14 haunted and historic destinations in KY.
Scottsville, KY
Highway 31E bridge near Scottsville carries traffic across waterways. Local folklore references older bridge structure that failed catastrophically.
Prestonsburg, KY
Active middle school in Prestonsburg serving educational functions.
Pippa Passes, KY
Alice Lloyd College is mountain college in Appalachia. Multiple buildings on campus reported to have paranormal activity.
Pippa Passes, KY
Radio station on Alice Lloyd College campus serves broadcast functions for institutional and community purposes.
Owensboro, KY
Ben Hawes State Park encompasses woodland in Owensboro area. Local folklore references 18th century witch trial execution within park lands.
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.
Elizabethtown, KY
Historic building operated as convent then hotel before becoming restaurant. Building carries dark history of alleged murders.
Evarts, KY
Black Mountain Elementary School operates as educational institution in Evarts. Building serves standard school functions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.