Most Haunted Places by State 2024

Texas

Texas can be considered one of the most haunted states in America. There are many televised recreations and accidents that occur in Texas that seem paranormal in nature. For example, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a well-known movie based on real events. The abundance of death on the spot has had some say that many ghosts and specters were attracted to the area, but were never laid to rest peacefully. Additionally, the tumbleweed town of Marfa has a reputation for its art scene and the mysterious Marfa lights. Although there are some speculations about their existence, the unexplainable glowing orbs appeared in the 19th century and resurface from time to time.

Many people say that San Antonia is the most haunted city in Texas, dating back to the Alamo. Being one of the deadliest battles in the history of America, it is no wonder why this tourist destination is considered rife with ghosts and paranormal activity. Local tours help to explore the more paranormal and spooky side of San Antonia, and locals and visitors alike can stay at the Emily Morgan Hotel, where it is said that spirits often roam the halls. The hotel was built out of a morgue and psychiatric ward.

California

California is second on the list for the state with many purported areas of paranormal activity and hauntings. California is well known for supernatural occurrences, especially in places such as Eureka's Fort Humboldt State Historic Park. There have been many reports of hikers recounting a tale of seeing the ghost of a dead commander staring at them through the windows of the nearby hospital. Los Angeles is known as the city of angels, but can also be known as the city of ghosts. Hotel Roosevelt, for example, has once hosted former guests such as Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Cliff, who are said to still linger around the physical ties to this location.

The Queen Mary Cruise liner was built in the 1930s and operates a haunted hotel. The ship offers ghost-hunting tours, with one of the creepiest rooms being Stateroom B340. That room has been closed multiple times because guests have frequently complained that there was an abundance of hauntings and paranormal activity.

Ohio

Ohio has recently made a surge in the media for its many issues, including hauntings, ghostly sightings, and specters. The Twin City Opera House and McConnelsville are key areas where it is said that spirits have not yet been laid to rest. Although it has never been found, there is said to be a tormented soul hiding behind the curtains of the Opera House. Mansfield's Ohio State Reformatory is a well-known place that was the home to most of the scenes filmed in the famous movie: Shawshank Redemption. Regular ghost hunts occur in this region, as it is said to be disturbed. Waynesville has been called the most haunted town in Ohio, where flickering candles, scary screams, and flying objects are regularly seen and heard.

