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0Tinker Swiss Cottage
Rockford, Illinois
13.6 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Tinker Swiss Cottage is said to be haunted. Witnesses and paranormalists have heard humming and other children's voices, believed to be because the site used to be a home for terminally ill children. The spirits of the Tinker family are believed to linger in the place as well. Tinker Swiss ...
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Coronado Theatre
Rockford, Illinois
13.9 miles from Pecatonica, IL
One night, police were called about a ghostly woman in white who appeared in an elevator at a parking garage. Earlier, witnesses had been confused as to why the elevator kept going up and down with no one inside it. But when the white figure showed up in the glass ...
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Lucerne's Fondue and Spirits
Rockford, Illinois
14 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Although the spirits in the name of this old-fashioned fondue restaurant refers to alcohol, it could also refer to a number of ghosts reported by staff and diners throughout its history. The residence that houses the establishment dates back to 1895, and was formerly occupied by the Utter family, ...
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Faust Hotel - Faust Landmark
Rockford, Illinois
14.4 miles from Pecatonica, IL
This old hotel was reportedly remodeled into housing for seniors. The basement used to hold a bar and bowling alley, but it hasn't been used since the 1980s. An eerie presence can be felt here, as well as sudden temperature changes and an overwhelming urge to leave the area. The ...
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Rockford College
Rockford, Illinois
17.7 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Several campus structures seem to be inhabited by haunts. Adams' Arch, the only part left of the original campus, rings with the laughter of young women late at night. The Burpee Building and Talcott Hall are each said to be haunted by men who committed suicide. The Clark Arts Center ...
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Conover Square
Oregon, Illinois
20.6 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Conover Square is a former piano factory, now a shopping mall. Built in the 1890's, it is now the home of many haunted happenings. A little girl's spirit giggles in the hallways & museum, loud crashes boom from the unoccupied third floor, and more than one female ...
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Flynn Steakhouse
Brodhead, Wisconsin
21.1 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Flynn Steakhouse, reported to no longer be in operation, was housed in a building from 1868, and had a haunted, unused hotel upstairs. Misty white formations were known to appear, long believed to be the ghost of Mary, a child who passed away here in the 1860s. Among the strange ...
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Willow Creek Farm
Shannon, Illinois
25 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Willow Creek Farm was once the property of William Boardman and his wife Mary, who arrived in New York from England in 1835. Homes for his daughters and their families also were built on the property. It is said to be haunted by former residents and Native Americans; witnesses have ...
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Ludlow Mansion - Idle Hour Farm
Monroe, Wisconsin
25.1 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Once part of the Underground Railroad, the historic house is believed to be haunted by former owner Lady Ludlow. Witnesses have seen her apparition in the back hallway and experienced mysteriously floating objects, cold spots and flickering lights.
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Kirk Denmark Theatre - Rock County Theater
Janesville, Wisconsin
27.8 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Empty and dark theaters can be spooky because of their large, echoing spaces, but this one may be more so because it's said to have a ghost. A deceased employee, some say a theater instructor or a director, causes lights to go on and off and doors to open and ...
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Blood’s Point Cemetery
Belvidere, Illinois
28.3 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Blood’s Point Cemetery, named after the area's first white settle, Arthur Blood, is said to be a hot spot for the eerie, such as orbs, a vanishing barn, phantom vehicles and a ghost dog that sports glowing red eyes. To add to the spookiness, the nearby railroad bridge was said ...
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Janesville, Wisconsin
31.2 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Some folks say a ghostly white woman and flickering white lights haunt Oak Hill Cemetery. Others say not so--the white lady is actually a lifelike, spookily illuminated statue, and the white lights are markers to brighten the walkways. So, is Oak Hill Cemetery haunted, or not? You be the judge!
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Weary Road
Evansville, Wisconsin
31.3 miles from Pecatonica, IL
The most realistic story about Weary Road of Evansville Wisconsin involves teenagers "car surfing", not slowing down for a curve in time and being killed when they were ejected off the vehicle into a steep ditch or the creepy treeline. Another involves more teens playing chicken on one of the ...
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Amboy Pharmacy
Amboy, Illinois
41.5 miles from Pecatonica, IL
This old-fashioned pharmacy is haunted by at least seven spirits, according to a visiting psychic. Dating back to the early 1860's, the main haunting here is by a former pharmacy owner who was displeased by recent renovations. Known as 'Steve', he has been known to knock objects off shelves, ...
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Elsing's Second Hand Shop
Stoughton, Wisconsin
42.3 miles from Pecatonica, IL
This 1891 building was formerly a private residence, a restaurant and a hotel, and is rumoured to have some hauntings dating back to the turn of the twentieth century. The current owners have reported hearing the sound of glass breaking on the second floor, but upon investigation, nothing is ...
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Lawrence House Bed and Breakfast Inn
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
43.3 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Reports say that the inn was once a home where the wealthy would send their mentally disabled children to live. Witnesses have heard the eerie residual sounds of screaming and crying children in several rooms.
