Documented places and attributed folklore
Historical haunted places
Research-led guides to real American places associated with ghost lore. Each page identifies what is documented, what is reported, and what remains legend.
329 historic places
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Historic place
Mobile, AL
James Roper built Oakleigh in 1833, and the preserved Greek Revival property interprets slavery, epidemics, the Civil War, emancipation, domestic labor, and changing households.
Legend
Historic place
Pensacola, FL
Historic Pensacola preserves museums, archaeological sites, historic structures, and interpreted landscapes within the footprints of earlier Spanish and British forts in downtown Pensacola.
Legend
Historic place
Cheyenne, WY
Opened in 1911, the Plains Hotel represented Cheyenne's railroad-era ambition through an ornate lobby, substantial guest rooms, and a central downtown location serving travelers and civic gatherings.
Venue marketing
Historic place
New York, NY
Historic Richmond Town preserves buildings, landscapes, collections, and demonstrations connected to Staten Island life across several centuries.
Legend
Historic place
Los Angeles, CA
Opened in 1927, the Hollywood Roosevelt is linked to early film culture, the first Academy Awards ceremony, architecture, and changing Hollywood tourism.
Legend
Historic place
Portland, OR
The Hollywood Theatre opened in 1926 and has remained in operation through changing film technology, neighborhood development, nonprofit preservation, and restoration.
Legend
Historic place
Dubuque, IA
A hotel or inn has occupied the corner since 1839, while the present property reflects later rebuilding, fire, travel, hospitality, and urban renewal. Its history is closely tied to the Mississippi landing and downtown commerce.
Venue marketing
Historic place
Flagstaff, AZ
Hotel Monte Vista opened in downtown Flagstaff on January 1, 1927, after local residents funded a modern community hotel for a growing tourism economy. Its connection to Route 66, early radio, Western filmmaking, and a long list of venue ghost stories has made it one of northern Arizona’s best-known historic hotels.
Venue marketing
Historic place
New Orleans, LA
A family-run French Quarter landmark whose literary connections and Carousel Bar accompany a long catalog of ghost stories.
Reported
Historic place
Salem, MA
The House of the Seven Gables occupies a rare place in American history. It is a surviving seventeenth-century mansion, the inspiration for a famous Gothic novel, and the center of a museum campus tied to immigrant education and social reform. Its dark timber exterior suits Salem’s haunted image, but the property’s real story is richer than a simple ghost tale.
No paranormal claim
Historic place
Salem, MA
Howard Street Cemetery is strongly linked in folklore to Giles Corey, but neither his burial place nor the precise pressing site is securely established.
Legend
Historic place
Chicago, IL
Hull-House opened in 1889 as a settlement led by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr and became a center for education, labor reform, arts, and immigrant community work.
Legend