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American Legion Hall

Clarksville, AR

The Bunch-Walton Post No. 22 American Legion Hut is a historic two-story structure constructed from native stone in Clarksville, Arkansas. Built on a raised foundation on what was formerly an island in Spadra Creek, the building displays distinctive Normanesque castellated architecture inspired by European military structures from World War I. The structure serves as a veterans hall and historical landmark.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Bishop's Graveyard cemetery in Guntersville, Alabama
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Cemetery / Burial Ground

Bishop's Graveyard

Guntersville, AL

Bishop's Graveyard is a historic cemetery located in Guntersville, Marshall County, Alabama. Like many rural cemeteries in the region, it serves as both a burial ground and a documented site of local genealogical significance.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Berryville Agriculture Building, South of Freeman Ave., east of Linda St., north of W. College Ave., and west of Ferguson St. Berryville
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Berryville High School

Berryville, AR

Berryville High School operates as a comprehensive secondary institution in the Berryville School District in Carroll County, Arkansas. The school serves students in grades 9-12 and includes athletic facilities including a gymnasium. The gym's history and any documented trauma remain undocumented in accessible public sources.

FreeSchool Hours OnlyFamily: High
Bottenfield Middle School exterior in Adamsville, Alabama
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Museum / Historical Site

Bottenfield Middle School

Adamsville, AL

Bottenfield Middle School, now known as Minor Middle School, operates as a comprehensive middle school in Adamsville's Jefferson County school system. The facility serves grades 6-8 and is located on Hillcrest Road. The school's construction and operation reflect standard educational infrastructure of mid-to-late twentieth century development.

FreeSchool Hours OnlyFamily: High
Abandoned church building at Brownville, Alabama ghost town
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Brownville

Northport, AL

Brownville, formerly known as Brownsville, Hog Eye, Red Valley, and Sulpher Springs, was a rural community in Tuscaloosa County that flourished during the early twentieth century. The town operated a post office from 1926 to 1966, marking its period of active settlement. Today, only the church building remains standing amid the overgrown landscape.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Camp Cottaquilla Girl Scout residential camp facility in Anniston, Alabama
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Camp Cottaquilla

Anniston, AL

Camp Cottaquilla was established in 1947 as a permanent residential facility for Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama. The 1600-acre facility occupies 300 acres in the Whites Gap section of Calhoun County, chosen for its scenic beauty, natural streams, and hardwood forests. The camp continues active operation as a premier Girl Scout camping destination.

$$Girl Scouts Only (Residential Camp)Family: High
Exterior view of Albertville Middle School, an active educational facility in Marshall County, Alabama
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Museum / Historical Site

Albertville Middle School

Albertville, AL

Albertville Middle School operates as the sole middle school in Albertville City School District at its East Alabama Avenue location. The facility serves students in grades 6-8 and maintains academic and athletic programs. The school's construction date and historical development remain part of the district's documented heritage.

FreeSchool Hours OnlyFamily: High
Historic Cameo Theatre building in downtown Magnolia, Arkansas
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Theater / Performance Venue

Cameo Theatre

Magnolia, AR

The Cameo Theatre was constructed in 1949 in Magnolia, Arkansas, and served as the city's primary movie palace until its closure in 2012. Designed by architecture firm Ginocchio & Cromwell, the theater featured 850 seats and ornamental murals. W.P. Florence, Jr. owned and operated the theater until his retirement in 2000. Stars Cinema subsequently operated the facility until 2012.

$All AgesFamily: High
Strip mall at 19th Avenue and Northern in Phoenix, Arizona, built over former Good Shepherd Home
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19th Avenue and Northern Avenue

Phoenix, AZ

The Good Shepherd Home for Girls, built in 1942, operated at 19th Avenue and Northern from 1947 to 1981 as a residential institution for girls aged 12-18 adjudicated by juvenile courts and state agencies. The facility was operated by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, a Catholic religious order. The historic building was preserved and incorporated into a modern strip mall complex developed in 1959, with subsequent renovations in 2004.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Bethlehem United Methodist Church cemetery along McElderry Road in Munford, Alabama
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Bethlehem United Methodist Church

Munford, AL

Bethlehem United Methodist Church in Munford, Talladega County, Alabama, is a rural religious institution with a cemetery containing over 400 graves. The site holds documented burials of Civil War veterans and early Alabama settlers, making it a site of local historical significance.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Intersection of 51st Avenue and Indian School Road in Phoenix, Arizona
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51st Avenue and Indian School Road

Phoenix, AZ

51st Avenue and Indian School Road form a significant intersection in west Phoenix, Arizona. The location is a documented active urban intersection serving residential and commercial areas.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Cemetery at 55th Avenue and Northern in Phoenix, Arizona
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Cemetery / Burial Ground

55th Ave and Northern

Phoenix, AZ

A cemetery is located in the area of 55th Avenue and Northern Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona. The burial ground represents a historical community cemetery serving the greater Phoenix area.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Intersection of 8th Avenue and Extension Road in Mesa, Arizona
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8th Avenue and Extension

Mesa, AZ

The intersection of 8th Avenue and Extension Road in Mesa, Arizona, is the site of a documented traffic fatality involving a child struck by an intoxicated driver. The specific date and identity of the victim remain unclear in available sources, though the incident is embedded in local oral history.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Low
Arizona Capital Executive Tower, 2012
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Prison / Reformatory

Arizona State Prison Complex Death House

Florence, AZ

Arizona State Prison Complex - Florence is Arizona's oldest operational state prison, established in 1910. The death house, located in Housing Unit 9, contains the execution chamber. Arizona has carried out approximately 100 death sentences since 1910, using hanging (until 1934), gas chamber, and lethal injection methods. The original execution method was hanging with a trap-door system; gas chamber replaced hanging in 1934 following a botched execution in 1930.

$Restricted AccessFamily: Not Recommended
Arizona State Prison Complex - Phoenix facility exterior
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Prison / Reformatory

Arizona State Prison Complex - Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ

Arizona State Prison Complex - Phoenix, specifically the Flamenco Unit, opened in 1985 as a 105-bed psychiatric hospital for adult males. The facility's primary function is housing inmates with mental health issues and those in protective or maximum security custody. The Flamenco Unit represents a contemporary correctional mental health facility rather than a historical institutional site.

$Restricted AccessFamily: Low
Arizona State University Abstract Photography
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Arizona State University - West Campus

Glendale, AZ

Las Casas Dorms are student residential facilities at Arizona State University's West Campus in Glendale, Arizona. The dormitory complex represents contemporary university housing infrastructure. A construction fire occurred in 2003 during the building's development phase, which is locally attributed as the source of paranormal phenomena.

$$Residents OnlyFamily: Moderate
Bloom Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona
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Museum / Historical Site

Bloom Elementary School

Tucson, AZ

Bloom Elementary School operates as an active educational facility in Tucson, Arizona's Pima County school system. Located at 8310 East Pima Street, the school serves kindergarten through fifth-grade students. A female principal's death at the school is the reported source of the paranormal activity.

FreeSchool Hours OnlyFamily: High
This statue is a depiction of the famous lawman Wyatt Earp situated beside the Earp House in Tombstone, AZ.
Haunted Hotel / Inn

Buford House

Tombstone, AZ

The Buford House was constructed in 1880 by George Washington Buford, one of Tombstone's original settlers who made his fortune in Texas mining. The house is one of Tombstone's oldest and most historically significant structures. The property witnessed multiple tragic deaths including three children during a diphtheria outbreak and a violent incident in 1888 involving a rejected suitor.

$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Cafe de Manuel's Mexican restaurant exterior in Casa Grande, Arizona
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Haunted Dining / Bar

Cafe de Manuel's

Casa Grande, AZ

Cafe de Manuel's operates as an authentic Mexican restaurant in Casa Grande, Arizona, established in 1995. The building formerly functioned as a furniture store and private residential property prior to restaurant use. The structure harbors historical trauma from its commercial and residential operations.

$All AgesFamily: High
July 4th Coaster Race, after a number of years an accident resulting in injuries.
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Haunted Hotel / Inn

Oliver House Bed and Breakfast

Bisbee, AZ

The Oliver House was constructed in 1908 in Bisbee, Arizona, by Edith Ann Oliver and her husband Henry Oliver, a mining tycoon with the Calumet & Arizona Mining Company. The brick structure was designed as executive housing. The building evolved through functions: executive residence, boarding house, and contemporary bed and breakfast. Documented records indicate 27 deaths occurred at the property, though historical records may be incomplete.

$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Cafe Talk (Inside the Bungalow) exterior in Mesa, Arizona
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Haunted Dining / Bar

Cafe Talk

Mesa, AZ

Cafe Talk was a cafe located in Mesa, Arizona, operating under the paranormal reputation of a haunted establishment. The business has since been renamed to Inside the Bungalow while maintaining the same location. The building's earlier history remains undocumented in accessible sources.

$All AgesFamily: High
Historic banquet hall building on Main Street in Somers, Connecticut
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Haunted Dining / Bar

Joanna's Cafe & Banquet Hall

Somers, CT

Joanna's Cafe & Banquet Hall occupies a 19th-century building on Main Street in Somers, a historic Connecticut town. The structure is located in the Somers Historic District, an area characterized by Federal and Greek Revival architecture from the early 1800s.

$$All AgesFamily: High
United Bank Building, New Milford, Connecticut.
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Haunted Dining / Bar

Bank Street Coffee House

New Milford, CT

Bank Street Coffee House occupied a historic three-story masonry building in downtown New Milford, Connecticut, part of the town's commercial district dating to the turn of the 20th century. The venue operated as a coffee shop for over 20 years before closing in October 2017.

$All AgesFamily: High
Woodland hiking trail at Branford Supply Pond Park in Connecticut
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Branford Supply Pond Park

Branford, CT

Branford Supply Pond Park encompasses woodlands and trails in Branford, Connecticut, built on territory historically inhabited by the Totoket people of the Quinnipiac Nation. The area was established as English settlement in 1644, making it one of Connecticut's oldest communities.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Breakneck Hill Road bend in Voluntown, Connecticut
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Battlefield / Military Site

Breakneck Hill Road

Voluntown, CT

Breakneck Hill Road crosses land in Voluntown, Connecticut, which was established in 1700 as a settlement grant for veterans of the Narragansett War. The town was officially incorporated in 1721 and remains a testament to Connecticut's colonial military history.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Camp Columbia stone tower, abandoned Columbia University field campus, Connecticut
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Camp Columbia

Morris, CT

Camp Columbia was established in 1903 when Columbia University purchased rural Litchfield County property for use as an engineering and surveying field campus. A fieldstone dining hall was constructed in 1934, followed by the iconic 60-foot cylindrical stone water tower completed in 1942. The campus operated as a field school for engineering students through much of the 20th century before eventual abandonment.

$All AgesFamily: High
Bethel Volunteer Fire Department building on South Street, Bethel, Connecticut
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Bethel Volunteer Fire Department

Bethel, CT

Bethel Volunteer Fire Department was established in 1831 as the original Bethel Fire Company, making it one of Connecticut's oldest continuously operating volunteer fire services. The department consolidated several historic volunteer companies and has provided 24/7 emergency coverage to Bethel for nearly two centuries.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Historic colonial mansion Blackberry River Inn in Norfolk, Connecticut
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Haunted Hotel / Inn

Blackberry River Inn

Norfolk, CT

Blackberry River Inn, historically known as the Moseley House-Farm, was constructed in 1763 as a colonial mansion in Norfolk, Connecticut. The property operated as a working farm until 1939, was converted into an inn in the 1960s, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

$$All AgesFamily: High
1920s-era institutional school building with Spanish Colonial architectural elements
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Fourth Street Elementary School

Los Angeles, CA

Fourth Street Elementary School was established in 1926 in the East Los Angeles community. The school serves grades 2-5 and is operated by the Los Angeles Unified School District, currently enrolling approximately 287 students with a 17:1 student-teacher ratio.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Not Recommended
Historic 7th Street with Route 66 signage and period architecture
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7th Street

Victorville, CA

7th Street is the heart of historic Route 66 in Victorville, California. Established as the primary thoroughfare through town when Route 66 was authorized in 1926, the street preserves mid-20th-century automobile culture with period buildings, museums, and iconic Route 66 landmarks including the California Route 66 Museum and the New Corral motel.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
High school building with theater facility
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Theater / Performance Venue

A.B. Miller High School Theater

Fontana, CA

A.B. Miller High School is a public secondary institution operated by the Fontana Unified School District in San Bernardino County. The school includes a theater facility used for student drama productions and cultural performances.

$All AgesFamily: High
Live Oak, CA, USA
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Haunted Dining / Bar

Adolph's Restaurant

Santa Cruz, CA

Adolph's Restaurant operated as a Santa Cruz institution from 1939 onward, serving as a gathering place for judges, lawyers, and the local community. Located proximate to the Santa Cruz County Courthouse, the restaurant became a judicial landmark. The building itself dates to the 1800s and is steeped in the city's legal and commercial history.

$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Commercial fast food restaurant exterior with drive-through window
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Jack in the Box - Topanga Canyon

Canoga Park, CA

Jack in the Box operates as a fast food franchise location at 7264 Topanga Canyon Boulevard in Canoga Park, California. It functions as a standard quick-service restaurant with no documented historical significance beyond normal commercial operations.

$All AgesFamily: Not Recommended
FedEx step van made by Xos, Inc. with a body made by Morgan Olson
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Alhambra High School

Alhambra, CA

Alhambra High School is a public secondary institution in Alhambra, California, serving the local community. The school includes a 400-meter cinder track used for athletics programming and competitive events.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Not Recommended
Public concrete skate park with ramps and obstacles
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Applegate Skate Park

Merced, CA

Applegate Skate Park is a public recreational skateboarding facility located in Merced, California. The concrete park serves the local skating community and casual park visitors with various ramps, obstacles, and skating surfaces.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Pet grooming salon storefront in Fresno commercial district
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Adorable Poodle Salon

Fresno, CA

Adorable Poodle Salon operated as a pet grooming business in Fresno, located on Blackstone Avenue between Gettysburg and Ashlan. The salon became one of Fresno's most distinctive businesses, gaining international paranormal recognition when featured on UK's Asylum list of the world's most unusual haunted locations.

$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Historic cemetery grounds with mature trees and manicured lawn
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Cemetery / Burial Ground

Acacia Memorial Park

Modesto, CA

Acacia Memorial Park was established in 1872 as the Masonic Cemetery by Stanislaus Lodge #206 Free and Accepted Masons. The cemetery expanded in the 1920s through land acquisition from the Odd Fellows Cemetery, and was officially incorporated in 1917. It remains an endowment-funded burial property.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
View inside the main theater of the Amargosa Opera House in 2026, looking towards the back and the seats as seen from the area near the stage
Haunted Hotel / Inn

Amargosa Opera House and Hotel

Amargosa, CA

Built 1923-25 by the Pacific Coast Borax Company as a company town hub featuring a 23-room hotel and theater. The U-shaped Spanish Colonial Revival complex served miners and company officials during the borax mining era. Since 1967, it has operated as a cultural venue and hotel.

