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18 Most Haunted Places in the US

Ohio State Reformatory Architecture

Spine-chilling screams, eerie sounds, and ghoulish shadows. Oh my! Stay tuned if your perfect idea for a Friday night is watching Ghost Hunters reruns or Paranormal Lockdown! We’ve compiled a list of the most haunted places in America, including abandoned asylums, haunted hotels, and places with mysterious happenings.

To give you a tease, you can visit the creepy hotel that was the basis for Stephen King’s The Shining. It is said that King had multiple paranormal experiences while staying at the hotel and decided to write the book. Whatever you do, don’t stay in Room 237 when you visit!

And did you know that the White House is said to be haunted? (no, we promise this isn’t a political joke!) Several presidents and White House staff members have stories of seeing real ghosts or hearing ghostly voices. Ironically, there are many reports of seeing the ghost of President Abraham Lincoln.

So, pack your flashlight, EMF gauge, and a thermal camera (just kidding, unless you have those ghost-hunting supplies!), and prepare for some of the best ghost hunting in the United States. And maybe you can even do some ghost tours with the paranormal experts.

Ready to travel to the best creepy places in the US? Read on! 

Most Haunted Places in the US

1. Ohio State Reformatory

Ohio State Reformatory Architecture

Address: 100 Reformatory Rd, Mansfield, OH 44905

If you visit the Ohio State Reformatory, you might feel like you’ve been there before. This old prison was the site of the movie Shawshank Redemption, but that’s not why it’s on our list. 

Instead, the historical site has a long history of paranormal activity, beginning with the murder of a prison employee and his family. Then the warden’s wife died by the accidental discharge of a handgun, and the warden died of a heart attack in his office soon after. And throughout the years, almost two hundred prisoners died from tuberculosis or other illnesses. 

So how does this make the Reformatory haunted, you ask? After these deaths, visitors to the prison swear that they hear the faint unintelligible voices of a couple talking from beyond the grave. Is it the warden and his wife?

What about the feeling people get when walking down the prison’s hallways and they think someone is behind them? The story goes that the ghosts of several former prisoners still wander the halls, and if you’re not careful, you might get jabbed by the nightstick of an old guard. 

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