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0College of Saint Benedict - Benedicta Arts Center
St. Joseph, Minnesota
7.2 miles from Avon, MN
The Benedicta Arts Center at the College of Saint Benedict was built in 1964 and is rumored to be home to a tall, ghostly shadow figure. Local legend says it's the spirit of a man named Steve who fell to his death during the building's construction. Steve has shattered lights ...
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St. Cloud Times
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
12.8 miles from Avon, MN
At the St. Cloud Times newspaper office, staff have been visited by an apparition of a man in the basement. He sometimes wears a printer's shirt and other times a white shirt and bow tie. The ghost has been known to tinker with the electricity and play banjo music from ...
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Pioneer Place on Fifth
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
14.6 miles from Avon, MN
Pioneer Place on Fifth is a former Elks Lodge, currently a venue for theater and concerts, and it's haunted. The 1913 building has a ghostly elderly man who likes the area near the men's room. Unexplained noises, electrical anomalies, moving objects and other ghost sightings also have been reported.
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St. Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
15 miles from Avon, MN
Four spots at St. Cloud State University are said to be haunted. One is Shoemaker Hall, where a pregnant student hanged herself in a basement meat locker after having an affair with a janitor. The ghost moves objects, makes clocks flash the wrong numbers, and floats over students' beds. At ...
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Skatin' Place
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
15.4 miles from Avon, MN
Skatin’ Place, according to local legend, is home to a ghost named Gilbert who used to live in a farmhouse on this property. Poor Gilbert became trapped and met his demise in the swampy land, but his spirit lingers in the Skatin' Place, turning on and off arcade games and ...
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0Palmer House Hotel
Sauk Centre, Minnesota
25.7 miles from Avon, MN
Reportedly haunted by numerous resident ghosts, from a young boy who is often seen bouncing his ball to a possible former prostitute to a tall, lanky man who appears over your bed. Rooms 11 and 17 are apparently the rooms to rent if you are into a ghostly encounter. ...
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660th Ave - Gravity Hill
Watkins, Minnesota
26.8 miles from Avon, MN
One of those mysterious gravity-defying sites, legend has it that if you go there and put your car in neutral on the level road, you will be pulled backward. Some witnesses say they have suffered from headaches while on this road.
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Thayer's Bed and Breakfast
Annandale, Minnesota
28.7 miles from Avon, MN
This 1895 Old West Victorian hotel is a full house. It is the home of a ghostly little girl, a spirit bride, and two ghost cats. The owner's husband is also said to reside here in spirit, as well as the place's two original owners. Many other ghosts are said ...
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Ness Church
Litchfield, Minnesota
36.2 miles from Avon, MN
Legends of ghostly Sioux Indians and a little girl named Annie surround this church. Some say the church lights come on and apparitions can be seen around the grounds.
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Sturges Park
Buffalo, Minnesota
41.5 miles from Avon, MN
Local legends say the park's old bathroom is haunted. Witnesses have seen names written in blood on the mirror. Also reported on the premises have been floating orbs and the apparition of Old man Sturges, an 1880s businessman who lived next to the park.
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Fountain Lake
Delano, Minnesota
47.8 miles from Avon, MN
At Fountain Lake, witnesses say, the ghost of a Native American woman who drowned here can be heard screaming late at night.
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Old Broadway Food and Spirits
Alexandria, Minnesota
48.6 miles from Avon, MN
The former Old Broadway Food and Spirits, reported to be empty and for sale, is rumored to be haunted. Past employees say inside the building they have experienced cold chills, an apparition of a phantom bartender that shows up on a security camera or in mirrors, and moving objects, such ...
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Harrington-Merrill House
Hutchinson, Minnesota
49.6 miles from Avon, MN
Built around 1820, the house is said to be haunted by a Native American Sioux named Little Crow and his son, who were both shot by a farmer while spending the night in the house. Some reports say the son was not killed.
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Lake Rebecca Park Reserve
Rockford, Minnesota
50.2 miles from Avon, MN
Lake Rebecca Park Reserve is full of maple and basswood forests and hiking, biking and nature trails. A bench along one of the trails is alleged to be haunted by the ghost of a man who committed suicide there.
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Last Turn Saloon
Brainerd, Minnesota
53 miles from Avon, MN
Full-bodied apparitions and EVPs have been reported here.
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Anoka State Hospital
Anoka, Minnesota
58.5 miles from Avon, MN
Anoka State Hospital has been known by many names in its past, including First State Asylum for the Insane, Anoka State Asylum, Anoka State Hospital and most recently Anoka-Metro Regional Treatment Center. It was originally opened in 1900 and is said to be haunted by spirits of those who have ...
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Billy's Bar and Grill
Anoka, Minnesota
58.8 miles from Avon, MN
Housed in a building that was a former brothel, the restaurant is said to be home to the spirits of some of the former brothel's staff. As local legends go, either some brothel patrons killed madam Mrs. Jackson and stole the women's money, or Mrs. Jackson hanged herself from a ...
