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Melrose Cemetery
Brockton, Massachusetts
2.9 miles from Avon, MA
Running footsteps and disembodied laughter are some of the mysterious things that have been reported in Melrose Cemetery. The laughter most often comes from the back corner of the cemetery on the left side.
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Cape Cod Cafe
Brockton, Massachusetts
4.6 miles from Avon, MA
At Cape Cod Café, a ghostly baby has been heard crying. Rumor has it that a mother once left her baby alone at a table so she could go drink at the bar. While she was there, the baby choked to death.
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Stonehill College
Easton, Massachusetts
5.4 miles from Avon, MA
Rumor has it that an eerie scene re-creates itself on a deadly anniversary at Stonehill College. Years ago, a small passenger plane crashed into the college's pond. Now, every year on the same night, a blue mist comes off the pond and creates a blanket of fog over the campus. ...
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Regina Russell's Tea Room
Quincy, Massachusetts
8 miles from Avon, MA
At this psychic/tarot business and tea room, a female apparition is said to reside. She has often been seen standing near the fireplace, and has visited since the place opened in 1970.
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USS Salem
Quincy, Massachusetts
8.6 miles from Avon, MA
This former Navy cruiser is now a museum ship and open to the public. The ship, in one of its duties, served as a hospital after the 1953 Ionian Earthquake, and many spirits from throughout the ship's service are said to have lingered here. Ghost tours are offered regularly, a ...
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Riverside Theater Works
Boston, Massachusetts
9.5 miles from Avon, MA
Riverside Theater Works, formerly French's Opera House, is haunted by Esmeralda, who died during a fire. "Essie" is said to haunt children who are performing in plays, and has been seen floating above the stage. Esmeralda died in a purple chair in the audience near the right side of the ...
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Everett Square Theatre
Boston, Massachusetts
9.5 miles from Avon, MA
Everett Square Theatre has recently undergone renovations. Folks have reported blinking lights, unexplained noises, and uneasy feelings of unseen presences inside the building.
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Samuel Onion House
Westwood, Massachusetts
10.4 miles from Avon, MA
This historic property was a former schoolhouse, and residents have reported seeing the apparition of a female teacher, as well as hearing children playing. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Old Plymouth County Hospital
Hanson, Massachusetts
10.4 miles from Avon, MA
Plymouth County Hospital, once Hanson Tuberculosis Hospital, is said to be haunted by some of those who have died within its walls. Passersby have described screaming and laughter coming from the empty building, or simply a feeling that something inside is watching them. *Note* The public is not allowed here ...
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Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
10.5 miles from Avon, MA
Bridgewater State University is said to be haunted by a former headmaster in Tillinghast (Tilly) Hall. According to legend, she died when she fell off the roof after climbing up there to discipline some residents who were up there making noise in the night. Also, a ghost named George is ...
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Holiday Inn Taunton
Taunton, Massachusetts
12.5 miles from Avon, MA
The stairway near the 28 rooms are said to be haunted; voices in the stairway order "Leave here now."
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Fort Revere
Hull, Massachusetts
13.9 miles from Avon, MA
Fort Revere, formerly Fort Independence, was renamed to honor patriot Paul Revere. It was used from the American Revolution through World War II and was decommissioned in 1947. A number of eerie experiences have been described by witnesses here, such as unexplained noises and whispers, and shadows that rush ...
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Camp Titicut
Raynham, Massachusetts
13.9 miles from Avon, MA
An old summertime campsite for Native Americans, complete with a burial ground, Camp Titicut is believed to be haunted by King Phillip, whose body reportedly was drawn and quartered here. The sound of leaves rustling, according to local tales, is his body parts trying to get back together. The area ...
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Fort Warren
Hull, Massachusetts
14.3 miles from Avon, MA
Fort Warren, a pentagonal structure of stone and granite, was completed near the beginning of the Civil War and was decommissioned in 1947. It was named after Revolutionary War hero Dr. Joseph Warren, who sent Paul Revere on his well-known ride. The fort is haunted by a ghostly lady in ...
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Pine Manor College
Brookline, Massachusetts
14.4 miles from Avon, MA
Students of Pine Manor College say that the lights along the pathway near the Main House (the administration building) turn off as they get close, then turn on again as they pass by. Mists have materialized in the nearby woods, and witnesses have noted a disconcerting feeling that something is ...
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The Boston Conservatory
Boston, Massachusetts
15.1 miles from Avon, MA
The Boston Conservatory, some say, is haunted. There have been numerous reports of footsteps, doors that slam themselves, disembodied voices, objects that go missing, and other strange phenomena, especially in the dorm buildings. Some attribute the activity to the fact that the place was an 1800s hospital where many spirits ...
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Berklee College of Music
Boston, Massachusetts
15.1 miles from Avon, MA
Established in 1945, Berklee College of Music has been attended by many famous musicians. And it also has a haunted dorm, a 1900s former apartment building that eventually was remodeled into the Sherry Biltmore Hotel. When the hotel caught fire in 1963, started by a boy playing with matches, many ...