State	Place Names	What People See
Alabama	The Malaga Inn	Flickering lights, moving furniture, and a woman in white who paces in room seven
Alaska	At The White House (bed and breakfast)	A woman, believed to be the ghost of a former owner, who stands and looks over the guests' shoulders
Arizona	Hotel Congress	Two spirits, who may have been part of John Dilliger's gang: A woman who smells like roses and a man who watches out of the second-floor windows. Additional ghost encounters are outlined on the hotel's website: https://hotelcongress.com/hotel/
Arkansas	1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa	Assorted spirits, including Michael and Theodora, “The Ghost in the Morgue", the Nurse, the “Girl in the Mist”, and the Lady in Victorian lingerie in room 3500
California	Sebastiani Theatre	A young girl in a 1930s-style yellow dress. Workers have nicknamed her Trixie after her tendency to play pranks on the living.
Colorado	The Stanley Hotel	Multiple spirits. Author Stephen King's visit to the Stanley inspired his novel, The Shining
Connecticut	The Mark Twain House	Multiple spirits, most commonly a lady in white
Delaware	The Amstel House	Multiple spirits, who are thought to be waiting for loved ones to return from military service abroad
Florida	St. Augustine Lighthouse	The daughter of the lighthouse's builder is said to roam the second floor
Georgia	The Hamilton-Turner Inn	Multiple spirits, including a cigar-smoking man on the roof and a Confederate soldier believed to be buried under the inn, as well as the sounds of children laughing and billiard balls rolling
Hawaii	Iolani Palace	Multiple spirits, including a woman who gazes out a bedroom window and possibly the spirit of Queen Liliuokalani, who died there in 1917. Additional impressions include phantom footsteps and the smell of cigars
Idaho	The Old Idaho Penitentiary	Multiple spirits of former guards and inmates
Illinois	Chicago Water Tower	The ghost of a worker who, when the tower caught fire in 1871, stayed to man the water pumps instead of evacuating and eventually hung himself on the hotel's upper floors as the fire encroached.
Indiana	The Culbertson Mansion	Puffs of smoke and the smell of cigars, speculated to be courtesy of the spirit of a long-deceased member of the Culbertson family.
Iowa	Squirrel Cage Jail	Four spirits of former inmates, including one who fell three stories while attempting to carve his name into the ceiling. Additional impressions include footsteps, voices, shadows, and moving doors.
Kansas	Hollenberg Pony Express Station	Multiple spirits including Gerat Hollenberg, who is accused of hiding items and rearranging rooms. Additional impressions include disembodied voices and the sound of horse hooves.
Kentucky	Talbott Tavern	Multiple spirits including Jesse James and a lady dressed in 17th-century clothes. Additional impressions include floating orbs of light and camera-like flashes, moving shadows, objects and furniture moving, and sounds such as footsteps and phantom knocking.
Louisiana	LaLaurie Mansion	Multiple spirits believed to be the ghosts of slaves kept in chains and tortured by the mansion's original owner.
Maine	Museums of Old York	Multiple spirits, including the "White Witch", a woman who walks down the street alone. Additional impressions include doors which open and close on their own.
Maryland	Fell Family Cemetery	A spirit believed to be the ghost of one of two Fell brothers, Edward and William, who helped build up the surrounding neighborhood and died in the 1740s
Massachusetts	The Lizzie Borden House	A spirit in Victorian-era clothing, who roams the halls. Additional impressions include the sound of weeping, footsteps, and not-quite-discernable conversations emanating from empty rooms.
Michigan	Marquette Harbor Lighthouse	A little girl who stares out the tower window. She is said to have lived onsite with her father, the lighthouse keeper, and to have fallen from the lighthouse and sustained severe injuries on the rocks below,
Minnesota	Mounds Theatre	An unseen spirit said to have physically grabbed the theater owner one night and to have left claw marks on the backs of workers who have entered the basement.
Mississippi	The McRaven Tour Home	Multiple spirits believed to be the ghosts of people who died onsite, including during the Civil War, when the house served as a hospital and campsite.
Missouri	The Elms Hotel & Spa	Multiple spirits, including the ghosts of a Prohibition-era gambler and a former housekeeper.
Montana	Virginia City	A black-robed figure, believed to be the ghost of a nun, who walks the streets. Additional impressions include unexplained sounds and smells.
Nebraska	Museum of Shadows	Impressions include phantom voices, apparitions, and poltergeist sightings.
