Most Haunted Places in America
a Yourlist ranking · the crowd decides the order
From crumbling asylums to Gilded Age mansions, these are the sites most often named in ghost-hunting lore and paranormal TV specials. Cast your vote for the location you think truly earns its haunted reputation.
What counts: Ranking reflects a blend of historical notoriety, documented paranormal claims, and cultural fame (as featured in books, TV shows, and ghost tours). Best means most legitimately 'haunted' in popular reputation, not scientifically verified. Years, dates, and ratings are approximate and based on widel
A labyrinthine mansion built for decades by a widow convinced she had to keep construction going to appease vengeful spirits.
Location: San Jose, CAYear Built/Established: 1884–1922Site Type: Mansion/MuseumHaunt Reputation: 8/10
added by IJRWinchester Mystery House
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The Colorado hotel that inspired Stephen King's The Shining, complete with piano music from empty ballrooms.
Location: Estes Park, COYear Built/Established: 1909Site Type: HotelHaunt Reputation: 9/10
added by IJRThe Stanley Hotel
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A crumbling Gothic prison that once held Al Capone, now famous for cellblock whispers and shadowy figures.
Location: Philadelphia, PAYear Built/Established: 1829Site Type: PrisonHaunt Reputation: 9/10
added by IJREastern State Penitentiary
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Thousands died fighting tuberculosis here, leaving behind one of the most investigated haunted sites in the country.
Location: Louisville, KYYear Built/Established: 1910Site Type: SanatoriumHaunt Reputation: 9/10
added by IJRWaverly Hills Sanatorium
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The infamous axe-murder site turned bed & breakfast where guests report ghostly footsteps and whispers.
Location: Fall River, MAYear Built/Established: 1845Site Type: House/B&BHaunt Reputation: 8/10
added by IJRLizzie Borden House
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Alcatraz Island
'The Rock' housed America's most dangerous inmates, and many say their restless spirits never left.
Location: San Francisco, CAYear Built/Established: 1934Site Type: PrisonHaunt Reputation: 8/10
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Often called 'America's most haunted home,' with a dark history of murder and slavery tied to its many apparitions.
Location: St. Francisville, LAYear Built/Established: 1796Site Type: Plantation/B&BHaunt Reputation: 8/10
added by IJRMyrtles Plantation
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Home to the legendary Bell Witch haunting, one of the earliest and most famous poltergeist cases in U.S. history.
Location: Adams, TNYear Built/Established: 1817 (legend origin)Site Type: Cave/FarmHaunt Reputation: 7/10
added by IJRBell Witch Cave
0A modest Kansas home turned paranormal hotspot after owners reported violent attacks from an unseen presence.
Location: Atchison, KSYear Built/Established: 1867 (approximate)Site Type: HouseHaunt Reputation: 6/10
added by IJRSallie House
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Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
A sprawling Gothic asylum with a brutal history of overcrowding, now a favorite for ghost tours and investigations.
Location: Weston, WVYear Built/Established: 1858Site Type: AsylumHaunt Reputation: 8/10
added by IJRTrans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
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LaLaurie Mansion
Site of horrific 19th-century crimes against enslaved people, still whispered about as one of New Orleans' darkest houses.
Location: New Orleans, LAYear Built/Established: 1832Site Type: MansionHaunt Reputation: 7/10
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Once an official U.S. Commerce Department haunted house designation—yes, that's a real thing.
Location: San Diego, CAYear Built/Established: 1857Site Type: House/MuseumHaunt Reputation: 7/10
added by IJRWhaley House
0Amityville Horror House
The private Long Island home behind one of the most famous (and disputed) haunting stories ever told.
Location: Amityville, NYYear Built/Established: 1927Site Type: Private HouseHaunt Reputation: 7/10
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Villisca Axe Murder House
An unsolved 1912 mass murder still draws paranormal investigators chasing cold cases and colder chills.
Location: Villisca, IAYear Built/Established: 1912Site Type: House/MuseumHaunt Reputation: 7/10
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The gothic prison used in The Shawshank Redemption, now known for eerie sounds echoing through empty cellblocks.
Location: Mansfield, OHYear Built/Established: 1896Site Type: PrisonHaunt Reputation: 8/10
added by IJROhio State Reformatory
0Pennhurst Asylum
A notorious former institution for the disabled, its abuses and abandonment fueling decades of ghost stories.
Location: Spring City, PAYear Built/Established: 1908Site Type: AsylumHaunt Reputation: 7/10
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A honky-tonk built atop a slaughterhouse and execution site, rumored to be a gateway to the underworld.
Location: Wilder, KYYear Built/Established: 1850s (site origin)Site Type: NightclubHaunt Reputation: 6/10
added by IJRBobby Mackey's Music World
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Once a hotel and hospital, this Savannah brewery is a staple stop on ghost tours for its multiple resident spirits.
Location: Savannah, GAYear Built/Established: 1821Site Type: Bar/BreweryHaunt Reputation: 6/10
added by IJRMoon River Brewing Company
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A decaying 19th-century jail that held pirates and murderers, now a magnet for ghost tour groups after dark.
Location: Charleston, SCYear Built/Established: 1802Site Type: JailHaunt Reputation: 7/10
added by IJROld Charleston Jail
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The bloodiest battle of the Civil War left thousands dead here, and visitors still report ghostly soldiers on the field.
Location: Gettysburg, PAYear Built/Established: 1863Site Type: BattlefieldHaunt Reputation: 8/10
added by IJRGettysburg Battlefield
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