The crossroads where the paranormal and history meet.
A small passenger plane crashed into the pond several years ago, and on the anniversary the pond gets covered with a blue mist and goes on to become a thick fog throughout the rest of campus. As it begins to clear, some say they see the pilot struggling to get out of the cockpit and |Read More
The “China Room” boasts several paintings of Henry Rogers, his mother, his grandmother, and other relatives. Children have often said that if you speak to them, they change expressions depending on the content. The room is also always dreadfully cold.
Dead Man’s Curve — On the side of the road at Dead Man’s Curve, you can see an old, ghost-like figure sitting in a rocking chair on certain nights when the moon is right. It is believed by many that the man’s son was run over and killed in the curve, so he sat there |Read More
Many have heard people moving and talking in the basement where the bathroom is located. If you’re lucky you will see the librarian who was thought to have been killed down there on a late shift.
There are reports of a boy in the lounge area who runs when workers approach him. There are also reports of a little girl walking through the tunnel that leads from the restaurant to the barn where functions are held.
The founder of Fairhaven, Henry Huttleston Rogers, had a daughter named Millicent. She died when she was barely seventeen of heart failure. Rumor has it that he had her buried under the foundation before the foundation was finished. People who visit the library sometimes see her walking the halls, outlined in bright blue light. At |Read More
Basement & Vaults – The hat of Heddy Green (a stingy old woman and mother to Colonel Green) lies within the vaults of the basement and some claim to have seen her after touching the hat. Some librarians will talk freely about the hauntings and offer information but most deny any and all accusations of |Read More
A little girl with long hair haunts this bed & breakfast. You can often hear her playing the piano. Sometimes guests can see her. She says she wants to go home.
This is the legendary story of the lady in white who jumped off the tower in the early 1900’s. It has been said and seen that a woman wearing a white dress with a rose in her mouth stands and guards the water tower. She has been known to come out only at 12:00 midnight |Read More
The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon served as a British prison during the Revolutionary War, with its basement, the Provost Dungeon, reportedly haunted by the spirits of prisoners and pirates. Visitors have reported sightings of apparitions, hearing phantom screams, and experiencing cold spots throughout the building and its dungeon.
Nightengale House has a tricky poltergeist that inhabits the basement and first floor lounge. It has been known to move furniture, and cause issues with electrical circuitry. It also has been reported that the spirit will try to push people down the stairs. Photos taken outside the home have been seen with multiple orbs.
You can hear people in the weight room when investigated, though it is always empty. It is rumored someone hanged themselves up there. Typing has been heard in the typing room, and in the library, there is a feeling of being watched.
If you drive by the street at night, you will see an old lady staring out the window at you. Also, there are weird lights on and shapes moving around. One window can be looked into where one half of the room is lighted red and the other half is lighted green.
Pardon Miller House – RISD Outer Housing – is the home of two young children who have been seen by students working in the basement. Also, a young woman’s voice can be heard by students on the second floor of the house. She has been seen on occasion.
The haunting of Longstreet Theatre relates directly to its history of being used as a military hospital during the Civil War. It has long been rumored the morgue was housed in the basement of this building in a room that now serves as the “Green Room” for the theatre. The “Green Room” actually is three |Read More
Homer Hall has two spirits that reside on the fourth floor. One is a male entity that has been seen in the bathroom. He is also known for playing with music selections and breaking windows. It is said that a young man jumped off the balcony back in the ’70s when the hall was new. |Read More
Tower of Terror – There has been a story among employees of a ghost walking around the “Tower of Terror” at off hours; he’s usually found walking the wrong way, does not respond to calls and then disappears.
Farnum Hall is the home of many spirits, some of which are troublesome, some friendly. Many students also claim to have seen these ghosts. It is reported that some students have seen apparitions standing above their beds late at night, and throughout the day and night, noises of people walking and whispers can be heard |Read More
Reports of people walking and talking in the theater, only to find no one there. After cleaning and seating the theater, staff have returned to find seats down—sometimes every other row, sometimes every other seat. Additionally, ghostly apparitions have been captured in photographs.
Visitors have reported cold spots and sightings of apparitions within the historic hotel.
Established approximately 60 years ago, Horace Maynard Middle School is reportedly haunted. Janitors working after hours have reported hearing the sound of girls laughing, while some have witnessed spectral figures running down the hallway of the oldest section, which houses the sixth grade.
