Two Baltimore sites rank among Maryland's ten most haunted places

With Halloween approaching, two Baltimore sites, The Horse You Came In On Saloon and Westminster Burying Ground, rank among Maryland's ten most haunted places in HauntBound's 2026 index. The index ranks 87 Maryland sites by separate published accounts and how far back they go, not by fame or search popularity.

The Horse You Came In On Saloon ranks #3. The Fells Point tavern has operated since 1775, renamed by owner Howard Gerber in 1972. Eight separate published accounts describe activity there. Staff describe cash registers opening on their own and a nightly glass of cognac left empty by morning for "Edgar." The claim that Edgar Allan Poe had a last drink there before his 1849 death is contested by historians.

Westminster Burying Ground, Edgar Allan Poe Grave ranks #5. The First Presbyterian Church of Baltimore established the cemetery in 1787; Poe was reburied there in 1875 after a campaign called Pennies for Poe. Nine separate published accounts describe activity there, the earliest dated to 1920. Visitors describe a figure in a dark coat near Poe's monument and cold spots in the catacombs below the 1852 church. Westminster Hall staff call the stories folklore, not documented history.

Statewide, Druid Ridge Cemetery in Pikesville ranks #1, and Antietam National Battlefield, the state's most famous haunted site, ranks #7.

"We rank by evidence, not legend: independent published accounts, documented history, and how far back the reports go. We don't claim ghosts are real, or that they aren't. We document where the reports concentrate, and we show our work," said Ben Fineman, editor of HauntBound. The ranking shows each site's documented record.

Visiting:The Horse You Came In On Saloon, 1626 Thames St., Baltimore, is a working bar open daily, with ghost-tour pub crawl stops in October.Westminster Burying Ground, 519 W Fayette St., Baltimore, is open for free self-guided visits daily; catacomb tours run the first Saturday of each month for $5.

For media:The full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/maryland/The fact sheet, with Baltimore numbers and cleared images: https://hauntbound.com/press/fact-sheets/maryland/Photo: the Westminster Burying Ground, on the fact sheet.Venue contact: thehorsebaltimore.com and westminsterhall.org (Westminster Burying Ground)A short version follows.

HauntBound (hauntbound.com) is a family-friendly field guide to more than 6,000 documented haunted and historic places across the United States, ranked by published evidence rather than legend. No venue pays to be listed or ranked.

Media contact: Ben Fineman, Editor, HauntBound, editor@hauntbound.com

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