Nevada	The Goldfield Hotel	Multiple spirits, including a couple who killed themselves in the hotel. Additional impressions include the sounds of a woman and a crying baby, said to be the spirits of the former owner's mistress, who was tied to a radiator in room 109 during her pregnancy, and her child, both of whom disappeared once the baby was born.
New Hampshire	The Chase House	The ghost of a young girl who hung herself in the house, which was once used as an orphanage. Additional impressions include the sound of her screaming.
New Jersey	The Seabrook–Wilson House	Multiple spirits, including a woman looking for her child, a small boy who peeks out the windows (her child), and a bearded sea captain who may be the infamous Captain Morgan, who used the basement of the house as a torture chamber.
New Mexico	KiMo Theatre	Bobby, a young boy in jeans and a striped shirt, who was killed by an exploding water heater in the theater in 1951. Bobby is known to steal small items and play with the lights and sound during shows. Performers attempt to placate him by leaving treats for him at night.
New York	Hyde Hall	The ghost of George Clarke, the home's former owner. Additional historical impressions have included a self-playing piano and a ghostly mayday message heard over the radio.
North Carolina	The Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa	A young woman wearing pink, who died on the property in 1920. Additional impressions include cold chills, unexplained smoke, and a pink apparition in room 545.
North Dakota	The Custer House at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park	A woman in a black dress who gazes out the second-floor window. Additional impressions include voices and footsteps.
Ohio	The Ohio Statehouse	Phantom smells, flickering lights, and apparitions who may be the spirits of wounded Civil War soldiers or the ghosts of prisoner-laborers who died during the building's construction.
Oklahoma	Cain’s Ballroom	Two spirits: The ghost of Bob Wills, whose band has its first regular radio show at the ballroom, and a mysterious woman in red. Impressions include the sight and sound of the two spirits as well as floating orbs and unexplained cold spots in the ballroom.
Oregon	Siletz Bay	A ghost ship that appears on foggy days, suspected to be a spiritual remnant of a shipwreck from 1864.
Pennsylvania	Historic Hotel Bethlehem	Multiple spirits, including a former hostess who haunts the lobby. Room 932 is said to be particularly haunted.
Rhode Island	The Graduate Hotel	Impressions include the sounds of phantom doors closing and the disappearance of guests from the corridors.
South Carolina	Poogan’s Porch	Sisters Zoe and Elizabeth, who lived in the house (now a restaurant) in the 1800s and have now been sighted more than 200 times.
South Dakota	Mount Moriah Cemetery	Multiple spirits, possibly the ghosts of Wild West legends such as Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickock, who are interred in the cemetery.
Tennessee	Wheatlands Plantation	Ghost of Mrs McGavock, a former resident who was killed by a falling chandelier, clad in all black. She roams the halls but is said to be particularly fond of the Magnolia Lobby.
Texas	La Carafe	Carl, a former bartender, who may or may not be the figure often seen standing in the second-floor window after the bar has closed. Additional impressions include phantom footsteps, breaking glass, and items on the vacant second floor changing locations.
Utah	The Rio Grande Depot	A woman in a purple dress and hat, who was struck by a train and killed while retrieving her dropped engagement ring from the tracks. It is said she can also be heard singing from the women's restrooms.
Vermont	Gold Brook Covered Bridge	Emily, who hung herself from the bridge when her lover failed to meet her there. Additional impressions include a white apparition, the sound of a girl screaming, and scratches on cars parked on the bridge.
Virginia	The Weems-Botts Museum	A little girl spirit is said to haunt the main house, while the ghosts of Civil War soldiers are said to haunt the nearby cemetery.
Washington	Kells Irish Pub	A ghost named Charlie, often visible in mirriors, or a little girl who reportedly sits at the bar at times. Additional impressions include glasses that glide along the floor without being touched and mirrors that shatter seemingly at random.
West Virginia	West Virginia Penitentiary	Multiple spirits, thought to be the ghosts of former prisoners and guards.
Wisconsin	The Pfister Hotel	Multiple spirits including Charles Pfister, the hotel's original owner. Additional impressions include unexplained noises and both clothes and furniture changing location on their own.
Wyoming	The Atlas Theatre	Impressions include phantom voices, visions of floating robes, unexplained electrical glitches, and items changing locations without being touched.

