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Palace Theatre
Manchester, New Hampshire
4.1 miles from Bedford, NH
Palace Theatre opened in 1915 and is now restored, and is rumored to be haunted by a female apparition who appears on the stage. Paranormal activity is known to happen in the balcony and backstage as well. The theater has been featured on an episode of TV's Ghost Hunters.
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Tortilla Flat
Merrimack, New Hampshire
4.8 miles from Bedford, NH
At the Mexican Restaurant Tortilla Flat, believed to be haunted, witnesses have seen strange phenomena such as shadow figures and objects that move about on their own.
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The Common Man Restauruant
Merrimack, New Hampshire
7.5 miles from Bedford, NH
The Common Man Tavern was built by Matthew Thornton in 1797 as a wedding present for his son James. But a few years later, James committed suicide. Today, witnesses report ghostly footsteps and several apparitions, but not ones belonging to James. Folks have seen a Native American, a little girl, ...
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Lorden Plaza
Milford, New Hampshire
10 miles from Bedford, NH
Folks here have noticed an apparition of a man in blue jeans and a plaid flannel shirt with a tape measure on his belt. He walked along the plaza, disappearing into a plywood wall.
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Country Tavern
Nashua, New Hampshire
10.8 miles from Bedford, NH
The historic Country Tavern restaurant is housed in a place that was built in 1741 and was once owned by English sea captain Ford and his young wife Elizabeth. Legend has it that when he was off to sea for an extended time, he came home to find Elizabeth had ...
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Indian Rock Road
Nashua, New Hampshire
11.7 miles from Bedford, NH
The dark wooded road reportedly leads to a meadow, a popular teen hangout. It is said to have cold spots and a malevolent force that watches over everyone there.
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Pine Hill Cemetery - Blood Cemetery
Hollis, New Hampshire
12.4 miles from Bedford, NH
Pine Hill Cemetery, also known as Blood Cemetery because of the name Abel Blood on a tombstone, is reported to be haunted by the entire Blood family who were allegedly murdered in the 1800s. The spirit of the little boy of the family has been seen by drivers passing by ...
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Vale End Cemetery
Wilton, New Hampshire
14.8 miles from Bedford, NH
The Blue Lady is the famous ghost of Vale End Cemetery, thought to be Mary Ritter, who passed away in 1808, some say, because her husband buried her alive. Others say she was murdered by a devil-worshipping cult. Her ghost appears as a blue, human-sized light over her grave, usually ...
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Gilson Road Cemetery
Nashua, New Hampshire
15.9 miles from Bedford, NH
Misty apparitions have been reported at this early-1800s cemetery, along with a strange feeling like you are walking through water. Voices are reported to come from the back right corner and a figure in a black hood has been seen. Folks who live in the subdivisions that have cropped up ...
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J. Michael's Family Sports Pub
Windham, New Hampshire
16 miles from Bedford, NH
Once Numero's Mexican Restaurant, once with apparitions on the second floor, footsteps in the attic, lights that worked on their own and silverware that jumped off tables, the place has was renovated and is now J. Michael's Family Sports Pub. No hauntings have been reported since the renovations.
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Windham Restaurant
Windham, New Hampshire
16.1 miles from Bedford, NH
Windham Restaurant is housed in a former 1812 home once owned by the Dinsmore family. Witnesses here have noticed something playing with their hair (especially blondes), cold chills, something unseen that unclasps their jewelry and moves objects in the house. Prop Christmas packages are moved by a prankish spirit and ...
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Siam Orchid
Concord, New Hampshire
18.1 miles from Bedford, NH
At this Thai restaurant, witnesses have seen glasses moving across the tables and heard phantom voices in the dining room and kitchen. Residents who live above the restaurant say strange noises can be heard coming from the restaurant late at night when no one is there.
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Blaser's Fireside Tavern
Hopkinton, New Hampshire
18.4 miles from Bedford, NH
Blaser's Fireside Tavern's ghosts may cause your car battery to fail just so you will stop at the tavern. The owners say it happens on a regular basis. When they leave the tavern, the car starts up just fine. A ghost called Frank makes footsteps and likes to shake things ...
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The Village Inn
Dracut, Massachusetts
21.7 miles from Bedford, NH
The restaurant here is said to be haunted by a little boy and a little girl. The boy hangs out in the lounge area, but he runs away whenever anyone comes near him. The little girl is seen walking through a tunnel that runs between the restaurant and the barn ...
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Reed Homestead
Townsend, Massachusetts
21.8 miles from Bedford, NH
At the Reed Homestead, explored by TV's Ghost Hunters, four generations of the Oliver Reed family have resided. It was built in 1809 and contains murals believed to have been created by Rufus Porter, painter, inventor and founder of The Scientific American Magazine, a Victorian garden and examples of early ...
