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0Hutton House Bed and Breakfast
Huttonsville, West Virginia
30 miles from Monterey, VA
Built in 1898 by Eugene Elihu Hutton, the Queen Anne-style Victorian home is now an inn, and is believed to be haunted. Folks say that at 5 a.m. the unexplained smell of baking bread wafts through the inn, although the kitchen is closed and the ovens are cold.
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Thornrose House
Staunton, Virginia
32.3 miles from Monterey, VA
This historic home now operates as a bed and breakfast called "Thornrose House". The B&B has a room called "Caroline's Room" which allegedly has been a hot-spot for ghostly apparitions. The bed and breakfast is under new management as of Spring 2014.
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0Belle Grae Inn - Ubon Thai Victorian Inn
Staunton, Virginia
32.7 miles from Monterey, VA
This inn is haunted by Mrs. Bagsby, a spirit who has resided here since the 1800s. Mrs. Bagsby unlocks doors and plays other tricks; it is said that she has been known to cause the inn's hot water supply to bypass the room of a guest that she doesn't like. ...
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Mary Baldwin College
Staunton, Virginia
32.9 miles from Monterey, VA
Mary Baldwin College is a four-year liberal arts women's college based in Staunton, VA. It was founded in 1842, and was originally called the Augusta Female Seminary. There are several reported ghosts at the college: A ghost known as "Richard" haunts the several areas, including the Administration Building, Wenger Hall and ...
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Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, Virginia
33.3 miles from Monterey, VA
Cole Hall at the est.-1880 Bridgewater College is rumored to be haunted by its namesake, Dr. Charles Knox Cole. Built in 1929 by Cole's daughter, Mrs. Virginia Garber Cole Strickler, the hall is an auditorium, and Mr. Cole's ghost is said to attend the plays shown there. The ghost sits ...
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Western State Hospital - Dejarnette Building
Staunton, Virginia
34.9 miles from Monterey, VA
Western State Hospital, a fancy resort-style asylum called Western State Lunatic Asylum in its early years, was originally built in the 1820s. In 1905 it was taken over by Dr. Joseph Dejarnette, under whose authority patients were tortured. When the hospital moved in the 1970s the building became the Staunton ...
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By the Side of the Road Bed and Breakfast
Harrisonburg, Virginia
36.7 miles from Monterey, VA
This historic b&b was built just a bit after the American Revolution, and it was used a Civil War hospital in 1864. It is said that when the area was burned by Union soldiers, the flame-retardant building just wouldn't catch fire, so it became a sort of haven during the ...
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Virginia Quilt Museum
Harrisonburg, Virginia
38.6 miles from Monterey, VA
This 1856 antebellum home was formerly known as the Warren-Sip House, and during the Civil War, it served as a hospital for wounded soldiers. Visitors to the current museum have reported sighting the apparition of a Confederate soldier on the second floor of the building. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Graceland Inn and Conference Center
Elkins, West Virginia
38.6 miles from Monterey, VA
This inn, restaurant and conference center is said to be haunted by several entities: a ghost named Grace, senator Henry Davis, and a former servant named Katie.
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Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park
Monterey, West Virginia
42.6 miles from Monterey, VA
The Droop Mountain Battlefield was the site of an 1863 battle. Folks have reported soldiers' apparitions, some headless, in the fog that comes rolling over the mountain.
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Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, Virginia
43.7 miles from Monterey, VA
Virginia Military Institute, which originally opened in 1839 and has boasted famous professors of the likes of Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, is said to be haunted by many ghosts, including an apparition of a hanged man. Jackson’s possessions and the skeleton of his horse are displayed in the chapel. Students have ...
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Southern Virginia University
Buena Vista, Virginia
48.1 miles from Monterey, VA
The former Southern Virginia College, now Southern Virginia University, is said to be haunted by a young boy who rides his bicycle up and down the hallway of the fourth floor od a woman's dormitory carrying a red balloon. Some also say his mother's ghost haunts the third floor, looking ...
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The Natural Bridge Hotel
Natural Bridge, Virginia
54.1 miles from Monterey, VA
Legend has it that a former owner went mad and killed his wife and children in the hotel. Some say the apparitions of various members of the family have been seen around the grounds in the night.
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Winton Country Club
Amherst, Virginia
61.5 miles from Monterey, VA
Winton Country Club, constructed in 1769, was the home of Sarah Winston Syme Henry, mother of patriot Patrick Henry. Legend has it that when Patrick Henry visited during the American Revolution, he had to secrete himself from the enemy in a pile of hay here. Rumors also say that Sarah ...