$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Historic Victorian-era commercial building on Main Street in Riverside
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At the Villa

Riverside, CA

At the Villa occupied a historic building dating to circa 1890 at 3563 Main Street in Riverside, one block north of the Mission Inn. The building originally served as a bath house before being converted to an antiques store. The antiques business has since closed, though the building remains.

$All AgesFamily: Moderate
High school building with gymnasium and theater facilities
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Baldwin Park High School

Baldwin Park, CA

Baldwin Park High School is a public secondary educational institution operated by the Baldwin Park Unified School District. The school includes basketball facilities and a stage used for theatrical performances and school events.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Not Recommended
Ventura Rd. Port Hueneme Driving North
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Bard Mansion

Port Hueneme, CA

Bard Mansion, also known as Berylwood, was constructed in 1912 by California Senator Thomas Bard as a family residence in Port Hueneme. The Spanish Colonial Revival structure remains a significant architectural landmark, now located within Naval Construction Battalion Center Port Hueneme. The mansion serves as the historical centerpiece of Port Hueneme's cultural heritage.

$$RestrictedFamily: Moderate
Main street of the silver-mining ghost town of Cerro Gordo, Looking E to mine dumps and Cerro Gordo Peak, Inyo County, CA, USA
Haunted House / Historic Home

Belshaw House

Keeler, CA

The Belshaw House was constructed in 1868 by Mortimer Belshaw, one of California's most prominent silver barons. Located within the Cerro Gordo ghost town, the structure represents the apex of 19th-century mining prosperity. Belshaw pioneered silver transportation from the mines, operating the Yellow Road toll road that connected mining operations to Los Angeles.

$All AgesFamily: Low
Bethany Reservoir with surrounding hills and recreation facilities
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Bethany Reservoir

Tracy, CA

Bethany Reservoir is a public recreation area operated by California State Parks near Tracy in San Joaquin County. The reservoir provides water recreation facilities including fishing, boating, and hiking opportunities for the public.

$All AgesFamily: Low
Five-image 180-degree panorama looking east from Oxford Avenue north of 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA. On the far-right side, below, people are seen waiting for (COVID-19 sparked) distribution of free vegetables in the Anderson-Munger YMCA parking structure. Korean-language businesses are in the foreg
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Big Yellow House Restaurant

Summerland, CA

The Big Yellow House was constructed in the late 1800s by H.L. Williams, founder of Summerland. Originally built as a private residence, the structure was converted to an upscale restaurant by John and June Young in the early 1970s. The building remains a visible landmark from Highway 101, though the restaurant has closed.

$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Historic 1885 mill building converted to theater
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Theater / Performance Venue

Benicia Old Town Theater / Portuguese Hall

Benicia, CA

The building at 140 W J Street in downtown Benicia was constructed in 1885 as a working mill. The structure was later converted to cultural and community use, becoming the Portuguese Cultural Center and home to the Benicia Theatre Group, established in 1964. The venue serves as both an active performing arts center and a documented paranormal hotspot.

$$All AgesFamily: High
Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad
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Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad & Bill Mason Carousel

Los Gatos, CA

Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad and Bill Mason Carousel are historic amusement park attractions in Los Gatos, California. The carousel and miniature railroad represent classic American amusement park heritage.

$$All AgesFamily: High
High school building with WWII-era architecture
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Birmingham High School

Los Angeles, CA

Birmingham High School is built on the site of a World War II military hospital that served injured and amputee servicemen. Named after General Birmingham, the facility treated wounded soldiers throughout the war. After WWII, the building was renovated and converted to educational use as a public high school.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Mountain road in Shasta County Cascade foothills
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Black Ranch Road

Burney, CA

Black Ranch Road is an isolated mountain road in the Burney area of Shasta County, California, located in the forested Cascade foothills approximately 50 miles northeast of Redding. The road passes through rural terrain with historical significance to the region's settlement patterns and transportation routes.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Catholic high school building in Torrance
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Bishop Montgomery High

Torrance, CA

Bishop Montgomery High is a private Catholic secondary school in Torrance, California. The school operates as a religious educational institution administered by the Catholic Church.

$All AgesFamily: Not Recommended
Phantom 4 Pro photo.
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Black Star Canyon

Silverado, CA

Black Star Canyon occupies remote terrain within the Santa Ana Mountains of eastern Orange County. Historical significance derives from archaeological evidence of Tongva-Gabrieliño occupation and the reported 1831 armed conflict between American fur trappers led by William Wolfskill and indigenous residents. The canyon was historically used as a seasonal gathering site for acorn harvesting.

$All AgesFamily: Low
Blue Sky Lodge historic inn in Carmel Valley
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Haunted Hotel / Inn

Blue Sky Lodge

Carmel Valley, CA

Blue Sky Lodge was established in 1952 as a family-owned inn in Carmel Valley, California. The lodge operated continuously for over seven decades as a small, independently-run hospitality business. The property has closed as of 2026, though it remains historically significant as a mid-century lodging establishment.

$$$All AgesFamily: High
Remote mountain canyon terrain near Irvine
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Outdoor / Natural Site

BlackStar Canyon

Irvine, CA

BlackStar Canyon is a remote mountain canyon located near Irvine in Orange County, California, within or adjacent to Irvine Ranch conservancy lands. The canyon occupies terrain historically used by indigenous populations and later inhabited sporadically during the settlement period of Southern California.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Low
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Battlefield / Military Site

Bluff Road

Montebello, CA

The site of Bluff Road and Washington Boulevard in Montebello marks the location of the Battle of Río San Gabriel (January 8, 1847), a key engagement during the Mexican-American War. Approximately 500 Mexican forces under General José María Flores were positioned on bluffs overlooking the San Gabriel River when American forces under Captain Robert F. Stockton and General Stephen W. Kearney attacked. The battle ended in a Mexican defeat and was strategically significant in the American military campaign for California.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Bonfante Gardens, Gilroy ,CA
Theatrical Haunted Attraction

Gilroy Gardens

Gilroy, CA

Gilroy Gardens opened to the public on June 15, 2001, founded by Michael and Claudia Bonfante following their sale of the Nob Hill Foods supermarket chain. The park was built over 25 years on property originally developed as Tree Haven, a commercial nursery. The name changed to Gilroy Gardens in February 2007.

$$$All AgesFamily: High
Palm tree and Coast Redwood along California State Route 236 (Big Basin Highway) in Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz County, California
Haunted Hotel / Inn

Brookdale Lodge

Boulder Creek, CA

Brookdale Lodge opened in the early 1900s as a creek-side resort under James Harvey Logan, creator of the loganberry and Santa Cruz County judge. By the Prohibition era, the property hosted organized crime figures and operated as a speakeasy. The resort achieved peak popularity in the 1950s-60s, hosting Hollywood celebrities and international dignitaries before financial decline.

$$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Heat Island Effect
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Cal State Monterey Bay

Seaside, CA

California State University, Monterey Bay is a public university in Seaside, California with reported paranormal activity on campus.

FreeAll Ages (College campus)Family: High
Photo of Cal State University
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Cal State University

California, CA

A California State University campus with reported paranormal activity.

FreeAll Ages (College campus)Family: High
Calexico High School exterior with football field
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Museum / Historical Site

Calexico High School

Calexico, CA

Calexico High School operates as a secondary educational institution in the border community of Calexico, California. The school lost a student—a cheerleader—in an automobile accident while returning from an away football game.

FreeRestricted - Active SchoolFamily: Moderate
(1 in a multiple picture set) This picture was taken on a 1980 visit to Calico, CA. I was at the east end of Main Street, looking down upon the desert and mountains as the sun was setting. In a little while, I turned around and saw the ghost town in a whole different perspective. The old building
Outdoor / Natural Site

Calico Ghost Town

Yermo, CA

Calico was founded in 1881 as a silver mining boomtown in the Mojave Desert. The Silver King Mine became California's largest silver producer, generating 70% of the state's silver output during the mid-1880s. The town achieved peak prosperity before declining as silver prices collapsed.

$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
California Baptist University W.E. James Building exterior
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Museum / Historical Site

California Baptist University

Riverside, CA

California Baptist University occupies the site of former institutional buildings. The W.E. James Building was originally The New Homes of Woodcraft—a retirement and care home for elderly members of a fraternal organization, purchased by California Baptist University in 1954. Underground tunnel systems exist beneath the campus, historically used for storage.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Los Angeles Rams banner at Luedtke Bridge, Cal Lutheran.
Haunted Hotel / Inn

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

Mount Clef Hall is a dormitory at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, built in 1961. Local legend claims the dorm was constructed on the site of a former hotel where a small child was murdered.

FreeStudents/ResidentsFamily: Low
California Theatre of the Performing Arts exterior, San Bernardino, 1928
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Theater / Performance Venue

California Theatre of the Performing Arts

San Bernardino, CA

The California Theatre opened August 15, 1928, as a Fox West Coast vaudeville and movie palace designed by architect John Paxton Perrine in California Churrigueresque style. Home to the Mighty Wurlitzer organ, it screened classics like King Kong and The Wizard of Oz in the 1930s. Most notably, Will Rogers gave his final public performance here on June 28, 1935, just weeks before his fatal plane crash in Alaska.

$$All AgesFamily: High
California Theatre of the Performing Arts exterior, San Bernardino, 1928
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Theater / Performance Venue

California Theatre of the Performing Arts

San Bernardino, CA

The California Theatre opened August 15, 1928, as a Fox West Coast vaudeville and movie palace designed by architect John Paxton Perrine in California Churrigueresque style. Home to the Mighty Wurlitzer organ, it screened classics like King Kong and The Wizard of Oz in the 1930s. Most notably, Will Rogers gave his final public performance here on June 28, 1935, just weeks before his fatal plane crash in Alaska.

$$All AgesFamily: High
Yosemite National Park, United States
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Camp 6

Yosemite National Park, CA

Camp 6, formerly known as Camp Tresidder, operated as employee housing for Yosemite National Park staff and concessionaire workers. Located south of Yosemite Village along the Merced River, it consisted of tent cabin structures housing approximately 80 employees. The camp was destroyed in the catastrophic 1997 Yosemite Valley flood and has since been converted to a day-use parking facility.

$All AgesFamily: High
Camp Bothin Stone House, former Arequipa Sanatorium dormitory building
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Camp Bothin

Fairfax, CA

Camp Bothin occupies land donated by philanthropist Henry Bothin that once hosted the Arequipa Sanatorium, a tuberculosis treatment facility opened by Dr. Philip King Brown in 1911 following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The sanatorium closed in 1956 as tuberculosis treatments advanced. In 1961, Girl Scouts of Northern California leased the property and established it as a youth camp, which continues today on 47 acres of Marin redwood forest.

$Girl Scouts and organized groups, by arrangementFamily: Moderate
Camp Far West Lake shoreline and surrounding oak woodland landscape
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Camp Far West Lake

Wheatland, CA

The area surrounding Camp Far West Lake holds significant Nisenan (Southern Maidu) historical importance. The Nisenan inhabited the region from the Sacramento Valley into the Sierra Nevada, spanning modern Placer, Nevada, Yuba, Sacramento, and El Dorado counties before European contact. Camp Far West was established as a military post in 1849 to manage conflicts between indigenous populations and gold-rush settlers, though it ultimately could not prevent the decimation of the Nisenan people.

$All AgesFamily: High
Bonaventure Cemetery
Cemetery / Burial Ground

Bonaventure Cemetery

Savannah, GA

Bonaventure Cemetery is a Victorian-era burial ground in Savannah, Georgia, established as part of the city's 19th-century cemetery expansion. Its most famous burial is that of Gracie Watson, a young girl who died of pneumonia on April 7, 1889, two days before Easter. Her father, W.J. Watson, manager of the Pulaski Hotel in Savannah, commissioned sculptor John Walz to create a life-sized marble statue as a memorial—a monument that has become one of the most visited graves in Georgia.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Exterior facade of AMC Classic New Smyrna 12 multiplex cinema
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Theatrical Haunted Attraction

Beacon Theater

New Smyrna Beach, FL

Beacon Theater opened November 17, 1985, as an eight-screen multiplex cinema operated by Theatre Management Inc. The facility expanded to twelve screens with stadium seating in 1999. Now operates as AMC Classic New Smyrna 12 following ownership transitions through Carmike Cinemas (2014) and AMC Theatres (2017).

$$All AgesFamily: High
Black Creek Cemetery entrance, Freeport, Florida
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Cemetery / Burial Ground

Black Creek Cemetery

Freeport, FL

Black Creek Cemetery occupies land that has served as a burial ground since the 1800s in Walton County, Florida. Adjacent to the cemetery stood a church constructed in the 19th century, serving the local community until its demolition. The town of Freeport was settled by 1830 and has deep roots in North Florida and early American history. When a new church replaced the original structure, the historic bell tower was disassembled and relocated out of state.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Miami-Biltmore Hotel
Haunted Hotel / Inn

The Biltmore Hotel

Coral Gables, FL

The Biltmore Hotel opened on January 15, 1926, as a palatial resort designed by acclaimed architects Schultze and Weaver and founded by developer George Merrick and hotel magnate John McEntee Bowman. Its tower was modeled after the Giralda in Seville, Spain. The hotel featured the world's largest swimming pool at the time and hosted high-society galas, fashion shows, and golf tournaments. During World War II, the federal government converted the property into a military hospital; it later operated as a veterans hospital and university campus until 1968. A comprehensive $55 million restoration returned the hotel to operation in 1987.

$$$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Blue Spring State Park
Outdoor / Natural Site

Blue Springs

Orange City, FL

Blue Spring State Park encompasses 2,600 acres of preserved natural habitat around Volusia Blue Spring, the largest natural spring system on the St. Johns River. Louis P. Thursby settled the area in 1856, establishing one of the first steamboat landings and orange groves on the upper river. The Thursby House, constructed in 1872 from Georgia pine and expanded in 1900, now operates as a museum within the park. The spring's consistent 72-73 degree temperature makes it a critical winter refuge for Florida manatees.

$$All AgesFamily: High
Boca Raton, FL, USA
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Outdoor / Natural Site

South Inlet Park / Boca Raton Inlet

Boca Raton, FL

South Inlet Park sits on Boca Raton's eastern coastline, two miles southeast of downtown. The park preserves the Eshleman Pavilion, a 1930s Porte Cochere moved to the site in 1981 from the historic Cabana Club. Listed on Palm Beach County's Historic Registry, it offers fishing, swimming, and picnic facilities.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Britton Cinema 8 exterior from South Dale Mabry Highway
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Britton Cinema / Britton Theater

Tampa, FL

The Britton Theater opened on August 15, 1956 as a 2,200-seat single-screen cinema designed by architect James E. Casale, heralded as the first modern indoor theater built in 32 years. The theater was converted to a triplex in 1983 and an eight-screen multiplex in 1992. It continues to operate as a functioning cinema.