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Cutler Majestic Theatre
Boston, Massachusetts
15.3 miles from Avon, MA
Built in 1903, the historic theater is said to be haunted by a former mayor of Boston who died during a performance, a little girl, and a married couple wearing turn-of-the-20th-century clothing.
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Charlesgate Hotel
Boston, Massachusetts
15.4 miles from Avon, MA
Charlesgate, built in 1901, was bought by Boston University to use as a dorm in 1947, and then was also used as a dorm by Emerson College through the late 1990s. It's now a condo building. Some of the hauntings are attributed to séances held by college kids or a ...
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Boston University - Shelton Hall
Boston, Massachusetts
15.4 miles from Avon, MA
The fourth floor of Boston University's Shelton Hall is said to be haunted by playwright Eugene O'Neill, who spent his last years there. It was built in 1923 as a Sheraton Hotel and had been renamed the Shelton; the university bought in in 1954. Witnesses say the elevator works by ...
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Boston Light
Hull, Massachusetts
15.7 miles from Avon, MA
The Boston Light, built in 1783, is said to be haunted by an old sailor who hates rock 'n' roll music. When Coast Guards tune in to rock stations in the vicinity, they find that their radios suddenly switch to classical stations. At the lighthouse, footsteps and cold spots accompany ...
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Omni Parker House Hotel
Boston, Massachusetts
15.7 miles from Avon, MA
At this hotel, rumored to be haunted, witnesses claim that doors open and close by themselves, lights turn on and off, and apparitions of folks in old-time clothing have been spotted. Voices have been heard as well in the lobby, restaurant and halls.
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Boston Athenaeum
Boston, Massachusetts
15.7 miles from Avon, MA
Author Nathaniel Hawthorne claimed to have seen the ghost of the scholarly Reverend Harris at this historic library.
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The Sun Tavern
Duxbury, Massachusetts
16.1 miles from Avon, MA
The Sun Tavern is known for two things: casual fine dining inside a pre-Revolutionary War farmhouse, and a ghost named Lysander Walker, who creates cold spots and has been known to tip over tables. Lysander's story is told on the restaurant's placemats.
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Minot's Ledge Lighthouse
Scituate, Massachusetts
17.3 miles from Avon, MA
This lighthouse is said to be haunted by a former lighthouse keeper who was killed when the original lighthouse that stood on this spot was destroyed in a storm.
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Bellingham-Cary House
Chelsea, Massachusetts
18.5 miles from Avon, MA
The Civil War-era mansion known as the Cary House is private property, but it has a legend attached. The daughter who lived here had two beaus on opposing sides of the war, and they happened to kill each other on the staircase. Rumor has it that on Mr. and Mrs. ...
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Sacco's Bowl-Haven
Somerville, Massachusetts
18.8 miles from Avon, MA
Sacco's Bowl-Haven, investigated by TV's Ghost Hunters, has been owned by the Sacco family since 1939. It's believed to be haunted by a former employee. Witnesses have described the feeling of something breathing on their neck and balls that return when the machine is off. The Ghost Hunters debunked the ...
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Verna's Donut Shop
Cambridge, Massachusetts
18.9 miles from Avon, MA
Below Verna's Donut Shop is a basement storeroom, used to hold supplies for the doughnut shop and the adjacent cake-decorating shop, and it's rumored to have more than flour and sprinkles. A ghost, or at least a shadowy figure, has been seen crouching behind the boxes.
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Woman In White Dress
Belmont, Massachusetts
19.5 miles from Avon, MA
Seven years ago on my way home driving through Belmont, as I always did, around 2:30 in the morning I saw a woman in a long flowing white dress (looked like she was possibly in her late 30's/early 40's but I am bad with age) walking up Royal Road (right ...
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Saint Stephens Cemetery
Attleboro, Massachusetts
20.1 miles from Avon, MA
Apparitions have been seen here of Albertine and Eugene and their 2-year-old daughter, Doris. Witnesses also describe childlike footsteps on the paved paths.
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Regis College
Weston, Massachusetts
20.5 miles from Avon, MA
Regis College's haunted College Hall, built in the late 1920s, is rumored to have several ghosts in residence, including a roaming cold spot. A former piano teacher opens and closes doors and occasionally plays the piano, and the fourth floor is home to some spectral nuns, students say.
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Cumberland Public Library
Cumberland, Rhode Island
23.1 miles from Avon, MA
The library was built on the former site of the Monastery of Our Lady of the Valley, consecrated in 1928, which was partially destroyed by fire in 1950. Witnesses in the library have experienced ghostly voices, doors slamming, and apparitions. One witness found a rock mysteriously placed on the seat ...
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Framingham State University
Framingham, Massachusetts
23.3 miles from Avon, MA
At Framingham State University, visitors may hear ghostly laughter or feel cold spots, and orbs are often photographed at Horace Mann Hall. And in Peirce Hall, residents have awoken to find all the mirrors in the rooms have been stacked outside in the hallways, piled with the reflective sides facing ...
