-
0Black Nugget Museum
Ladysmith, British Columbia
15.7 miles from lake cowichan, BC
At the Black Nugget Museum, folks have reported footsteps, ghostly pranks, a piano that plays itself, and a ghostly man with a handlebar mustache who appears in an upstairs window, say neighbors. A medium once declared that the spirit of a Native woman lingers in the building.
Read more » -
0
Harbour House Hotel
lake cowichan, British Columbia
24.3 miles from lake cowichan, BC
At Harbour House Hotel, the ghost of Walter Herzog, murdered here in 1973, is said to walk. Moaning, strange whispers, and faulty electronic devices have been reported here.
Read more » -
0
Nanaimo Bastion
Nanaimo, British Columbia
24.6 miles from lake cowichan, BC
The Nanaimo Bastion is an octagon-shaped fortification built in the 1850s and open to visitors in summer. One ghost here may be Kanaka Pete, who was imprisoned in the Bastion before he was hanged. It's also said to be haunted by a ghostly woman in a long dress, and an ...
Read more » -
0
Globe Hotel
Nanaimo, British Columbia
24.8 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Globe Hotel, which now houses a radio station, is said to be haunted by a ghostly woman in a period dress seen floating down the stairs or in the kitchen. Crying and poltergeist activity are also reported.
Read more » -
0
Newcastle Island Park
Nanaimo, British Columbia
26.3 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Newcastle Island Park is said to be haunted by those who have died in the mines beneath Newcastle, and by the ghost of Peter Kakua, a Hawaiian who murdered his wife, in-laws and baby daughter with an axe. His ghost is seen on the beaches at dusk.
Read more » -
0
Hatley Castle
Victoria, British Columbia
36.8 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Built in the early 1900s by former British Columbian lieutenant governor James Dunsmuir, Hatley Castle is said to be haunted by a Dunsmuir son who died at war. When the castle became a military academy, another ghost is said to have joined him: that of his mother, who would drag ...
Read more » -
0
Four Mile House Bar and Grill
Victoria, British Columbia
37.1 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Many ghosts are said to appear at the Four Mile House Bar and Grill, including Margaret Gouge (who appears in the gardens), a man in a suit, and Jake Matteson.
Read more » -
0
Gorge Road Hospital
Victoria, British Columbia
39.2 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Strange white lights and a ghostly lady have been reported at Gorge Road Hospital.
Read more » -
0
Princess Mary Restaurant
Victoria, British Columbia
39.6 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Some reports say the Princess Mary Restaurant has closed. It was housed on the Princess Mary, a passenger ship that was scrapped in 1951 and more recently used as a cafeteria for a tug- and barge-building operation. It was said to be haunted by a former captain's wife who hanged ...
Read more » -
0
Point Ellice House
Victoria, British Columbia
39.9 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Point Ellice, a 19th-century residence of Peter and Caroline O'Reilly and their four children Frank, Kathleen, Mary Augusta and Jack, is said to be haunted by the family. The house museum has a nice collection of Victoriana and is open for tours and teas in the summer.
Read more » -
0
Old Point Ellice Bridge
Victoria, British Columbia
39.9 miles from lake cowichan, BC
The red ghost lights that hover about 18" off the ground at Old Point Ellice Bridge are believed to be remnants from the May 26, 1896 disaster when Point Ellice Bridge collapsed into the Upper Harbour under a laden streetcar. Of the 143 on board, 55 were killed. The cause ...
Read more » -
0
Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub and Guest Houses
Victoria, British Columbia
39.9 miles from lake cowichan, BC
The specter of an elderly woman with long gray hair and unexplained sounds have been reported at Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub and Guest Houses.
Read more » -
0
Fan Tan Alley
Victoria, British Columbia
40.5 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Theh ghost at Fan Tan Alley, Chung, is said to have killed a sing-song girl who spurned his advances. Chung has been known to push people asie as he comes through.