$All AgesFamily: High
AcrossLot
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Broward College Central Campus

Davie, FL

Broward College's Central Campus in Davie operates as a comprehensive community college serving South Florida. On January 21, 2002, a domestic violence murder-suicide occurred on campus between Building 5 and an adjacent structure, resulting in two deaths and creating the historical trauma that spawned persistent paranormal reports.

FreeAll Ages (Campus Access Restricted)Family: Low
British Home Shop building exterior, Colorado Springs
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British Home Shop

Colorado Springs, CO

The British Home Shop operated as a specialty retail store in Colorado Springs, offering imported British goods, home items, and merchandise reflecting British culture. Located at 4721 North Academy Boulevard, the shop operated from its opening until its closure by 2026. The storefront was known within the Colorado Springs paranormal community for consistent documented paranormal activity.

$All AgesFamily: High
Brittany Hill tower structure overlooking Denver metropolitan area
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Brittany Hill

Thornton, CO

Brittany Hill was constructed in the early 1980s on an elevated lot in Thornton, Colorado. Originally opening as a restaurant with spectacular views of the Denver skyline and Rocky Mountains, it operated in this capacity for decades before being converted into a premier event and wedding venue. The venue features Tuscan-inspired architecture with elegant interior appointments including crystal chandeliers, exposed wood beams, and a distinctive tower structure.

$$$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
The Mediterranean Revival style Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Haunted Hotel / Inn

The Broadmoor

Colorado Springs, CO

The Broadmoor was established in 1918 by Colorado Springs philanthropists Spencer and Julie Penrose. Built on land adjacent to Cheyenne Lake at the base of Cheyenne Mountain, the resort development built upon the legacy of Count James Pourtales, a wealthy Prussian who had developed the original casino on the property in the 1890s. The Broadmoor has expanded significantly with additional buildings constructed between 1961 and 2001, becoming one of Colorado's premier luxury resorts.

$$$All AgesFamily: High
Brook Forest Inn, historic timber-and-stone building, Evergreen Colorado
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Brook Forest Inn

Evergreen, CO

A small cabin was built on this 350-acre property in 1909 as a Westerfield family homestead. After the family abandoned the land during a harsh winter, Edwin and Riggi Welz took possession and established the Brook Forest Inn in 1919, offering running water, electricity, and baths. The inn has operated continuously since 1919 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. The three-story timber-and-stone structure maintains its historic character while serving as a bed-and-breakfast with 16 uniquely appointed rooms.

$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Benedictine Hall, the original 1901 Romanesque Revival building at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois
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Museum / Historical Site

Benedictine University

Lisle, IL

Benedictine University was founded in 1887 by Czech and Slovak Benedictine monks in Chicago and relocated to Lisle in 1901. The campus occupies 108 acres that once housed St. Joseph's Bohemian Orphanage (1898-1956), where twenty-three children died and were buried on the grounds.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Benedictine University campus buildings in Lisle, Illinois
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Benidictine University

Lisle, IL

Benedictine University, founded in 1887 by Czech and Slovak monks, relocated to Lisle in 1901. The campus was built on the former site of St. Joseph's Bohemian Orphanage. The institution expanded through the 20th century and became coeducational in 1968.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Blood Point Road rural county route in Boone County, Illinois
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Blood Point Road

Cherry Valley, IL

Blood Point Road takes its name from Arthur Blood, an 1830s settler in Flora Township, Boone County. The 2.8-mile rural road runs east-west from Pearl Street to Cherry Valley Road in northern Illinois, near Rockford.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Blood's Point Cemetery grounds near Belvedere, Illinois
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Blood's Point Cemetery

Belvedere, IL

Blood's Point Cemetery is a historic burial ground near Belvedere, Illinois in Boone County. The cemetery serves as a final resting place for generations of local residents and has been a recognized burial site for well over a century.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Bloods Point Road railroad bridge in Boone County, Illinois
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Bloods Point Road

Cherry Valley, IL

Bloods Point Road extends through Flora Township in Boone County near Rockford, Illinois. A railroad bridge along the road is the focal point of local paranormal legends and historical folklore involving alleged tragic events.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Bloods Point Cemetery entrance and grounds in Flora Township, Illinois
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Bloods Point Cemetery

Flora, IL

Bloods Point Cemetery was established in 1836 in Flora Township, Boone County, taking its name from Arthur Blood, an 1830s settler and the first European-American resident of the region. The cemetery serves as a burial ground for over two centuries of local residents.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Bloomington High School South entrance. Facility has been converted into a multipurpose business and office space.
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Blooming Grove Academy

Bloomington, IL

Blooming Grove Academy is a former junior high school in Bloomington, Illinois. The building has been preserved and now functions as an academy, offering educational and paranormal investigation opportunities.

$All AgesFamily: Moderate
found in Cahokia Mounds State Park
Outdoor / Natural Site

Cahokia Mounds

Collinsville, IL

Cahokia Mounds is a 2,200-acre UNESCO World Heritage Site in Collinsville, Illinois containing 80 surviving prehistoric earthen mounds. The site was occupied by the Mississippian civilization from approximately 600-1400 CE, at its peak encompassing 4,000 acres with a population exceeding 10,000 inhabitants.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Campground Cemetery rural burial ground near Mattoon, Illinois
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Campground Cemetery

Mattoon, IL

Campground Cemetery is a small historic burial ground located in Coles County, Illinois, adjacent to Lake Road southwest of Mattoon. The cemetery serves as a burial site for early local residents and reflects 19th and early 20th-century burial practices in rural Illinois.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Brooks Middle School building in Wichita, Kansas
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Brooks Middle School

Wichita, KS

Brooks Middle School is an active educational institution in Wichita, Kansas, serving the city's public school system. The school building houses classroom, administrative, and activity spaces typical of middle school infrastructure. The specific history of the building's construction and previous uses is not extensively documented in publicly available sources.

$Students and Staff OnlyFamily: Not Recommended
Empire Park Building A
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C&H Lanes

Chanute, KS

C&H Lanes is an operating bowling alley located in downtown Chanute, Kansas. The facility serves the local community as a recreational venue offering bowling lanes, arcade games, and social gathering space. The specific construction date and previous uses of the building are not extensively documented in publicly available sources.

$$All AgesFamily: High
Brown Mansion three-story Gilded Age architecture in Coffeyville, Kansas
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Brown Mansion

Coffeyville, KS

The Brown Mansion is a 16-room, three-story mansion completed in 1904 by William Pitzer (W.P.) Brown, a businessman who accumulated wealth through lumber and natural gas interests in Coffeyville. The structure was designed by the Kansas City architectural firm of Wilder and Wight at a cost of $125,000. The mansion was the family residence until 1970, when Violet Brown, the sole surviving child, sold it to the Coffeyville Historical Society for use as a museum.

$$All AgesFamily: High
Historic East Lawn Cemetery in Sheldon, Iowa with Victorian-era archway
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9th Street Graveyard

Sheldon, IA

East Lawn Cemetery in Sheldon, Iowa, was established in June 1881 when Mayor Wykoff purchased ten acres in the Hartenbower Addition for $400. The cemetery became the final resting place for generations of O'Brien County residents. An archway erected in 1893 by the Ladies Cemetery Association remains a distinctive landmark. The site is currently maintained by the City of Sheldon.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Converted apartment building formerly used as funeral home in Story City, Iowa
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Apartment Building

Story City, IA

The apartment building in Story City was formerly a funeral home before being converted into a three-unit residential building. The structure's funeral home heritage remains part of its architectural and local cultural history, though specific dates of original construction and conversion are not readily available through public records.

$Residential - PrivateFamily: Moderate
T.M. Sinclair Mansion
Museum / Historical Site

Brucemore

Cedar Rapids, IA

Brucemore is a 21-room Queen Anne mansion designed by Indianapolis architect Maximilian Allardt and constructed from 1884 to 1886 by Caroline Sinclair, widow of pioneer industrialist Thomas M. Sinclair. The structure stands on a 26-acre estate in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and is Iowa's only National Trust for Historic Preservation site. Significant renovations in 1905 by the Douglas family added architectural features and modernized the interior.

$$All AgesFamily: High
The building that was once the Burtis Opera House (1867) is located in downtown Davenport, Iowa. It severally damaged in a fire in the 1920s and rebuilt to its current appearance.
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Haunted Hotel / Inn

Blackhawk Hotel

Davenport, IA

The Hotel Blackhawk opened in 1915 as a luxurious eleven-story fireproof hotel on Main Street in Davenport, Iowa, built at a cost of $1 million by businessman W.F. Miller. Designed by the architectural firm Temple & Burrows with Italian Renaissance and Art Deco elements, it originally featured 225 rooms with private bathrooms. Four additional floors were added in 1920, bringing capacity to 400 rooms. The hotel hosted presidents, celebrities, and big bands throughout the twentieth century.

$$$All AgesFamily: High
Cherokee Public Library, Cherokee, Iowa.
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American Theatre

Cherokee, IA

The American Theatre was built in 1920 by Barry Sisk and Walter James as a movie palace on East Main Street in Cherokee, Iowa. After remaining empty due to financial constraints, Dale Goldie purchased it at a Sheriff's sale in 1923. The theatre was upgraded during the WPA era in the 1930s with dramatic murals and is now operated as the American 3 Theatre (a 3-screen multiplex) by Fridley Theatres. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

$$All Ages (varies by film rating)Family: High
U.S. Senator Rand Paul speaking with supporters on his "The Iowa 10,000 College Tour!" at the Dows Conference Center at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
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Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

Buena Vista University is a private liberal arts institution in Storm Lake, Iowa, established in 1891. The campus occupies a prominent location in the town's center. McAllister Cottage, a student residential building on College Avenue, was demolished and replaced with a parking lot, though its location and the associated folklore remain part of campus history.

FreeAcademic CommunityFamily: High
Boy Scout Camp Ingawanas near Waverly, Iowa
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Camp Ingawanas

Waverly, IA

Camp Ingawanas (now Ingawanis Adventure Base) is a Boy Scout camp operated by the Winnebago Council, Boy Scouts of America, serving Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, and Venturing Crews in the Waverly, Iowa area. The camp provides outdoor education and Scout programming on its facilities near Waverly.

$Scouts and Approved Programs OnlyFamily: Low
Historic Campbell Cemetery in Bertram Township, Iowa with notable tree
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Campbell Cemetery

Bertram, IA

Campbell Cemetery is a historic burial ground located in Bertram Township, Linn County, Iowa, serving the local community with graves spanning multiple generations. The cemetery features typical grave markers, landscape features including trees, and a gazebo structure providing shelter and gathering space for cemetery visitors.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
31E Bridge near Scottsville, Kentucky
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31E Bridge

Scottsville, KY

Highway 31E bridge near Scottsville carries traffic across waterways. Local folklore references older bridge structure that failed catastrophically.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Alice Lloyd College campus in Pippa Passes, Kentucky
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Alice Lloyd College

Pippa Passes, KY

Alice Lloyd College is mountain college in Appalachia. Multiple buildings on campus reported to have paranormal activity.

$Campus CommunityFamily: High
Alice Lloyd Radio Station on campus
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Alice Lloyd Radio Station

Pippa Passes, KY

Radio station on Alice Lloyd College campus serves broadcast functions for institutional and community purposes.

$Staff OnlyFamily: High
Ben Hawes State Park wooded area in Owensboro, Kentucky
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Ben Hawes State Park

Owensboro, KY

Ben Hawes State Park encompasses woodland in Owensboro area. Local folklore references 18th century witch trial execution within park lands.

$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant, Berea, Kentucky.
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Berea College

Berea, KY

Boone Tavern Hotel built 1908 on Berea College campus. Sub-basement dug in 1940s houses offices and laundry. Underground Railroad connection is folkloric rather than historically verified.

$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Bethlehem Academy building in Elizabethtown, Kentucky
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Bethlehem Academy

Elizabethtown, KY

Historic building operated as convent then hotel before becoming restaurant. Building carries dark history of alleged murders.

$$All AgesFamily: Low
A memorial obelisk to the Americans who fought at the Battle of Blue Licks, located off U.S. Route 68 at Blue Licks Battlefield State Park in Robertson County, Kentucky, United States. According to an inscription just above the pilasters, the obelisk was placed in 1928.
Battlefield / Military Site

Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park

Carlisle, KY

Blue Licks served as a natural mineral spring and salt lick along the Licking River before hosting the Battle of Blue Licks on August 19, 1782. This Revolutionary War engagement resulted in the deaths of approximately 70 Kentucky settlers, including militia leader Stephen Trigg and Daniel Boone's son Israel.

$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Eastern side and front of the First Christian Church of Winchester, located at 24 E. Hickman Street in Winchester, Kentucky, United States. It was built in 1909.
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Museum / Historical Site

Bluegrass Heritage Museum

Winchester, KY

Built in 1887 by Dr. Ishmael as a medical facility, the Romanesque Revival structure became the Guerrant Clinic and Hospital in 1927. It operated as a medical institution until 1971, performing surgeries and serving as a hospital facility for Central Kentucky for nearly a century.

$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Historic church structure at Big Bone Lick State Historic Site in Union, Kentucky
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Big Bone Lick State Historic Site

Union, KY

Big Bone Lick, designated the birthplace of American vertebrate paleontology, has hosted human activity for millennia. Native Americans first discovered the site; European explorers arrived in 1739. Thomas Jefferson commissioned the first organized fossil excavations in 1807 under William Clark's direction, recovering over 300 paleontological specimens.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Historic Old Richardsville Road Bridge spanning the Barren River in Warren County, Kentucky
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Old Richardsville Road Bridge

Bowling Green, KY

The Old Richardsville Road Bridge is a rare three-span cast and wrought-iron bowstring truss structure built between 1860-1889 by the King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio. It crosses the Barren River in Warren County and was inducted into the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
The Campbell House historic hotel building on South Broadway in Lexington, Kentucky
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Haunted Hotel / Inn

The Campbell House

Lexington, KY

The Campbell House was constructed in 1951 as a luxury hotel in Lexington. Originally developed as a historic motor inn in an equestrian town, it has operated continuously as a hospitality facility and developed a reputation as one of Kentucky's most renowned haunted hotels.

$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Front of Druien Hall on the campus of Campbellsville University in Campbellsville, Kentucky, United States.
Museum / Historical Site

Campbellsville University - Fine Arts Building

Campbellsville, KY

The Fine Arts Building at Campbellsville University originated as a Catholic hospital facility, later converted to academic use. The building now houses the university's School of Art and serves as a center for creative instruction on the 80-acre main campus in central Kentucky.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Keeper's House in Antietam National Cemetery, Pennsylvania, built 1867.
Battlefield / Military Site

Antietam National Battlefield

Sharpsburg, MD

On September 17, 1862, the Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Maryland became the single bloodiest day in American military history, with 23,100 men killed, wounded, or missing in a 12-hour engagement between Union and Confederate forces.