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The Cooperage
Townsend, Massachusetts
21.8 miles from Bedford, NH
The Cooperage, explored by TV's Ghost Hunters, was built in 1733 as a mill. In the mid-1800s it was a barrel-making business, and later, a restaurant and a gift/antique shop (it's most recent incarnation). Apparitions, voices and footsteps are among the eerie things often reported here.
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Mary Belanger House
Lowell, Massachusetts
22.3 miles from Bedford, NH
This is the house where a woman named Mary Belanger supposedly died when she fell into the fire pit in the back yard and burned to death. Events such as visible apparitions and floating objects support this claim. I also took a photo in the cellar that captures an ...
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Bainbridge’s - Aprile's European Restaurant
Chelmsford, Massachusetts
22.6 miles from Bedford, NH
The former Bainbridge's, now Aprile's European Restaurant, may serve up a surprise or two to its customers. Folks say it has pictures that move, a woman's spirit that cries, and ghostly children who play in the overnight hours.
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Holiday Inn Tewksbury
Tewksbury, Massachusetts
25.3 miles from Bedford, NH
An apparition moves from the ballroom to the hall, and can only be seen out of the corner of the eye. When you turn to look at it, it vanishes.
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Bradford College - Northpoint Bible College
Haverhill, Massachusetts
25.4 miles from Bedford, NH
Urban legend has it that this is the very New England college that stored H.P. Lovecraft's famed evil book Necronomicon, buried deep underground. Although the Lovecraft book "Necronomicon" is a work of fiction, fans maintain that the book of spells actually exists at Northpoint Bible College (formerly Bradford College). It ...
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Tewksbury Cemetery
Tewksbury, Massachusetts
27.4 miles from Bedford, NH
Locals tell of a ghostly white woman who walks here, as well as a dark, leather-skinned creature who follows guests through the graveyard.
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The Pines Cemetery
Tewksbury, Massachusetts
27.8 miles from Bedford, NH
The Pines is the old cemetery from Tewksbury State Hospital. There are numbered markers here for over 10,000 individuals who died at the hospital. It is rumored that many bodies were exhumed and taken to Boston for medical students to train on. The cemetery is located in the woods and is ...
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Dean Hill Revolutionary Cemetery - The Rev
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
28.5 miles from Bedford, NH
Dean Hill Revolutionary Cemetery is also know to locals as The Rev. It's unknown whether it's soldiers or more sinister entities that haunt the place, but there are rumors of satanic practices and eerie feelings coming over its visitors. Some have heard loud screams at night. Local tales say a ...
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Fort Devens
Devens, Massachusetts
28.7 miles from Bedford, NH
Fort Devens, named for Civil War general Charles Devens, is now the Devens Reserve Forces Training Area. Reports say that in the older, unused buildings, unexplained flashing lights have been noticed at night. And piano playing has been heard coming from the defunct movie house.
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Lake Gardner
Amesbury, Massachusetts
29.5 miles from Bedford, NH
At Lake Gardner, some say, the ghosts of children and adults who have drowned here can be seen and heard in the sandy and wooded areas.
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Franklin Pierce College - The Manor - Peterson Hall
Rindge, New Hampshire
29.7 miles from Bedford, NH
Franklin Pierce College's The Manor, aka Peterson Hall, was once a brothel run by an Edna McGuinness. Her large portrait is said to still hang in the stairwell leading to the second floor. Edna's apparition has been seen looking out the window and a piano has been heard playing although ...
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Old Dudley Road
Billerica, Massachusetts
31.2 miles from Bedford, NH
Although the New Dudley Oxford Road is in use today, its ancestor, the Old Dudley Oxford Road, still exists for about a mile. Apparently unable to quit his favorite route, a spectral horseback rider in Colonial garb is said to patrol the remains of the old road.
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Harold Parker State Forest
Andover, Massachusetts
31.4 miles from Bedford, NH
Harold Parker State Forest now has 35 miles of woodsy trails and roads, ponds, swamps, forests and rocky outcroppings, but evidence of its 18th-century farming and milling operations may be seen here as well. Ruins of houses and unmarked graves can be found on the grounds. Some say that beyond ...
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Governor's Mansion
Hampton Falls, New Hampshire
32.2 miles from Bedford, NH
State senator Warren Brown, confident of winning an election to become governor, built this mansion in 1880. He lost the election, but many years later it is still called Governor's Mansion. An owner who purchased the place in 2000 witnessed apparitions, orbs, voices, a disappearing staircase, strange noises, electrical anomalies, ...
