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0Willow Creek Farm
Shannon, Illinois
16.2 miles from Cedarville, 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
16.4 miles from Cedarville, 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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Flynn Steakhouse
Brodhead, Wisconsin
21.3 miles from Cedarville, 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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Tinker Swiss Cottage
Rockford, Illinois
28.2 miles from Cedarville, 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
28.5 miles from Cedarville, 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
28.6 miles from Cedarville, 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
29 miles from Cedarville, 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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Conover Square
Oregon, Illinois
29.3 miles from Cedarville, 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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Rockford College
Rockford, Illinois
32.2 miles from Cedarville, 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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Weary Road
Evansville, Wisconsin
33.1 miles from Cedarville, 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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Kirk Denmark Theatre - Rock County Theater
Janesville, Wisconsin
34.9 miles from Cedarville, 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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Oak Hill Cemetery
Janesville, Wisconsin
37.5 miles from Cedarville, 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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0The Ably House
Scales Mound, Illinois
37.5 miles from Cedarville, 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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Otto's Place
Galena, Illinois
40.7 miles from Cedarville, 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
40.7 miles from Cedarville, 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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Blood’s Point Cemetery
Belvidere, Illinois
43 miles from Cedarville, 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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Elsing's Second Hand Shop
Stoughton, Wisconsin
43 miles from Cedarville, 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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0The Walker House
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
43.2 miles from Cedarville, 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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Cotton House
Clinton, Iowa
45.2 miles from Cedarville, 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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Alpha Omega Distributors
Madison, Wisconsin
46.8 miles from Cedarville, 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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Amboy Pharmacy
Amboy, Illinois
48.3 miles from Cedarville, 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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Capone's Bar Next Door - The Wonder Bar
Madison, Wisconsin
48.5 miles from Cedarville, 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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Wisconsin State Historical Society
Madison, Wisconsin
49.8 miles from Cedarville, 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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Hickory Hill Cemetery
Charlotte, Iowa
49.8 miles from Cedarville, 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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Captain Merry Historic Inn
East Dubuque, Illinois
52 miles from Cedarville, 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
53 miles from Cedarville, 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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Hotel Julien
Dubuque, Iowa
53.2 miles from Cedarville, 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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0Grand Opera House
Dubuque, Iowa
53.4 miles from Cedarville, IL
The haunts at this opera house, built between 1889 and 1890, like to pull pranks. The lights operate by themselves, and cameras and tape recorders behave strangely. Witnesses have also heard ghostly singing from a seemingly empty stage, and apparitions have been seen as well. The ghosts here are loved ...
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Redstone Inn and Suites
Dubuque, Iowa
53.4 miles from Cedarville, IL
The nineteenth century inn was built in 1894 by a man who was forced to jump ship in the town and ended up prospering and owning a wagon empire. Staff and guests nowadays have reported seeing the apparition of an distinguished gentleman, while the owner claims to have heard ...
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Fischer Building
Dubuque, Iowa
53.5 miles from Cedarville, IL
There are two ghosts that appear from time to time in the mid-19th-century Fischer Building, according to those in the know. One is a tall man who walks in the basement, and the other is a woman wearing a 1920s- or '30s-style dress and furs who walks around on the ...
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0Sanitarium Hill
Madison, Wisconsin
54.2 miles from Cedarville, 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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0Mary Frances Hall - Clarke College
Dubuque, Iowa
54.7 miles from Cedarville, IL
Called Mary Fran by students, this hall was built in 1924 and is said to be haunted by school founder Mary Frances Clarke. Students have experienced unexplained footsteps in the hall and an uneasy feeling of being watched, and they have seen a shrouded apparition near the chapel. In other ...
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Whitewater, Wisconsin
55.3 miles from Cedarville, 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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Lawrence House Bed and Breakfast Inn
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
55.4 miles from Cedarville, 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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1875 Decker Hotel
Maquoketa, Iowa
56.9 miles from Cedarville, IL
This hotel was built in (you guessed it) 1875, and is rumoured to be haunted by a prankster ghost who plays with the lights. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Taliesin
Spring Green, Wisconsin
57.3 miles from Cedarville, 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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0Woodstock Opera House
Woodstock, Illinois
60.7 miles from Cedarville, 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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Aztalan State Park
Lake Mills, Wisconsin
61.7 miles from Cedarville, 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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0George Stickney House
Woodstock, Illinois
65.6 miles from Cedarville, 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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St. Killian's Catholic Cemetery
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
66.5 miles from Cedarville, 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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Cobble Stone Inn
East Troy, Wisconsin
68.6 miles from Cedarville, 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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Central Avenue Ghost
Bettendorf, Iowa
73.3 miles from Cedarville, IL
The spirit of a middle-aged washerwoman haunts the area with her wooden washtub. She has been reported since the late 1800s, but some say she upgraded her equipment and sometimes appears with a double-wringer washing machine.
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Burlington Cemetery
Burlington, Wisconsin
73.5 miles from Cedarville, 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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Fork in the Road
Mukwonago, Wisconsin
74.2 miles from Cedarville, 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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0Hotel Baker
St. Charles, Illinois
74.7 miles from Cedarville, 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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0Abandoned Train Bridge
Spring Valley, Illinois
74.7 miles from Cedarville, IL
Shadow figures have been seen on and around the abandoned bridge that goes over the train tracks in DePue, Il. The sounds of screams, train whistles, and a train stopping have been heard in the location when the train that runs the track is nowhere near the village. Many ...
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Arcada Theater
St. Charles, Illinois
74.8 miles from Cedarville, 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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Massock Mausoleum
Spring Valley, Illinois
75.2 miles from Cedarville, IL
The Massock Mausoleum stands in a small graveyard called the Lithuanian Liberty Cemetery, and it's the stuff of legends. Locals tell of a Hatchet Man, a scary ghost who guards the cemetery, and the mausoleum door is said to remain warm and has been sealed closed since the 1960s when ...
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Old Baraboo Inn
Baraboo, Wisconsin
75.5 miles from Cedarville, IL
This renovated, historic pub and grille, and former brewery and brothel, is believed to have many active spirits in the building according to paranormal investigators. Audio recordings of voices and sounds and video of orbs, light flashes, and anomalies have all been captured. Cowboys, a prostitute named Mary, several children, ...
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0Boscobel Hotel
Boscobel, Wisconsin
75.6 miles from Cedarville, IL
This hotel's claim to fame is that it was the spot where the Gideon's Bible originated. The ghost of Adam Bobel, the hotel's original builder, has been seen here by employees and guests alike.
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