From creepy streets and haunted hotels to graveyards crawling with ghostly spirits, America is filled with ghostly haunts. For thrill-seekers and history enthusiasts alike, haunted locations provide an immersive fright-inducing experience that is sure to keep them on edge.
Salem, Massachusetts was famously home to the witch trials and has an alleged haunted mansion where people report hearing voices. Even the White House is said to be haunted.
St. Augustine
Nation’s oldest city exudes history – not always for good reasons. The earth echoes with tales from an evil past; bloodied hamlets once plagued by disease, war, and pestilence can still be found there today. Mass graveyards fill with ghostly figures while sea monsters trap unsuspecting tourists like you aren’t likely to notice.
Workers at the Spanish Military Hospital discovered thousands of human bones while replacing water lines, believed to be from an ancient Timucuan tribe. After this discovery was made, patients and staff noticed an unsettling presence roaming through their wards – possibly an evil spirit or presence from beyond.
Intelligent hauntings often involve patterns that can be detected by human senses. Doors slamming and lights flickering are among the more visible evidences of hauntings in St. Augustine buildings; however, other ghostly appearances such as 12-year-old daughter of lighthouse keeper who drowned nearby can only be felt.
San Antonio
Texas has a rich history of ghostly encounters, thanks to events like the bloody Battle of Alamo and untimely deaths. Many spots in San Antonio are said to be haunted, including King William District where its former caretaker may still linger among its spiraled stairs.
Alamo Street Theater is also believed to be haunted, with former actress Margaret Gething said to watch performances from its balcony wearing an ornate gown and watching performances in flowing gowns from time to time. A young boy has also been reported playing tricks on people within its walls. Additionally, sections of railroad tracks near mission are said to be haunted by ghosts of children killed when their bus stalled on them and was hit by an oncoming train in 1940s – killing many children who perished before ever making it out alive!
No matter where it strikes in America, haunted locations will leave a chill up your spine. From hotel rooms with creepy vibes, ghostly footsteps of former caretakers or cackling laughs of dead pirates – these haunted locations are sure to send shivers down your spine.
San Francisco
San Francisco is rich with ghostly history. From the Gold Rush, port town life and earthquake/fire of 1906, all the way down to its location on multiple fault lines near Lake Michigan – San Francisco holds many layers of tales for visitors to discover.
San Francisco’s ghosts can tell many tales: from an unseen woman haunting an ancient theater to the ghost of a policeman roaming Golden Gate Park or even its Queen Anne Hotel where an old head mistress still oversees her former girls school, these spirits all have tales to share.
One haunting in the theater involves a man shot dead during a robbery in 1933; his ghost is reported as still performing his duties, and guests have reported seeing him. San Francisco City Hall is another hotspot of paranormal activity; security officers report hearing strange noises and feeling cold sensations when no one else is nearby – this was also where fire and explosion damaged original building as well as shooting deaths of Mayor George Moscone and Councilmember Harvey Milk occurred.
New Orleans
New Orleans is well known for its lively ghost lore, and New Orleans is no different. Voodoo brought by African slaves continues to flourish here today with practitioners such as Wiccans and shamans practicing it. According to legend, Marie Laveau – once considered Voodoo Queen of New Orleans – still haunts the French Quarter; for her to grant wishes you simply need to knock three times on her crypt doors leaving money, alcohol or flowers as offerings.
Throughout the 19th century, Savannah experienced numerous outbreaks of yellow fever which rendered hospitals overstretched and cemeteries understaffed, prompting homes to be used as makeshift morgues to hold bodies awaiting burial. One such home is believed to be Savannah’s Gribble House which still features ghostly inhabitants who haunt its property today – witnesses have reported hearing organ music played through their speakers while feeling as though someone has touched or pushed them! Numerous paranormal investigations have taken place here making this one of America’s most haunted houses!
