24 haunted destinations cataloged across Maine, spanning 9 counties. The collection features cemetery, museum, and outdoor — every listing verified with family ratings, accessibility info, and practical visit logistics.
Owls Head, ME
The Owls Head Lighthouse marks the southern entrance to Rockland Harbor on Maine's midcoast. President John Quincy Adams authorized the first tower in 1825; the present brick tower was built in 1852 and stands 100 feet above the water. Automated by the Coast Guard in 1989, the tower was leased to the American Lighthouse Foundation in 2007.
Poland, ME
Poland Spring Resort sits on land the Ricker family has held since 1794, when Jabez Ricker began operating an inn at the site. The property became internationally known after Hiram Ricker began bottling the spring's mineral water in the mid-19th century, and the resort grew into one of New England's most prominent Gilded Age destinations.
Bar Harbor, ME
Acadia National Park covers more than 49,000 acres across Mount Desert Island, the Schoodic Peninsula, and outlying Maine islands. The Wabanaki Confederacy occupied the region for more than 10,000 years before European contact, and the park itself was established in 1916 as the first national park east of the Mississippi.
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.
Prospect, ME
Fort Knox in Prospect, Maine, is the first fort in the state built entirely of granite. Construction began in 1844 and continued intermittently through 1869, intended to protect the Penobscot River Valley against possible British incursion following the Aroostook War. The fort never saw combat. Sergeant Leopold Hegyi served as caretaker until his death on July 17, 1900.
Dedham, ME
The Lucerne Inn's main house was built in 1818 along the wayside route between Bangor and Ellsworth, Maine. The inn was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Former President Ulysses S. Grant is reported among its historical guests.
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.
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.
Waterville, ME
Mount Saint Joseph Nursing Home at 7 Highwood Street in Waterville, Maine, is a 111-room skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility currently operating under the name Mount Joseph at Waterville. The facility's second floor previously served as a children's hospital, housing pediatric patients before the building's transition to elder care.
Cape Elizabeth, ME
Portland Head Light, completed in 1791 at the entrance of Casco Bay in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, is the oldest lighthouse in Maine. Construction was authorized by Congress and overseen at George Washington's directive, making it one of the first lighthouses built under the new federal government.
Georgetown, ME
First lit in 1797, Seguin Island Lighthouse stands 180 feet above sea level off the mouth of the Kennebec River. The current 1857 granite tower is Maine's second-oldest light station and houses the state's only first-order Fresnel lens still in active service.
Windham, ME
Smith Anderson Cemetery in Windham, Maine, was the town's first public burying ground. The oldest stone, marking the 1744 grave of two-year-old Elijah Wight, is among the earliest in Maine. The cemetery's name reflects the prominence of two families: the Reverend Peter Thatcher Smith family and the John Anderson family, whose hillside crypt is the cemetery's most distinctive feature.
York, ME
The Old York Historical Society operates a complex of historic buildings in York Village, Maine, anchored by the 1719-1720 Old Gaol, a National Historic Landmark. The first plank prison on the site was completed in 1656 and demolished around 1720, replaced by the surviving Stone Prison (1720), the House of Correction (1707), and the Gaoler's Residence (1729). Restoration opened the Old Gaol as a museum in 1900 through the efforts of the Society and Elizabeth Perkins.
Portland, ME
Andy's Old Port Pub at 94 Commercial Street occupies a 19th-century commercial building on Portland's waterfront. The building previously housed the John W. Perkins Company, a wholesale pharmaceutical firm founded in 1853 (name adopted 1855). Andy's was originally established in 2007, briefly closed in 2019, and was re-established in 2020.
Portland, ME
Established in 1668, Eastern Cemetery is Portland's oldest historic site and oldest landscape, occupying roughly seven acres at the base of Munjoy Hill. The grounds hold an estimated 4,000 marked graves and an additional ~3,000 unmarked burials. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and has been preserved and interpreted by the nonprofit Spirits Alive since 2006.
Portland, ME
Rosie's Restaurant & Pub occupies a commercial building at 330 Fore Street dating to roughly 1901. It has been a long-running Old Port neighborhood pub and is one of the stops on Portland Old Port Ghost Walks, with paranormal activity confirmed by the Portland Press Herald in October 2023.
Portland, ME
Built 1858-1860 as the summer residence of New Orleans hotelier Ruggles Sylvester Morse and his wife Olive Ring Merrill Morse, both Maine natives. Designed by architect Henry Austin, the Italianate brownstone villa is considered one of the most intact pre-Civil War homes in the United States and is a National Historic Landmark.
Portland, ME
Constructed 1785-1786 by General Peleg Wadsworth, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's maternal grandfather, the Wadsworth-Longfellow House is the oldest surviving structure on the Portland peninsula. Longfellow grew up in the house. His sister Anne Longfellow Pierce, a young widow, lived there until her death in 1901, when she bequeathed the property to the Maine Historical Society.
Portland, ME
Established 1829 and expanded to 12 acres in 1841, Western Cemetery was Portland's primary municipal burial ground from 1829 to 1852 and remained active until 1910. It contains roughly 6,600 graves, including the parents of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The grounds suffered an extended period of vandalism and grave desecration from July 1, 1988 through August 1, 1989, during which an estimated 1,942 tombs were disturbed. Restoration began in 2003 under the City of Portland with the Stewards of the Western Cemetery.
Bucksport, ME
Buck Cemetery is a small 18th-century burial ground on Route 1 in Bucksport, Maine, best known for the granite monument erected in 1870 to town founder Colonel Jonathan Buck (1719-1795). Buck settled what was then Plantation No. 1, building the first sawmill and store. The monument's natural stain has fueled a century-and-a-half-old 'witch's curse' legend.
Windham, ME
Chute Cemetery is a small 18th-century family burial ground on Chute Road in Windham, Maine, established by descendants of Captain Thomas Chute, an early settler of New Marblehead (now Windham). It holds fewer than 20 marked graves, including Revolutionary War veteran Josiah Chute (d. 1834). The cemetery is locally known for a child-ghost legend covered by the Portland Press Herald.
Camden, ME
Maiden's Cliff is a clifftop overlook roughly 800 feet above Megunticook Lake in Camden Hills State Park, Camden, Maine. It is named for Elenora French, an 11-year-old girl who fell from the cliff on May 7, 1864 and died the next day of internal injuries. A large white cross, first funded by inventor Joseph B. Stearns, has marked the spot for more than a century.
Bowdoin, ME
North Bowdoin Cemetery sits at 986 Litchfield Road in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc County, Maine, beside the site of the former North Church. It holds roughly 100-105 marked graves with burials dating to about 1804; one of the oldest stones belongs to Nathaniel Jelison (1750-1804). The grounds are in deteriorated condition and are widely known by the folk name 'the witch's grave.'
Standish, ME
Saint Joseph's College of Maine is a private Catholic college at 278 Whites Bridge Road in Standish, on the shore of Sebago Lake. The campus is built around the former Verrill family summer estate, established in 1907, whose buildings included Woldbrook Hall (now Xavier Hall) and a small stone chapel. The Sisters of Mercy relocated the college to the site in 1956.