Read more » -
0
Market Square
Victoria, British Columbia
40.5 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Market Square includes several buildings from the late 1800s and is visited by spirits who were patrons of the long-gone saloons and brothels here. Two of the ghosts are Charlie Kincaid, whose throat was slit, and his girlfriend Belle Adams, who committed the crime.
Read more » -
0
McPherson Playhouse
Victoria, British Columbia
40.6 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Ghosts at McPherson Playhouse, according to witnesses, include a Frenchman and a lady in gray. The Frenchman is seen outside on the corner in October. Voices and objects that have been moved also have been reported.
Read more » -
0
Pounders
Victoria, British Columbia
40.6 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Objects have been moved by unseen hands at Pounders restaurant, perhaps by the ghostly lady who has been seen on the stairway.
Read more » -
0
Maritime Museum
Victoria, British Columbia
40.6 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Local lore has it that many ghosts visit the Maritime Museum, housed in a former courthouse building that includes Victoria’s original gallows. Some say the hanged men were buried on the grounds. Add to it that 135 people perished in the steamship Valencia wreck of 1908, and a few years ...
Read more » -
0
Hotel Rialto
Victoria, British Columbia
40.7 miles from lake cowichan, BC
The 1911 Hotel Rialto was originally Hotel Douglas up until December 2007. A mysterious knocking sound comes from the door to the basement, set in an area where only employees can reach it. According to reports, the ghostly knocking has come about because the basement was once used as a ...
Read more » -
0
Bedford Regency Hotel
Victoria, British Columbia
40.7 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Lady Churchill and Brady are the names of two ghosts said to appear at the Bedford Regency Hotel. Lady Churchill also has a presence at a restaurant across the street called Camillo's.
Read more » -
0
Old Morris Tobacconists
Victoria, British Columbia
40.7 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Old Morris Tobacconists is a historic building with many o fits original fixtures such as a leaded-glass dome and onyx pillars. It's haunted by an employee who died in the upstairs workshop. Witnesses to the ghost's existence have heard footsteps and cupboards opening and closing upstairs when no one is ...
Read more » -
0
Rogers Chocolates
Victoria, British Columbia
40.7 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Rogers Chocolates in Old Town is a historic old chocolate shop with a couple of ghosts. Founders Charles and Leah Rogers used to sometimes sleep in the shop's kitchen, and some say the couple still visits in spirit.
Read more » -
0
Empress Hotel
Victoria, British Columbia
40.8 miles from lake cowichan, BC
The Empress Hotel has several ghosts, including a thin, mustached man with a cane (believed to be its architect, Francis Rattenbury) and a ghost maid who still cleans on the sixth floor. The ghost of an employee who hanged himself was seen near the fated chandelier from which he did ...
Read more » -
0
Parliament Buildings
Victoria, British Columbia
40.9 miles from lake cowichan, BC
The historic 1890s Parliament Buildings are open for tours year-round. One of the most well-known ghosts here is architect Francis Mawson Rattenbury, who chooses to remain here, where he is appreciated daily, instead of in England where he was buried in an unmarked grave after being beaten to death by ...
Read more » -
0
The Bent Mast
Victoria, British Columbia
41 miles from lake cowichan, BC
The Bent Mast bar, inside an 1870s Victorian house, is said to be haunted by a ghost who touches, pinches and pushes folks. In, some reports say it's haunted by three ghosts: A man and two children.
Read more » -
0
Royal Theatre
Victoria, British Columbia
41 miles from lake cowichan, BC
A ghostly man has been seen at the Royal Theatre, a 1913 opera house and concert hall. Some witnesses also have felt as if they were being stabbed.
Read more » -
0
Helmcken House
Victoria, British Columbia
41 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Helmcken House was the home of Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken, first speaker of an elected assembly in BC, who lived there from 1853 to 1920. Cecelia Helmcken is suspected to be the ghost who haunts it; ghostly piano playing is heard along with occasional pranks.