State

Place Names

What People See

Alabama

The Malaga Inn

Flickering lights, moving furniture, and a woman in white who paces in room seven

Alaska

At The White House (bed and breakfast)

A woman, believed to be the ghost of a former owner, who stands and looks over the guests' shoulders

Arizona

Hotel Congress

Two spirits, who may have been part of John Dilliger's gang: A woman who smells like roses and a man who watches out of the second-floor windows. Additional ghost encounters are outlined on the hotel's website: https://hotelcongress.com/hotel/

Arkansas

1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa

Assorted spirits, including Michael and Theodora, “The Ghost in the Morgue", the Nurse, the “Girl in the Mist”, and the Lady in Victorian lingerie in room 3500

California

Sebastiani Theatre

A young girl in a 1930s-style yellow dress. Workers have nicknamed her Trixie after her tendency to play pranks on the living.

Colorado

The Stanley Hotel

Multiple spirits. Author Stephen King's visit to the Stanley inspired his novel, The Shining

Connecticut

The Mark Twain House

Multiple spirits, most commonly a lady in white

Delaware

The Amstel House

Multiple spirits, who are thought to be waiting for loved ones to return from military service abroad

Florida

St. Augustine Lighthouse

The daughter of the lighthouse's builder is said to roam the second floor

Georgia

The Hamilton-Turner Inn

Multiple spirits, including a cigar-smoking man on the roof and a Confederate soldier believed to be buried under the inn, as well as the sounds of children laughing and billiard balls rolling

Hawaii

Iolani Palace

Multiple spirits, including a woman who gazes out a bedroom window and possibly the spirit of Queen Liliuokalani, who died there in 1917. Additional impressions include phantom footsteps and the smell of cigars

Idaho

The Old Idaho Penitentiary

Multiple spirits of former guards and inmates

Illinois

Chicago Water Tower

The ghost of a worker who, when the tower caught fire in 1871, stayed to man the water pumps instead of evacuating and eventually hung himself on the hotel's upper floors as the fire encroached.

Indiana

The Culbertson Mansion

Puffs of smoke and the smell of cigars, speculated to be courtesy of the spirit of a long-deceased member of the Culbertson family.

Iowa

Squirrel Cage Jail

Four spirits of former inmates, including one who fell three stories while attempting to carve his name into the ceiling. Additional impressions include footsteps, voices, shadows, and moving doors.

Kansas

Hollenberg Pony Express Station

Multiple spirits including Gerat Hollenberg, who is accused of hiding items and rearranging rooms. Additional impressions include disembodied voices and the sound of horse hooves.

Kentucky

Talbott Tavern

Multiple spirits including Jesse James and a lady dressed in 17th-century clothes. Additional impressions include floating orbs of light and camera-like flashes, moving shadows, objects and furniture moving, and sounds such as footsteps and phantom knocking.

Louisiana

LaLaurie Mansion

Multiple spirits believed to be the ghosts of slaves kept in chains and tortured by the mansion's original owner.

Maine

Museums of Old York

Multiple spirits, including the "White Witch", a woman who walks down the street alone. Additional impressions include doors which open and close on their own.

Maryland

Fell Family Cemetery

A spirit believed to be the ghost of one of two Fell brothers, Edward and William, who helped build up the surrounding neighborhood and died in the 1740s

Massachusetts

The Lizzie Borden House

A spirit in Victorian-era clothing, who roams the halls. Additional impressions include the sound of weeping, footsteps, and not-quite-discernable conversations emanating from empty rooms.

Michigan

Marquette Harbor Lighthouse

A little girl who stares out the tower window. She is said to have lived onsite with her father, the lighthouse keeper, and to have fallen from the lighthouse and sustained severe injuries on the rocks below,

Minnesota

Mounds Theatre

An unseen spirit said to have physically grabbed the theater owner one night and to have left claw marks on the backs of workers who have entered the basement.

Mississippi

The McRaven Tour Home

Multiple spirits believed to be the ghosts of people who died onsite, including during the Civil War, when the house served as a hospital and campsite.

Missouri

The Elms Hotel & Spa

Multiple spirits, including the ghosts of a Prohibition-era gambler and a former housekeeper.

Montana

Virginia City

A black-robed figure, believed to be the ghost of a nun, who walks the streets. Additional impressions include unexplained sounds and smells.

Nebraska

Museum of Shadows

Impressions include phantom voices, apparitions, and poltergeist sightings.

Nevada

The Goldfield Hotel

Multiple spirits, including a couple who killed themselves in the hotel. Additional impressions include the sounds of a woman and a crying baby, said to be the spirits of the former owner's mistress, who was tied to a radiator in room 109 during her pregnancy, and her child, both of whom disappeared once the baby was born.

