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0Holton House Bed and Breakfast
Holton, Kansas
The manor house was previously a funeral parlour before being refurbished to a bed and breakfast, and guests have reported ghostly activity such as voices coming out of the dining room when there is no one around. Guests have also reported seeing shadowy apparitions in their rooms at night. (Submitted by ...
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Moose Lodge #555
Topeka, Kansas
26.8 miles from Holton, KS
The three ghosts believed to haunt the Moose Lodge are a policeman who was shot to death by a burglar on the roof and two women. A member of the cleaning staff reported a trash bag that flew across the room.
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Jayhawk Tower
Topeka, Kansas
28.9 miles from Holton, KS
The Jayhawk Tower was originally the "Hotel Jayhawk," built in the 1930s. It has since become a popular stop along local ghost hunting tours. The ghost stories are so well known that the Jayhawk Tower even hosted the performance of a play dedicated to claims of paranormal activity ...
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Kansas State Capitol
Topeka, Kansas
29 miles from Holton, KS
The early-1900s Capitol building, also known as the People's House, is said to be haunted by a worker who died on the job. Local legend has it that, since town recods show the man was never paid his last check, as he had no surviving family, the ghost still works ...
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Round Mound Cemetery
Cummings, Kansas
29.1 miles from Holton, KS
Local legend has it that a witch haunts this cemetery, causing the wind not to blow here. Screams are said to ring out from the graves at times.
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Blind Tiger Brewery
Topeka, Kansas
32.2 miles from Holton, KS
The brewery and restaurant is believed to be haunted by the ghost of a woman named Helen. Strange noises have been heard in the building by staff, and people have observed strange lights moving around the brewery after it has closed down for the night. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Atchison Daily Globe
Atchison, Kansas
33.7 miles from Holton, KS
This local newspaper office is believed to be haunted by a deceased newspaper editor who died under mysterious circumstances. Witnesses working late have heard the back door, although locked, open and close on its own.
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0Tuck U Inn At Glick Mansion
Atchison, Kansas
33.8 miles from Holton, KS
At this historic inn, over a century old, a ghost is known to make noises, including footsteps, at night, and open and close the doors.
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The Sallie House
Atchison, Kansas
33.9 miles from Holton, KS
The Sallie House is an unassuming, painted-brick house built around 1870, but is known for being extremely haunted. Sallie, the imaginary friend of a former tenant's daughter, is believed to be one of its ghosts. Some of the strange things experienced here include pictures turned upside down on the walls, ...
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The Columbian Theatre
Wamego, Kansas
35.4 miles from Holton, KS
A great many weird things have been reported in the Columbian Theater: Props seem to move when no one was there to move them, lights turn on and off by themselves, and folks have reported hearing moans, groans, and the sound of someone unseen climbing stairs. A fire alarm once ...
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Stull Cemetery
Lecompton, Kansas
37.3 miles from Holton, KS
Rumored to be a gateway to hell, Stull Cemetery is said to be a very actively haunted place. Next to an abandoned church, the cemetery is the subject of many legends, some over 100 years old. Satan himself is rumored to hold court here twice a year. Devil worship and ...
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University of Kansas - Sigma Nu Fraternity
Lawrence, Kansas
43.1 miles from Holton, KS
Some say former governor Ed Warren and his mistress Lorraine still reside at their old home, now the University of Kansas Sigma Nu fraternity house, although both are long deceased. Stories tell us that Lorraine hanged herself in the building, and her apparition has been seen by witnesses. The story ...
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Alma Cemetery
Alma, Kansas
43.2 miles from Holton, KS
Visitors here may see orbs and mists, some which have occurred in photographs. The Devils Chair is also a thing of legend. Folks say those who sit in it will be cursed by the ghost of an evil farmer who refused to sell his land to a city for the ...
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0The Eldridge Hotel
Lawrence, Kansas
43.4 miles from Holton, KS
Room 506 is reportedly extremely haunted. Stories vary as to the precise nature of the haunting, some claiming that the original cornerstone from the building that burned down that is located in room 506 creates as "spirit portal", an access point for spirits wishing to cross over into our ...
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Merchant's Pub and Plate
Lawrence, Kansas
43.5 miles from Holton, KS
Located in a former bank building, this upmarket gastropub and restaurant is rumoured to feature a haunted staircase. Staff and diners have reported seeing a vanishing apparition ascending the steps, while others have felt an eerie presence whilst descending them. Submitted by Callum Swift
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Lawrence Community Theatre Building
Lawrence, Kansas
44.2 miles from Holton, KS
Once a church, the former Lawrence Community Theatre building is believed to be haunted by an unknown spirit. Witnesses say the lights don't work properly and props move about by themselves. Many describe an uneasy feeling of being watched when inside the building. home to a mysterious presence. Lights ...
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Santa Fe Depot Diner
Leavenworth, Kansas
44.6 miles from Holton, KS
The apparition of a woman has appeared in this diner's kitchen, and recordings have been made of two disembodied voices. The diner is a stop on a local ghost tour.
