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The Gessner Mansion, locally known as the Georgetown Castle.

Seattle, Washington

Georgetown Castle

An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.

Ghost Ranch, New Mexico.

Abiquiu, New Mexico

Ghost Ranch

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

The Drovers Inn

Argyll and Bute, Scotland

The Drovers Inn

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

Main dining room.

Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico

Zacatecana House Museum

This eerily opulent residential museum is home to a haunting local legend.

Guelph Correctional Centre

Guelph, Ontario

Guelph Correctional Centre

An abandoned Ontario prison turned over to time and nature.

View from the tower from which the White Lady was allegedly thrown.

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.

Don Cuco Tuzo

Guanajuato, Mexico

Museo Leyendas de Guanajuato

Miniatures built in the 1980s tell the city’s favorite legends and ghost stories.

Alley of the Kiss

Guanajuato, Mexico

Alley of the Kiss

A Mexican Romeo-and-Juliet-esque legend has given this super-narrow alleyway a reputation for romance.

Though the dam crest is long gone, the tower still stands.

Nyborg, Denmark

Den Hvide Jomfru (The White Maiden)

Legend speaks of a banished noblewoman allegedly walled inside this little tower.

The Jericho Covered Bridge

Kingsville, Maryland

Jericho Covered Bridge

Scary stories haunt this wooden bridge.

Inside this farmhouse, Zona Heaster Shue, the Greenbrier Ghost, was murdered by her husband.

West Virginia

Greenbrier Ghost of Sam Black Church

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

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The historic–and potentially haunted–Blennerhassett Hotel dates to 1897.

Parkersburg, West Virginia

The (Haunted) Blennerhassett Hotel

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

Sponsored By West Virginia Department of Tourism
Thurmond's Main Street. (LeahC/Atlas Obscura)

Thurmond, West Virginia

Thurmond, West Virginia

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

The Lost Village of Dode

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.

The main entrance into the Asylum.

Weston, West Virginia

Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

Enfield Poltergeist House

Enfield, England

Enfield Poltergeist House

A council house in England where ghostly activity was reported in the 1970s.

The stone in question.

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.

Outside of the Lodge

Northport, Maine

Temple Heights Spiritual Camp

A rustic getaway where visitors connect with the departed.

The swing ride

Rock, West Virginia

Lake Shawnee Amusement Park

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

The Blue Angel

Muscatine, Iowa

The Blue Angel of Greenwood Cemetery

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

Køge Huskors Memorial

Køge, Denmark

Køge Huskors Memorial

This marker commemorates a long-lasting historical haunting and demonic possession that led to one of Denmark's worst witch trials.

This space has hosted spies and seances.

Stony Brook, New York

The Country House Restaurant

Once the site of seances, this restaurant is said to be haunted by several ghosts.

George Parkman House

Boston, Massachusetts

George Parkman House

The former home of a Boston physician whose murder led to a revolution in forensic science.

The Ghost Plaque of the Keyhole House

Gothenburg, Sweden

The Ghost Plaque of the Keyhole House

This mysterious sign claims an American astronomer haunts the building—but is it true?

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