The Astors' Beechwood Mansion tops Rhode Island's new evidence-ranked haunted index

The Astors' Beechwood Mansion in Newport ranks #1 in HauntBound's 2026 index of Rhode Island's most haunted places, which ranks sites by published evidence rather than reputation. The Conjuring House, the state's most famous haunted site, ranks #2. Newport County holds four of the top ten.

The top five:

1. The Astors' Beechwood Mansion, Newport (exterior viewing only)
2. The Conjuring House (Old Arnold Estate), Harrisville (exterior viewing only)
3. Governor Sprague Mansion, Cranston
4. Rose Island Lighthouse, Newport
5. Graduate Providence (Providence Biltmore Hotel), Providence

The Astors' Beechwood Mansion in Newport has the most distinct published accounts of any Rhode Island site, five. The oldest documented site is White Horse Tavern in Newport, dating to 1652. The Arcade Providence in Providence is the index's most family-friendly pick in the state. Apparitions are the most commonly reported phenomenon, on record at 30 sites.

"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.

HauntBound ranks each state's places by the documented record of reported haunting phenomena: the quantity, independence, persistence and documentary quality of published reports. A story retold many times counts for less than independent accounts, and a source that only establishes a building's history never counts as evidence of a haunting. The index does not try to determine whether paranormal phenomena are real. The 2026 index reflects sources identified and classified as of September 15, 2026.

For media:The full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/rhode-island/The fact sheet, with city-by-city numbers and cleared images: https://hauntbound.com/press/fact-sheets/rhode-island/Interviews by email and city-by-city data on request.

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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