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Main Street Galleria
Weston, Missouri
44.7 miles from Holton, KS
In all areas of the building, there have been items moved, voices, as well as the smell of cigarette smoke when the owner of the building, Verna (Treese) Kowertz was alone. teams of paranormal investigators have been in and experienced having items moved, disappear, and batteries die when they were ...
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Saint George Hotel
Weston, Missouri
44.7 miles from Holton, KS
This 1845 hotel is rumoured to have a few hauntings dating back to the civil war, including the ghost of a young boy who has been known to hide objects belonging to guests. According to the guestbook, most of the ghostly activity is confined to Room #302 and Room ...
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Haskell Indian Nations University
Lawrence, Kansas
45.4 miles from Holton, KS
Many locations at Haskell Indian Nations University, an 1800s institution built to help Native Americans assimilate with the mainstream population, are rumored to be haunted. At the Bell Tower, students report a mysterious sealed-off wall in the basement and a feeling of being watched from above as they pass by. ...
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Wolf House Museum
Manhattan, Kansas
48.4 miles from Holton, KS
Apparitions of men with canes in top hats have been reported here, as well as phantom conversations and dishes being violently thrown against the wall. Legend has it that the museum building was once a brothel, and one of its workers was murdered there... and fast-forward to several years later: ...
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Old Saint Mary Hospital
Manhattan, Kansas
48.8 miles from Holton, KS
Old Saint Mary Hospital was built in 1907, which is no longer a hospital, is said to be haunted by two spirits from its hospital days. One is a night nurse who fell to her death down an elevator shaft, seen carrying a tray and a candle on the first ...
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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
49.1 miles from Holton, KS
Kansas State University's Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house is rumored to be haunted by a former fraternity brother named Duncan, who died from a hazing accident. And the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority House is said to be haunted by a former house mother who was murdered by the house cook. ...
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East Stadium - Purple Masque Theatre
Manhattan, Kansas
49.2 miles from Holton, KS
The Stadium was dedicated in the early '20s in remembrance of students and graduates who died in WWI. The East Stadium was the college's athletic center until the 1950s, when a new athletic center was built. After this, the Purple Masque Theatre occupied Rooms 109 and 121 on the first ...
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Barbosa's Castillo
Saint Joseph, Missouri
51.5 miles from Holton, KS
A Mexican restaurant specialising in authentic cuisine is housed inside this 1891 historic castle, which was formerly owned by a J.B Moss and his family. Staff nowadays working at the establishment have reported various instances of poltergeist activity, but little else is known about the hauntings and their origin. (Submitted ...
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The Social Parlor
St. Joseph, Missouri
51.6 miles from Holton, KS
The Social Parlor is a century-old building that held small businesses, such as a furrier's shop, which catered to the town's wealthy in the late 1800s to early 1900s. The ghost believed to haunt the building is, in fact, a furrier. Reports say the building is not currently in ...
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Glore Psychiatric Museum
St. Joseph, Missouri
53.9 miles from Holton, KS
The Glore Psychiatric Museum is rumored to be haunted by long-dead patients who are still hoping that their mental illness can be cured. Apparitions seen here include a sharply dressed man and an elderly man, and in the basement, the motion detector is often set off when no one is ...
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Weaver Hotel
Waterville, Kansas
56.1 miles from Holton, KS
The 1905 hotel served as railroad accommodation, and the original inn and restaurant are in operation over a century later. The establishment is rumoured to be haunted by two spirits, including the wife of a former owner and a workman who threw himself to his death during a bout ...
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Park University
Parkville, Missouri
59.5 miles from Holton, KS
Rumor around Park University is that during World War II, two female students hanged themselves in Herr House. Footsteps coming from empty rooms and other strange occurrences have led students to believe the ladies' spirits linger here. And the Jenkin and Barbara David Theater is said to be haunted by ...
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Coon Creek Bridge
Barnes, Kansas
61.3 miles from Holton, KS
About five miles south of Barnes on the east side of Coon Creek Bridge, you may see the ghost of a young girl walking through the woods, especially just before sunrise. Her identity is unknown, as townspeople have no knowledge of any deaths ever occurring nearby.
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Fort Riley
Milford, Kansas
62.7 miles from Holton, KS
At this 1850s Civil War fort, visitors may see more than war relics. According to local legend, an apparition of a woman in chains can be seen walking across the fields, and a group of spectral riders appear on the Cavalry Parade Field. One dismounts, and the rest ride away. ...
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New Century Air Center
Holton, Kansas
63 miles from Holton, KS
Once the Olathe Naval Air Station, a combat pilot training center from WWII to the Vietnam War era, the New Century Air Center is now a commercial airport, industrial complex and business center. An airplane crash that cost a pilot his life around 1960 is believed to be the source ...
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Moon Lake
Fort Riley, Kansas
63.1 miles from Holton, KS
Near Moon Lake is reportedly a Chief's Circle. Witnesses describe what look like fireflies in sets of two that stay close to the ground, whoops and howls. The lights are rumored to be the eyes of braves' spirits protecting the area.
