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Old Tonopah Cemetery.
cemeteries

Atlas Obscura’s Guide to America’s Most Haunted Cemeteries

Not all the dead rest easy. These 13 American cemeteries have the ghost stories to prove it.
Holyn Thigpen October 9, 2026
The Clown Motel’s “IT” room.
murder

The Best Haunted Hotels to Book for a Spooky Getaway

From an inn with secret cellars to a clown motel next to a graveyard, these 12 hotels don’t just have history — they have houseguests who never checked out.
Holyn Thigpen September 30, 2026
The McMike Mansion offers paranormal tours with a medium.
abandoned

Is Alton, Illinois America’s Most Haunted Small Town?

With haunted mansions, churches, hotels, and parking lots, this small port town on the Mississippi River has become a pilgrimage site for fans of all things paranormal.
Walpole called the house his “little plaything ... the prettiest bauble you ever saw” and sought to imbue it with “gloomth” and wonder.
castles

14 Real Places That Haunt the Pages of Literature

Tour the real-world locations that gave iconic horror books their nightmares.
Holyn Thigpen September 24, 2026
The mansion has been featured on TV shows like “Ghost Adventures.”
cemeteries

Who Knew Illinois Had This Many Spooky Places?

Beyond Illinois’s famous haunted houses are lonely cemeteries, unusual monuments, and Spiritualist homes with generations of folklore.
Helsinki, Finland

The Fire Captain's Stone

Moved after its owner's death, this granite seat left the house with a haunting on its hands.
Borås, Sweden

Haunted Museum of Borås

Sweden’s first haunted museum showcases cursed dolls, mirrors, and relics said to carry lingering spirits.
Northport, Maine

Temple Heights Spiritual Camp

A rustic getaway where visitors connect with the departed.
Muscatine, Iowa

The Blue Angel of Greenwood Cemetery

A cobalt-lit cemetery statue that has inspired decades of local legends.
Enfield, England

Enfield Poltergeist House

A council house in England where ghostly activity was reported in the 1970s.
Hood River, Oregon

Columbia Gorge Hotel

The Columbia Gorge Hotel sits as a beacon in the Columbia River Gorge and is also said to be haunted.
Sauk Centre, Minnesota

The Palmer House Hotel

A century-old landmark that once employed Sinclair Lewis and is still known for its ghost stories.
List

8 Haunting and Beautiful Places to Visit in West Virginia

From a ghostly hotel to a small-town Halloween fantasia to a pair of legendary creatures said to roam the woods, West Virginia has bountiful offerings sure to bewitch all kinds of visitors.
Bender, Moldova

The White Lady’s Bullet-Scarred Wall

A haunted outpost in Moldova, where guards are said to have fired at a ghostly figure.
Leesburg, Virginia

Glenfiddich House

The house where Robert E. Lee planned the Battle of Antietam is said to be haunted by the ghost of a Civil War soldier.
West Virginia

Greenbrier Ghost of Sam Black Church

Here lies Zona, whose ghostly testimony led to her husband’s murder conviction.
Parkersburg, West Virginia

The (Haunted) Blennerhassett Hotel

The oldest hotel in West Virginia is reportedly frequented by ghosts.
Luddesdown, England

The Lost Village of Dode

A haunted medieval church, a ceremonial stone circle, and a burial ground are all that's left of this community lost to the Black Death.