Read more » -
0
Beacon Hill Park
Victoria, British Columbia
41.1 miles from lake cowichan, BC
The beautiful Beacon Hill Park has a ghost known as the Screaming Doppelganger, who appears on the rocks near the corner of Douglas and Superior streets around sunrise. The ghost is believed to be the spirit of a woman who was murdered nearby.
Read more » -
0
Pioneer Square Park - Quadra St Cemetery
Victoria, British Columbia
41.1 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Pioneer Square, aka the Old Burying Ground, is where, between 1855 and 1873, thousands of bodies were buried with tiny tombstones. The ghost of a woman has been seen here, along with one of a prominent man, R.B. Johnson, a founding father of Victoria. His ghost re-enacts his death: He ...
Read more » -
0
James Bay Inn
Victoria, British Columbia
41.1 miles from lake cowichan, BC
James Bay Inn, now a men's pub, is haunted by a former patient and celebrity who died here on March 2, 1945 when it was a hospital. Canadian artist and author Emily Carr's ghost has been seen floating in the room where she died. Some say she especially haunts those ...
Read more » -
0
St. Ann's Academy
Victoria, British Columbia
41.1 miles from lake cowichan, BC
St. Ann’s Academy's oldest building, the chapel, was constructed in 1858. It was moved to its present spot and the rest of the school was built around it in 1871. Witnesses here report such ghostly activity as dark figures in doorways and unexplained singing in the middle of the night.
Read more » -
0
Emily Carr House
Victoria, British Columbia
41.1 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Built in 1863, the childhood home of Canadian painter Emily Carr is said to have a ghost that appears on the stairs and in Emily's mother's room.
Read more » -
0
Qualicum Heritage Inn
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
41.4 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Qualicum Heritage Inn, originally a 1937 boys' college, is said to be home to several apparitions, moans, voices, cries, chanting, laughter, and lights that go on and off by themselves. One ghost has been nicknamed Buddy.
Read more » -
0
Langham Court Theatre
Victoria, British Columbia
41.5 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Langham Court Theatre, a playhouse since 1929, is haunted by a ghost known as the Lady in the Loft, seen by both theater staff and patrons.
Read more » -
0
Craigdarroch Castle
Victoria, British Columbia
41.6 miles from lake cowichan, BC
The late-1800s Craigdarroch Castle is large and haunted, just as a castle should be. It has 39 rooms in over 25,000 square feet, and was built for the family of coal magnate Robert Dunsmuir, although both he and architect Warren Heywood Williams died before it was finished. Its ghost is ...
Read more » -
0
Ross Bay Cemetery
Victoria, British Columbia
42.3 miles from lake cowichan, BC
The Victorian Ross Bay Cemetery has some well-known ghosts, like David Fee, killed on the St. Andrews Cathedral steps Christmas Eve 1890, and Isabella Ross, the first female BC landowner, who owned this land before the cemetery was here. An unknown elderly Victorian couple are seen on the cemetery's west ...
Read more » -
0
Tod House
Victoria, British Columbia
42.3 miles from lake cowichan, BC
The home of Hudson's Bay Company's John Tod, built in 1850, was once said to be haunted by a native woman in chains. The ghost, according to reports, no longer haunts the site.
Read more » -
0
Cameron Lake
lake cowichan, British Columbia
42.3 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Cameron Lake is said to have several ghosts, as well as the Cameron Lake Monster. One ghost is Grandpa Bonny, who inhabits one of the cabins and makes himself known with phantom pipe smoke. Ghost lights have been reported on the trails.
Read more » -
0Roche Harbor Resort
Roche Harbor, Washington
42.6 miles from lake cowichan, BC
The ghost in residence here is Mrs. Beanning, a one-time governess for former owner John S. MacMillan. Mrs. Beanning's ashes were in an urn on the mantle, but when the new owners moved her urn to the family crypt, Mrs. Beanning's spirit was not amused. Since then, she plays pranks ...
