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The 10 Most Haunted Places in America
The list below of the 10 most haunted places in America includes historical sites, battlefields, mansions and . All provide access to the public, and some offer overnight accommodations.
1. Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Over ten thousand men died in the battle of Gettysburg. Located in Pennsylvania, the battlefield is now a national historical site. Tourists report astonishing ghostly encounters. Many believe they meet Civil War re-enactors, only to find out later that no such groups are at the park. For more visitor information, the Gettysburg website includes general park information.
2. The Bell Witch Cave, Adams, Tennessee -The historical Bell Witch Cave and former Bell Farm offers tours for those interested in researching the amazing story of the Bell Witch.
3. The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Colorado - Stephen King wrote The Shining while staying at the Stanley, The Atlantic Paranormal Society caught amazing evidence during two episodes of Ghost Hunters, and dozens of staff and guests report everything from apparitions of children to objects moving by themselves. The Stanley Hotel belongs at the top of every ghost hunter's list of places to visit!
4. Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Louisville, Kentucky -Prepare for shadow people, ghostly nurses and disembodied voices singing in the attic at this former tuberculosis hospital in Kentucky. Be sure to bring your camera, since most visitors catch orb photos when touring the Waverly Hills Sanatorium.
5. Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Volumes could be written about Eastern State Penitentiary. Investigated by many paranormal groups and included in numerous television documentaries, Eastern State is often called the "haunted house within a prison". An online, virtual reality tour is available for those who can't get there in person.
6. Saint Augustine Lighthouse, St. Augustine, Florida - The St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum provides a great tourist destination and a haunted place to visit all in one package! Ghost stories about the lighthouse intrigued visitors for decades. Three little girls died on site during construction. Legend says they were playing with a rail car used to bring supplies up the hillside when the car spun out of control, drowning the three children in the water below. Visitors report hearing a female crying, "Help me!" inside the tower, as well as mysterious lights and footsteps.
7. Mount Misery Road, West Hills, New York - Bucolic, well-heeled Long Island seems distant from the paranormal world, but the area known as West Hills has boasted amazing paranormal activity for over a century. Mount Misery Road, so-named by settlers cursing its difficult passage, and the area near Sweet Hollow Road have a rich history of paranormal activity. Ghostly faces seen in the trunks of trees, strange lights playing over the woods and misty apparitions appear to drivers near the Northern State Parkway.
8. The Queen Mary, Long Beach, California - This haunted ocean liner contains numerous ghosts, including ghostly children playing by the pool and the spirit of a seventeen-year-old sailor killed while escaping a fire. The Queen Mary offers ghost hunters a unique experience aboard a floating hotel.
9. The Lincoln Theater, Decatur, Illinois - The grand old Lincoln Theater provides visitors with many classic examples of paranormal activity. Listen for ghostly footsteps, or feel the hair on your arms stand on end with the chill of mysterious encounters.
10. Bachelor's Grove Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois - Over one hundred documented reports of ghost sightings make Bachelor's Grove Cemetery one of the most haunted cemeteries in the country. The forested area near the suburb of Midlothian, outside of Chicago, contains a small cemetery where many people witness glowing balls of light hovering over the area.
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The Captain just never wanted to leave and is believed to make the lighthouse haunted.
Rockland Maine has its own story about a famously haunted lighthouse. A headless woman has been seen at this notoriously haunted lighthouse!
A ghost cat and ghostly voices at this haunted lighthouse! Hear two haunted messages!
Tragedy befell this haunted lighthouse and footsteps can still be heard within the tower.
A former lighthouse keeper can still be seen at this California Light's haunted visitor's center.
The most haunted lighthouse in North America, has Civil War connections... A former lighthouse resident by the name of Rue does not like things being disturbed.
Connecticut lighthouse is possibly haunted by the ghost of a former keeper named Ernie.
Even George's wife believes he is still there showing visitors the lighthouse!
Home of possibly the ghost of the first woman lighthouse keeper in America!
Old haunted lighthouse has many stories from the US Coastguardsmen who stayed there! Old haunted lighthouse has many stories from the US Coastguardsmen who stayed there!
Harry W. Prior could be one of the ghosts haunting this haunted lighthouse...
This haunted lighthouse even witnessed a tsunami driven tidal wave and survived!
Best Haunted Lighthouses:
The following is a list of what many believe to be the top five most haunted lighthouses within the United States:
1) Point Lookout Lighthouse, Maryland
2) St. Augustine Lighthouse, Florida
3) Heceta Head Lighthouse, Oregon
4) Seguin Island Lighthouse, Maine
5) Seul Choix Point Lighthouse, Michigan
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