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La Veta, Colorado
Fort Francisco was built in La Veta in the 1870s as a fortified trading post and later became a museum of the area's pioneer history. Staff…
Hays, Kansas
The legend of the "Blue Light Lady" says Elizabeth Polly still walks Sentinel Hill, seen as a woman in blue with a white bonnet, as a misty…
Warrenton, Oregon
Fort Stevens, at the mouth of the Columbia River, was built in 1863 to defend against Confederate raiders and was in service until 1947; it…
Tucson, Arizona
The Fox opened in April 1930 as a vaudeville house and cinema, closed in 1974 as downtown Tucson emptied, stood derelict for more than two…
Douglas, Arizona
Guests at the Gadsden Hotel report taps turning themselves on, lights flickering, doors slamming and the TV turning on and off; in Room…
Chicago, Illinois
Built between 1886 and 1887 by real estate developer Robert C. Givins in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood, this three-story, triple-turreted…
Duluth, Minnesota
Visitors and staff at Glensheen describe cold spots on the stairs, flashes of light from the staircase, shadow figures, flickering lights,…
Fort Benton, Montana
The Grand Union Hotel opened in 1882 on the Missouri River levee in Fort Benton, the head of river navigation in the Montana gold-rush era,…
Sidney, Illinois
Graymans Cemetery, an old graveyard outside Sidney, carries several local legends: a pale blue light reported crossing the grounds late at…
Lawrenceburg, Indiana
Established in 1867 and now holding more than 15,900 known burials, Greendale Cemetery includes the real graves of the Tebbs family, long…
Decatur, Illinois
Greenwood Cemetery is widely regarded as one of central Illinois's most haunted sites. Its Civil War section holds the unmarked graves of…
Groveland, California
Guests in Room 15 of the Groveland Hotel, known as Lyle's Room, report faucets turning themselves on and off, cosmetics left on the counter…
Beaufort, North Carolina
The Hammock House in Beaufort is traditionally called the oldest house in town, dating to the early 1700s, and legend says the pirate…
Columbia, South Carolina
The Hampton-Preston Mansion in Columbia was built in 1818 and was home to the Hampton and Preston families, and to the enslaved people…
Honolulu, Hawaii
Drivers near the entrance to Hanauma Bay have reported seeing balls of light — described as "fireballs" — shooting overhead on certain…
Buckner, Illinois
Harrison Cemetery, between Christopher and Buckner in rural Franklin County, takes its name from Isham Harrison, a relative of President…
Hawkinsville, Georgia
Built in 1907 by W.R. Gunn, the Hawkinsville Opera House hosted vaudeville acts, including a young Oliver Hardy, and later served as the…
Brooksville, Florida
Built starting in 1855 by John May for his wife Marena and their daughters, this four-story Victorian became the home of Marena's second…
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Chicago architect W. W. Boyington designed this Second Empire mansion, built in 1869 for Grenville M. Dodge (1831–1916), a Union Army…
Hollywood, Maryland
Historic Sotterley on the Patuxent River dates to 1699 and is the oldest surviving plantation in Southern Maryland, with a mansion begun in…
Tunnel Hill, Georgia
The Western and Atlantic Railroad tunnel at Tunnel Hill was completed in 1850 through Chetoogeta Mountain, a 1,447-foot bore that was the…
Grass Valley, California
The Golden Gate Saloon opened on this site in 1851 and has poured continuously since 1852, which makes it a serious candidate for the…
Dahlonega, Georgia
Built by Randall Holly Brannon, the Holly Theatre opened on July 12, 1948, with a Georgia-marble facade and seating for 500; it closed in…
North Adams, Massachusetts
Digging the Hoosac Tunnel through the mountain of the same name in western Massachusetts took from 1851 to 1875 — nearly a quarter century…