New Hampshire

The Chase House

The ghost of a young girl who hung herself in the house, which was once used as an orphanage. Additional impressions include the sound of her screaming.

New Jersey

The Seabrook–Wilson House

Multiple spirits, including a woman looking for her child, a small boy who peeks out the windows (her child), and a bearded sea captain who may be the infamous Captain Morgan, who used the basement of the house as a torture chamber.

New Mexico

KiMo Theatre

Bobby, a young boy in jeans and a striped shirt, who was killed by an exploding water heater in the theater in 1951. Bobby is known to steal small items and play with the lights and sound during shows. Performers attempt to placate him by leaving treats for him at night.

New York

Hyde Hall

The ghost of George Clarke, the home's former owner. Additional historical impressions have included a self-playing piano and a ghostly mayday message heard over the radio.

North Carolina

The Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa

A young woman wearing pink, who died on the property in 1920. Additional impressions include cold chills, unexplained smoke, and a pink apparition in room 545.

North Dakota

The Custer House at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park

A woman in a black dress who gazes out the second-floor window. Additional impressions include voices and footsteps.

Ohio

The Ohio Statehouse

Phantom smells, flickering lights, and apparitions who may be the spirits of wounded Civil War soldiers or the ghosts of prisoner-laborers who died during the building's construction.

Oklahoma

Cain’s Ballroom

Two spirits: The ghost of Bob Wills, whose band has its first regular radio show at the ballroom, and a mysterious woman in red. Impressions include the sight and sound of the two spirits as well as floating orbs and unexplained cold spots in the ballroom.

Oregon

Siletz Bay

A ghost ship that appears on foggy days, suspected to be a spiritual remnant of a shipwreck from 1864.

Pennsylvania

Historic Hotel Bethlehem

Multiple spirits, including a former hostess who haunts the lobby. Room 932 is said to be particularly haunted.

Rhode Island

The Graduate Hotel

Impressions include the sounds of phantom doors closing and the disappearance of guests from the corridors.

South Carolina

Poogan’s Porch

Sisters Zoe and Elizabeth, who lived in the house (now a restaurant) in the 1800s and have now been sighted more than 200 times.

South Dakota

Mount Moriah Cemetery

Multiple spirits, possibly the ghosts of Wild West legends such as Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickock, who are interred in the cemetery.

Tennessee

Wheatlands Plantation

Ghost of Mrs McGavock, a former resident who was killed by a falling chandelier, clad in all black. She roams the halls but is said to be particularly fond of the Magnolia Lobby.

Texas

La Carafe

Carl, a former bartender, who may or may not be the figure often seen standing in the second-floor window after the bar has closed. Additional impressions include phantom footsteps, breaking glass, and items on the vacant second floor changing locations.

Utah

The Rio Grande Depot

A woman in a purple dress and hat, who was struck by a train and killed while retrieving her dropped engagement ring from the tracks. It is said she can also be heard singing from the women's restrooms.

Vermont

Gold Brook Covered Bridge

Emily, who hung herself from the bridge when her lover failed to meet her there. Additional impressions include a white apparition, the sound of a girl screaming, and scratches on cars parked on the bridge.

Virginia

The Weems-Botts Museum

A little girl spirit is said to haunt the main house, while the ghosts of Civil War soldiers are said to haunt the nearby cemetery.

Washington

Kells Irish Pub

A ghost named Charlie, often visible in mirriors, or a little girl who reportedly sits at the bar at times. Additional impressions include glasses that glide along the floor without being touched and mirrors that shatter seemingly at random.

West Virginia

West Virginia Penitentiary

Multiple spirits, thought to be the ghosts of former prisoners and guards.

Wisconsin

The Pfister Hotel

Multiple spirits including Charles Pfister, the hotel's original owner. Additional impressions include unexplained noises and both clothes and furniture changing location on their own.

Wyoming

The Atlas Theatre

Impressions include phantom voices, visions of floating robes, unexplained electrical glitches, and items changing locations without being touched.