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Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Ottawa, Kansas
64 miles from Holton, KS
According to witnesses, disembodied voices chat, footsteps stroll across the stage, and chairs move from place to place -- all while the area is empty of people. Living ones, anyway.
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Stonewall Inn
Lenexa, Kansas
64.3 miles from Holton, KS
At the pizza parlor, reports say that unseen hands set the chairs and tables back up after they are stacked at the end of the day.
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Meriwether Lewis Dredge
Brownville, Nebraska
64.4 miles from Holton, KS
Dredge Captain Meriwether Lewis, built in 1931, is one of the few surviving examples of its type built to control flooding along U.S. rivers. It contains a museum that is believed to be haunted. Employees say the ghosts have long been a part of the museum's staff. Perhaps most notably, ...
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Strawberry Hill Museum
Kansas City, Kansas
64.5 miles from Holton, KS
Strawberry Hill Museum is housed in a mansion built in 1887 and was inhabited by the Scroggs family. In 1919 it opened as a children's orphanage and day-care run by the Sisters of St. Francis of Christ, which lasted until the 1980s. It is now a museum, and is haunted ...
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Captain Bailey Museum
Brownville, Nebraska
64.5 miles from Holton, KS
Civil War Captain Bailey's seven-gabled house now holds the museum of Brownville artifacts, and is rumored to be haunted by the captain himself. Among the proof, witnesses say, are doors that won't stay closed and the sound of piano playing late at night. Local tales say the captain died as ...
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Sauer Castle
Kansas City, Kansas
65.1 miles from Holton, KS
Sauer's Castle, a German gothic mansion, was built in the 1700s by German businessman Anton Philip Sauer for his wife Marie and their 5 daughters. Witnesses say it is haunted, as evidenced by lights that appear floating around the property and in the lookout tower, plus the sounds of laughing, ...
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0Kemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
65.7 miles from Holton, KS
According to local lore, it is the ghost of former WWE wrestler Owen Hart who haunts this arena. In 1999 he died when he fell from the arena's ceiling while attempting to descend as his superhero image The Blue Blazer. Folks say Hart's ghost has been seen wearing his blue ...
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Hollenberg Pony Express Station
Hanover, Kansas
66.1 miles from Holton, KS
The historic Hollenberg Pony Express Station is a state park with a museum and visitor center, and both employees and guests have reported seeing signs of the supernatural here. Apparitions of Pony Express riders have been seen in the summer months, and the sound of running hooves and shouts are ...
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The Coates House
Kansas City, Missouri
66.3 miles from Holton, KS
The Coates House was a hotel that opened in 1867 and had some famous guests, including three presidents: William McKinley, Grover Cleveland and Theodore Roosevelt. A fire in 1978 killed at least 16 folks in the homeless shelter the building had by then become. Now, folks say shadowy figures move ...
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0Hotel Savoy
Kansas City, Missouri
66.4 miles from Holton, KS
It is said that Betsy Ward, who lived here in the late 1800s, died in room 505 of this hotel, although how she died is uncertain. One story says she committed suicide in the bathtub; another that there was foul play. Both guests and staff have heard unexplained voices, seen ...
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The Folly Theater
Kansas City, Missouri
66.4 miles from Holton, KS
The Folly Theater, known as “The Pink Lady,” opened around 1900 and is haunted by an early manager. Joe Donegan was known for bringing big names to his theater, including the Marx Brothers, Gypsy Rose Lee, Fanny Brice, and prizefighters Jack Dempsey and Jack Johnson. When the theater underwent renovation ...
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Kansas City Music Hall
Kansas City, Missouri
66.5 miles from Holton, KS
Kansas City Music Hall is a 1930s marvel with elaborate décor and an impressive antique pipe organ sporting over 2,000 pipes. But that's not all the ritzy theater has to offer. It seems to be a hangout for the music-loving spirit set. During performances, folks have reported apparitions of well-dressed ...
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Muehlebach Hotel
Kansas City, Missouri
66.6 miles from Holton, KS
The hotel building was formerly a theatre, and hotel guests have reported seeing the apparition of a lady in a blue dress on different floors of the hotel. She is believed to have been a former theatre patron or actress who died when the building was part of an adjoining ...
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Kansas City Power and Light Company Building
Kansas City, Missouri
66.6 miles from Holton, KS
Employees have reported seeing shadowy figures jumping from the top of the historic building, only to vanish before they reach the ground. Night staff have reported hearing weird noises and getting the feeling of being watched. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Union Station
Kansas City, Missouri
66.9 miles from Holton, KS
Union Station's busiest time was during World War II, when 300 passengers came through per day. Its ghosts are believed to have come from this time. Suggs Mailer is the most well-known spirit here, a man whose job it was to transfer mail from underground trains to the post office ...
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St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Kansas City, Missouri
67.1 miles from Holton, KS
The grand St. Mary’s Episcopal Church began holding services here in the 1800s, and it is believed to be haunted by the spirit of an early rector, Father Henry David Jardine. Father Jardine was said to be a controversial character in his day, leading to some disagreements with church members ...
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