From haunted hotels once owned by 1970s punk rock musician Sid Vicious’s girlfriend to houses where rifle heiress lived and died, these frightening places will make your skin crawl! Take on an adventure on a guided ghost hunt or paranormal tour.
Kings Park Psychiatric Facility
Hospitals and asylums can be unsettling places. Over time, thousands have died within their walls, leaving behind spirits which seem unwilling to move on.
Kings Park Psychiatric Facility (known to locals as KPPC) on Long Island has long been considered haunted. Boasting over 111 years of history and housing the remains of patients from its past patients’ spirits residing therein, its spirit haunts are said to linger within this renowned facility.
Over time, numerous visitors to Building 93 have reported feeling dizzy, distressed and abandoned; hearing chains rattling; as well as encounters with ghosts or apparitions at this location.
Although most of the property is now privately owned, some portions are still operated by New York State and patrolled by police officers who often arrest trespassers who come onto KPPC grounds – an occurrence which has increased security as well as reports of MS-13 gang members using them for training exercises.
Dr. Best House & Medical Museum
Middleburgh, New York (WRGB) — This house from the 19th century is said to be haunted by spirits from its past as well as a collection of medical tools and equipment.
Victorian house was home and office of two generations of father-and-son doctors; visitors can view the upper middle class furniture used by the Bests as well as explore their doctor bags, written prescriptions and medical instruments from that era.
There’s also an electrostatic machine, zinc-topped operating table and even a real human skull on display at this home, in addition to an extensive collection of Civil War, railroad and telephone artifacts.
Staff members at the museum have reported frequent paranormal activity, such as objects moving on their own, ghostly apparitions, and piano music from unknown sources. Revenue generated through paranormal investigations helps pay for operations at the museum – so visitors are welcome to tour during the day; overnight stays aren’t recommended.
Rolling Hills Asylum
New York is an ideal vacation spot for visitors seeking something spooky in their vacation experience, from haunted hotels and cemeteries, to ghost tours of world-famous Niagara Falls – there’s no shortage of paranormal attractions here in this northeastern state.
Rolling Hills Asylum stands out as one of the most haunted places in Michigan, having first opened as Genesee County Poor Farm in 1827 and later serving as an infirmary, orphanage, tuberculosis hospital, and nursing home. An estimated 1700 bodies may have been buried there and various forms of paranormal activity such as disembodied voices, mysterious screams, door slamming noises and footsteps have been reported from within its walls.
This site has been featured in numerous paranormal TV shows and is now open to visitors for ghost tours, historical walks and overnight ghost hunts. Numerous eerie spirits have been seen roaming around on its grounds; among them Roy Crouse who died in 1942 and may still roam as a seven-foot shadow calling out for assistance.
Seward House
William Henry Seward served as President Lincoln’s Secretary of State during the American Civil War, and his home has allegedly become haunted with ghostly spirits. Visitors have reported encountering ghostly apparitions, strange smells, and mysterious voices. Today it serves as a museum; costumed guides offer candlelit tours around its historic grounds and darkened streets of Auburn city center with tales about Victorian funeral practices, Seward family lore encounters, true crime tales and other terrifying accounts – adding new terrifying-yet-true stories every year to keep things exciting!
This former church and funeral home has been featured on “Ghost Hunters” and other paranormal shows. Visitors have reported sightings such as a woman walking up the driveway, Black’s ghost eerily creeping along walls, disembodied voices and even seeing him creep along corridors! Additionally, ghost hunts and haunted events take place there regularly.