Forest Park Cemetery (also known as Pinewood Cemetery) is reputed to be among the top ten haunted cemeteries in the country. It is an old, deserted cemetery where no new burials have occurred for many years. Numerous ghosts have been sighted, and photographs of unusual phenomena have been published in local newspapers. A renowned psychic |Read More
Whispers of the past echo through the grand halls of Flagler Mansion, where ghostly figures are said to wander from room to room. Visitors often report eerie encounters throughout the historic Henry Flagler Museum and mansion grounds.
Objects have been observed moving and a smoky apparition have been observed by the staff here.
At EPCOT’s Spaceship Earth, witnesses have reported seeing a small girl with long blonde hair riding in a car, while a boy frequently runs in front of her before both figures vanish at the same location during daylight hours.
On the bottom floor, in one of the rooms near the front, a ghost appears dressed in late 1700s attire, including a triangle-shaped hat. The spirit has a weathered, leathery face and is dressed as a farmer rather than a soldier. It stands in one’s face and mumbles, though no intelligible words have been heard.
Supposedly, one of the Aldrich daughters committed suicide by jumping from a balcony. There have been multiple reports of sightings by employees on the property.
Xavier Hall at Johnson and Wales University serves as a student dormitory with a fascinating history. Originally built as a monastery, the building is central to local lore and campus urban legends. According to long-standing tales, a nun who reportedly went crazy nearly 60 years ago continues to haunt the structure, with students claiming to |Read More
McAuley Hall is haunted by a little boy who fell out of a window while watching his parents arrive by boat. Originally built in 1882 as a red sandstone mansion known as “Vinland,” the building was commissioned by philanthropist Catherine Lorillard Wolfe, whose fascination with Norse mythology inspired its unique architecture and carvings. Following her |Read More
Witnesses report candles blowing out by themselves, footsteps echoing on a secret staircase, and the unsettling sensation of being watched. Cold spots and strange images are frequently encountered throughout the mansion, leading many to believe the spirits of the past still linger in these halls.
Located within the Technology Department at Starcher Hall, this location is known for reports of a disembodied man’s arm appearing near the floor in the second-floor graphics darkroom. Students frequently report a brooding presence and a feeling of being watched. Additionally, a separate haunting involving a young woman and the scent of floral perfume has |Read More
John C. West Hall: An apparition of a torso of a young girl has been reported here, often accompanied by electrical problems such as TVs and lights shutting off. The dorm complex, which includes several buildings, is connected by partially underground tunnels to the Wilkerson dining center. October 2007 Update: Legend says that during a |Read More
Trollwood is currently home to a performing arts school and has been the subject of numerous ghostly reports. The site was once a pauper’s cemetery, and visitors can still see three locations where individuals remain buried, now marked with small stone monuments. The most common sighting is the ghost of a lady seen dancing around |Read More
Beyond the report of a man seen looking out the window, guests and staff have reported encounters with ‘Vince,’ a long-term resident who is said to continue his habit of rearranging butter knives. An elegant ‘Victorian Gentleman’ is often seen watching the plaza from the windows of Room 214. The third floor is noted for |Read More
The legend of the Atalla Wood Bridge suggests that a school bus filled with children once veered off the span and plummeted into the waters below, forever tethering their spirits to the site. Local lore maintains that if travelers stop their vehicle on the bridge at night, shift into neutral on the right side, and |Read More
The former site of the city hall and morgue in the early 1900s. Visitors and staff have reported sightings of faces peering through windows, figures moving throughout the building, and books being displaced by an unseen force.
The building is very haunted at night. An older man in a gray suit sits patiently in an office. People are afraid to be in the building at night. Many bangs and bumps are constantly heard throughout the building.
Local residents claim this location is where spirits seek their departed loved ones. Legend says that on Friday the thirteenth, vehicles driven to the graveyard will stall and cannot be restarted for five minutes.
This used to be the Old Iron Plant, but is now a popular location for concerts. The ghost of a worker who was killed at the plant has been seen walking around the catwalks above the main floor, where the concerts are held.
The community of Indian Meadows and its sister community Shady Grove, are both built over an ancient Cherokee Indian burial ground. The two have had several hauntings reported over the last two decades. At night, dark figures have been seen scurrying about in the woods on the outskirts of the neighborhoods. Some brave souls who |Read More