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Stone's Public House
Ashland, Massachusetts
23.4 miles from Avon, MA
Built in 1834, Stone's Public House is said to be haunted by apparitions and spirits who throw glasses off shelves. The portraits are said to watch guests and employees as they go about their business, and doors open and close on their own. Visitors to the upstairs function room describe ...
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Plymouth Light - Gurnet Light
Duxbury, Massachusetts
24.2 miles from Avon, MA
Built in 1769, the structure is thought to be haunted by the first female lightkeeper, Hannah Thomas, who took over after her husband John was killed in the Revolutionary War. Tales tell of a photographer who spent the night here and saw an apparition of the upper half of a ...
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Slater Mill Historic Site
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
24.8 miles from Avon, MA
The Slater Mill was a 1793 textile factory, and is now a museum of the machines of the Industrial Revolution. The haunts here are believed to be those killed while using some of the dangerous machines that caused dismemberment and death. Back then, small children were often employed as workers. ...
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Salem State University
Salem, Massachusetts
26.8 miles from Avon, MA
Salem State University is reported to have many ghosts, including the spirits of a student who hanged herself and a man in black in Gramley Hall, two girls who were electrocuted at Gramley Library, a little girl who died in the elevator shaft at Clewell Hall, and a haunted portrait ...
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Longfellow's Wayside Inn
Sudbury, Massachusetts
26.9 miles from Avon, MA
At this 1716 inn, it is said that a woman named Jerusha Howe lingers, especially in Rooms 7 and 9. She is said to have been unlucky in her love life, and therefore likes to touch male visitors. Author Henry W. Longfellow wrote a book about the inn in the ...
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Proctor's Ledge
Salem, Massachusetts
27.6 miles from Avon, MA
Proctor's Ledge was the true site of Salem hangings. It's said that there is still a high psychic energy remaining since the hysteria ended. A note to anyone who investigates: the land is private property and located behind a series of houses; if you don't get permission first, there is ...
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Concord's Colonial Inn
Concord, Massachusetts
27.8 miles from Avon, MA
TV's Ghost Hunters has featured this inn, at which Room 24 is said to be haunted by a ghost.
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Joshua Ward House
Salem, Massachusetts
27.9 miles from Avon, MA
At this historic house built in 1784, the spirits of Sheriff George Corwin and Giles Cory are said to linger. Both men are associated with the Salem Witch Trials.
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The Witch House - Jonathan Corwin House
Salem, Massachusetts
28 miles from Avon, MA
The Witch House, aka Jonathan Corwin House, was the home of Judge Jonathan Corwin and is known for being the only structure still standing in Salem with direct ties to the 1692 Salem witch trials. It was Corwin who investigated the claims of witchcraft after the accusations arose, which resulted ...
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The Burying Point
Salem, Massachusetts
28 miles from Avon, MA
Judge Hathorne, also known as "The Hanging Judge" for his role in the Salem Witch Trials, is buried here. At night, light anomolies are caught on camera and some of the local homes are thought to be haunted by ghosts that are buried at this site. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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The Lyceum - Turner's Seafood
Salem, Massachusetts
28.1 miles from Avon, MA
Formerly the Lyceum and now Turner's Seafood, the spot is said to be haunted by a woman in a long, white period dress on the staircase. She has also appeared as a reflection in mirrors. Some say the land on which it stands was once an apple orchard belonging to ...
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Hawthorne Hotel
Salem, Massachusetts
28.2 miles from Avon, MA
This hotel boasts a haunted elevator and sixth floor. Legend has it that a double murder over a lovers' quarrel occurred here. Chandeliers are said to sway and cold spots can be detected.
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Morning Glory Bed and Breakfast
Salem, Massachusetts
28.2 miles from Avon, MA
This bed-and-breakfast inn is said to be haunted a young woman in turn-of-the-century clothing. Ghostly children are believed to reside here as well.
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House of the Seven Gables
Salem, Massachusetts
28.2 miles from Avon, MA
Susan Ingersoll, former owner and relative to Nathaniel Hawthorne, is still seen walking down the halls and peering out of the windows. The presence of a child has been reported in the attic, but is thought to be playful. Strange sounds are heard, objects move by themselves, and a chair ...
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Howard Street Cemetery
Salem, Massachusetts
28.2 miles from Avon, MA
Giles Corey, one of the accused witches of the Salem trials, was pressed to death nearby (slowly crushed by heavy stones). His ghost is reported at this cemetery and he was said to have cursed the local sheriff department; those in position as sheriff have suffered heart attacks, felt the ...
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Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, Rhode Island
28.2 miles from Avon, MA
This school is popular with the spook set. Among the buildings believed to be haunted: Barstow House - The Turquoise and Red Rooms are said to house entities that cause depression and extreme cold, and large mirrors reflect apparitions late at night. Dexter House - A former morgue, it is reported to ...
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Providence City Hall
Providence, Rhode Island
28.5 miles from Avon, MA
Providence City Hall, say workers, is haunted by something who rides the elevator, moves chairs around, creates breezes, whispers, touches folks, slams doors, opens drawers and smokes cigars. Some speculate the ghost is a former mayor named Doyle. The site has been featured on an episode of TV’s Ghost Hunters.
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