$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Exterior of BJ's Wholesale Club warehouse at 4201 Wholesale Club Drive in Baltimore, Maryland
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BJ's Wholesale Club

Baltimore, MD

The BJ's Wholesale Club at 4201 Wholesale Club Drive was constructed on the site of a former Baltimore trailer park. The warehouse facility provides membership-based retail services to the Baltimore metropolitan area.

$All AgesFamily: High
Fenway/Kenmore, Boston, MA, USA
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Berklee College of Music

Boston, MA

The Sherry Biltmore Hotel, an early 20th-century residential building at 150 Massachusetts Avenue, was the site of a devastating fire on June 17, 1963 that killed multiple guests. Berklee College of Music purchased the building in 1972 and converted it into a residential dormitory.

$$$Berklee students only; no public paranormal toursFamily: Low
John Boyle O'Reilly Memorial by Daniel Chester French (1850–1931), located on the Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Sculpture dedicated in 1896.
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Boston Conservatory Dorms

Boston, MA

The Boston Conservatory was founded in 1867 as an independent music conservatory. The building at 8 Fenway occupies the former site of a 19th-century hospital. The Boston Conservatory merged with Berklee College of Music on June 1, 2016, becoming Boston Conservatory at Berklee.

$$$Boston Conservatory students onlyFamily: Moderate
Location of the temporary BU East/Central station used during reconstruction in 2002-03
Haunted Hotel / Inn

Boston University

Boston, MA

Built in 1923 as one of the original Sheraton Hotels, Kilachand Hall (formerly Shelton Hall) was purchased by Boston University in 1954. Nobel Prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill lived in suite 401 from 1951 until his death in November 1953.

$$$Boston University students onlyFamily: High
Bridgewater State University student apartment complex on campus
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Bridgewater State College Apartments

Bridgewater, MA

Bridgewater State University, established in 1840, operates a residential campus with 11 residence halls and apartment complexes housing approximately 3,300 students. The student apartments are part of the modern residential infrastructure at the university's campus in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

$$$Bridgewater State students onlyFamily: Moderate
Tillinghast Hall at Bridgewater State University, a historic dormitory building with paranormal reputation
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Bridgewater State College

Bridgewater, MA

Tillinghast Hall is the original dormitory building at Bridgewater State University, dating to the 1800s. The building was destroyed in a major campus fire on December 10, 1924, and was rebuilt, reopening in 1926. It remains a prominent administrative and residential building on campus.

FreeCampus visitors welcome; dormitory access restrictedFamily: Moderate
Pearl French's rocking chair granite headstone in Broadway Street Cemetery, Taunton, Massachusetts
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Broadway Street Cemetery

Taunton, MA

Pearl E. French was born August 21, 1878, and died March 26, 1882, from spinal meningitis at age three. Her parents commissioned an Empire-style rocking chair headstone carved from granite as a memorial, titled "Her Vacant Chair" after a poem about childhood mortality. Her cousin Veva Lucille Johnson, who also died of meningitis, was buried beside her in 1884.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Mall in Burlington, Massachusetts
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Burlington Mall

Burlington, MA

Burlington Mall, opened in 1968, is a shopping center in Burlington, Massachusetts housing various retail establishments including Sears. The mall has served the region for decades as a commercial shopping destination.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Cambridge Public Library
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Cambridge Rindge and Latin School

Cambridge, MA

Cambridge Rindge and Latin School includes the War Memorial Recreation Center, which commemorates World War II soldiers. The facility houses a pool, gymnasium, and other athletic spaces within the school infrastructure.

$School staff and students; limited public accessFamily: High
Camp Kiwanee historic buildings on the grounds of "The Needles" estate in Hanson, Massachusetts
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Camp Kiwanee

Hanson, MA

Camp Kiwanee sits on the historic grounds of "The Needles," a summer estate built by industrialist Albert Cameron Burrage between 1899 and 1905. The property is now operated as a public camp facility offering summer camping, day trips, and event hosting.

$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Wooded trails at Camp Titticut Reservation in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, site of Native American burial grounds and former boys' camp
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Camp Titticut

Bridgewater, MA

Camp Titticut was first settled by Native Americans in the 1500s and served as a seasonal settlement and burial ground. In 1930, the site was developed as a boys' summer camp, operating through the 1950s. Excavations in 1946 uncovered numerous Native American artifacts and remains. Most buildings were destroyed in the late 1980s.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Biddeford Main Street Historic District, Biddeford, Maine.
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Theater / Performance Venue

City Theater (Biddeford)

Biddeford, ME

City Theater occupies a site originally developed as a municipal building and opera house in the 1840s. After fire destroyed the original structure in 1894, architect John Calvin Stevens designed the current building in 1895. The rebuilt opera house reopened January 20, 1896, and has operated continuously as a cultural venue for nearly 130 years.

$$All AgesFamily: High
The Green Bridge spanning the West Branch of the Penobscot River on Route 11 near Millinocket, Maine
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Brownville Road

Millinocket, ME

Brownville Road near Millinocket, Maine provides critical historical access to the region. The Green Bridge, completed in 1948 and built between the 1920s-1940s, served as a vital transportation link from Brownville to Millinocket when the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad was the primary prior option.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
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Boothbay Opera House

Boothbay Harbor, ME

Built in 1894 as headquarters for the Knights of Pythias fraternal organization, the Boothbay Opera House quickly became a cultural hub for live performances, civic events, and entertainment ranging from theatrical productions to sporting events.

$$All AgesFamily: High
Historic Big Woods Cemetery in Edgerly, Louisiana, with massive oak canopy and grave markers
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Big Woods Cemetery

Edgerly, LA

Big Woods Cemetery was officially consecrated in 1827 when wealthy Louisiana resident James Bryan donated a dozen acres of land for burial purposes. The cemetery served as a primary burial ground for the Edgerly community, with the nearby Big Woods Baptist Church providing spiritual context. The cemetery has been expanded multiple times throughout its nearly 200-year history.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
1928 white brick Biomedical Engineering Building in Ruston, Louisiana with austere architectural design
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Biomedical Engineering Building (CREST Building)

Ruston, LA

The Biomedical Engineering Building opened in 1928 as Ruston-Lincoln Sanitarium with morgue on the first floor and surgical suite on the fourth. It transitioned to a nursing home in 1963 and remained in operation until the 1970s. Louisiana Tech University acquired it for research purposes and currently operates it as the CREST Building.

$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Louisiana Supreme Court building in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Bottom of the Cup Tea Room

New Orleans, LA

Bottom of the Cup Tea Room has operated continuously since 1929 in the French Quarter. The building itself dates to the antebellum period when it served as a residence for Julie, an Octoroon woman maintained as the mistress of a wealthy Creole businessman. The structure represents French Quarter architecture and 19th-century social complexities.

$$All AgesFamily: High
Historic Adams Mill grist mill structure with covered bridge in Cutler, Indiana
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Museum / Historical Site

Adams Mill

Cutler, IN

Adams Mill was constructed in 1845 by John Adams as a grist mill in Cutler, Indiana. The mill operated for over 100 years producing assorted grades of flour. Today, the structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and operates as a museum of early rural Americana.

$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Former Black Oak site in Gary, Indiana
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Black Oak

Gary, IN

Black Oak was a clandestine speakeasy and brothel operating along an interstate near Gary, Indiana during the Prohibition era. The facility served as both a bar and a house of prostitution. The building was eventually demolished, but the site remains significant in paranormal and Prohibition history.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Low
Blackfoot Cemetery rural burial grounds in Pike County, Indiana
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Blackfoot Cemetery

Oakland City, IN

Blackfoot Cemetery is located in Morgan Township, Pike County, Indiana and contains over 800 interments dating from the 1800s. The cemetery occupies the traditional burial grounds of the Blackfoot Native American tribe before it became a formal cemetery.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Blue River waterway near Corydon, Indiana
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Blue River

Corydon, IN

Blue River flows through Harrison County near Corydon, Indiana. The river has long been used for recreational canoeing and boating. The waterway is surrounded by natural forest and scenic landscape characteristic of southern Indiana.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Boon Hutch Cemetery historic burial ground with cave system in Putnam County, Indiana
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Cemetery / Burial Ground

Boon Hutch Cemetery

Greencastle, IN

Boon Hutch Cemetery (also known as Boone-Hutcheson Cemetery) is located southwest of Greencastle in Putnam County, Indiana. The cemetery contains graves dating from the 1800s and contains a cave system with an underground chamber.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Historic steel Whipple truss bridge spanning the St. Marys River
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Bostick Bridge

Fort Wayne, IN

The Bostick Road Bridge, constructed in 1894 by the Canton Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio, is a pin-connected Whipple through truss spanning the St. Marys River in Allen County. After closure for safety concerns in 2004, the historic structure underwent a comprehensive $1.1 million restoration, disassembling and replacing worn components while preserving its original engineering.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Historic 1897 Bristol Opera House theater in Bristol, Indiana
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Bristol Opera House

Bristol, IN

Built in 1896-1897 by brothers Cyrus and Horace Mosier, the Bristol Opera House (originally the Moiser Opera House) opened with a production of U.S.S. Pinafore. After decades of service as a theater, music hall, and cinema, the building deteriorated significantly by the 1940s. The Elkhart Civic Theatre company leased and restored it beginning in 1960, reopening in July 1961 with theatrical performances that continue today.

$$All Ages (varies by production)Family: High
Historic 1894 metal truss bridge spanning the East Fork White River near Shoals, Indiana
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Brooks Bridge

Shoals, IN

Brooks Bridge carries Brooks Bridge Road across the East Fork White River in rural Martin County near Shoals. Constructed in 1894 by the Lafayette Bridge Company of Lafayette, Indiana, the structure employs a metal pin-connected Pratt through truss design with ten panels. The single-lane bridge remains in active use.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Front of the Butler Masonic Lodge, located at 100 S. Broadway (State Road 1) in Butler, Indiana, United States. Built circa 1870, it is part of the Downtown Butler Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cemetery / Burial Ground

Butler

Butler, IN

Butler is a small community in DeKalb County near the Indiana-Ohio line. The adjacent area known as the Land of Moses and Gypsy Hill encompasses woodland, a cemetery with a crematorium, and forest sections that have long held significance in regional folklore. The specific historical origins of the area's names remain locally grounded but are not formally documented.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Low
Adam's Hill Park, Richfield Minnesota
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Adam's Hill

Richfield, MN

Adam's Hill is a public park in Richfield, Hennepin County, Minnesota. The location carries historical significance related to early agricultural settlement of the region.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Former Gordmans wing on lower level, currently blocked off. The upper level hosts a Dick's Sporting Goods and is currently open.
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Burnsville Center

Burnsville, MN

Burnsville Center opened in 1977 as a major retail shopping destination in Burnsville, Minnesota. The mall serves the Twin Cities metropolitan area with over 100 stores and dining establishments. Construction of the original facility involved standard commercial development practices of the era.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Former Blockbuster Video location exterior in Selma, Minnesota
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Blockbuster Video

Selma, MN

Blockbuster Video operated as a video rental retail location in Selma, Minnesota during the period when Blockbuster stores were present in small towns. The store has since closed as part of the industry-wide decline of physical video rental retail following the rise of streaming services.

$All AgesFamily: High
Blaine High School exterior, Blaine Minnesota
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Blaine High School

Blaine, MN

Blaine High School is a comprehensive secondary educational facility in Blaine, Minnesota, serving the Anoka-Hennepin school district. The school operates as an active community educational institution.

FreeSchool hours for studentsFamily: Moderate
Benedicta Arts Center, College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph Minnesota
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Benedicta Arts Center at College of St. Benedict's

St. Joseph, MN

The Benedicta Arts Center was constructed in 1964 at the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota. The facility serves as a primary cultural and artistic venue for the college and surrounding community.

$College community and authorized visitorsFamily: Moderate
Alpha School exterior in Nebraska
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Alpha School

Nebraska, NE

Alpha School is a historic educational institution in Nebraska serving the local community. The specific location and operational details are not documented in accessible sources.

$All AgesFamily: High
Broadwater Elementary School building exterior
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Broadwater Elementary School

Montana, MT

Broadwater Elementary School is an active educational institution in Montana. The school serves the local community providing primary education to elementary-age students.

$All AgesFamily: High
Boot Hill Ogallala Nebraska sign and description July 2021
Cemetery / Burial Ground

Boot Hill

Ogallala, NE

Boot Hill Cemetery in Ogallala, Nebraska developed during the lawless Texas Trail era of the 1870s, when rough cowhands and criminals flooded the community. The cemetery contains at least 48 documented graves from the era before its abandonment in 1885. The name derives from the custom of burying cowboys with their boots on. The site was restored in the 1960s with new wooden markers replacing original stones.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Brother Sebastian's Steakhouse & Winery exterior in Omaha
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Haunted Dining / Bar

Brother Sebastian's Steakhouse & Winery

Omaha, NE

Brother Sebastian's Steakhouse & Winery opened in 1977 as a fine dining establishment in Omaha, Nebraska. The restaurant operates as a locally owned business featuring USDA Choice Prime Rib and over 150 wine selections. The distinctive architectural design incorporates monk-themed decor elements and atmospheric interior spaces.

$$$All AgesFamily: High
The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately 4.2-mile (6.8 km) stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South in Clark County, Nevada. The Strip is not located within the City of Las Vegas but it passes through the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester, which are south of the Las Vegas city limits. Most
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Haunted Hotel / Inn

Aladdin Hotel

Las Vegas, NV

The Aladdin Hotel opened in Las Vegas in 1966 as a major resort and casino property. The hotel underwent renovations and continued operations until its closure in 2003. Planet Hollywood Entertainment acquired the property in 2005, completely renovating and reopening it in 2007 as Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. The 7th floor Panorama Suite emerged as the property's most paranormally active location during Aladdin Hotel operations.

$$$18+ for casino; All Ages for hotel/resort facilitiesFamily: Moderate
Scout's Rest Ranch on NRHP since January 30, 1978. Northwest of North Platte, Nebraska off U.S. Route 30 Buffalo Bill's home, with a nice Victorian style.
Haunted House / Historic Home

Buffalo Bill Cody's House

North Platte, NE

Buffalo Bill Cody's Second Empire-style mansion was constructed in 1886 at Scout's Rest Ranch near North Platte, Nebraska. The house was the largest residential structure in North Platte at the time of its construction. Cody lived there until 1913, using the property as a base during gaps in his Wild West show touring schedule. The property was acquired by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in 1964 and opened to the public as Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park.

$$All AgesFamily: High
Bonanza building along C Street (Nevada State Route 341) just north of Union Street in Virginia City, Nevada
Haunted Dining / Bar

Bonanza Saloon

Virginia City, NV

The Bonanza Saloon was constructed in 1870 during Virginia City's peak mining prosperity, when the town supported over 100 saloons following the Big Bonanza discovery. The building has hosted numerous businesses over 150 years and remains a prominent fixture on C Street in Virginia City's historic downtown.

$$21+ for alcohol serviceFamily: Low
Caesar's Palace Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Haunted Hotel / Inn

