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0Haunted Bridge
Ayr, Nebraska
10.7 miles from Ayr, NE
The 1885 story of the haunted bridge begins with Tom Jones and his widowed sister Elizabeth Taylor, who were fighting with their neighbors over their cattle getting into their neighbors' crops. Tom and Elizabeth felt unsafe over the turmoil and bought a shotgun. Soon after, some men were cutting trees ...
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Hastings College
Hastings, Nebraska
11.3 miles from Ayr, NE
The ghost of a music professor is said to show up in the music hall as an apparition or an orb. He also is said to turn lights on and off. Also, the Altman Hall is said to be haunted by namesake Clara Altman, who is said to act as ...
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Witch's Grave
Aurora, Nebraska
38.6 miles from Ayr, NE
The ancient, isolated grave in the Aurora city cemetery, the "witch’s grave," has a mossy tombstone and a protruding marker, said to be a warning to deter others from witchcraft. So the story goes, the "witch" was eccentric, which was enough for the townsfolk to label her a witch and ...
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Kearney Area Children's Museum
Kearney, Nebraska
39.5 miles from Ayr, NE
At the Kearney Area Children's Museum, the basement is rumored to be haunted. Said to be full of "strange equipment" with unusual stains all over the walls, some witnesses say the temperature dropped suddenly, their hair stood on end and they got a very uneasy feeling.
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Jenners Park
Loup City, Nebraska
63.8 miles from Ayr, NE
Witnesses at Jenners Park, a former zoo with its old cages still intact, say the sound of disembodied childlike laughter can be heard here at night.
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Gilbert Cemetery
Friend, Nebraska
66.3 miles from Ayr, NE
The Gilberts, an 1890s pioneer family, are said to haunt this cemetery. Folks have reported that tombstones may move and unexplained noises can be heard on the site.
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TrailBlazers - Old Montgomery Ward Building
Fairbury, Nebraska
69.7 miles from Ayr, NE
Formerly TrailBlazers restaurant and before that a Montgomery Ward department store, this office building is believed to be haunted due to reports that objects move about on their own here.
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Concordia, Kansas
72.6 miles from Ayr, NE
At this theater and opera house you may see more than just a show. Locals say a ghost haunts this theater, and is especially active during the opening season.
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Concordia University - David Hall
Seward, Nebraska
78.1 miles from Ayr, NE
The David Dorm is rumored to be haunted by Native Americans whose 1700s bones were found when the dorm was built in the 1970s. Residents say electronic appliances and showers turn on by themselves.
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Doane College Library
Crete, Nebraska
79.2 miles from Ayr, NE
The college library is believed to be haunted by a woman in a white dress who appears in the basement or in front of a window during the full moon.
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Columbus Hy-Vee
Columbus, Nebraska
89.1 miles from Ayr, NE
The ghost that haunts the Columbus Hy-Vee is nicknamed Scooter. He is said to make screeching sounds near the produce and dairy sections and has appeared to employees at around 2 a.m.
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Platte Center Creek
Platte Center, Nebraska
90.1 miles from Ayr, NE
The hauntings here are said to be caused by three men who, in the early 1900s, were buried alive when a cave they dug into the creek bed collapsed. Apparitions of all three men are said to show up at night, digging by lantern light. After working a few minutes, ...
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St. Patrick's Cemetery - Glowing Graveyard
Columbus, Nebraska
90.1 miles from Ayr, NE
The cemetery, a.k.a. the Glowing Graveyard, is the center of several local ghost stories. For one, the headstones, as you may guess, are said to glow at night by the light of a full moon. Skeptics say this is because of the reflective limestone in the headstones. Another local legend ...
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Broken Bow Library
Broken Bow, Nebraska
91.4 miles from Ayr, NE
Staff have reported voices in heated arguments in the southeastern corner of the building near closing time. Also heard have been the voices of children laughing and playing accompanied by cold chills.
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Arrow Historic Hotel and Pub
Broken Bow, Nebraska
91.5 miles from Ayr, NE
There have been many strange reports of paranormal activity in the hotel, which is still in operation. Staff have reportedly seen a grey-haired walking around the building after closing hours, but upon investigating have found no one there, as well as a ghostly man sitting in the cigar room. The ...
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Skyway Drive-In
Schuyler, Nebraska
101.5 miles from Ayr, NE
At the Skyway Drive-In, folks say black phantom dogs with a missing eye and a missing leg roam the grounds. Witnesses maintain that f you look away from them, they disappear.
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Clarkson Historical Opera House
Clarkson, Nebraska
112.3 miles from Ayr, NE
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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Ellis Railroad Museum
Ellis, Kansas
119.5 miles from Ayr, NE
The jail cell in this railroad museum is believed to be haunted, although it is currently used only for storage. The ghost was a prisoner who drowned in the 1958 flood, unable to escape the rising water. Unexplained noises and an eerie figure that flits past the windows are signs ...
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