Haunted Places in North America
Historic prisons, colonial hauntings, and frontier ghost towns tell the story of a continent built on tragedy and triumph.
Supernatural Folklore
North American ghost stories blend Native American spiritual beliefs with European immigrant folklore and African traditions brought by enslaved peoples. From Salem witch trials to Civil War battlefields, the continent's violent history manifests in countless documented hauntings.
Climate & Activity
Varied climates from arctic to tropical
Best Time to Visit
September-October during fall seasons
Featured Countries
Canada
French colonial churches, isolated frontier towns, and severe winters have left Canada with a quieter but persistent haunted reputation.
Mexico
Mexico's haunted hotels, colonial centers, and Day of the Dead traditions create a vivid and highly localized paranormal map.
Puerto Rico
Explore documented hauntings across Puerto Rico.
United States
From Salem witch trials to Civil War battlefields, America's violent history has created a diverse landscape of supernatural activity.
Scariest haunted places
Intense Activity Bridge in Refuge
Bridge in Refuge is a reportedly haunted bridge in Clanton, Alabama. Reports tied to the site usually focus on cold spots and abrupt shifts in atmosphere and doors, lights, or objects moving on their own.
Intense Activity Cemetery Mt.
Cemetery Mt. is a reportedly haunted cemetery in Munford, Alabama. Reports tied to the site usually focus on doors, lights, or objects moving on their own and a tragedy or violent past linked to the location.
Intense Activity Puente Hills Mall AMC
Puente Hills Mall AMC is a reportedly haunted theater in La Puente, California. Reports tied to the site usually focus on cold spots and abrupt shifts in atmosphere and doors, lights, or objects moving on their own.
Intense Activity Oddfellows Lodge
Oddfellows Lodge is a reportedly haunted hotel or inn in Lemoore, California. Reports tied to the site usually focus on apparitions and shadowy sightings and disembodied voices, screams, or footsteps.
Intense Activity LA County
LA County is a reportedly haunted school or campus site in Los Angeles, California. Reports tied to the site usually focus on doors, lights, or objects moving on their own and a tragedy or violent past linked to the location.
Intense Activity DWP Utilities Bldg. on van Nuys Blvd.
DWP Utilities Bldg. on van Nuys Blvd. is a reportedly haunted house or historic building in Van Nuys, California. Reports tied to the site usually focus on cold spots and abrupt shifts in atmosphere.
Intense Activity Christiana Fire Co. Station 12
Christiana Fire Co. Station 12 is a reportedly haunted house or historic building in Newark, Delaware. Reports tied to the site usually focus on apparitions and shadowy sightings and disembodied voices, screams, or footsteps.
Intense Activity The Purple Porpoise
The Purple Porpoise is a reportedly haunted school or campus site in Gainesville, Florida. Reports tied to the site usually focus on doors, lights, or objects moving on their own and a tragedy or violent past linked to the location.
Intense Activity Old School for the Deaf
Old School for the Deaf is a reportedly haunted hospital or asylum site in Cave Spring, Georgia. Reports tied to the site usually focus on disembodied voices, screams, or footsteps.
Intense Activity Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain is a reportedly haunted outdoor haunting site in Rabun County, Georgia. Reports tied to the site usually focus on disembodied voices, screams, or footsteps and cold spots and abrupt shifts in atmosphere.
Intense Activity Corpse Woods
Corpse Woods is a reportedly haunted house or historic building in Summerville, Georgia. Reports tied to the site usually focus on a tragedy or violent past linked to the location.
Intense Activity J Quad Building 846
J Quad Building 846 is a reportedly haunted house or historic building in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Reports tied to the site usually focus on disembodied voices, screams, or footsteps.