Eloise Asylum is located in Westland, Michigan. Once the nation’s largest psychiatric asylum and long an abandoned playground for urban explorers since it closed in 1981. It’s easy to see why Eloise is believed by many to be haunted. The site has a grisly history that is the stuff of urban legends: Originally built as the Wayne County Poorhouse in 1839, it soon housed people with mental and psychiatric disabilities,…
McRaven House is located in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Behind the wrought-iron gates at 1445 Harrison Street in Vicksburg sits the notorious McRaven home. Since being built in the late 1700s, ownership of the home has changed several times but one thing has remained the same – it appears to be a magnet for paranormal activity. From unexplainable occurrences to malevolent spirits, McRaven has definitely earned the title “the most haunted house in Mississippi.”…
If Ohioans were asked to come up with a short list of their favorite local ghost stories, Vermillion’s Gore Orphanage would certainly make an appearance on the majority of the lists. Even though the alleged events are said to have happened well over 150 years ago, it is still one of the most popular spooky Ohio travel destinations. The site is deserted now and only a few bits and pieces…
Biltmore Estate is located on Southside of Asheville, North Carolina. The Biltomre Estate, located in Asheville, was originally built to be a vacation home for George Washington Vanderbilt, one of the heirs to the Vanderbilt industrial fortune. George Washington Vanderbilt was fortunate enough to have been born into a life that offered him staggeringly vast amounts of money that he didn’t have to lift a single finger to earn. In…
Ben Lomond Hotel is located North of Salt Lke City in Ogden, Utah. Surrounded by the natural beauty of Utah and noted for its Italian Renaissance Revival architecture, the Bigelow Hotel has a long history of spooky rumours, as well as legends of ghostly guests including a mother and son who decided to stay together long after death. Legend tells that the hotel was used as a boarding house. During…
Pfister Hotel is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin In 1893,The Pfister Hotel was indeed like a Palace, being an 8 story, creamy limestone/gray limestone structure with Romanesque Renewal architecture on the outside, made complete with impressive granite columns, terra cotta decorum, and what is described as “towering bay windows.” The three story Lobby made a simply glorious living room, described as being “lush and opulent,” whose elegance is made complete with…
St. Augustine’s Old Jail is located in historic St. Augustine, Florida.The Old Jail served as the St Johns County Jail until 1953. Through all those years the place was a madhouse of depravity and cruelty. Most prisoners debasing themselves to common animals while the staff running the joint slowly went insane and did all manner of sketchy things. The original building – before it was sold to entrepreneur Henry “Slim” McDaniel who…
Fort Garry Hotel is located north of the border in Winnipeg, Canada. With over 100 years of history, the Fort Garry Hotel has played hosts to many guests over the years. One of these guests is reported to haunt the infamous ‘Room 202’. Blood dripping from the walls, figures at the foot of beds, and apparitions walking down the halls are just some of the reports at Fort Garry Hotel….