On Halloween, nothing matches good ghost adventures, and our world is full of them. UFO sightings in Transylvania, murders on luxury cruise liners, and spirits roaming the corridors of British castles, ghost adventures can be entertaining.
No matter where you go, you’re bound to come across a haunted location, as well as a ghost tour to accompany it. Even if, you’re not a believer in ghosts. Some of the most haunted places are worth visiting for their magnificent architecture, jaw-dropping locations, or fascinating histories.
1. Hoia-Baciu Forest, Romania
Hoia-Baciu has earned paranormal renown around the world. This happened after a military technician got an image of a “UFO” hovering over the woodland in 1968. Some think it to be a portal that leads visitors to vanish.
According to The Independent, those who have passed through the forest without being zapped into another realm have reported rashes, nausea, and worry.
The weird curled trees that inhabit the woodland, known as the “Bermuda Triangle of Transylvania,” only add to the unsettling ambiance.
2. Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, Canada
This chateau-style hotel lies lovely by the Rocky Mountains in Banff National Park. They were built in 1888 to stimulate tourism and sell train tickets.
But once you’re inside, it becomes a little more Gothic. And we’re not talking about the architecture. People gave see spirit there, including a bride who allegedly tumbled down the stone staircase at her wedding, according to the Calgary Herald.
Sam the bellman, who worked at the hotel until 1975 and believed he’d returned to haunt the place, is a less tragic spirit. Before vanishing, they said his soul to work shifts, assisting people with their luggage.
3. Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, PA
When they created the castle-like Eastern State Penitentiary was in 1829, it elevated solitary confinement to new heights.
Prisoners lived, exercised, and ate alone, and when they exited their cells, a guard would cover their heads with a hood so they couldn’t see or see.
Because of congestion, the jail had to relinquish its isolation system in 1913. However, the punishment did not get any less brutal (one example is chaining an inmate’s tongue to his wrists) till it closed permanently in 1970.
Thousands of people visit the place each year for the museum and the Halloween events. Disembodied laughter, shadowy figures, and pacing footsteps are some things people saw.
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4. Bhangarh Fort, India
The lush ruins of Bhangarh Fort, just 100 miles southwest of Delhi, provide for an odd juxtaposition against Rajasthan’s barren terrain.
Because of an alleged curse set by a frustrated sorcerer after a local princess refused him, the oasis remains unoccupied to this day.
Traveler’s previous editor-at-large Hanya Yanagihara recommends worshipping the sun during a session of pre-dusk yoga at the location if you want your visits to be more spiritual than haunted.
5. Château de Brissac, Brissac-Quincé, France
The seven-story Château de Brissac, one of France’s tallest castles, is perhaps best known as the residence of “The Green Lady,” aka the spirit of Charlotte of France.
The website of the chateau recalls the story of Charlotte, King Charles VII’s illegitimate daughter. Her husband murdered her after he caught her having an affair.
The Green Lady, so named because of the color of her attire she at her husband killed her, is seen wandering the chapel’s tower room and moaning in the early hours of the morning.
6. Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, CO
Since its establishment in 1909, the Stanley Hotel’s stately Georgian architecture and world-renowned whiskey bar have enticed visitors to Estes Park.
But the hotel rose to new heights of popularity after prompting Stephen King to create the fictional Overlook Hotel in The Shining.
Aside from that unsettling connection, they have linked the hotel to many ghost sightings and enigmatic piano music. And the hotel capitalizes on its notoriety with nightly ghost tours and psychic consultations from in-house Madame Vera.
7. La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Argentina
You don’t have to be religious to be touched by La Recoleta Cemetery, which is home to tens of thousands of statues. Also, you will find mausoleums, fantastical grottoes, exquisite tombstones, and the remains of Argentina’s most famous woman, Eva Perón.
The stone paths and mausoleum maze are as lovely as they are scary, and Recoleta has its own ghost stories. David Allen, a former gravedigger, and caretaker who worked at the cemetery for 30 years before killing himself. This is one of the most well-known stories.
