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MACKAY MANSION, VIRGINIA CITY – The Mackay Mansion was built in 1860 and served as the home of John Mackay one of the so called Silver Kings of Virgina City! It is now a museum and is said to be one of the most haunted places in the state. Many of the guests who come to visit the museum, say that they have seen apparitions of a colonel in the kitchen and a little girl in a white dress in several of the rooms. Staff say that they often hear the little girl playing upstairs when nobody is up there!

BONNIE SPRINGS RANCH, LAS VEGAS – Bonnie Springs Ranch in Las Vegas, is a western themed amusement park. Which gives people a look at life back in the old west! It is also said to be very haunted. Some of the activity that has been reported here includes a little girl who appears in the school house and a merry-go-round that turns all on its own, on dry and windless days. The wax museum is a common place to hear unexplained voices and some of the wax figures have been said to move on their own! The opera house is also a hive of paranormal activity. With people witnessing shadow figures in various spots, one guest even caught one on camera! The owners love to play up to the haunted aspect and every Halloween they transform the ranch into ‘Bonnie Screams’ a haunted Halloween attraction! However, from the stories that are linked to the property it is haunted enough on an average day!

GLENN DALE HOSPITAL, GLENN DALE – The Glenn Dale Hospital in Maryland opened its doors in the 1930s to treat and house people who suffered from tuberculosis. Adults and children called the hospital home for decades. The adults and children were located in different areas of the hospital. There are also narrow tunnels under the hospital. Stories say that when Glenn Dale was a functioning facility the patients endured torture and experimental treatments. Eventually in 1984 the hospital was closed. People brave enough to investigate the hospital have reported hearing strange noises, yelling, banging, and even laughter. Others have reported smelling burning flesh. The ghosts of patients as well as dogs have been seen. One of the saddest stories is attached to a man seen in a straightjacket in one of the rooms. It is believed he killed himself after being unable to live with the guilt of not saving the family he watched get murdered.

FLETCHERTOWN ROAD, BOWIE – Fletchertown Road is the home to an urban legend. It is said that the Goat Man lurks in the area. According to stories, the Goat Man escaped from the Department of Agriculture Research Center. As the name suggests he is supposedly half-human half-animal. The urban legend goes on to say that for two decades, the 1950s and 60s, the Goat Man murdered people who traveled the road with an ax. After murdering them he would eat his victims. To this day people claim to have seen the head of a goat, or a man in tattered clothing in the area.

POINT LOOKOUT LIGHTHOUSE, SCOTLAND – In Scotland, Maryland is one of the most haunted locations in the state, Point Lookout Lighthouse. Point Lookout has been home to countless tragedies and disasters. The area served as a prisoner of war camp, a hospital during the Civil War era, a hotel destroyed by a fire, and a lookout point during the Revolutionary War. In 1830 construction on the Point Lookout Lighthouse completed and it became a functional lighthouse. In the years since its construction the lighthouse has been home to an extraordinary amount of hauntings. A man in Civil War era clothing is one of the most frequently seen ghosts. He is said to be in horrible physical shape, smells of gunpowder and mildew, and it is believed he was attempting to free himself from the Smallpox unit that once stood in the area. Another ghost is that of an elderly woman who appears to be looking for something on the beach. It is believed she is looking for a missing gravestone. Within the lighthouse people have captured voices on their recorders, ghosts of wounded Union soldiers have been spotted and temperatures drop dramatically.

PLANT HALL, UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA – The University of Tampa’s Plant Hall is now an academic building, but it previously served as a 500 room hotel which hosted the likes of Teddy Roosevelt and Babe Ruth as guests. It is now said to be rife with paranormal activity including the disembodied voices of long dead servants and the sound of rolling dice! Doors have swung slowly open and closed by themselves and staff and students alike describe an uneasy feeling that they are being watched by something unseen in the shadows. It is also said to be haunted by an entity known as ‘The Brown Man’ who is described as wearing a brown colored suit and having terrifying glowing red eyes! He is prone to appearing and ten vanishing quickly with no warning on staircases in the building. There have also been reports of a spectral couple dancing in the former ballroom.

MOON RIVER BREWING COMPANY, SAVANNAH – One of the most haunted places in Georgia is the Moon River Brewing Company. The famous microbrewery once served as the first guest house in Savannah – City Hotel. The hotel opened back in 1821 and it was the scene of a wide variety of very unsavoury behaviour including, but not limited to violence, brawls, beatings and even shootings. This probably explains why the building now houses so many aggressive spirits who have been known to push patrons and even cut in line at the bar! The basement is said to house a spirit who the staff have dubbed ‘Toby’. He is often seen in the basement area creeping through the shadows. There are cold spots and visitors often feel uncomfortable and claim to hear voices whispering in their ears! The second floor also has spirit connected with it. This one is said to be the ghost of James Stark. The shooting of James Stark by town physician Philip Minas is a famous one and depending on who you ask he died right there on the stairs or in the kitchen. Either way, his spirit is frequently seen on the second floor. Other hotspots include the women’s rest room in the dining area where female customers often find themselves unable to leave the cubicle because of an unseen force holding the door closed. Female diners have also claimed to have had their legs touched by unseen hands while eating. The upper floors are said to be the domain of a Lady in White who pushes people down the stairs. Construction crews have also been chased out of the building by unseen forces. The building is so haunted that they even offer ghost tours from time to time.

The Jesse Lee Home for Children is located in Seward and first opened in 1926. In its heyday, there would have been home to hundreds of orphans. However, the property suffered a massive amount of damage in 1964 during an earthquake and allegedly several of the children were killed. It is these poor children who are now said to haunt the deteriorating property. Those who come to visit Old Jesse Lee Home for Children have reported experiencing feelings of dread and despair upon entering the building. It is also common for visitors to hear giggling children even though none are present. The sound of jump ropes and bouncing balls can often be heard as well. There are often small shadowy figures seen flitting past the windows as well, seen by those standing outside of the building.