Read more » -
0
Hotel de Haro
Friday Harbor, Washington
42.8 miles from lake cowichan, BC
This 1886 hotel build by John McMillin was a famous stopping place for many, including the likes of Theodore Roosevelt. It is also home to a ghost woman who is said to walk the hotel halls. Another point of interest here is the McMillin mausoleum in the nearby woods, which ...
Read more » -
0
Victoria Golf Club
Victoria, British Columbia
43.4 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Victoria Golf Club has a spooky story. Locals say that in 1936, nurse Doris Gravlin, age 30, was strangled on the fairway. The murderer? Her estranged husband, who left her body on a shore near the seventh green. Doris was found five days later, and her husband's body was ...
Read more » -
0
Hycroft Manor
Vancouver, British Columbia
50.7 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Hycroft Manor is a 30-room, 20,000 sq. ft. mansion haunted by prankish spirits who flicker lights and close doors. Ghosts have been seen and heard here, including a World War I soldier, a nurse, a well-dressed woman, and a crying man.
Read more » -
0
Orcas Hotel
lake cowichan, Washington
51.9 miles from lake cowichan, BC
This delightful landmark hotel has been in operation for over a century, and has numerous ghost stories attached to its long and colourful past. The most significant is of former innkeeper Octavia Van Moorhem, who still keeps an eye on the establishment despite the fact that she passed away ...
Read more » -
0
St. Paul's Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia
52 miles from lake cowichan, BC
St. Paul's Hospital was founded in 1894 and was named after French bishop Paul Durieu of New Westminster. Both former patients and staff are said to haunt the place, seen as apparitions or strange lights or heard as disembodied voices. Witnesses have seen objects move by themselves and lights turn ...
Read more » -
0
Vogue Theatre
Vancouver, British Columbia
52.2 miles from lake cowichan, BC
The 1940s-era Vogue Theatre closed in 1987, but rumor has it that the ghosts don't mind. It's said to be haunted by a pregnant woman who committed suicide and a man who sits in the theater seats, and sometimes brings friends along. Shadow figures have been noticed in the projection ...
Read more » -
0
Orpheum Theatre
Vancouver, British Columbia
52.3 miles from lake cowichan, BC
The 1927 Orpheum Theatre is rumored to have an acrobat ghost. The vaudeville performer died in an accident and has been seen here in spirit.
Read more » -
0
Hotel Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
52.4 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Hotel Vancouver is haunted by a regular patron of the hotel's ballroom back in the 1930s and '40s. Jennie Pearl Cox died in a car accident in front of the building in 1944, and some say her spirit still visits. Guests have been assigned a room only to go back ...
Read more » -
0
Waterfront Station
Vancouver, British Columbia
52.8 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Waterfront Station is a major transit hub said to be haunted by many ghosts. One is a 1920s lady who was seen dancing alone by a security guard. Another apparition was a group of three elderly ladies seen sitting on a bench. Furniture has been known to move by itself ...
Read more » -
0
Water Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
52.9 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Water Street is said to be visited by a ghostly Asian mine worker--who has no head. The decapitated ghost, some tales say, came about when the man was walking along the tracks one night and got his foot caught in the rails. When the train came by he, quite literally, ...
Read more » -
0
Old Spaghetti Warehouse
Vancouver, British Columbia
53 miles from lake cowichan, BC
The ghost of a train conductor visits the Old Spaghetti Factory Italian restaurant, according to local legend. He is said to have perished in an underground railway accident decades ago involving the very trolley car that's on display in the restaurant.
Read more » -
0
Central Park
Burnaby, British Columbia
54 miles from lake cowichan, BC
Ghostly activity in Central Park in Burnaby includes that of a little boy near the lake and a young lady near Swangard Stadium who searches for her lost children. The boy disappears upon being noticed, and the 1930s-era lady may speak garbled words. Other spirits have been seen in the ...
Read more »
» Cemeteries near lake cowichan, BC
» Find museums in lake cowichan, BC
