Who wants to know the 10 most haunted places in America? Not everybody is interested and wants to explore ghost sightings and to hear strange noises. Some people who are sensitive to this kind of spirit activity have no other choice but to face it and deal with the situation. They just evade those places they believe are infested with frustrated souls that refuse to depart and just go away.
Haunting is a kind of strange phenomenon that is continually returning to the mind of an individual. It could be haunting sound, haunting places or haunting memories of the spirits who interact with their environment that some human being can detect.
Today, some wise entrepreneurs use this trend and ride the popularization of paranormal activities and ghosts hunting. They promote their spooky sphere for paranormal tours or even overnight stays to people who are thrill seeker hoping to glance or make contact with the other entity.
Are you looking for a good scare? People who love and get excited to ghost story will definitely enjoy reading this article. The list we’ve compiled below twill surely give you a spine-tingling adventure. You may also check our article about the 6 Most Haunted Cities in America.
Now let’s take a look at the countdown and find out the 10 Most Haunted Places in America:
10. Gallows Hill
Located in Salem, Massachusetts called the “Witch City”, was a place of carrying out the death punishment by hanging of those individuals who were accused of engaging in witchcraft. Bridget Bishop, the first person hanged in 1692 during the Salem witch trials, was one of the 72 accused of witchcraft, and 20 people were executed. Gallows Hill is said to be still troubled by these spirits until today.
9. Ohio State Reformatory
Also known as the Mansfield Reformatory is a momentous detention center for the juvenile and young adult lawbreaker located in Mansfield, Ohio. It was closed in 1990 due to overcrowding, brutalizing and explosive violence but troubled spirits of inmates who died there still linger. This place is haunted because visitors and some staff were physically attacked by the ghosts of outraged men. They said that they heard whispers thru cell blocks and saw spirits shine unsteadily in and out of the dark detention cell.
8. Villisca Axe Murder House
House of murdered couple Josiah and Sara Moore located at 508 E Second St., Villisca, Iowa. It is the site of the brutal murder of eight people on June 10, 1912: the couple, their four children and two young girls who were overnight guests. The murderer or murderers of the grisly crime were never identified. Unexplained paranormal activity, a vision of a man carrying an ax and children crying are some reports made by previous residents of the house.
7. Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
Formerly known as the Weston State Hospital, it is located in Weston, West Virginia. It is a psychiatric hospital operated from 1864 to 1994. This hospital became an asylum for people with a mental condition and a dumping ground for society’s unwanted. This landmark is a dream destination for people who are fans of most haunted places due to some reports of sightings, strange sounds, and unexplained voices. Rapists, murderers and other violent criminals mixed with spirits of thousands of patients inhabit and locked in the asylum.
6. The Sultan’s Palace
This lovely French Quarter model is located at 716 Dauphine St., New Orleans, Louisiana. This was a house of horrors for the Sultan and his numerous wives and children as well as all the women, girls and boys who were kidnapped for the pleasure of the Sultan who had the habits for cruelty, revelry and opium. History said that the angry spirit of the Sultan whose demise was a mystery when he was buried alive in the courtyard after his wives, children and guards were hacked to pieces and thrown everywhere by unknown murderers. Nowadays, sounds of body parts thrashing and hitting the floor, screaming, strange noises and some strong smells of incense has been reported by passers-by.
5. Waverly Hills Sanatorium
Located in Louisville, Kentucky is known as one of the most haunted places in America and a former hospital opened in 1910 for patients with tuberculosis also known as “The White Plague”. Residues of dark energy from the patients who died slowly from the contagious disease that affected the patients’ mind turning them to go crazy still linger and rankle the building. Eerie voices reverberate through the walls of the body chute. A being known as “The Creeper” soar the walls and ceilings with uncanny speed pestering visitors who journey the frightening and dark corridors.
4. Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery
Well known for its haunted reputation and ghosts sightings, this small abandoned cemetery is located in Bremen Township, Cook County in Midlothian, Illinois. This abandoned cemetery has been the location for satanic and occultist groups performing rituals. Moans, groans and sightings of apparitions were reported over the years. Gangsters including Al Capone used the stinking and murky pool as a dumping site for their murder victims. “Two-headed” ghost and a farmer and his horse are also sightings that were reported by others.
3. The Devil’s Den
Over 50,000 soldiers died in the bloodiest battle of Civil War. The Devil’s Den, located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is a rock formation where many corpses were found after the war. Homes, various businesses, and hotels are haunted by ghosts of this momentous combat between the Union and the Confederate armies. Sounds of cannons, guns firing and soldiers howling in pain are still haunting the place.
2. Lalaurie House
House of Madam Marie Delphine Lalaurie and her husband Dr. Louis Lalaurie located in New Orleans, Louisiana. This house is known as scandalous and brutal site for the agony and suffering of slaves by wicked Madame Lalaurie. Authorities found the mutilated and tormented bodies of the chained slaves who were both dead and alive when it was burned in 1834. New Orleans is known for its mysterious history rich in ghost sightings, voodoo spirits, and other paranormal occurrences.
The number 1 in our 10 most haunted places in America list is…
1. Alcatraz Prison
Located in San Francisco Bay, known for its notorious prisoners. Vast paranormal activities and ghost hunting were conducted here by a lot of people. Only a portion of the prison is open to the public. Employees said that some spooky things were happening here. The popular hole here is Cell 14D. Though considered the most haunted place in America, it became a National Historic Landmark in 1986.
