Haunted places, documented
Haunted places, and the stories behind them
296 places in 17 countries, researched from the sources: what happened there, what people say, what is left standing, and how to visit.
Start with the famous ones
Winchester Mystery House
California, United States
Sarah Winchester's 160-room San Jose mansion, built for decades until 1922: the facts behind the rifle-ghost legend, the TV visits and the tours today.
RMS Queen Mary
California, United States
The 1936 Cunard liner moored as a hotel in Long Beach, California, famed for tales of a girl at the pool, a crewman at Door 13 and a haunted cabin, B340.
Tower of London
England, United Kingdom
London's Norman fortress on the Thames, where Anne Boleyn and Lady Jane Grey died, with ghost lore going back to an 1816 sentry scare and an 1817 apparition.
Eastern State Penitentiary
Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia's 1829 solitary-confinement prison, once home to Al Capone, now a ruined museum whose cellblocks are tied to faces, shadows and voices.
The Stanley Hotel
Colorado, United States
The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado: F.O. Stanley's 1909 resort that inspired The Shining, with tales of a tidy maid in Room 217 and children's laughter.
Chillingham Castle
England, United Kingdom
Border fortress in Northumberland billed as Britain's most haunted castle: the Blue Boy, Lady Mary Berkeley and a Most Haunted episode with skeptic doubts.
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Legends, with the receipts
We separate what the records show from what people say. Every story lists its sources, and when a famous legend has no basis, we tell you. Read how we work.