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Three Minneapolis landmarks rank among Minnesota's ten most haunted places

A new index ranks places by published accounts, not legend

September 30, 2026

With Halloween approaching, three Minneapolis landmarks rank among Minnesota's ten most haunted places in HauntBound's 2026 index, including the Minneapolis Institute of Art at #9. The index ranks 98 Minnesota sites by separate published accounts and how far back they go, not by fame or search popularity.

The Minneapolis Institute of Art ranks #9. The Beaux-Arts museum, opened in 1915, includes two period rooms, the Tudor Room and the Connecticut Room, dating to about 1600 and 1740. Six separate published accounts describe activity there, the earliest dated to 2009, when a janitor reported footsteps crossing the empty Tudor Room. Visitors in the Connecticut Room describe tugs on their coats and a hand grasping their own. The museum publishes the reports itself.

First Avenue ranks #4. Built in 1937 as the Minneapolis Greyhound Bus Depot, the building became a nightclub in 1970 and later hosted Prince's nine concerts and the filming of Purple Rain. Four separate published accounts describe activity there, the earliest dated to 1940. Staff arriving before opening describe bar stools lifted and repositioned by a presence nicknamed Flippy, whose origin no one has documented.

Also in the top ten: Turnblad Mansion (#8).

Statewide, the SS William A. Irvin in Duluth ranks #1, and Palmer House Hotel in Sauk Centre, the state's most famous haunted site, ranks #10.

"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:Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2400 3rd Ave. S., is open Tuesday through Sunday with free admission.First Avenue, 701 First Ave. N., is a working nightclub with ticketed shows most nights.Turnblad Mansion, 2600 Park Ave., is open Wednesday through Sunday, with an October flashlight ghost tour.

For media:The full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/minnesota/The fact sheet, with Minneapolis numbers and cleared images: https://hauntbound.com/press/fact-sheets/minnesota/Photos: the Minneapolis Institute of Art and Turnblad Mansion, on the fact sheet.Venue contact: first-avenue.comA 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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Three Minneapolis landmarks rank among Minnesota's ten most haunted places

Three Minneapolis landmarks rank among Minnesota's ten most haunted places in HauntBound's 2026 index, which ranks sites by separate published accounts rather than fame. The Minneapolis Institute of Art ranks #9, where the museum's own staff have documented footsteps in the Tudor Room and tugs on visitors' coats in the Connecticut Room. First Avenue, the 1937 Greyhound depot turned nightclub, ranks #4; staff there describe bar stools moving on their own before opening. Turnblad Mansion, now home to the American Swedish Institute, also makes the top ten.

Full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/minnesota/