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Ferguson’s Cemetery
Norwood Young America, Minnesota
60.2 miles from Avon, MN
According to local legend, Ferguson’s Cemetery is the home of a ghostly little boy who peeks out over a tombstone. Reports say his grave is the one in the southwest corner, separated from the other graves. Orbs, eerie feelings and the sound of a phantom dog barking also have been ...
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Holbrook Park
Long Lake, Minnesota
60.5 miles from Avon, MN
Locals may tell you that around 2 a.m. on Sunday nights, a ghstly little girl is seen walking around the park. If you get close, she disappears. When she comes back later she is with the apparition of her father and she is carrying apples in her apron. Some say ...
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Holy Name Cemetery
Wayzata, Minnesota
60.9 miles from Avon, MN
A white apparition, phantom disappearing headlights, footsteps, voices, and unexplained wind have all been reported at the Holy Name Cemetery across from a brick church.
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Chanhassen Water Tower
Chaska, Minnesota
66.6 miles from Avon, MN
Folks say strange noises and a ghostly dancing figure around and atop the water tower prove that it's haunted.
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Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts
Fridley, Minnesota
67.4 miles from Avon, MN
The building was built in 1847 and is on the MIssissippi River. It was a rooming house for those on the Red River Ox Cart Trail. There have been numerous reports of smells, sightings, and sounds by a variety of visitors. Personally I have seen a woman ...
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Milford Mine Disaster Site
Crosby, Minnesota
68 miles from Avon, MN
On Feb. 5, 1924, Milford Mine, a manganese mine, was flooded when Foley Lake rose, killing 41 miners. The site is rumored to be haunted by the spirits of the miners who were killed or who witnessed the tragedy.
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Chanhassen Dinner Theatre
Avon,
68.2 miles from Avon, MN
According to local lore, the theater was built on the site of a home that burned down, killing the woman who was inside. Her spirit was said to haunt the theater, along with the ghost of a former actor who was bicycling home when she was hit and killed by ...
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St. Joseph of the Lakes Catholic Church
Lino Lakes, Minnesota
70.8 miles from Avon, MN
St. Joesph's Catholic Church, formerly a Catholic school, is home to a ghost nun. Her apparition has been seen around the church and has been blamed for slamming doors, playing the piano, knocking a Bible off a shelf, and footsteps.
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Cuzzy's Bar and Grill
Minneapolis, Minnesota
71.6 miles from Avon, MN
In 1890, this building was a brothel where a young girl named Betsy worked as an entertainer, with her true love being a soldier at war. He promised to take her away, but she was murdered before this happened. Today, it is a bar in the Minneapolis warehouse district, minus ...
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0First Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota
71.9 miles from Avon, MN
Rumor has it that the upstairs dance lounge is haunted, and deejays report growls and other noises in the headphones. And according to local legend, when the site was a bus station long ago, a distraught woman hanged herself in the restroom. She was going to meet her boyfriend who ...
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Grant House Hotel and Eatery
Rush City, Minnesota
72.1 miles from Avon, MN
The 1880's historic hotel burnt to the ground just a decade after its construction, but phoenix-like rose from the ashes to form the successful establishment it is today. The building, however, has had a darker past, with tales being told of the days where the hotel operated as a ...
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0The Buckingham
Minneapolis, Minnesota
72.2 miles from Avon, MN
I don't go around seeing ghosts everywhere. The last ghost I saw was in 1983 when I lived in an apartment building called The Buckingham. I was in my bedroom when I saw a shadowy silhouette of a man enter, stand and stare at me, and proceed to ...
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Minneapolis City Hall
Minneapolis, Minnesota
72.3 miles from Avon, MN
The turn-of-the-century Minneapolis City Hall building is said to be haunted by John Moshik. In 1898, he was convicted of murder and his hanging was botched, forcing him to endure 3 minutes of slow strangulation. As a result, no more hangings occurred here. Now, folks have seen his apparition or ...
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Dairy Queen
St. Anthony, Minnesota
72.6 miles from Avon, MN
Who else would haunt a Dairy Queen but ice-cream-loving kids? Children's laughter and the sounds of employees' names being called have been heard after closing, and mysterious orders print up that were not ordered by anyone in the realm of the living. Items also have been known to disappear or ...
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0The Soap Factory
Minneapolis, Minnesota
72.7 miles from Avon, MN
The old 1880s soap factory, now an experimental art venue, is said to be a doozy of a haunted site, based partly on the reality that soap was made from animal fat (allegedly from thousands of strangled stray dogs and the like). Not only that, but before it was a ...
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40 Club Sports Bar and Grill
Aitkin, Minnesota
72.7 miles from Avon, MN
The 40 Club Restaurant has a lot of strange happenings going on in it after a man committed suicide in an upstairs apartment in 1999. The man was named Tom who also worked at the restaurant. He was known as a reliable employee and one day, Tom didn't show up ...
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40 Club Restaurant and Bar
Aitkin, Minnesota
72.8 miles from Avon, MN
An upstairs apartment was the unfortunate setting for a 40 Club employee's suicide in 1999, and since then, folks say, strange things have happened at the restaurant. Tom's body was found after he failed to show up for work one day. Now, the jukebox plays songs buy itself(including one that ...
