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Initially, Gef said he was a weasel, but later corrected himself and said he was, in fact, the ghost of a dead mongoose.
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The Bizarre, True Story of Gef the Talking Mongoose

Oh, and Gef was a ghost too.
Steven Tucker August 31, 2023
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Haunted Stays and Autumn Days in Colorado

There’s so much to love about fall in Colorado, some people never leave.
A large Victorian mansion with many windows.
Malden, Massachusetts

Mystic Side Opera Company

This Victorian home turned opera house may have a phantom of its own.
geology

Podcast: Tonopah Mining Camp

The 'Queen of the Silver Camps' is 113 acres of history preserved.
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The Ghosts that Haunt Tonopah

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U.S. Marines stand guard in the Garmsir district of Helmand Province in 2009. The province was the site of the most deaths of American and British soldiers during the U.S./NATO–led occupation of the country.
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The Harrowing Tale of Afghanistan’s ‘Haunted’ Outpost

Centuries-old culture and modern military psychology intertwined at Observation Point Rock.
Tom Mutch May 5, 2023
The exterior of this centuries-old candy shop.
Kyoto, Japan

Minatoya Yurei Kosodate-Ame Honpo

Legend has it that centuries ago, a ghost once frequented this candy shop to feed her still-living baby.
Madrid, Spain

House of the Seven Chimneys

Known as the Casa de las Siete Chimeneas, this haunted 16th-century manor has a dark, mysterious past.
Dating back to the 11th century, San Severino di Centola was abandoned in the 1970s.
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How to Keep a Medieval Ghost Town Ghostly

Step 1: Buy it. Step 2: Maybe a poetry reading?
Vittoria Traverso May 3, 2023
The haunting by the entity known as the Bell Witch has resonated across centuries of American history.
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The Elusive, Maddening Mystery of the Bell Witch

A classic ghost story has something to say about America—200 years ago, 100 years ago, and today.
Colin Dickey May 2, 2023
cemeteries

Gold, Ghosts, and Gin: The Curious Spirits and Elaborate History of Virginia City

This one-time boomtown still oozes with the spirit of the Wild West.
Travelers along Highway 50 will be excited to stumble across Eureka after a long journey across the state.
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The Friendliest Town on the Loneliest Road

Eureka, Nevada is a must-see pitstop along the magnificent wide open road of Route 50, where travelers can immerse themselves in a bygone era and explore secret underground tunnels.
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The Spirited Histories of Nevada’s Most Haunted Hotels

Because ghosts were people, too.
Monroe, Connecticut

Grave of Ed and Lorraine Warren

Visit the grave of America's most prominent paranormal investigators and self-proclaimed demonologists.
science

Podcast: Blurred Lines with Stacy Horn

Where does science end?
The Podcast Team March 16, 2023
Glasgow, Scotland

The Scotia Bar

Glasgow's oldest pub has a proud literary tradition and possibly a ghost or two.
In the new 2022 column "Secret Obsessions," we asked talented people to take us down a rabbit hole.
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In 2022, Celebrities Spilled Their Secret Obsessions to Us

From ghost hunting to masala chai, singers, authors, and other influencers revealed their unexpected interests.
Sarah Durn December 28, 2022
Gravelly Point.
Newport, Rhode Island

Gravelly Point

The site of the largest mass execution in Rhode Island history, haunted by the ghosts of hanged pirates.