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0Cherokee Mental Health Institute Cemetery
Cherokee, Iowa
26 miles from Archer, IA
Behind the MHI on the north side there Is a locked gate about 4 feet tall, if you follow that path down about a foot ball field distance you should cross a small bridge,and there is a small cemetery that is home to nameless graves. It is said that if you ...
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0American Theatre
Cherokee, Iowa
27.1 miles from Archer, IA
Staff at the theatre maintain that it is haunted by previous owner Mr. Goldie. A seat has been seen rocking, slowly, all by itself, and it is said that the theatre's employees have many more stories to tell.
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Moose Pond
Spencer, Iowa
30.7 miles from Archer, IA
Locals tell a story of harrowing events that happen at 8:47 p.m. on December 23. If you visit the iced-over pond on that night, you can hear pounding on the ice and hear the screams of a young boy trapped beneath the ice. According to the story, the young boy ...
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0Swope Hall - Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, Iowa
42.5 miles from Archer, IA
A ghost named Mary is said to haunt this hall. Legend says her house once stood in the very spot where Swope Hall stands today. She died of lead poisoning, which caused her to become mentally unstable and leap from a 3rd-story window. Phenomema experienced here involve the opening and ...
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Loon Lake Cemetery
Jackson, Minnesota
43.4 miles from Archer, IA
Loon Lake Cemetery is said to be haunted--and dangerous. According to local lore, three witches were violently executed and were buried here, but not before threatening to curse anyone who desecrated their graves. Mary Jane, beheaded in 1881, was said to be the most powerful of the witches. Legend has ...
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Palace Theatre
Luverne, Minnesota
43.9 miles from Archer, IA
The Palace Theater was built by Herman Jochims in 1915, and his wife Maude played piano to accompany the silent films shown there. Her ghost is said to remain here playing the pipe organ, even though it no longer works. Both Herman and Maude have been seen as apparitions, and ...
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Akron Area Museum
Akron, Iowa
45.5 miles from Archer, IA
The Akron Area Museum, formerly the home of the Ross Family is haunted some say by the Materiach, Mrs. Lucille Ross. The 100% volunteer staffed museum has had many members experience cold drafts, noises and a feeling of a presence around the main stairway and formal dining room ...
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Akron Gold and Silver
Akron, Iowa
45.7 miles from Archer, IA
Some say not all the guests are going home at closing time at Akron Gold and Silver, a fine antiques and estate collectable shop in downtown Akron Iowa. A neighboring business owner heard a male voice after hours calling their dog by it's name "Sandy" after hours when the building ...
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Estherville, Iowa
49 miles from Archer, IA
A couple of spooky stories surround this cemetery's hill, and the fact that your car, when put in neutral, will seem to travel up it by itself. According to one story, a car full of football players was in an accident here when the car stalled. While they were pushing ...
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Gitchie Manitou State Preserve
Larchwood, Iowa
49.7 miles from Archer, IA
The 1973 Gitchie Manitou Murders involved an attack on a group of five teenagers at Gitchie Manitou State Preserve in Lyon County, Iowa. Four of the teenagers were killed and a fifth was raped. We have been there several times and have got many voices and apparitions. I was ...
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0KD Station
Sioux City, Iowa
54 miles from Archer, IA
The building started out in 1915 as a meat-packing plant, but changed hands to a packing operation. In 1949 a gas leak and resulting explosion killed several people. Later on, the spot became a shopping center, and it is here that strange happenings have been reported. Lights turn on by ...
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0Stage Coach Inn
Ida Grove, Iowa
54.1 miles from Archer, IA
The Stage Coach Inn was built in 1856 by John and Martha Moorhead; The Inn served a stage coach stop and the first court house in Ida County Iowa and was also the church, School as well as the first hospital in Ida grove were amputations sometimes accrued on the ...
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0Dimmitt Hall - Morningside College
Sioux City, Iowa
54.1 miles from Archer, IA
Residents of this dorm have reported hearing a girl choking and gagging at night. Also, an apparition of a crying woman has been seen walking down the hall. She is said to be the ghost of a girl who committed suicide by hanging herself from the heating pipes in her ...
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Calvary Cemetery
Sioux City, Iowa
54.2 miles from Archer, IA
Visitors to this cemetery have experienced an unexplained ringing in their ears and the feeling of cobwebs draped over their faces. It is said that these sensations strengthen the closer one gets to a certain grave, one that has a headstone carved from part of a tree. Local legend has ...