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0The Lafayette Inn
Stanardsville, Virginia
62.4 miles from Monterey, VA
Rumor has it that a phantom bloodstain in the foyer returns daily from a Confederate soldier who long ago committed suicide after the stress of learning his wife had been unfaithful with a Yankee soldier. The soldier's ghost is said to wander the halls at night with a pistol, still ...
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Historic General Lewis Inn
Lewisburg, West Virginia
63.2 miles from Monterey, VA
The 1929 inn is said to be haunted by at least three ghosts. The most well known is a Lady in White who haunts Room 208. Her identity is unknown, a portrait of her hangs in the room. Also residing here is the ghost of a slave named Reuben, rumored ...
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0Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
Weston, West Virginia
64.6 miles from Monterey, VA
Once the Weston State Hospital, the asylum is said to be haunted by former patients who passed away there. The plentitude of paranormal phenomena heard, seen, and felt here has prompted its appearance on TV shows such as Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures.
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Sweet Briar College
Amherst, Virginia
65 miles from Monterey, VA
Sweet Briar College was founded in 1901, and since then has accumulated several ghosts. The college was founded by Indiana Fletcher Williams in memory of her daughter Daisy, who died in 1884 at age 16. "Miss Indie" died in 1900, but her ghost is said to make itself known throughout ...
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0Monticello
Charlottesville, Virginia
67.3 miles from Monterey, VA
People believe that Jefferson has never left his beloved Monticello and they claim to see Jefferson's ghost wandering the grounds and also to hear whistling, something that Jefferson was prone to doing as he toured the property.
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Randolph College
Lynchburg, Virginia
70.9 miles from Monterey, VA
Randolph College, founded in 1891 as Randolph-Macon's Woman's College, is said to be haunted. One haunted spot is Mary's Garden, named after Mary Stokes. Student legend says if you stray from the path and cross the garden, you will never graduate or never marry. Another story tells of a student ...
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Castle Hill Manor
Keswick, Virginia
73.2 miles from Monterey, VA
Castle Hill Manor is a privately owned historic mansion said to be haunted by a female ghost who wears perfume and sometimes appears in a room known as the pink bedroom. Former owner Amelie Rives is suspected to linger here in spirit as well.
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Kingwood Public Library
Kingwood, West Virginia
73.4 miles from Monterey, VA
The circa-1966 library is said to be haunted. Witnesses report noises and footsteps, objects that move on their own, doors that open and close by themselves, and books that jump off the shelves. A jail that once stood on the site is believed by some to be the source of ...
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Conyers House
Sperryville, Virginia
73.9 miles from Monterey, VA
A man named Sim Wright lived here from 1924 to 1964, with his wife Martha. It is said that he still haunts the inn to this day.
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Avenel Plantation
Bedford, Virginia
74.3 miles from Monterey, VA
Built around 1838 by William M. Burwell and his wife Frances Steptoe, the historic home eventually, in 1985, was purchased by the Avenel Foundation, a non-profit organization known to restore and preserve historic Avenel. A ghostly Lady in White has been seen walking on the grounds and in the halls, ...
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Jeters Chapel of the Brethren Cemetery
Vinton, Virginia
76.8 miles from Monterey, VA
Jeters Chapel of the Brethren Cemetery, according to reports, is haunted by a man in a white robe who floats near the center of the cemetery.
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Civil War Museum - Exchange Hotel
Gordonsville, Virginia
78.1 miles from Monterey, VA
The Civil War Museum at the Exchange Hotel is rumored to house some residents who died over a century ago. The hotel became a hospital in 1862, and was considered America’s first triage hospital. One of the ghosts here is believed to be a Union corporal who was the last ...
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Old Hampshire County Jail
Romney, West Virginia
78.1 miles from Monterey, VA
Built in the late 1700s, the old jail has a legend attached. It seems that in the late 1800s a sheriff was shot to death by a gang of bandits on the staircase leading between the jail and the attached brick building, which was the jailer's family home. He was ...
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0The Inn At Willow Grove
Orange, Virginia
79.1 miles from Monterey, VA
Strange things are afoot at the Inn at Willow Grove. Folks have reported hearing noises from vacant rooms and mysterious footsteps. The apparitions of Confederate soldiers also have been witnessed sitting under a large tree in front of the inn.
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0Mayhurst Inn
Orange, Virginia
80.3 miles from Monterey, VA
At this 1859 inn, folks have reported some strange happenings. There is a general feeling of being watched, and in the Madison Room, some have found the windows to open by themselves.