Caesars Palace Hotel Casino

Las Vegas, NV

Caesars Palace opened on August 5, 1966, as a $24 million landmark resort developed by Jay Sarno. It was one of the first Las Vegas properties to incorporate a fully developed Roman Empire theme and the largest hotel built as a single unified project in Nevada at the time, featuring 700 rooms across 14 crescent-shaped floors.

$$$All Ages (gaming 21+)Family: High
La patisserie Jean Philippe au Bellagio Las Vegas Nevada
Haunted Hotel / Inn

Bellagio

Las Vegas, NV

The Bellagio opened in 1998 as a $1.6 billion luxury resort on the site of the Dunes Hotel, one of the Strip's original properties. The Dunes operated from 1955 until its closure in 1993, followed by a televised implosion on October 27, 1993. Steve Wynn built the Bellagio on the cleared lot, which opened with its iconic fountain displays on the exact location where the Dunes once stood.

$$$All AgesFamily: High
Bow Lake stretches across 1,149 acres with wooded shoreline in Strafford, New Hampshire
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Bow Lake and Its Surrounding Areas

Strafford, NH

Bow Lake, originally known as Bow Pond, spans 1,149 acres across Strafford and Northwood in eastern New Hampshire. The water body was dramatically enlarged in 1823 when the Dover Manufacturing Company constructed a dam to provide power to downstream mills. By the 19th century, the lake supported extensive milling operations including gristmills and sawmills.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Beach path at 13th Street South, Brigantine, New Jersey, at dusk
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Outdoor / Natural Site

13th Street

South Brigantine, NJ

Brigantine, New Jersey, has a maritime history marked by shipwrecks and maritime disasters. The barrier island sits on notorious offshore shoals responsible for over 300 vessel wrecks across two centuries, including significant 19th-century tragedies. 13th Street occupies the prime beachfront district of South Brigantine.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Eight-story Lackawanna warehouse at 629 Grove Street in Jersey City with elevated railroad tracks alongside
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629 Grove Street Industrial Building

Jersey City, NJ

The 629 Grove Street warehouse was constructed between 1929 and 1930 as a modern reinforced concrete freight terminal and dry storage facility for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company. The eight-story structure spans a full city block (approximately 1.5 million square feet) and features 23 freight elevators and 22 loading docks for rail operations.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Overgrown former runway of Aero-Haven Airport along Kettlerun Road in Marlton, New Jersey
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Airport on Kettlerun Road

Marlton, NJ

Aero-Haven Airport was established in the mid-1950s on Kettlerun Road in the Marlton-Evesham area of Burlington County, New Jersey. Built around 1954-1956 by aviation enthusiasts including Bill Kennedy and associates, the airport was dedicated in 1961 with a 2,800-foot paved runway. It operated throughout the 1960s before closure and sale in 1967, and was finally abandoned by the mid-1970s.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Overgrown Berry's Chapel cemetery with ancient oak and barren graves among woodland vegetation
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Cemetery / Burial Ground

Berry's Chapel

Quinton, NJ

Berry's Chapel originated as a Methodist house of worship built by John Berry in the Civil War era, serving an African-American community in the New Jersey pine woods. The chapel was abandoned in 1923 following the establishment of a replacement church, Haven M.E. Church, on Route 49. The original structure burned down, leaving only the cemetery as a remnant of the historic African-American settlement.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Low
Cherry Blossoms shot at the Cherry Blossom Festival at Branch Brook Park in Newark, NJ
Outdoor / Natural Site

Branch Brook Park

Newark, NJ

Branch Brook Park was formally established in 1895 as the first county park opened for public use in the United States, created by the Essex County Parks Commission. Frederick Law Olmsted, designer of Central Park, visited Newark and recommended the site. The park opened on approximately 60 acres of former Civil War Army training ground, with construction beginning in 1896. Today it remains Newark's largest park and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Camden County Technical Schools Gloucester Township campus, a sprawling 170-acre vocational facility in Sicklerville, New Jersey
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Camden County Vo-Tech High School

Sicklerville, NJ

Camden County Technical Schools, Gloucester Township Campus, was established in 1969 as the second vocational and technical high school in the county, expanding educational access to the eastern, more rural portions of Camden County. The sprawling 170-acre campus located in Sicklerville serves high school and adult students throughout Camden County.

FreeAll Ages (during school hours)Family: Moderate
Wooded cemetery with nineteenth-century burial stones
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Cemetery / Burial Ground

18 Mile Road and Hayes Cemetery

Clinton Township, MI

Located in the woods off 18 Mile Road and Hayes Road in Clinton Township, this small cemetery contains approximately 30 burial stones dating primarily to the 1800s, representing the pioneer settlement period of Macomb County. The site reflects the region's early history during the nineteenth century.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Abandoned railroad corridor through Michigan fields
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Outdoor / Natural Site

4 Mile Road

East Leroy, MI

East Leroy was settled in 1835 and became a station stop on the Michigan Central railroad branch line running from Battle Creek to Goshen, Indiana in the early twentieth century. The railroad was operational through the 1920s before eventually being abandoned, leaving behind the remnant corridor visible today.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Historic cemetery along Farmington Road, Livonia
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Cemetery / Burial Ground

Farmington Cemetery at 5 Mile and Farmington Road

Livonia, MI

Livonia Cemetery was established in 1836 along Farmington Road in Livonia, Michigan, serving as the primary burial ground for the developing community. The cemetery contains over 1,000 interments spanning nearly two centuries of local history, with graves dating from the nineteenth century through the present.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Rural Michigan road through woodland, Fennville area
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Outdoor / Natural Site

54th Street, Fennville

Fennville, MI

Fennville is a city in Allegan County, Michigan, located on State Route 89 approximately eleven miles southeast of Saugatuck and thirteen miles west-northwest of Allegan. The area was settled in the mid-nineteenth century around sawmill and grist mill operations established by Benjamin Fenn, a lumberman who arrived from New York.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
AIM School building exterior, original 1936 Breckenridge Elementary School
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Museum / Historical Site

AIM School

Breckenridge, MI

The Breckenridge Elementary School building was constructed in 1936 in Gratiot County, Michigan. It served as the primary elementary school for Breckenridge until 1994, when a new elementary school was built. The original building now operates as the AIM School (Alternative Instruction for Mental teenagers) and serves as an event venue.

$By appointment onlyFamily: Moderate
Abandoned farmhouse on Berville Road, St. Clair County Michigan
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Haunted House / Historic Home

Berville Road Farmhouse

Berville, MI

Berville is an old settlement in Berlin Township, St. Clair County, Michigan, founded in the 1840s. Originally known as Baker's Corners, the community developed as a small rural settlement along the Pere Marquette Railroad's Almont branch, approximately thirty miles west of Port Huron.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Berwyn Senior Recreation Center exterior, former elementary school building
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Museum / Historical Site

Berwyn Senior Center

Dearborn Heights, MI

Berwyn Elementary School was constructed in 1958 as an elementary school serving Dearborn Heights and the surrounding Wayne County community. In 1979, the City of Dearborn Heights began leasing the building from the Crestwood School District and converted it to the Berwyn Senior Recreation Center to serve the expanding senior population.

$55+Family: Moderate
The interfaith EarthKeepers II Team held a strategy meeting on April 5, 2013 at the Big Bay Point Lighthouse Bed and Breakfast in Big Bay, Michigan to plan the 30 faith community gardens. EarthKeepers II is an Interfaith Energy Conservation and Community Garden Initiative across the Upper Peninsula
Haunted Hotel / Inn

Big Bay Point Lighthouse

Marquette, MI

Big Bay Point Lighthouse was constructed beginning in May 1896 and completed in October 1896. Congress authorized the light station in 1893, with $25,000 appropriated for construction. The lighthouse automated in 1944 and later opened as a Bed & Breakfast inn.

$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Big Rapids Cinema theater exterior, Mecosta County Michigan
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Theater / Performance Venue

Big Rapids Cinema

Big Rapids, MI

The Big Rapids cinema occupies a historic theater building originally constructed as the Colonial Theatre, which opened on Michigan Avenue at Elm Street in Big Rapids. By 1930, the theater hosted Vitaphone and vaudeville performances. The facility was renamed Big Rapids Theatre by 1941 and has since operated under various cinema operators.

$All AgesFamily: High
Blood Road dirt roadway, Metamora Michigan swampland
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Blood Road

Metamora, MI

Metamora Township was formed in 1838 from the eastern half of Hadley Township in Lapeer County, Michigan. Named after the character Metamora from an 1829 theatrical production, the township developed as a lumbering and agricultural community. Blood Road itself was named after Norman B. Blood, a township supervisor in the 1850s.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Island House on Mackinac Island, Michigan (United States).
Haunted Hotel / Inn

Bogan Lane Inn

Mackinac Island, MI

Bogan Lane Inn was built in the mid-1850s during Mackinac Island's transition from fur-trading center to fishing hub and emerging tourist destination. The structure represents residential architecture from an era when the island was rapidly developing economically and socially.

$$All AgesFamily: High
Bois Blanc Island lighthouse and shoreline, Michigan
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Bois Blanc Island

Mackinac Island, MI

Bois Blanc Island was ceded to the United States in 1795 through the Treaty of Greenville. The island's primary economic activity during the 1800s centered on lime kiln operations and timber extraction serving Mackinac Island and mainland communities. A resort community developed in the late 1800s, with a post office established in 1884.

$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Coe Township Hall
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BP Gas Station

Shepherd, MI

Shepherd, Michigan is a village located in Coe Township, Isabella County. The community was first settled by lumberman Isaac Shepherd and others along the Salt River. It was formally platted in 1866 and given a post office named Salt River in 1857. The village had a population of 1,469 at the 2020 census.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Borgess Hospital building, Kalamazoo Michigan
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Asylum / Hospital

Borgess Hospital

Kalamazoo, MI

Borgess Hospital officially opened to the public on December 8, 1889, Kalamazoo's first hospital. It was funded by Bishop Caspar Henry Borgess's donation of $5,000 toward a down payment on an Italian Revival mansion. Eleven Sisters of St. Joseph from Watertown, New York staffed the pioneering facility with untrained but dedicated workers.

$$$Hospital patients and staff onlyFamily: Moderate
Bridgeport High School building exterior
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Museum / Historical Site

Bridgeport High School

Bridgeport, MI

Bridgeport High School is located in Bridgeport, Saginaw County, Michigan. The school serves the Bridgeport Area Schools district and functions as an active secondary educational facility.

FreeAll Ages (public drive-by)Family: Moderate
Historic Brighton Women's Correctional Institute exterior
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Prison / Reformatory

Brighton Women's Correctional Institute

Brighton, MI

Brighton Women's Correctional Institute operated as a women's detention facility in Livingston County, Michigan. The facility functioned during an era when capital punishment was legal in Michigan and housed inmates under conditions typical of nineteenth and twentieth century prisons.

$Not publicly accessibleFamily: Low
This doorway arch is what remains of Italian Hall in Calumet, Michigan. The site is currently a park. There is an informational marker that lists some history including the Italian Hall disaster in which 73 people died.
Theater / Performance Venue

Calumet Theatre

Calumet, MI

The Calumet Theatre opened in 1900 in Calumet, Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The theater attracted major performers including Helena Modjeska, Sarah Bernhardt, Frank Morgan, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., and John Philip Sousa. The facility remains an active cultural venue.

$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo Michigan
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Asylum / Hospital

Bronson Methodist Hospital

Kalamazoo, MI

Bronson Methodist Hospital opened in 1900 as Kalamazoo Hospital and was renamed in 1907 after Titus Bronson, the city's founder. The hospital serves the Kalamazoo region as a major medical facility and teaching hospital.

$$$Hospital patients and authorized visitors onlyFamily: High
Abandoned Camp 8 Cabin, Atlanta Michigan
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Haunted House / Historic Home

Camp 8 Cabin

Atlanta, MI

Camp 8 Cabin is an abandoned structure located on Camp 8 Road in Atlanta, Montmorency County, Michigan. The cabin served as a residential dwelling in the Upper Peninsula.

FreePrivate property - No trespassingFamily: Moderate
Camp Ticonderoga restaurant, converted residential home in Troy Michigan
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Haunted Dining / Bar

Camp Ticonderoga

Troy, MI

Camp Ticonderoga is a restaurant located in a converted family home on Rochester Road in Troy, Oakland County, Michigan. The building originally served as a residential dwelling.

$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Rural property at 22 CR 510 near Corinth, Mississippi
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22 CR 510

Corinth, MS

County Road 510 near Corinth, Mississippi marks a rural residential property in Alcorn County. The property is privately owned with no public access for paranormal investigation or touring.

$All AgesFamily: High
Aunt Jenny's Catfish Restaurant exterior, antebellum home with historic oaks
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Haunted Dining / Bar

Aunt Jenny's Catfish Restaurant

Ocean Springs, MS

Aunt Jenny's Catfish Restaurant occupies an antebellum home in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, converted from its original residential purpose. The building housed an asylum at some point in its history, predating the restaurant's establishment. The restaurant has operated for decades as a regional dining destination, famous for catfish and the historic Julep Room basement where entertainment figures including Elvis Presley and Billie Holiday once gathered.

$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Bogue Homa Reservation church near Heidelberg, Mississippi
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Bogue Homa Reservation

Heidelberg, MS

Bogue Homa Reservation near Heidelberg, Mississippi represents Native American cultural heritage site. The location is associated with Choctaw traditions and contemporary tribal activities. A church building located on the reservation grounds has become the focus of paranormal reports.

$All AgesFamily: High
Burnt Bridge Road in Hattiesburg, Mississippi at dusk
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Burnt Bridge

Hattiesburg, MS

Burnt Bridge Road in Hattiesburg, Mississippi marks the site of a tragic automotive accident on prom night involving a young couple. An earlier bridge structure at this location was destroyed or damaged, and has since been replaced with modern infrastructure. The accident remains part of local folklore and cultural memory.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Bonita Lake in Lincoln National Forest near Ruidoso, New Mexico, covering the submerged mining town of Bonito City
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Bonita Lake

Ruidoso, NM

Bonito City was founded in 1882 as a mining camp following the discovery of silver ore in the area. By the mid-1880s, the town had developed into a proper community with a schoolhouse, three general stores, saloon, post office, hotel, boarding house, blacksmith, and law office. As the gold rush ended and families departed, the town declined into abandonment. In 1930, the government authorized construction of a dam on Bonito Creek to supply water for the railroad. The resulting lake deliberately flooded the remaining structures of Bonito City beneath 40+ feet of water.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Brooklyn Acres Cemetery in Brooklyn, Mississippi
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Cemetery / Burial Ground

Brooklyn Acres

Brooklyn, MS

Brooklyn Acres Cemetery near Brooklyn, Mississippi serves as a burial ground for Stone County residents. The cemetery has been in operation for an extended historical period, containing graves spanning multiple generations. A young boy's death at the cemetery or associated with the location has become embedded in local paranormal folklore.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Red Brick 1st Baptist Church on Walnut Street in Nevada, Missouri
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Haunted House / Historic Home

1st Baptist Church on Walnut Street

Nevada, MO

The 1st Baptist Church on Walnut Street in Nevada, Missouri is one of the oldest structures in the city. The red brick church building was constructed during Nevada's earliest period of development. In 1998, the Community Council on Performing Arts (CCPA) temporarily housed their operations in the former church, converting it to the Red Brick Playhouse for staging community theatrical productions.