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0Woodstock Opera House
Woodstock, Illinois
46.6 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Interestingly enough, reports say that during any performence here, a certain seat in the balcony (DD113) is always left empty for a resident ghost named Elvira. Her spring-loaded chair has been seen folded down when she is attending a performance. She is said to be very beautiful with long blonde ...
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Whitewater, Wisconsin
47.8 miles from Pecatonica, IL
There are several spots rumored to cause the hairs on the back of your neck to go up at the University of Wisconsin. One is the Center of the Arts, where apparitions have been spotted, unexplained hammering comes from the metal lab at night and chairs move across the room. ...
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Alpha Omega Distributors
Madison, Wisconsin
49.7 miles from Pecatonica, IL
A former employee killed in a car accident is said to be here, usually as a shadow in the corner of employees' eyes. One person has even claimed to have a had a conversation with him. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Capone's Bar Next Door - The Wonder Bar
Madison, Wisconsin
51 miles from Pecatonica, IL
It was called The Wonder Bar in the 1920s, and the Bar Next Door has now been renamed to that original name. The establishment is said to be haunted. Built originally by Roger "The Terrible" Touhy. The Touhy brothers' place was a hangout for gangsters, and Eddy Touhy (Roger's brother) ...
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0George Stickney House
Woodstock, Illinois
51.4 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Because of George Stickney's belief in spiritualism, he designed his house with no 90-degree angles inside so that no spirits would be caught in the corners. The Stickneys had 10 children, but only 3 lived to adulthood, and they are said to have regularly conducted seances on the 2nd floor ...
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0The Ably House
Scales Mound, Illinois
52 miles from Pecatonica, IL
There were allegedly some murders that took place in this old home, and it is said that the spirits of the dead still remain within its walls.
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Cotton House
Clinton, Iowa
52.5 miles from Pecatonica, IL
This historic gothic mansion belonged to a family of barristers, who moved out after seeing the apparition of a woman in white roaming the hallways and ground after dark. Visitors to the house will not go down to the basement alone, which is believed to be haunted by an ...
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Wisconsin State Historical Society
Madison, Wisconsin
52.7 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Supposedly, the place is haunted by two ghosts. One is a man who fell asleep at his desk and didn't wake up. The other is a man who committed suicide by falling off the third floor landing onto a marble floor (you can still see the blood in ...
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St. Killian's Catholic Cemetery
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
54.4 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Reported here have been a ghostly priest, a ringing bell, strange noises and footsteps, and mysterious mists. The bell is said to be from a phantom church, which used to stand nearby but was burned down a few decades ago, reports say. Some say the church basement was used for ...
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Otto's Place
Galena, Illinois
55 miles from Pecatonica, IL
This quaint restaurant is haunted by Otto Sallman, the namesake of the establishment. A former tenant and café owner, his apparition has been seen walking the railroad tracks adjacent to the building. The current owners believe he is a welcoming spirit, who simply intends to greet customers to his ...
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Desoto House Hotel
Galena, Illinois
55.1 miles from Pecatonica, IL
The 1855 DeSoto House Hotel boasts such esteemed former guests as Abraham Lincoln and William Jennings Bryan. It was also the presidential campaign headquarters for Ulysses S. Grant, among others. Although the identity of the ghosts here is unknown, many folks have reported phantom cigar smoke, voices in the halls, ...
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0The Walker House
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
56 miles from Pecatonica, IL
The magnificent stone hotel and restaurant dates back to the 1800s. It is said that the hauntings here may stem from a man during that century who was hanged from a tree outside by an angry mob after he stole a horse from his neighbor. Witnesses to the hauntings have ...
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0Sanitarium Hill
Madison, Wisconsin
56.9 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Sanitarium Hill is an area with an abandoned mansion atop a--you guessed it--hill. It was once the Lakeview Sanitarium (1930-1966), a tuberculosis treatment center, with woods behind it (now known as Lakeview Woods). In a nearby cemetery, folks have reported mists, cold spots, and more; along the trails through the ...
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Aztalan State Park
Lake Mills, Wisconsin
57.8 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Aztalan State Park was created in 1952 on the site of a Mississippian settlement from the 10th to 13th centuries. Around the site's earthen mounds, many strange things are said to have been seen and heard by witnesses. The mounds are believed to be haunted by the spirits of the ...
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Cobble Stone Inn
East Troy, Wisconsin
58.5 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Cobble Stone Inn, built in the early 1800s and allegedly once visited by Abraham Lincoln, is the site of a mysterious disappearance. One day, the inn's owners simply vanished, never to be heard from again. Locals say they still haunt the place--their apparitions have been seen all over the premises.
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Hickory Hill Cemetery
Charlotte, Iowa
60 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Legend has it that the ghost of a little girl doesn't want visitors here at all, and she may point at the gates as if telling you to leave. The sound of crying babies also has been heard here.
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0Hotel Baker
St. Charles, Illinois
60.2 miles from Pecatonica, IL
At this splendid historic hotel, originally built in 1928, an apparent suicide is often given as the reason for some strange phenomena. Moaning sounds come from the sixth floor storage area, which used to be used as housing for employees. Folks say in the 1970s, a hotel chambermaid who was ...