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Belle Grove Plantation
Middletown, Virginia
80.6 miles from Monterey, VA
Belle Grove Plantation, built between 1794 and 1797, was once the home of Revolutionary War veteran Major Isaac Hite, Jr. (President James Madison’s brother-in-law) and was the headquarters of General Philip Sheridan during the Battle of Cedar Creek. It is believed to be haunted by an apparition of a woman ...
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0The Patrick Henry Hotel
Roanoke, Virginia
81.4 miles from Monterey, VA
At this 1925 hotel, not only living guests can be found. Three ghostly men are said to stand around in the ballroom, keeping an eye on things. On the second floor, there is a man's apparition who smokes a pipe and sits at one of the tables. Those with sharp ...
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Wayside Theatre
Middletown, Virginia
82.1 miles from Monterey, VA
Wayside Theatre is believed to be the forever home to a ghost of a former caretaker who perished in a fire. His activity centers on the back-porch costume storage, the basement, and the balcony. Seat CC1 is often found to be mysteriously lowered.
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0Wayside Inn
Middletown, Virginia
82.2 miles from Monterey, VA
Wayside Inn is reported to be the oldest inn in the U.S. that is still in operation. Room 14 is rumored to be haunted and is the source of the most unusual happenings in the inn. However, witnesses have seen and heard strange things all over the inn.
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0Bremo Plantation
Bremo Bluff, Virginia
84.6 miles from Monterey, VA
One house here is said to be haunted by Anne Blaws Barraud Cocke, wife of John Hartwell Cocke, War of 1812 brigadier general and the builder of the plantation estate.
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Abram's Delight
Winchester, Virginia
92.6 miles from Monterey, VA
Abram's Delight was the residence of five generations of the Hollingsworth family, beginning with Abraham Hollingsworth in the mid-1700s. It is now a historic museum complex and is rumored to be haunted by Mary, the daughter of David Hollingsworth, and perhaps one other gentleman ghost. The gentleman appears as a ...
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Cork Street Tavern
Winchester, Virginia
92.9 miles from Monterey, VA
The restaurant building here dates back to 1827, and Cork Street Tavern by name to 1985. Two ghosts are said to reside here, John and Emily. John Mann's spirit wears a long black frock coat, and Emily's voice is often heard calling John's name. The ghosts play tricks by moving ...
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Lyric Theatre
Blacksburg, Virginia
93.5 miles from Monterey, VA
The historic theater opened in 1930, and at least some the weird occurrences here, some say, may stem from a workman who was killed during its construction. Employees have described footsteps on stairways, phantom muttering, cold breezes, and a woman shrieking, sometimes saying over and over "Let me out!"
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Holiday Inn - University / Blacksburg
Blacksburg, Virginia
93.9 miles from Monterey, VA
This hotel lies on the site of a former plantation called Jacob's Lantern. At Attitudes, the hotel bar and nightclub, laughter and voices can be heard after hours when the place is closed and empty. Guests often ask the hotel manager to turn the music down when no music is ...
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Longwood University
Farmville, Virginia
100.4 miles from Monterey, VA
A spooky story surrounds the statue of the Confederate Hero, dedicated Oct. 11, 1900, on High Street. Legend has it that when you can see the statue’s shadow on the wall of the camupus' East Ruffner Building, all is well. When you cannot, the soldier's ghost is out protecting the ...
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Fallingwater
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
103.4 miles from Monterey, VA
A solitude woman is said to be seen staring out of the window of the master bedroom. She is believed to the first wife of Edgar Kaufmann, depressed by his unfaithfulness. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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0Wells Inn
Sistersville, West Virginia
110 miles from Monterey, VA
At this 1890s inn, both the guests and the staff have heard the sounds of writing and footsteps, witnessed doors that open or close by themselves, and felt a chilly presence.
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Wilderness Road Regional Museum
Dublin, Virginia
110.6 miles from Monterey, VA
Wilderness Road Regional Museum is said to be haunted by an apparition of a young woman who walks the ground or stands in the window. The lights are known to flicker here as well.
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Major Graham Mansion
Max Meadows, Virginia
125.2 miles from Monterey, VA
The historic mansion is believed to be haunted by the spirits of folks from its past. Paranormalists have collected electric voice phenomna and seen apparitions. The property is reported to be open for history and ghost tours during some times of year, and is available for investigation by paranormalist groups ...
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