$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Bloody Hill Civil War battlefield
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Battlefield / Military Site

Bloody Hill

Springfield, MO

Bloody Hill represents a Civil War battlefield in Missouri where combat occurred during the conflict. The location has historical significance to Civil War history.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Trust Building
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Haunted Hotel / Inn

Bothwell Hotel

Sedalia, MO

The Hotel Bothwell opened in 1927 in downtown Sedalia, Missouri, becoming a landmark hospitality establishment. The historic property has hosted notable guests including U.S. President Harry S. Truman, actress Bette Davis, and actor Clint Eastwood. The hotel continues operations as a Choice Hotels Ascend Collection property, maintaining its historic architecture while providing modern amenities.

$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Fort Leonard Wood barracks complex, multi-story military dormitory
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Asylum / Hospital

Bravo Company Basic Training Barracks

Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Bravo Company basic training barracks at Fort Leonard Wood were constructed in 1940 as part of an officer training facility. The barracks have housed thousands of recruits since their opening, with multiple documented deaths occurring during the training period.

FreeMilitary or sponsored family members only; public access restrictedFamily: Low
Stone bridge in Phelps Grove Park at evening with park landscape
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Brooks Phelps Grove Park Bridge

Springfield, MO

Phelps Grove Park was established in 1914 as one of the first parks acquired by Springfield's Park Board. Named for Gov. John S. Phelps and his wife Mary Whitney Phelps, whose homestead once occupied the land, the park features fieldstone pavilions and bridges constructed during its founding period. The park has evolved from its origins as a private estate into a 95-acre public green space.

FreeAll agesFamily: High
Bluff Cemetery in Missouri
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Cemetery / Burial Ground

Bluff Cemetery

Missouri, MO

Bluff Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Missouri serving the local community.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Acid Park site
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Acid Park

North Carolina, NC

Acid Park is a paranormal site in North Carolina.

FreeAll agesFamily: High
Bentonville Battleground Civil War site
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Battlefield / Military Site

Bentonville Battleground

Four Oaks, NC

Bentonville Battleground is the site of the March 1865 Battle of Bentonville, one of the last major Civil War engagements in North Carolina. Hundreds of soldiers died in the fighting.

FreeAll agesFamily: Moderate
Bostian Bridge
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Bostian Bridge

North Carolina, NC

Bostian Bridge is a historic railroad bridge in North Carolina.

FreeAll agesFamily: High
Eno River State Park
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Cemetery / Burial Ground

Cabe Lands Cemetery

Durham, NC

The Cabe Lands Cemetery serves as the family burial ground of John Cabe, a prominent planter, miller, and politician who acquired over 300 acres along the Eno River in 1780 and expanded his holdings to approximately 3,000 acres by his death in 1818. The cemetery reflects early settlement patterns in the Eno River Valley during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
North Pond Parking and Entrance
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Kelleys Island 4-H Camp

Kelleys Island, OH

Kelleys Island 4-H Camp has served Ohio youth since 1945, operating on Ward Road on one of Lake Erie's most significant islands. The camp provides residential and day-use programming for thousands of children, teens, and adults, serving as a major 4-H education facility for nearly eighty years.

$$Group Booking RequiredFamily: Moderate
736 Lakeview Avenue building in Glenville, Cleveland, Ohio
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736 Lakeview Ave

Cleveland, OH

The building at 736 Lakeview Avenue in the Glenville area of Cleveland, Ohio, originally functioned as a nursing home facility. The structure was vacant for approximately ten years before being repurposed as Virtual Schoolhouse, an alternative educational institution serving at-risk students in grades K-12.

$Not Accessible - Venue ClosedFamily: Moderate
Wright Modified “B” Flyer
Museum / Historical Site

National Museum of the United States Air Force

Dayton, OH

The National Museum of the United States Air Force, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base six miles northeast of Dayton, Ohio, is the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world. Established to preserve and display American aviation heritage, the museum houses over 360 aircraft, helicopters, and missiles spanning from the Wright Brothers era through modern military operations.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Two-way protected cycletrack and bus stop island on Summit Street (at 15th Street) in Columbus, Ohio in September 2016
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Haunted House / Historic Home

Alpha Omicron Pi House

Columbus, OH

The Alpha Omicron Pi house is a sorority residence associated with Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The building has served as housing for the sorority chapter for extended periods, maintaining its institutional role within the university community.

$Private ResidenceFamily: Moderate
Blacks Cemetery near New Carlisle, Ohio
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Cemetery / Burial Ground

Blacks Cemetery

New Carlisle, OH

Blacks Cemetery is a historic burial ground located approximately 4 miles outside of New Carlisle, Ohio, in Clark County. The cemetery contains graves dating from multiple periods, representing the burial traditions and community history of the New Carlisle area.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Blue Limestone Park quarry and tunnel in Delaware, Ohio
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Blue Limestone Park

Delaware, OH

Blue Limestone Park in Delaware, Ohio, is a former limestone quarry that operated until the 1930s, then filled with water to become a swimming hole. The site features two connected limestone quarries separated by a historic tunnel through which the Delaware Run river flows. The park now functions as a public recreational and historical site approximately 26 miles north of Columbus.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Coffee Creek
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Agaard Road

Gales Creek, OR

Agaard Road is located on Highway 6 heading toward Tillamook from Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon. The road crosses a creek and passes an abandoned residential property. The area has a dark history involving at least one death.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Butler County Fairgrounds grandstand and exhibition buildings, Hamilton, Ohio
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Butler County Fairgrounds

Hamilton, OH

The Butler County Fairgrounds in Hamilton, Ohio have hosted agricultural exhibitions since 1851, when the Butler County Agricultural Society officially organized the annual fair. Located on 54 acres, the venue was moved to its current Fairgrove Avenue location in 1856 and features a historic grandstand rebuilt in 1913 after a fire destroyed its predecessor.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
The historic Benjamin F. Harding House (built ca. 1884), located at 1043 High Street Southeast in Salem, Oregon, United States, is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places. It is additionally listed as a contributing resource in the Gaiety Hill – Bush's Pasture Park Historic District.
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Museum / Historical Site

Bush House

Salem, OR

Bush House, built in 1878, is a historic estate in Salem, Oregon. Asahel Bush, founding editor of the Oregon Statesman (1851-1863) and co-founder of Ladd & Bush Bank (1868), constructed the mansion. Since 1953, the house has operated as a museum operated by the Salem Art Association.

$$All AgesFamily: High
Bessie Gym exterior, built atop a historic morgue structure
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Asylum / Hospital

Bessie Gym

Bessie, OK

The Bessie Gym was constructed atop the foundation of a former morgue dating to the horse-drawn carriage era. Historical research confirmed the building once operated as a mortuary facility, featuring a large basement with a horse-sized elevator for transporting bodies. The basement was later filled in and the gymnasium was built directly above it.

FreeSchool Access OnlyFamily: Moderate
Brady Historic District, Roughly along E/W Cameron and E/W Archer, from N. Boulder to N. Detroit Tulsa
Theater / Performance Venue

Brady Theatre

Tulsa, OK

Tulsa Theater, formerly known as Brady Theater, is a historic performing arts venue completed in 1914. Designed by the architectural firm Rose and Peterson, the building served as a municipal auditorium and convention hall. It was renamed Tulsa Theater in 2019 after the previous namesake, W. Tate Brady, was revealed to have Ku Klux Klan affiliations.

$$All AgesFamily: High
Brown Springs Cemetery hilltop in Love County, Oklahoma, marked by barbed wire fence
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Cemetery / Burial Ground

Brown Springs

Thackerville, OK

Brown Springs Cemetery is an abandoned, largely unmarked burial ground located on a steep hilltop in Love County near Thackerville, Oklahoma, about five miles north of the Texas state line. The cemetery's dark history involves outlaws and bodies from violent crimes, disposed in the springs as clandestine burial sites. The area has been a hiding place for criminals and a dumping ground for murdered individuals for well over a century.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Low
Byng High School auditorium, site of paranormal activity in Byng, Oklahoma
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Theater / Performance Venue

Byng High School

Byng, OK

Byng High School is located in Byng, Oklahoma, a town established in 1917 in Pontotoc County near Ada. The town was named to honor British General Julian Byng, who commanded the Canadian Corps during World War I and later served as Governor General of Canada. The school serves the local community with drama and performance programs.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Lake in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania, formed by damming Yellow Breeches Creek.
Outdoor / Natural Site

Boiling Springs Lake

Boiling Springs, PA

Boiling Springs Lake was created in the mid-1700s when area residents dammed natural springs to power an ironworks that operated until the late 1800s. The town of Boiling Springs was formally laid out in 1845. The lake's distinctive appearance results from natural limestone and basalt geology that forces groundwater to the surface, creating the characteristic bubbling effect.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Bordentown Road corridor near Manor Lake, Tullytown Pennsylvania
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Bordentown Road

Tullytown, PA

On May 30, 1935, Gertrude Louise Spring, a 25-year-old woman dressed in formal pink gown attire, died in an automobile accident near Tullytown, Pennsylvania. The incident involved a vehicle plunging into or near Tullytown Lake (also known as Van Sciver Lake or Penn Warner Lake). Her companion's body was recovered, but Gertrude's remains were never found.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Historic milestone along the Bethlehem Pike in Flourtown, Pennsylvania giving the distance to Philadelphia and Chestnut Hill
Haunted Hotel / Inn

Black Horse Inn

Flourtown, PA

The Black Horse Inn was constructed in 1744, 32 years before American independence. General George Washington requisitioned the inn as a rest stop for his troops en route to Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War. The building received significant architectural additions in 1833 and was designated a National Register historic site in 2005.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Headstones and pathways of Brady's Bend Cemetery, East Brady Pennsylvania
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Cemetery / Burial Ground

Brady's Bend Cemetery

East Brady, PA

Brady's Bend Cemetery operates as a historic burial ground in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, with interments dating to at least 1816. Nearly 2,000 graves document local genealogy, military service, and community history spanning more than two centuries.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Westward along Third Street (Pennsylvania Route 68) in downtown Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States. The buildings depicted are part of the Beaver Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Brighton Township

Beaver, PA

Mudlick Hollow in Brighton Township, Beaver County, was the site of a tragic 1800s carriage accident. According to local legend, a newlywed couple's horse-drawn buggy was spooked by an animal, rolled into a creek, and resulted in the deaths of both the bride (broken neck) and groom (crushed under horse).

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Brush Creek Inn bar interior in Warrendale Pennsylvania
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Haunted Dining / Bar

Brush Creek Inn

Warrendale, PA

Brush Creek Inn operates as a dive bar and casual restaurant in Warrendale, Pennsylvania at 295 Northgate Drive. The establishment continues active service as a community bar.

$21+ after 8pmFamily: Low
Campus Center at Bryn Mawr College
Haunted House / Historic Home

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, PA

Bryn Mawr College, founded in 1885, is a women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, Delaware County. Merion Hall, the oldest dormitory, was built at the college's founding. In 1901, a student named Lillian Vickers died under disputed circumstances involving fire.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Bushy Run Battlefield tree line near Edge Hill Harrison City Pennsylvania
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Bushy Run Battlefield

Harrison City, PA

Bushy Run Battlefield near Harrison City, Pennsylvania, was the site of a significant 1763 colonial-era military engagement. The battle involved British forces, colonists, and Native American combatants during Pontiac's War. Scottish Highland soldiers formed part of the British contingent.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Camp Hill High School exterior in Camp Hill Pennsylvania
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Haunted House / Historic Home

Camp Hill High School

Camp Hill, PA

Camp Hill High School was constructed on land that historically contained a children's cemetery. During school construction, the cemetery remains were not excavated, and the burial ground remains beneath the school structure. A small metal door three feet above ground level provides access to the original dirt-floored space with burial mounds.

FreeNot ApplicableFamily: Moderate
Camp Security trail in wooded area York Pennsylvania
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Camp Security

York, PA

Camp Security operated as a British prisoner-of-war camp during the Revolutionary War, holding captive British soldiers. The camp represents a significant historical site related to Revolutionary War logistics and prisoner treatment.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Scott McCloud at the Rhode Island School of Design, as part of his 50-state "Making Comics" tour, this was taken at the end of a Q&A; I asked if I could take a picture for Wikipedia, and he said yes, taken with a Canon Digital Rebel with a 50/1.8 lens, 1/40s, ISO 800
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Benefit Street

Providence, RI

Benefit Street is a historic thoroughfare in Providence's East Side, lined with 18th and 19th-century homes and institutions. The street holds literary significance through Edgar Allan Poe's 1848 engagement to Providence resident Sarah Helen Whitman, whom he met at 88 Benefit Street. Their courtship included time spent at the Providence Athenaeum library.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Red brick modernist facade of Airport High School, West Columbia, South Carolina
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Airport High School

West Columbia, SC

Airport High School was constructed and opened in 1958 in West Columbia, South Carolina, initially as Airport Junior High School to accommodate rising student enrollment in the district. The school operated as a junior high before later transitioning to a full secondary institution. The red brick modernist structure reflects post-war educational expansion in the Midlands region.

FreeAll Ages (exterior viewing only)Family: High
Historic cemetery grounds at Bethabara Baptist Church, Cross Hill, South Carolina
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Bethabara Baptist Church Cemetery

Cross Hill, SC

Bethabara Baptist Church was founded in 1794 by Elders John Waller, Richard Shackleford, and David Lilly in the rural piedmont region of South Carolina. The accompanying cemetery contains 218 graves spanning generations, including burial sites from the Civil War period when this region saw significant military activity and loss.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Stone ruins of the historic stables at Brenton Point State Park, Newport, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean
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Brenton Point State Park

Newport, RI

Brenton Point began as a sheep farm in the 1600s under William Brenton, a religious refugee from Massachusetts. During the Revolutionary War, the site served as a strategic fort. In 1876, prominent attorney and amateur Egyptologist Theodore M. Davis built his grand mansion, The Reef (later The Bells), along with elaborate carriage houses, stables, and servant quarters to display his collection of Egyptian antiquities.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Brewer Middle School gymnasium and athletic facility, Greenwood, South Carolina
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Brewer Middle School

Greenwood, SC

Brewer Middle School serves the Greenwood 50 School District in Greenwood County, South Carolina, educating students in grades 6-8. The school's gymnasium is a standard institutional facility hosting athletics, assemblies, and student activities. The school's documented history as an educational institution spans decades of community service.

FreeAll Ages (exterior viewing only)Family: Moderate
Broome High School exterior and rooftop, Spartanburg, South Carolina
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Broome High School

Spartanburg, SC

Gettys D. Broome High School was constructed in 1975-1976 in Spartanburg as a result of school district consolidation, merging Cowpens and Pacolet High Schools into a single new facility. The school opened in 1976 as a modern secondary education institution serving the southwestern Spartanburg County region.