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Lot Behind Nauss Oil
Emmetsburg, Iowa
54.3 miles from Archer, IA
A motel once stood in this vacant lot, but it has since been demolished. The foundation/drive-/walkway is still there. Locals say the spirit of an old man in a plaid shirt and chinos walks along the way, stopping several times as if he is checking to make sure the motel ...
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Leflur / Lefler House
Sioux City, Iowa
54.3 miles from Archer, IA
Reports may differ as to spell the name of the locally famous haunted house, but its merit as a haunted site is hard to argue. Several murders have taken place on the premises. Phenomena reported include a red glow seen upstairs, a very cold attic (even in the heat of ...
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0Sioux City Municipal Auditorium
Sioux City, Iowa
54.6 miles from Archer, IA
Legend has it that Rodriguez, an electrician who was electrocuted in the 1940s during the building of the auditorium, haunts the area by flickering the lights and turning them off and on. There are also cold spots felt near the site of his death. The ghost of a 12-year-old boy ...
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Graceland Park Cemetery
Sioux City, Iowa
54.7 miles from Archer, IA
It is said that orbs of light can be seen here, but visitors trying to take pictures report that they feel a bit disoriented and find that their cameras mysteriously fail to work until they leave the area.
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715 South Phillips Avenue
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
57.4 miles from Archer, IA
This historic apartment block is believed to be haunted by the apparition of a barefooted man, who has been seen wandering through the corridors. Other paranormal activity reported includes disembodied footsteps, cold spots, ghostly voices and bizarre knocking noises. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Washington Pavilion
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
57.6 miles from Archer, IA
Locals tell of a construction worker who died after falling into an elevator shaft. Witnesses have described the unexplained sound of ghostly footsteps and an eerie feeling of being watched.
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Orpheum Theatre Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
57.8 miles from Archer, IA
At the 1913 Orpheum Theater, a deceased actor's ghost is said to linger. Nicknamed Larry, the unknown and angry ghost was first noticed by living actors around 1960. Larry was known to blow fuses and drop sandbags onto living actors. And in 1972, a technical director heard a loud noise ...
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Old Minnehaha Courthouse Museum
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
57.9 miles from Archer, IA
This historic courthouse is now the county museum, and is believed to be haunted by many different spirits. Staff and visitors claim to have heard someone falling down the stairs, and have heard disembodied footsteps walking between various rooms. Various visitors have also seen an elderly man sweeping one of ...
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Pettigrew House Museum
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
58 miles from Archer, IA
This historic mansion was built in 1889, and those on guided tours of the building may get more than they bargained for. The building is rumoured to be haunted by the wife of a former attorney who owned the building. Staff claim to have seen her inspecting the building, and ...
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0Lottie's Grave - Taylor Cemetery
Homer, Nebraska
65.1 miles from Archer, IA
Some say Lottie haunts the cemetery and that a curse will befall those who visit her gravesite. In some stories, Lottie was murdered, was a witch, or was run over by a car. Many tales abound, such as one that says shortly after her burial, thieves tried to dig up ...
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0Grotto of the Redemption
West Bend, Iowa
66.5 miles from Archer, IA
This sacred site was constructed over a 42-year period, beginning in 1912, using semiprecious stones from every state in the U.S. and every world region. The Christmas Chapel contains a 300-lb. amethyst, and Bethlehem Cave contains 65 tons of petrified wood. The spiritual place has tons of statues depicting the ...
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Daneville Inn
Viborg, South Dakota
67.4 miles from Archer, IA
There are reports at this historic building of people seeing a strange glowing apparition floating through the main bar area when the building has closed down for the night. Strange noises and disembodied footsteps have also been heard when there is no one around. It is unclear whether the inn ...
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Calumet Historic Hotel
Pipestone, Minnesota
67.5 miles from Archer, IA
This historic hotel was erected during the nineteenth century to serve as a railroad stopover for the railway industry which at the time was the lifeblood of the township. The hotel featured two especially haunted rooms, which are always in demand by paranormal investigators and enthusiasts visiting the very ...
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Pipestone County Museum
Pipestone, Minnesota
67.5 miles from Archer, IA
Housed in a building that was once the city hall, the museum is said to be haunted by the ghost of a little blonde girl who appears wearing a blue 19th-century dress and white apron. Footsteps and stomping are also heard, and reports say the ghost of the old doctor ...
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Gypsy Cemetery - Union Township Cemetery
Algona, Iowa
74.9 miles from Archer, IA
This small gypsy cemetery is said to be haunted by a gypsy queen, who is guarded by a murder of crows. Legend has it that in the 1800s gypsies came through here often with their wagons. If any member of their group was sick and dying, they would simply bury ...