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Minnesota Institute of the Arts
Minneapolis, Minnesota
72.8 miles from Avon, MN
Some say the spirit of a student who was raped and murdered haunts the Minnesota Institute of the Arts. The Connecticut Room is reported to have unexplained cold spots, and some students say they have awoken in the night freezing cold to the sound of screaming.
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Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis, Minnesota
72.8 miles from Avon, MN
At the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, legend has it that the ghost of someone who was murdered in a campus building's basement terrifies the students. Some have awoken in the night to screaming inside their heads, unable to move.
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Washington Avenue Bridge
Minneapolis, Minnesota
73.5 miles from Avon, MN
Washington Avenue Bridge at the University of Minnesota is the stuff of local haunted legend, especially among students. Witnesses have heard footsteps along the bridge that seem to follow them, stopping when they stop and resuming when they do. The haunting is said to be a result of the many ...
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Gibbs Museum Farmhouse
Falcon Heights, Minnesota
74.7 miles from Avon, MN
At the 1800s Gibbs Museum Farmhouse, spirits are a regular occurrence, some say. Doors and cupboards are known to open and close, a chair rocks with no one in it, toys are moved around in the night, footsteps are heard in the halls, and the apparition of a little boy ...
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Vicksburg Cemetery
Renville, Minnesota
75.5 miles from Avon, MN
Vicksburg Cemetery is said to have a glowing tombstone whose grave sports bleeding flowers in spring.
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Minnesota State Fairgrounds
Falcon Heights, Minnesota
75.7 miles from Avon, MN
The Minnesota State Fairgrounds, according to some, is haunted by a ghost pig, or half-human, half-pig called the Pigman. Other reports say a small brown bird that nests here is believed to be a reincarnation of Wayne Murray, a maintenance man who died here in 1986. Also, the ghost of ...
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Hamline University
Saint Paul, Minnesota
76.6 miles from Avon, MN
Hamline University has a few haunted halls, say the students. One building said to see the most ghostly activity is the Manor Hall, where apparitions, moving objects and strange noises abound. The third floor is the most active. Old Main and Drew Hall are no slouches either, as far as ...
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Roselawn Cemetery
Roseville, Minnesota
76.8 miles from Avon, MN
A ghost called Smiling Jack resides at the lovely Roselawn Cemetery. According to local tales, the police got several calls about a person who was trapped inside a mausoleum. When they responded, the police never found anyone, so the locals decided they had a ghost on their hands. He was ...
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New York Mills Regional Cultural Center
New York Mills, Minnesota
76.9 miles from Avon, MN
New York Mills Regional Cultural Center was built in 1885 and has a ghost, or maybe two. Staff members have felt an unseen presence and heard a disembodied voice speaking, or two voices having a conversation. As well, footsteps have been heard walking on the center's wood floors when no ...
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College of St. Catherine
Saint Paul, Minnesota
77.8 miles from Avon, MN
At College of St. Catherine's St. Mary’s Hall, a gray lady appears in doorways of the second floor rooms. Students also have reported something poking them awake right before their alarms go off or cold fingers on the backs of their necks. Some have heard the sound of someone running ...
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Rudy's Redeye Grill and Hotel
White Bear Lake, Minnesota
78.8 miles from Avon, MN
Local legends claim that the wardrobe on the second level of the hotel is haunted by an unknown spirit that was cursed to the wardrobe a long time ago after it was made. Other reports claim seeing shadowy apparitions in the 3rd and 4th hotel halls in between the ...
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0Matoska Park
White Bear Lake, Minnesota
79.3 miles from Avon, MN
Several reports claim that an apparition can be seen standing in the shallow marsh to the left of the bridge to Manitou Island (private area). The ghostly figure is said to be a younger female, wearing casual clothing from circa 1920. The figure has yet to be identified. Others have claimed ...
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Oakland Cemetery
Saint Paul, Minnesota
79.4 miles from Avon, MN
Witnesses who have seen the ghost believed to haunt this cemetery have given a thorough description of her apparition. She is in her mid twenties and has shoulder-length brown hair and blue eyes, and wears a turn-of-the-century lace dress.
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Griggs Mansion
Saint Paul, Minnesota
79.5 miles from Avon, MN
The 1883 Griggs Mansion was turned into apartments, and then an art school in 1939. It has many ghosts, including a maid who hanged herself on the fourth floor landing in 1915; gardener Charles Wade, who has been heard flipping through books in the library; a thin man in a ...
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Minnesota State Capitol
Saint Paul, Minnesota
79.7 miles from Avon, MN
The Minnesota State Capitol was completed in 1905, replacing an older building that had burned down. Witnesses have described unexplained noises that come from the second story, cold gusts of air, and apparitions of deceased senators and governors in the halls and stairways. Something may be strange about Room 217 ...
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Marie Schmidt-Bremer House
Saint Paul, Minnesota
79.8 miles from Avon, MN
This house is known in these parts because it belonged to Marie Schmidt-Bremer, the daughter of Schmidt Brewing Company founder Jacob Schmidt. She and her husband Adolf Bremer had a son, Edward, who was kidnapped in 1934 by the Karpis-Barker gang. The house is haunted by an apparition of a ...
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