FreeAll Ages (exterior viewing only)Family: Moderate
Oak Tree Boone Hall Plantation Charleston SC
Haunted House / Historic Home

Boone Hall Plantation

Mount Pleasant, SC

Boone Hall Plantation was founded in 1681 by Major John Boone and developed into America's oldest continuously operating plantation. The 738-acre estate originally produced rice using enslaved labor. In the 19th century, the plantation shifted to producing bricks and clay products through dangerous kiln operations that claimed many lives. The property has remained active through the present day.

$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
500px provided description: The lighthouse at Castle Hill, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. [#clouds ,#lighthouse ,#ocean]
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Haunted Hotel / Inn

Agassiz Mansion on Castle Hill

Newport, RI

Castle Hill Inn, originally the Agassiz Mansion, was constructed in 1875 as a summer estate for Alexander Agassiz, a renowned marine biologist and Harvard professor. The Gilded Age mansion was designed by architect Robert H. Slack and served the Agassiz family for generations. The property later housed a naval base during World War II and was eventually converted into a luxury inn.

$$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Busbee Middle School exterior building, Cayce, South Carolina
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Busbee Middle School

Cayce, SC

Cyril B. Busbee Middle School (now Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy) is a public magnet school in Cayce, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 as part of the Lexington County School District Two. The school specializes in arts-based education while maintaining traditional academic curriculum. The facility includes multiple instructional pods, including E-pod where the alleged accident occurred.

FreeAll Ages (exterior viewing only)Family: Moderate
Bluff Mountain scenic overlook, Sevier County, Tennessee
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Bluff Mountain Old Hotel Site

Sevierville, TN

Bluff Mountain served as a Continental Army lookout post in the 1790s, monitoring the trade route from North Carolina to Franklin (present-day Tennessee) for hostile activity. A rogue band of Cherokee attacked the small military garrison, resulting in significant casualties. The site became popular for outdoor recreation in the 1920s, though few visitors knew of the historic cemetery nearby.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Historic cemetery grounds at Bloomingdale, Kingsport, Tennessee
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Cemetery / Burial Ground

Bloomingdale Cemetery

Kingsport, TN

Bloomingdale Cemetery in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee contains graves spanning centuries of regional history. Local folklore suggests one burial site contains the remains of a woman persecuted as a witch, buried at the cemetery's edge rather than in consecrated ground, reflecting historical attitudes toward witchcraft accusations.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Haunted Hollow road, Chinqapin, Tennessee
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Bristol Haunted Hollow

Chinqapin, TN

Bristol/Chinqapin area in Tennessee contains Haunted Hollow, a small road leading to a dead end through rural terrain.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Rolling hills and woodland surrounding Old Agency Village, Roberts County, South Dakota
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Old Agency Village

Old Agency, SD

Old Agency Village, located in Roberts County, South Dakota, served as the historical headquarters of the Sisseton Agency from 1869 to 1923. The site is significant to the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, a federally recognized tribe whose governance, cultural preservation, and community services remain centered in this region. The surrounding hills and woodlands maintain the natural character of the northern plains landscape.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
A north view of the Bullock Hotel building in Deadwood, South Dakota
Haunted Hotel / Inn

Historic Bullock Hotel

Deadwood, SD

Seth Bullock and Sol Star constructed the Historic Bullock Hotel in 1895 in Deadwood, South Dakota at a cost of $40,000. Bullock, appointed the first Sheriff of Deadwood in 1876 following Wild Bill Hickok's death, built the hotel as a premier hospitality establishment featuring 63 oak and brass-appointed rooms and a 100-seat restaurant serving refined cuisine. The hotel remains continuously operational as Deadwood's most iconic lodging.

$$All AgesFamily: High
Black Hills State University campus in Spearfish, South Dakota, with dormitory buildings
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Black Hills State University

Spearfish, SD

Black Hills State University, founded as Dakota State Normal School in 1883, is located in Spearfish in the northern Black Hills region. The university operates as a comprehensive regional institution providing liberal arts education to the surrounding region. Wenonah Cook residence hall, BHSU's oldest dormitory, was named after Wenonah Cook (Dub-C), who founded the university's first Art Department and was the wife of BHSU's first president.

Free18+ for dorm accessFamily: High
Rapid City, South Dakota
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Haunted Hotel / Inn

Hotel Alex Johnson

Rapid City, SD

The Hotel Alex Johnson opened July 1, 1928, in downtown Rapid City as the vision of Alex Carlton Johnson. The Art Deco masterpiece represents early 20th-century hospitality luxury, featuring architectural distinction and historical significance throughout the Black Hills region. Johnson himself operated the hotel until his death in 1938. The facility has remained continuously operational and is now part of the Curio Collection by Hilton.

$$$All AgesFamily: High
Corner residence at 18th Street and Shunior, Edinburg
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Haunted House / Historic Home

18th Street House

Edinburg, TX

This corner house at 18th Street and Shunior in Edinburg has served as a residential rental for decades. Its primary distinction lies not in architectural heritage or documented historical events, but in a persistent pattern of tenant departures.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
A city road marks the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail in San Elizario, TX A city road marks the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail in San Elizario, TX; https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/el_camino_real_de_tierra_adentro/San_Elizario_Historic_District.html Ke
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Haunted Dining / Bar

Adobe Horseshoe Restaurant / Dinner Theater

San Elizario, TX

The Adobe Horseshoe occupies a restored adobe structure in San Elizario, a settlement with territorial roots dating to the 16th century. San Elizario served as a county seat and witnessed the 1877 Salt War—a violent dispute over salt deposit rights that claimed several lives. The structure itself likely dates to the 19th century.

$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Alpine, Texas.
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Alpine

Alpine, TX

Sul Ross State University was founded in 1917 as Sul Ross Normal College and became a four-year university in 1969. Named after Texas Governor and Confederate General Lawrence Sullivan Ross, the institution opened operations on June 14, 1920. Fletcher Hall, named after the institution's early president Thomas J. Fletcher, served as a residential facility housing 110 students (110 residents, both male and female) and continues to operate as both primary and overflow housing for contemporary students.

Free18+ (College campus — limited public access)Family: Moderate
Open prairie landscape of Bailey's Prairie in Brazoria County, Texas
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Bailey's Prairie

Brazoria County, TX

Bailey's Prairie is named after James Briton Bailey, a quarrelsome North Carolina-born settler who joined Stephen F. Austin's colony in Texas. Bailey received land rights along the Brazos River despite chronic conflicts with Austin's authority. He died of cholera on December 6, 1832, at approximately age 53. The area retains his name to this day.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
The Johnson House in San Marcos, Texas, United States. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 26, 1983.
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Pike House

San Marcos, TX

The Pike House, originally Fisher Hall, was constructed in 1903 as a boy's dormitory for Coronal Institute in San Marcos, Texas. The building served multiple functions over its 104-year existence: dormitory, WWI barracks, Military Academy, hospital, Baptist Academy dorm, and finally a Phi Kappa Alpha fraternity house. In 2007, the building was destroyed by arson and later demolished.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Low
Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, TX
Haunted Hotel / Inn

Baker Hotel

Colorado City, TX

The Baker Hotel, originally called the Colorado Hotel, opened on March 12, 1927, at a cost of $225,000. The structure represents the architectural ambitions of the 1920s, designed as a luxury hotel with five stories. The building operated until 1970, when it ceased accepting guests and began its long decline into abandonment.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Railroad tracks at Bethesda Road, Burleson, Texas
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Bethesda Road

Burleson, TX

Bethesda Road in Burleson, Texas, is primarily known as the location of an urban legend rather than documented historical events. The folklore claims a school bus collided with a train on these tracks, killing most of the children aboard. No historical records in Burleson verify this specific incident.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Low
Overgrown lot at Bill Witt Park where the WWII hangar once stood
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Bill Witt Park

Corpus Christi, TX

Bill Witt Park in Corpus Christi sits on the site of a significant WWII-era structure. The airplane hangar, built in 1941, functioned as a training and housing facility during World War II. It later served as a NASA tracking station for the Mercury and Gemini space programs, including training for astronaut Neil Armstrong. The hangar was demolished in 2008.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Wooded grounds of Blue Light Cemetery in Spring, Texas
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Blue Light Cemetery

Spring, TX

Blue Light Cemetery in Spring, Texas, is a historic burial ground with roots extending to the 19th century. The cemetery's distinctive name derives from unexplained luminous phenomena reported by visitors over decades. The location has accumulated a reputation as one of Texas's paranormally active cemeteries.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Bragg Road through Big Thicket forest near Saratoga, Texas
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Bragg Road

Saratoga, TX

Bragg Road is a historic dirt road in the Big Thicket forest of Southeast Texas, running north-south from near Saratoga to the ghost town of Bragg Station. The road follows the path of a former railroad line operated by the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway from 1902 until the rails were removed in 1934.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
Exterior of Calallen High School campus building in Corpus Christi, Texas
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Calallen High School

Corpus Christi, TX

Calallen High School was founded in 1928 as a three-grade institution serving a rural cattle ranching community established in 1910 by early rancher Calvin Joseph Allen. The school was annexed by Corpus Christi in 1970 and continues to serve grades 9-12 as a standard public education facility.

Free18+ (Active school — no public access)Family: High
Caldwell High School in Caldwell, Texas, United States.
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Caldwell High School

Caldwell, TX

Caldwell High School is a 4A public secondary institution located in Caldwell, Texas, part of Burleson County. The Caldwell Independent School District was established in 1923. The current high school building is relatively modern, constructed within the last thirty years, and serves grades 9-12 in the rural agricultural region.

Free18+ (Active school — no public access)Family: High
Stone ruins of the Witch's Castle at Eagle Rock in Cameron Park, Waco, Texas
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Cameron Park

Waco, TX

Cameron Park, a 416-acre urban park, was dedicated May 27, 1910, in memory of lumber baron William Cameron. Flora B. Cameron donated 125 acres to Waco in his honor, with subsequent additions in 1917 and 1920 extending the park from Proctor Springs along the Brazos and Bosque Rivers to Lover's Leap. The park remains one of Texas's largest municipal parks and includes the 52-acre Cameron Park Zoo.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Camp Casa Mare Girl Scout facility grounds in Seabrook, Texas, where the Scott Mansion once stood
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Camp Casa Mare

Seabrook, TX

The Scott Mansion, built in 1910 by Southern Pacific Railroad executive William Scott on Galveston Bay in Seabrook, was described by the Texas Historical Commission as the most distinctive mission-style residence in Texas. The three-story concrete house featured six bedrooms, six bathrooms, and multiple screened sleeping porches. The San Jacinto Girl Scouts Council purchased the property in 1958 and demolished the mansion in 1992, establishing Camp Casa Mare as a youth facility.

$Girl Scouts only (private facility)Family: Moderate
The Hertzberg Clock in San Antonio, Texas, United States was installed in 1878.
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Haunted Hotel / Inn

Camberly Gunter Hotel

San Antonio, TX

The Gunter Hotel stands on a site where hospitality has operated since 1837, when the Frontier Inn welcomed pioneers. The current Italianate structure opened November 20, 1909, designed by architect John Mauran and built by the San Antonio Hotel Company. At eleven stories with 301 rooms, it was San Antonio's largest building at completion. An expansion in 1926 added three more stories. The hotel underwent a comprehensive $57 million restoration completed in 2025 and now operates as a Marriott Tribute Collection property.

$$All AgesFamily: Moderate
Possum Kingdom Lake and Castle Cliff from Camp Constantine shoreline
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Camp Constantine

Graford, TX

Camp Constantine sits on the shores of Possum Kingdom Lake in Palo Pinto County, Texas, occupying 385 acres with six miles of waterfront. The region was settled in the mid-1850s by pioneering cattlemen including Oliver Loving, Charles Goodnight, and Reuben Vaughn. Possum Kingdom Lake was impounded by the Morris Sheppard Dam (completed 1941), becoming the first water supply reservoir in the Brazos River basin.

$Boy Scouts only (private facility)Family: Moderate
Historic 1950s Girl Scout cabin at Camp RIO (formerly Camp Lula Sams) in Brownsville, Texas
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Camp Lulu

Brownsville, TX

Camp Lula Sams was founded in the 1920s by local philanthropist Lula Sams to provide outdoor recreation for children. The camp operated as a Girl Scout facility from the 1950s through the 1980s, serving as a cherished destination for generations of South Texas youth. In 2015, IDEA Public Schools purchased the property and established Camp RIO, which operates summer programming while preserving the historic site's cultural heritage.

$$All Ages (currently Camp RIO operations)Family: Moderate
Bell Printing and Design building exterior in Layton, Utah
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Bell Printing

Layton, UT

Bell Printing and Design operates at 901 East Highway 193 in Layton, Utah, serving as a full-service printing and graphic design company. The business acquired the property approximately three years before documentation of paranormal activity. The building's pre-Bell Printing history and original construction date remain undocumented in available sources.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Hill Air Force Base exterior near BLDG 1205 in Ogden, Utah
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BLDG 1205

Ogden, UT

Hill Air Force Base was established in 1940 on land near Ogden, Utah, designated as Ogden Air Depot. Named after Major Ployer Peter Hill, a U.S. Army Air Corps pilot who died testing the B-17 Flying Fortress prototype in 1935, the base officially opened November 7, 1940. The facility was expanded during World War II and redesignated as Hill Air Force Base in 1948. BLDG 1205 represents one of the numerous structures constructed during the base's expansive mid-twentieth-century development.

Free18+ (Military installation — restricted access)Family: Moderate
Pretty waterfall in Provo Canyon.
Outdoor / Natural Site

Bridal Veil Falls Road

Ogden Canyon, UT

Ogden Canyon, a scenic mountain pass between Ogden and Huntsville in Weber County, Utah, has served as a primary transportation corridor for over a century. The canyon road is characterized by winding curves and elevation changes that have historically contributed to vehicle accidents. The area has long been associated with paranormal folklore, including the widely distributed vanishing hitchhiker legend that emerged across North America in the 1930s.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Moderate
The Howard Hotel, a historic building in Brigham City, Utah, United States.
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Brigham City

Brigham City, UT

Box Elder Middle School is an active public middle school in Brigham City, Utah, serving grades 6-8 for the Box Elder School District. The school provides standard secondary education and athletic facilities including gymnasium, locker rooms, and weight room amenities.

Free18+ (Active school — no public access)Family: High
Photo of Boissevain Road
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Boissevain Road

Boissevain, VA

Boissevain Road is a rural road in Virginia with reported paranormal phenomena.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Tiffany glass lampshade on display at the BYU Museum of Art.
Museum / Historical Site

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT

Brigham Young University is a private research institution operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located in Provo, Utah. The Harold B. Lee Library serves as BYU's primary library facility, housing extensive collections across multiple subject areas including music, archives, and recordings. The Music Section occupies Level 4 of the library, providing specialized resources for music scholarship and research.

