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Hotels, theatres, prisons and back roads with a reputation.
Moundsville, WV
The former West Virginia Penitentiary is a massive Gothic prison that operated until 1995 and now offers guided history tours through cell blocks, yards and other restricted areas. Visitors can also book public ghost hunts, paranormal investigations and seasonal Halloween experiences, with the normal tour season running on scheduled dates.
San Diego, CA
The 1857 Whaley House combines early San Diego history with one of California's longest-running haunted-house reputations and scheduled evening ghost programs.
Mitchell, IN
Built in the 1890s, this house has been operated specifically as a paranormal attraction rather than simply marketed through outside ghost stories. Whispers Estate offers scheduled investigations and events centered on reported voices, apparitions, movement and other unexplained activity inside the property.
Richmond, KY
A major nineteenth-century expansion transformed the Clay family home into the sprawling mansion now known as White Hall. The restored house is open for tours and is also associated with long-running reports of moving lights, footsteps, phantom music and apparitions attributed to members of the Clay family.
McDermitt, NV
The old White Horse Inn near McDermitt is a historic roadside building, but current public records describe the structure as unsafe, with serious deterioration, asbestos and mold concerns. It is not a public haunted attraction and should not be routed for entry or exploration.
Newport, RI
Operating in a building dating to the seventeenth century, the White Horse Tavern is among America's oldest surviving taverns. The restaurant has accumulated ghost stories involving colonial-era figures and unexplained activity, although these claims remain folklore rather than verified events. It remains an active restaurant rather than a dedicated paranormal attraction.
Dallas, TX
Dallas folklore tells of a soaked young woman who asks motorists for a ride near White Rock Lake, then vanishes before reaching her supposed destination.
Paducah, KY
This elaborate 1860s mansion was restored and repurposed as one of America's most unusual interstate welcome centers. Visitors and employees have also reported apparitions, strange smells and unexplained activity attributed to former residents of the property.
Amsterdam, NY
The road is named for Susan DeGraff, whose ghost is said to appear wearing white and crying while searching for her husband's grave. A Legends & Lore marker at 179 Widow Susan Road gives travelers a safe physical point for the story rather than encouraging anyone to wander the road at night.
Salamanca, NY
Wildwood opened in 1906 as a sanitarium and bath house and later served as a tuberculosis clinic and apartments. Visitors and investigators report shadow figures, voices and unexplained physical contact, and the restored property now offers history tours, ghost tours and investigations by reservation.
Evansville, IN
Willard Library's best-known legend concerns the "Grey Lady," an apparition reportedly seen inside the Victorian Gothic library for decades. The library openly embraces the story with its long-running Ghost Cams and paranormal programming, making this an unusually accessible haunted-location stop rather than an abandoned site.
Proctor, VT
This sprawling nineteenth-century mansion mixes Scottish, Romanesque, Dutch and Queen Anne architectural elements into an improbable Vermont castle. Seasonal tours explore its stained glass, antiques and eccentric rooms, while dedicated paranormal tours draw on the property's long-running ghost stories.
San Jose, CA
Sarah Winchester's sprawling mansion is famous for stairs to ceilings, doors to nowhere and decades of supernatural legend layered over a genuinely eccentric building history.
Byron Center, MI
For decades, local legend has claimed that a faint greenish light can sometimes be seen around one grave in Winegar Cemetery after dark. Explanations range from ghost stories to reflected light and atmospheric effects, and the phenomenon is best treated as folklore rather than a verified paranormal event; visitors should obey cemetery hours and remain respectful.
Salem, MA
This long-running Salem attraction combines a live witch-trial reenactment with a basement recreation of the cramped conditions endured by accused prisoners. It is more theatrical than scholarly, but its aging wax figures and dungeon scenes make it a particularly OddWay version of Salem tourism.
Salem, MA
A guided underground attraction recreates scenes from the Salem witch trials using figures, narration and dungeon-like spaces. It overlaps thematically with other Salem museums, but the basement walkthrough and reconstructed village scenes provide a distinct traveler experience.
Salem, MA
Witch Mansion is a walk-through Salem attraction using witches, ghosts, monsters, lighting effects and animated scenes to create a traditional haunted-house experience. It operates on a seasonal schedule that expands heavily during Salem's October crowds.
Kettering, OH
The stone Lookout Tower at Hills & Dales MetroPark, commonly called the Witch's Tower or Frankenstein's Castle, was completed in 1941. A teenage girl was killed by lightning at the tower in 1967, after which stories of ghostly figures became attached to it; the tower's entrance is sealed, but hikers can reach and view the exterior from the park trail.
Biddeford Pool, ME
Wood Island Light stands offshore from Biddeford Pool and has accumulated stories of unexplained voices, footsteps, and other activity tied to the island’s difficult past. The lighthouse is not connected to the mainland by road, so closer visits depend on seasonal boat access and tour availability.
Dover, DE
Delaware's governor's residence carries one of the state's oldest official ghost stories: the so-called "tippling ghost," said to help itself to guests' drinks. The Delaware Public Archives preserves the legend but explicitly does not authenticate paranormal claims; public access is limited to scheduled events.
Keene, NH
Woodland Cemetery's stone chapel and surrounding graves have generated local stories about laughter, apparitions and a spirit that supposedly reacts to visitors who swear. The Sumner Knight Chapel gives the folklore a dramatic physical setting within the cemetery. Public cemetery access does not imply permission to enter locked buildings or conduct investigations after hours.
Memphis, TN
This ornate Victorian mansion preserves period interiors and has accumulated long-running stories of apparitions and unexplained activity. The house operates as a legitimate museum, giving visitors a structured way to experience the building without relying on trespass-based ghost hunting.
Tonopah, NV
A clown-packed motel beside Tonopah’s old cemetery has become a modern Nevada oddity, combining thousands of clown figures with persistent haunted-hotel lore.
Las Vegas, NV
Zak Bagans' The Haunted Museum fills a historic Las Vegas mansion with rooms devoted to paranormal objects, notorious crimes, occult artifacts and items claimed to be cursed or haunted. Visitors follow a guided experience through the collection, with age restrictions and upgraded experiences available.