People claim to hear Alleno’s keys jingling as his spirit walks the streets at dawn today.
8. Tower of London, England
This uncompromising castle, built by William the Conqueror in 1066, has served a variety of purposes.
However, it is best known for its brutal history as a jail and execution site. It was here that Henry VIII famously ordered the executions of two of his wives, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard.
They imprisoned two young princes after their father, King Edward IV, died. They vanished in 1483, and they did not discover their bodies until 1647.
Ghost stories about the Tower’s victims abound, as do ghost tours of Historic Royal Palace.
9. Jazirat Al Hamra, United Arab Emirates
Jazirat Al Hamra, is a nearly abandoned village 14 miles southwest of Ras Al Khaimah in the northern UAE. And sandwiched between a massive mall and a massive water park.
The hamlet, which dates back to the 14th century, flourished into a thriving pearl fishing settlement in the 1830s before being abandoned in 1968.
Dirt roads, 13 mosques, and over 300 coral-and-mud dwellings now make up the town, along with some resident spirits, of course.
Visitors said they were to be subjected to unusual noises and terrifying apparitions. It’s usually djinns (genies) in the appearance of animals.
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10. St. Augustine Lighthouse, FL
The St. Augustine Lighthouse attracts over 225,000 visitors each year, but it’s also known for its extraterrestrial visits.
They have attributed the claimed paranormal activity to several tragic occurrences that occurred in the now-historic place. A lighthouse keeper’s ghost was sighted, hovering over the grounds after he died while painting the tower.
Visitors have claimed to hear children playing in and around the lighthouse after the tragic death of three young girls who drowned when the cart they were playing in broke and plunged into the ocean.
11. Whaley House, San Diego, CA
In 1857, Thomas Whaley constructed this family estate on the site of San Diego’s first public gallows.
He recounted hearing the heavy footsteps of “Yankee” Jim Robinson, a vagrant and thief. They executed him on the location four years before they completed the house, shortly after he moved in.
Whaley’s family history is littered with sad deaths and suicides, many of which occurred within the confines of the house.
According to the Whaley House Museum, some family members, which are accompanied by cigar smoke and the scent of heavy perfume, still haunted the monument.
12. Hill of Crosses, Lithuania
Since the 14th century, people have placed crosses at this location in northern Lithuania for a variety of reasons. The symbols reflected a desire for Lithuanian independence during the medieval period.
After a peasant rebellion in 1831, locals continued to add to the site in honor of fallen rebels. And the hill once again became a symbol of defiance under the Soviet occupation from 1944 to 1991.
While the Soviets razed the hill and crosses three times, villagers continued to rebuild them. And there are currently over 100,000 crosses crammed together.
“Ornate rosaries clink against metal and wooden crucifixes as the wind blows across the fields of rural Siauliai County. Filling the air with eerie chimes,” Egle Gerulaityte wrote for the BBC in 2017.
13. Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
One of the most popular tourist attractions in Scotland’s capital city is also one of the most haunted.
The medieval fortress’s ancient dungeons, with sections dating back over 900 years. This has caused tourists to report sightings of colonial prisoners from the American Revolutionary War, French prisoners from the Seven Years’ War.
And even a ghost dog wandering the castle’s dog cemetery.
14. Forsyth Park, Savannah, GA
Savannah’s entire city is essentially one big ghost story, thanks to the strange tunnels that run beneath the city’s streets.
Many of Savannah’s most haunted locales, including Forsyth Park, the fountained green space you’ve certainly seen on a postcard or two, feature underground constructions.
According to Savannah Magazine, they did autopsies in the tunnels below by doctors from the nearby Candler Hospital.
Ghost adventures can be creepy sometimes, but they could be fun too. The problem has always been getting the right destination for it. It is however important that you make your own research before embarking on any trip, this will enable you to know if the place in question is friendly or not
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