FreeAll Ages (University campus)Family: High
Photo of Braleys Pond Area
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Braleys Pond Area

Virginia, VA

Braleys Pond is a natural water feature in Virginia with reported paranormal phenomena.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Photo of Bridgewater College Campus
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Bridgewater College Campus

Bridgewater, VA

Bridgewater College is an educational institution in Virginia with reported paranormal activity on campus.

FreeAll Ages (College campus)Family: High
Photo of Camp Peary
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Camp Peary

Williamsburg, VA

Camp Peary is a U.S. military intelligence training facility in Virginia with reported paranormal activity.

$18+ (Restricted military facility)Family: High
Stone bridge over Gordon Creek
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Haunted House / Historic Home

Ballston Spa

Ballston Spa, NY

The Crandall House was constructed in the 1800s as a Victorian mansion for Sylvester Crandall, an unsuccessful stockbroker, and his wife Julia. On a winter night in 1887, Crandall murdered Julia's mother and stepdaughter with a shotgun, fatally shot his wife, and then walked to the cupola where he shot himself. The building now operates as an apartment complex.

FreeAll AgesFamily: Low
Tablet dedicated two Lutyens family members who died in the First World War
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Haunted House / Historic Home

Bard College

Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

Blithewood Mansion was built in 1900 by National Guard captain and real estate developer Andrew C. Zabriskie as his family residence. One of his daughters fell to her death from a window in Zabriskie's New York City apartment under unclear circumstances. In 1951, the mansion was donated to Bard College, which uses it as a library facility. The estate's gardens still contain three statues of Zabriskie's daughters commissioned during his ownership, with a notably empty pedestal marking the fourth daughter.

FreeAll Ages (college campus)Family: Moderate
Baron Hirsch Cemetery grounds with stone monuments and pathways
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Cemetery / Burial Ground

Baron Hirsch Cemetery

Staten Island, NY

Baron Hirsch Cemetery was established in 1899 by an association of Jewish men in New York and named for philanthropist Baron Maurice de Hirsch. Located in the Graniteville neighborhood of Staten Island, the 65-acre cemetery is the final resting place of approximately 65,000 individuals. The cemetery is organized into approximately 500 plots belonging to various synagogues, Jewish associations, and family groups.

FreeAll agesFamily: High
Fall Foliage on Big Moose Lake - Adirondack State Park
Haunted Hotel / Inn

Big Moose Inn

Eagle Bay, NY

Big Moose Inn is a historic Adirondack lodge built in 1903, located on the shores of Big Moose Lake near Old Forge, New York. The property gained notoriety as the setting of one of upstate New York's most sensational murder cases: the July 1906 killing of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette, which inspired Theodore Dreiser's 1925 novel An American Tragedy.

$$All ages, though history is adult-appropriateFamily: Moderate
Big Moose Lake in the Adirondack Mountains with forest shoreline
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Big Moose Lake

Eagle Bay, NY

Big Moose Lake in the central Adirondacks is the site of one of New York's most infamous murders. On July 11, 1906, Chester Gillette murdered his pregnant girlfriend Grace Brown on the lake, causing a crime that captured national attention, inspired Theodore Dreiser's 1925 novel An American Tragedy, and contributed to the psychological landscape of early 20th-century American letters.

FreeAll agesFamily: Moderate
First Annual XMas Tree Lighting
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Haunted House / Historic Home

Billop House

Staten Island, NY

The Billop House, also known as the Conference House, was built by Royal Navy Officer Christopher Billopp around 1680 and served as the site of the 1776 Staten Island Peace Conference between British Commander William Howe and Colonial representatives including Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Edward Rutledge. The historical significance of this failed peace negotiation shaped the trajectory of the American Revolutionary War.

FreeAll agesFamily: High
Bird and Bottle Inn historic 1761 tavern building in Garrison, NY
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Bird and Bottle Inn

Garrison, NY

The Bird and Bottle Inn originated as a stagecoach stop established in 1761 on the Old Albany Post Road in the Hudson Valley. The building was later reopened as an inn and restaurant in 1940, and continues to operate today as a boutique inn, restaurant, and event venue. The structure retains significant original Colonial architecture and fixtures from its centuries of operation.

$$All ages for dining; overnight guests 18+Family: High
Boughton Hill Park woodland area in Victor, New York
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Boughton Hill Park

Victor, NY

Boughton Hill Park in Victor, New York sits on land with documented Colonial history. According to local tradition, a woman accused of witchcraft was buried just outside the park's northern boundary during the 17th century.

FreeAll agesFamily: High
Bowdoin Park Hudson River shoreline and recreational area
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Bowdoin Park / Old Haunted Mansion Site

Wappingers Falls, NY

Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls occupies Hudson River shoreline with a complex history. The property once included structures and facilities connected to military detention and prisoner-of-war treatment. The paranormal accounts reference a prisoner who died at an on-site facility, possibly from forced labor or inhumane treatment methods.

FreeAll agesFamily: High
Brightside Hotel abandoned structure
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Haunted Hotel / Inn

Brightside Hotel

Raquette Lake, NY

The Brightside Hotel was a prominent resort in the Adirondacks during the early 20th century. The hotel ceased business approximately twenty years ago (circa 2000s). The building remains standing but abandoned, with original furnishings preserved in situ.

FreeAll agesFamily: Not Recommended
The Hotel Broadalbin, located at 59 West Main Street in Broadalbin, New York, is an historic hotel built in 1854 as a glove store and added to in 1881 when it was converted to a hotel. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
Haunted Hotel / Inn

Broadalbin Hotel

Broadalbin, NY

The Historic Hotel Broadalbin is a restored 1854 establishment in Broadalbin, New York. Originally built as a glove factory, it became the Kennyetto Inn before operating as Dr. H.C. Finch's Keeley Cure Hospital (1895-1898), a controversial inebriate treatment facility. Renovated and reopened as a full-service hotel in July 2019, it features 12 guest rooms, a restaurant, and bar.

$All agesFamily: High
Stony Hill Cemetery, Buckout Road, Harrison, New York. A 19th-century cemetery for African Americans.
Outdoor / Natural Site

Buckhout Road

Westchester, NY

Buckhout Road is a wooded backroads location in Westchester County, New York dating to the 1600s. The site is historically significant as a location of alleged witch executions in colonial America, and later the location of grave crimes and murder. The road's dark history spans centuries, from witchcraft trials through 19th-century violent crimes, creating layers of documented tragedy.

FreeAll agesFamily: Not Recommended
Commercial Slip, Buffalo
Museum / Historical Site

Buffalo Naval Park

Buffalo, NY

USS The Sullivans (DD-537) was a Fletcher-class destroyer commissioned in 1943 and named after the five Sullivan brothers who died together when their ship, USS Juneau, was sunk in November 1942. The destroyer served the U.S. Navy through World War II and the Korean War before being decommissioned in 1965. The vessel has served as a museum ship at Buffalo Naval Park since 1977.

$$All agesFamily: Moderate
Built in 1870, this Richardsonian Romanesque-style former psychiatric hospital was designed by Henry Hobson Richardson to serve the population of the rapidly growing urban areas in Western New York with more advanced mental health treatment. Sitting among a large park-like campus designed by Freder
Asylum / Hospital

Buffalo Psychiatric Center

Buffalo, NY

The Richardson Olmsted Complex in Buffalo was constructed beginning in 1871 as the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane, based on the Kirkbride Plan of psychiatric treatment. Designed by renowned architect H.H. Richardson and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, the 203-acre campus formally opened in 1880. The facility operated as a psychiatric hospital until 1974, when patients were transferred and the complex fell into decay. Modern restoration efforts have partially reopened the campus as Hotel Henry.

$$18+ for most facilities due to construction and hazardsFamily: Low
Camden Middle School historic building exterior
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Camden Middle School

Camden, NY

Camden Middle School was formerly the Old High School, a historic educational building in Camden, New York. The structure retains original architecture and has been continuously used as a school facility for over a century.

$18+ for evening investigationsFamily: Moderate
Camp Truk cabins and facility
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Camp Truk Masonic Youth Home

Woodgate, NY

Camp Truk in Woodgate, New York was originally an orphanage serving children in need. The facility later transitioned to use as a Masonic youth home. The camp includes multiple cabins and facilities on lakefront property.

$18+ for paranormal investigationsFamily: Moderate
Here is a statue of the famous folk hero John Henry. The statue is in a small park/overlook far above the CSX Big Bend tunnel. Travel along WV Routes 63, 12 and 3 between This sign explains the tunnel that is far below the John Henry overlook. Travel along WV Routes 63, 12 and 3 between Ronceverte a
Outdoor / Natural Site

Big Bend Tunnel

Talcott, WV

The Great Bend Tunnel near Talcott, West Virginia, was constructed between 1870 and 1873 by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway as part of its major expansion through southern West Virginia. Upon completion, it was the longest tunnel on the C&O line. The tunnel became the setting for one of America's most enduring folk legends.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Mahood Hall, one of Bluefield State College's original buildings
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Bluefield State College

Bluefield, WV

Bluefield State College, founded in 1895, is a historically black college in Bluefield, West Virginia. Mahood Hall, named after Senator William Mahood, was one of the first three buildings constructed on campus and remains one of the oldest structures on the grounds.

FreeAll AgesFamily: High
Front and western side of Citizens National Bank, located at 219 Fourth Street (West Virginia Route 14) in Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States. Built in 1898, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Haunted Hotel / Inn

Blennerhasset Hotel

Parkersburg, WV

The Blennerhasset Hotel opened in 1889, constructed by Colonel William Nelson Chancellor as a Queen Anne-style luxury hotel in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Built to cater to oil and gas barons and millionaire businessmen, the hotel represents Gilded Age architectural and commercial ambition.

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Jennings Hall, a haunted mansion converted to music facilities at Bennington College in Vermont
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Museum / Historical Site

Bennington College

Bennington, VT

Jennings Hall is a former mansion on Bennington College's campus that was converted into music facilities. Shirley Jackson, author of 'The Haunting of Hill House,' lived in North Bennington from 1940 until her death in 1965, creating scholarly debate about whether Jennings Hall partly inspired her 1959 novel. The building continues to serve as active college facilities while maintaining its paranormal reputation.

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Bromley Brooke School in Manchester Center, Vermont
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Other Dark Tourism Site

Bromley Brooke School

Manchester Center, VT

Bromley Brooke School in Manchester Center, Vermont was originally built as a nursing home by a man for his ill mother. After her death, the building was sold and converted to a boarding school. The facility now operates as an active educational institution.

Free18+ (Active school — no public access)Family: Moderate
Photo of the Week - 6/25/12 Purple pitcher plants are common in bogs in and around the Nulhegan Basin and Pondicherry Divisions of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Patrick Comins
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Brunswick Springs

Brunswick, VT

Brunswick Springs is a natural springs location in Brunswick, Vermont characterized by local paranormal folklore and visitor reports of unexplained phenomena.

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Black Lantern Inn historic building in Montgomery, Vermont
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Haunted Hotel / Inn

Black Lantern Inn – Room #3

Montgomery Center, VT

The Black Lantern Inn has operated continuously in Montgomery, Vermont since 1803, making it one of Vermont's longest-established inns. The facility consists of the main inn building plus the Burdette House, offering six rooms in the main structure and four suites in the outbuilding. The inn serves as both a lodging facility and restaurant, maintaining its historic hospitality traditions for over two centuries.

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Camp Farnsworth gathering hall (Keushk) in Thetford, Vermont
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Camp Farnsworth

Thetford, VT

Camp Farnsworth is a summer camp in Thetford, Vermont with a primary gathering hall called the Keushk. The camp features residential tree house units and traditional dormitory buildings.

$Restricted (Private camp facility)Family: High
Crab Creek landscape with dunes near historic Milwaukee Road crossing
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Beverly Dunes

Beverly, WA

Beverly, Washington sits in Grant County along the historic path of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, which crossed Crab Creek near the abandoned town site of Jericho. The region was home to Interior Salish and other Native American cultures before European settlement.

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Bremerton Community Theater building exterior
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Theater / Performance Venue

Bremerton Community Theater

Bremerton, WA

The Bremerton Community Theater was established in 1944 to entertain workers from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard during World War II. The theater relocated to 599 Lebo Boulevard in 1976, moving to a larger facility to accommodate its growing audience.

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Roslyn 2014
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Haunted Dining / Bar

Brick Tavern

Roslyn, WA

The Brick Saloon, established in 1889, is Washington's oldest continuously operating bar. Built by John Buffo and Peter Giovanni, it was rebuilt in 1898 using 45,000 bricks after a destructive fire. The building retains its original character and historic back bar imported from England.

$$21+ for bar service; families welcome in dining area until 9pmFamily: Moderate
Cameo Catering Event Facility building exterior in Spokane
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Cameo Catering Event Facility

Spokane, WA

Cameo Catering Event Facility occupies a building that formerly served as a Masonic and IOOF (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) hall in Spokane, Washington. The building has been repurposed as an event venue while retaining architectural and historical significance.

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Acme Theater exterior in Riverton, Wyoming
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Theater / Performance Venue

Acme Theater

Riverton, WY

The Acme Theater was built in the 1920s in Riverton, Wyoming by Belle Mote, one of Riverton's most prominent businesswomen. Originally hosted live stage shows, vaudeville, and penny shows before transitioning to modern movie theater operations.

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Appleton Curling Club building on Westhill Boulevard
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Haunted Dining / Bar

Appleton Curling Club

Appleton, WI

The Appleton Curling Club was established in 1939 and relocated to its present facility on Westhill Boulevard in January 1960. In 1967, fire damaged the clubhouse but did not destroy the ice rink or compressor room, necessitating rebuilding of the spectators' area.

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Bender Park overlooking Lake Michigan cliffs in Oak Creek, Wisconsin
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Outdoor / Natural Site

Bender Park

Oak Creek, WI

Bender Park in Oak Creek overlooks Lake Michigan, offering recreational access to the shoreline. The park's location on cliffs above the beach creates natural hazard conditions. The surrounding roads—particularly Fitzsimmons Road and E. Oakwood Road—have acquired dark reputations from multiple tragedies.

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Big River Inn/Water View Inn in Genoa, Wisconsin
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Haunted Dining / Bar

Big River Restaurant

Genoa, WI

Big River Inn dates to either 1879 or 1896 (sources vary) in Genoa, Wisconsin. The building originally functioned as a restaurant before evolving into a combined inn and restaurant. It now operates as Water View Inn, maintaining its paranormal reputation while serving contemporary hospitality functions.

$$All AgesFamily: High
Burlington Public Cemetery in Burlington, Wisconsin
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Cemetery / Burial Ground

Burlington Public Cemetery

Burlington, WI

Burlington Public Cemetery serves as the primary burial ground for Burlington, Wisconsin. Behind the main cemetery lies an older pioneer cemetery approximately 40 years removed from public consciousness, containing the remains of early Burlington settlers and their families.

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