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Arcada Theater
St. Charles, Illinois
60.4 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Arcada Theatre, built in 1926 by millionaire and Chicago Tribune cartoonist Lester J. Norris, is haunted by disembodied voices that waft from the balcony throughout the rest of the building, a phantom odd odor, and unexplained cold pockets.
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Patten House Restaurant
Geneva, Illinois
61.5 miles from Pecatonica, IL
This historic restaurant dishes up fine southern cuisine, an exquisite range of liquor and a litany of ghost stories. The main spook reported here time and time again is that of a poltergeist that makes itself known on stormy nights. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Burlington Cemetery
Burlington, Wisconsin
61.9 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Visitors at Burlington Public Cemetery have described a feeling of being watched or followed--or even chased--by something unseen.
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White Cemetery
Barrington, Illinois
62.8 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Among the phenomena associated with this spot are glowing orbs and mist, a disappearing house and black car, and the sounds of someone walking through leaves. It is said that photographs taken of this cemetery always fail; the photos do not develop or the camera will be lost.
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Munger Road
Bartlett, Illinois
63 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Munger Road is reportedly haunted by flashing lights, screams that come from the railroad tracks, and phantom trains. Legend has it that a train once hit a school bus, killing the children on board, and their ghosts linger all over the area. But that's not the only legend told about ...
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Baymont Inn and Suites
North Aurora, Illinois
64 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Claims of a white moving "light" have been seen in the lobby as well as some visitors reporting feeling like they are being choked.
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Sunrise Park
Bartlett, Illinois
64.2 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Sunrise Park has many different spirits and hauntings; first, the black dog with a human face, speculated to be a demon by those who have seen it, and next, a murderer from the 1800's who murdered children and scattered their bones around the park; his spirit is still rumored to ...
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Fork in the Road
Mukwonago, Wisconsin
64.5 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Once called Inn the Olden Days, the Fork in the Road restaurant used to be a tavern in its early days. This may explain the ghostly footsteps and the sound of pool balls hitting each other and rolling across the floor. Vaporous clouds and voices also have been seen and ...
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P M and L Theatre
Antioch, Illinois
65.5 miles from Pecatonica, IL
The PM&L Theatre has--or had--a ghost. Folks reported a ghost girl who turned lights on and off and made strange noises. But a retired longtime theater volunteer, Elmarie Beno, has admitted creating the ghost and perpetuating the rumor for years. Some say there really is a ghost, despite the ruse, ...
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0The Leland Tower
Aurora, Illinois
65.9 miles from Pecatonica, IL
This 21-story building, the tallest in Aurora, has been the means for several jumping suicides. Evidence that the building is haunted includes reports of bad odors and moaning sounds that come from the elevators.
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0Old Rush Copley Memorial
Aurora, Illinois
66.2 miles from Pecatonica, IL
The Old Rush Copley Hospital was build in 1888 and shutdown in 1996. Paranormal researchers and people that have broken in this hospital have heard footsteps,unexplained voices and even apparitions. In one encounter, a group of teens have seen a doll that might have belong to a young child ...
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Heaven City Restaurant
Mukwonago, Wisconsin
66.4 miles from Pecatonica, IL
Heaven City Restaurant's supernatural activity is attributed to the fact that it sits on an Native-American burial ground. Apparitions have been seen wandering through the eatery and glasses have fallen and broken after closing time.
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Mount Olivet Cemetery
Aurora, Illinois
66.4 miles from Pecatonica, IL
This cemetery dates back to the 1850s, and has a very specific type of haunting. It is said on numerous Internet sites that spectral ghosts wearing 1950s attire are seen throughout the cemetery, only to disappear on second glance.
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Captain Merry Historic Inn
East Dubuque, Illinois
66.6 miles from Pecatonica, IL
This historic inn is believed to have closed, and may now be a private residence. The building the inn was housed in has a colourful past, and is rumoured to be one of the most haunted houses in town. Reports range from sightings of a woman in a black ...
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0Matthias Ham House
Dubuque, Iowa
67.6 miles from Pecatonica, IL
No one knows exactly who is haunting the Matthias Ham museum, but ghostly tales abound. People have felt icy drafts in rooms that are closed, objects move and lights turn on independently of any explainable source. People also claim to hear strange noises and occasional whispering. One of ...
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Taliesin
Spring Green, Wisconsin
67.6 miles from Pecatonica, IL
The house (an estate once owned by Frank Lloyd Wright) is haunted by the apparition of a lady in a white gown. Windows open and close by themselves, and late at night, the lights in the building will flash on and off when no one is around.
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Hotel Julien
Dubuque, Iowa
67.8 miles from Pecatonica, IL
According to staff and guests at this historic boutique hotel, sightings of the apparition of a man in period clothing on the upper floors of the hotel aren't uncommon; and neither are the legends surrounding his appearance. Some believe this spectre is Al Capone, who frequently stayed in the ...
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