From the ancient streets of St. Augustine to Ybor City's cigar-factory ghosts, Florida's haunted history runs deep.
Read →The 6 Most Haunted Places in Texas
From Austin's real-life Jack the Ripper to the ghosts of the Alamo, the Lone Star State is bigger — and more haunted — than you think.
Read →The 5 Most Haunted Places in Georgia
Savannah is often called America's most haunted city — and Georgia's ghostly reputation doesn't stop there.
Read →The 6 Most Haunted Places in South Carolina
From Charleston's dueling alleys to the Lowcountry's oldest legends, South Carolina is one of America's most haunted states.
Read →Is Bonaventure Cemetery Haunted? Savannah's Most Famous Graveyard
Bonaventure Cemetery is Savannah's most famous — and most haunted — resting place. Here's the true story behind Gracie Watson and its restless spirits.
Read →Philadelphia Alley: Charleston's Haunted Dueling Ground
Philadelphia Alley is one of Charleston's most haunted spots — a cobblestone passage where duelists died and, some say, still linger.
Read →The Marshall House: Savannah's Haunted Civil War Hospital
The Marshall House is one of Savannah's most actively haunted hotels — a former Civil War hospital where guests still report ghostly soldiers.
Read →The Sorrel-Weed House: One of Savannah's Most Haunted Homes
The Sorrel-Weed House is among the most investigated haunted houses in America, tied to tragedy and decades of paranormal reports.
Read →The Powder Magazine: Charleston's Oldest Haunted Building
The Powder Magazine is the oldest public building in the Carolinas — and centuries of Charleston history have left their mark on it.
Read →The Old City Jail: Charleston's Most Notorious Haunt
The Old City Jail held Charleston's worst criminals for 137 years — and is considered one of the most haunted buildings in the American South.
Read →Haunted Hotels in Charleston SC: 5 Places to Stay With Ghosts
Looking for haunted hotels in Charleston, SC? These five historic places to stay come with real pasts and ghost stories guests still whisper about at checkout.
Read →The Old Charleston Jail: History and Haunting of a SC Icon
For 137 years the Old Charleston Jail held pirates, prisoners of war and Lavinia Fisher. Here's the real history of Charleston's most haunted building and why people say it's still occupied.
Read →The Ghost of Lavinia Fisher: Charleston's Most Famous Legend
Lavinia Fisher is called America's first female serial killer, but the real record tells a different story. Here's the history, the legend, her last words and the ghost of the Old Charleston Jail.
Read →Is Poogan's Porch Haunted? Charleston's Friendliest Ghosts
Poogan's Porch serves some of Charleston's best-loved Southern food, and, the story goes, a ghost or two. Meet Zoe St. Amand, Poogan the dog and the history behind 72 Queen Street.
Read →Moon River Brewing Company: Savannah's Haunted Brewpub
Moon River Brewing Company pours beer inside Savannah's first hotel, built in 1821. Here's the building's real history, the ghosts staff talk about, and what to know before you visit.
Read →Alice Riley: The Ghost of Savannah's Wright Square
In 1735 an Irish servant named Alice Riley was hanged in Savannah, weeks after giving birth. Her story, and the ghost said to search Wright Square for her baby, is one of Georgia's oldest legends.
Read →Stanley Hotel Ghost Stories: Why It's Called Haunted
Why is the Stanley Hotel haunted? Here's the real history behind its most famous ghost stories, from the 1911 explosion in Room 217 to Stephen King's fateful night in 1974.
Read →Haunted Hotels in Denver: 6 Spooky Places to Stay
Want to spend the night in a haunted hotel in Denver? These historic hotels and inns come with Gilded Age history, odd late-night reports and a ghost story or two.
Read →Haunted Hotels in Southern Colorado: Where to Stay
From a gold-camp hospital turned hotel in Cripple Creek to a Victorian resort in Manitou Springs, here are the haunted hotels of Southern Colorado and the legends that come with them.
Read →Nashville Haunted Hotels: Where to Stay for a Scare
Looking for a haunted hotel in Nashville? Here's the story behind Union Station's Room 711, the Hermitage Hotel's legends and a famously haunted hotel just down the road in Chattanooga.
Read →Fall Haunted Road Trip: Nashville to Asheville
A spooky fall road trip from Nashville to Asheville, with haunted hotels, a Smoky Mountain ghost town, Tennessee's most famous legend and an Asheville inn with a ghost in pink.
Read →Spookiest Haunted Road Trip Itineraries in America
Five haunted road trip itineraries across America, from Charleston's old jail to the Stanley Hotel, with real history, ghost legends and haunted hotels to sleep in along the way.
Read →The Creepy Sulphur Springs Water Tower: Tampa's Lonely Giant
The Sulphur Springs Water Tower has loomed over Tampa since 1927. Here's the real story of the man who built it, the flood that ruined him, and why it still feels haunted.
Read →The Cuban Club in Ybor City: Tampa's Most Haunted Club?
Ybor City's Cuban Club has stood since 1917, and it has a reputation as one of Tampa's most haunted buildings. Here's its real history and the legends that haunt it.
Read →Is the Don CeSar Hotel Haunted? Tampa Bay's Pink Palace
The Don CeSar, Tampa Bay's famous Pink Palace in St. Pete Beach, has a ghost story as romantic as its architecture. Here's the history, the legend and what's actually true.
Read →Haunted Plant Hall at the University of Tampa
Plant Hall, the silver-minareted former Tampa Bay Hotel, is now the heart of the University of Tampa. It's also the source of some of the city's favorite campus ghost stories.
Read →The Haunted LaLaurie Mansion: Madame LaLaurie's True Story
The LaLaurie Mansion at 1140 Royal Street is New Orleans' most notorious haunted house. Here's what the records actually show about Madame LaLaurie, her victims, and the legends that followed.
Read →The Haunted Olde Pink House Restaurant in Savannah, GA
The Olde Pink House on Reynolds Square is one of Savannah's most beloved restaurants and one of its most haunted. Here's its real history and the ghosts said to linger.
Read →5 Common Superstitions and How to Reverse the Bad Luck
Walking under a ladder, a black cat crossing your path, a broken mirror: here's where five common superstitions came from and the traditional remedies said to undo the bad luck.
Read →Haunted Omni Parker House: Boston's Ghostly Hotel History
From founder Harvey Parker's ghost to the legend of Room 303, discover the haunted history of the Omni Parker House, Boston's storied hotel since 1855.
Read →The Haunts of Boston Common: Ghosts of America's Oldest Park
America's oldest public park has a darker side. Explore the haunts of Boston Common, from the Great Elm hanging tree to the Central Burying Ground.
Read →The Witch House in Salem: Judge Corwin's Haunted Home
The Witch House in Salem, MA was home to Judge Jonathan Corwin, who helped condemn accused witches in 1692. Here's its history, legends, and what to know before visiting.
Read →The Ghost of Gracie Watson: Little Gracie of Bonaventure
Little Gracie Watson died in Savannah in 1889, and her marble statue in Bonaventure Cemetery is beloved worldwide. Here's her true story and the gentle legends of her ghost.
Read →Top 5 Ghost Stories in Houston, TX: Haunted Houston Places
From Houston's oldest bar to a hospital built on a cemetery, these are the top 5 ghost stories in Houston, TX, and the real history behind the city's most haunted places.
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