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Blackbird Hill
Archer, Nebraska
76.6 miles from Archer, IA
The burial place of Omaha Indian Chief Blackbird, said to be buried here sitting upright on his horse, is rumored to be haunted. And it's old -- folks say in 1804, famed explorers Lewis and Clark visited this gravesite, leaving behind decorations to commemorate him. But the ghost here is ...
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0Rainbow Bridge
Lake City, Iowa
79.2 miles from Archer, IA
A chocolate-loving spirit resides at this old bowstring bridge. Stories say that if you bring an unopened chocolate bar to the bridge at midnight, lay it in the center of the bridge, and exit the bridge, after 5 minutes you will find an unopened and intact wrapper, but the chocolate ...
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Bannwell Bridge - Terror Bridge
Barnum, Iowa
82.6 miles from Archer, IA
Local legend maintains that a woman once killed her 3 kids here. Some reports say she hung them from the bridge and they were hit by a train coming through. Her ghostly head is said to follow you down the road, and if you don't have your doors and windows ...
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Ghost Bridge of Logan Creek
Pender, Nebraska
85.1 miles from Archer, IA
Local legend tells of an early-1900s train that was held up by vigilantes chasing down a hired hand who murdered the family that employed him. The train bridge used to cross the Logan Creek, and from this former trestle, the man was hanged. Residents say sometimes a ghost bridge appears ...
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Wayne State College - Neihardt Hall
Wayne, Nebraska
88.4 miles from Archer, IA
Neihardt Hall is said to be haunted by Cora, a young woman who committed suicide in the basement. Also, the ghost of a girl who was electrocuted while playing with a ball near bare electrical wires is said to haunt the tunnels between the dorms.
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The Historic Klondike Hotel
Manilla, Iowa
88.5 miles from Archer, IA
The Klondike Hotel was built on the street that in 1897 was named Railroad Street. It faced to the west toward the bustling Milwaukee tracks and depot. An access road was completed shortly after the hotel was built which directly connected the Hotel with the Depot. The ...
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The Earling Exorcism
Earling, Iowa
94.1 miles from Archer, IA
Earling is famous for a 1928 exorcism that lasted more than 3 weeks. A local Franciscan convent was the setting for the ceremony; the target was the demons inhabiting Emma Schmidt. As Roman Catholic Capuchin Theophilus Riesinger worked, Emma is said to have flown across the room and clung to ...
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South Dakota State University - Doner Auditorium
Brookings, South Dakota
97.8 miles from Archer, IA
The ghost who haunts Doner Auditorium is believed to be a former janitor who fell to his death in 1919 from an alcove that housed an organ. After that, the organ played randomly on its own until it was dismantled. The ghost still walks, though, tinkering with the electricity and ...
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Old Taunton Catholic Cemetery
Taunton, Minnesota
103.1 miles from Archer, IA
Reports say that the apparition of a 12-year-old girl in a rocking chair was seen rocking next to her grave.
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Lambrecht's Gift Store
New Ulm, Minnesota
104.8 miles from Archer, IA
This gift store is housed in a historic building, which has a darker history in relation to the murder of a woman that occurred in the building many years before. The apparition of a pale-faced woman with a terrified expression has been seen knocking on the window of the ...
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Elk Grove Cemetery - Union Township Cemetery
Coon Rapids, Iowa
109.4 miles from Archer, IA
According to local legend there is a small headstone with an eerie ability: If you position yourself the right way in front of it, after a few minutes it will begin to glow.
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The Hotel Cafe and Saloon
Scribner, Nebraska
110.5 miles from Archer, IA
The 1901 Hotel Cafe and Saloon, now operating as a restaurant, is believed to be haunted by victims of murders or suicides thought to have occurred in the building. On the second and third floors, witnesses have seen shadow figures, heard unexplained voices and felt cold spots.
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Union Cemetery - The Devil's Chair
Guthrie Center, Iowa
118 miles from Archer, IA
It is said that those who sit in the cement chair will receive a spell of bad luck. The Devil's Chair has no markings, and sits between the Peterson and Miller graves. According to reports, the chair has been believed to be cursed for at least 35 years.
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Clarkson Historical Opera House
Clarkson, Nebraska
119 miles from Archer, IA
Local residents and employees have reported hearing ghostly laughter and seeing apparitions in period clothing wandering around the building. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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