Haunted America:  10 Places Where Nightmares Come Alive

7th March, 2024

CHIRANJIT MITRA

Once a revolutionary prison known for its solitary confinement. Reports of disembodied voices, shadow figures, and eerie footsteps. Featured on countless paranormal investigation shows.

Eastern State Penitentiary (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

The Winchester Mystery House  (San Jose, California)

● A bizarre mansion built by the Winchester rifle heiress, Sarah Winchester. ● Maze-like design, doors leading nowhere, staircases ending at the ceiling. ● Legend says spirits guided Sarah to confuse vengeful ghosts.

The Stanley Hotel (Estes Park, Colorado)

● The hotel that inspired Stephen King's "The Shining." ● Reports of ghostly children playing in the halls, unexplained piano music. ● Offers ghost tours for thrill-seekers.

The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (Weston, West Virginia)

 Former asylum notorious for its history of inhumane treatment. Now a hotbed of paranormal activity, sightings of apparitions and disembodied sounds.  Offers guided tours and overnight ghost hunts for the brave.

The Villisca Axe Murder House (Villisca, Iowa)

● Site of a gruesome 1912 unsolved murder where an entire family and two children were bludgeoned. ● Unexplained sounds, cold spots, and objects moving on their own. ●  You can even spend the night (if you dare).

The Myrtles Plantation (St. Francisville, Louisiana)

● It is considered one of the most haunted houses in America. ● Built over a burial ground steeped in legends of murder and restless spirits. ● Tours overnight stay and frequent reports of paranormal activity.

The LaLaurie Mansion (New Orleans, Louisiana)

● Former home of the cruel socialite Delphine LaLaurie, known for torturing her slaves. ●  Groans, screams, and apparitions of victims are rumored to haunt the place. ●  Featured in "American Horror Story: Coven."

Waverly Hills Sanatorium (Louisville, Kentucky)

● Former tuberculosis hospital with a dark history of death and mistreatment. ● Countless reports of full-bodied apparitions and unexplained phenomena. ● It is considered one of the most haunted places in the world.

Gettysburg Battlefield (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)

● Site of the bloodiest Civil War battle marked by loss and trauma. ● Reports of ghostly soldiers, phantom cannon fire, and lingering spirits. ● Offers historic tours as well as haunted ghost tours.

Salem, Massachusetts

● A town infamous for the 1692 Witch Trials, where mass hysteria led to executions. ● The legacy of the trials has left a lingering eeriness in the town. ● Haunted walking tours, museums, and witch-themed attractions abound.