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Smith Hall - University of New Hampshire
Durham, New Hampshire
32.4 miles from Bedford, NH
Reportedly, a ghost woman roams the hallways and visits residents in the middle of the night. (Submitted by Victor T)
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Three Chimneys Inn
Durham, New Hampshire
32.8 miles from Bedford, NH
A ghost named Hannah is believed to reside here. She likes to hide objects and play havoc with anything electric. She has been known to play with the hair of sleeping staff members, and her apparition has been seen as well. Other spirits may linger here with Hannah; guests have ...
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Blood Town Forest
Lancaster, Massachusetts
34.1 miles from Bedford, NH
Legend has it that a young man and woman were killed here while camping in the forest. There is said to be a rock near the entrance that tells the story, but this may or may not be true. Some say the forest really got its name strictly because the ...
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Amos J. Blake House Museum
Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire
34.3 miles from Bedford, NH
This 1837 house museum is visited by a ghostly cat that appears as a misty ball of fuzz, an apparition of a young boy, objects that move by themselves, and strange voices and sounds, like that of sleigh bells. Some visitors have experienced uneasiness and even nausea inside the house.
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The 1875 Inn - Tilton Inn
Tilton, New Hampshire
34.5 miles from Bedford, NH
The ghost of a 12-year-old girl named Laura who was killed in a fire in the 1800s is said to haunt the historic 1875 Inn, once called the Tilton Inn. Her apparition has been seen by many guests, and the inn has been featured on TV's Ghost Hunters. Author David ...
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Concord's Colonial Inn
Concord, Massachusetts
34.5 miles from Bedford, NH
TV's Ghost Hunters has featured this inn, at which Room 24 is said to be haunted by a ghost.
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Island Path Road
Hampton, New Hampshire
35.4 miles from Bedford, NH
The town of Hampton was the site of a major 1600s witch hunt, and Goodwife Eunice Cole was accused of the crime. She is said to have cursed a group of sailors who taunted her. When a sudden storm blew up and the sailors vanished, Goody Cole was convicted of ...
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S.K. Pierce Mansion - Haunted Victorian Mansion
Gardner, Massachusetts
35.8 miles from Bedford, NH
S.K. Pierce Mansion was owned by the wealthy Sylvester Knowlton Pierce, founder of the SK Pierce & Son Chair Company. It was built in 1875 and was originally located at 21 Union Street, but was moved to where it now stands shortly thereafter. The home had some famous guests, such ...
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The Blue Door Bed and Breakfast
Middleton, Massachusetts
35.8 miles from Bedford, NH
Several ghosts are said to be in residence at this cottage built in 1692, and one is the builder, Philip Knight. Another is Rebecca Towne, who wears a blue dress and floats through the dining room. Captain Henry Quiver died here in the 1850s, and was said to join the ...
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New Boston Cemetery
Winchendon, Massachusetts
36.2 miles from Bedford, NH
New Boston was a village that was practically erased from existence to make room for the 1940s Birch Hill Dam flood control project. This cemetery, which lies within the Otter River State Forest, is just about all that is left of the town. Legend has it that it is haunted, ...
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Murray Hall
Marlow, New Hampshire
36.5 miles from Bedford, NH
Legend has it that at a 1624 Halloween party ended in disaster when a fire burned the building and killed 70 partygoers. Apparitions of many costumed characters have been reported, as well as a sense of being watched.
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Dover Mills
Dover, New Hampshire
36.7 miles from Bedford, NH
Years ago when the Dover Mills caught fire, many people died, and their spirits are said to remain on the grounds. Witnesses say after the offices here are closed, lights come on in the high-level rooms and the sounds of mill machines turning on and off can be heard.
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Hi-Vu Motor Inn
Rochester, New Hampshire
37.3 miles from Bedford, NH
Room 1 of this inn is said to be haunted, and affords guests a strong sense that something is watching them. Unexplained coldness and noises also have been reported.
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Sumner Knight Chapel - Woodland Cemetery
Keene, New Hampshire
38.1 miles from Bedford, NH
It is said that an unhappy spirit resides in the chapel, and outside resides a spirit of a little girl who has been heard giggling. Most interestingly, it is said that those who use curse words near the chapel will find that they have the taste of soap in their ...
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Alton Town Hall
Alton, New Hampshire
38.2 miles from Bedford, NH
At Alton Town Hall, a ghost of a rugged outdoorsman is one of the many haunts believed to be in residence.
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William Fogg Library
Eliot, Maine
38.4 miles from Bedford, NH
The historic library, established in 1907, has been home to some strange activity. Folks say a photograph taken for a newspaper revealed a transparent skull floating above a staircase. Also reported have been windows that broke by themselves.
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Huntress Hall - Keene State College
Keene, New Hampshire
38.6 miles from Bedford, NH
Built in 1926, this college dorm is said to be haunted by Harriet Huntress herself, the board-of-education higher-up for whom the dorm was named. Strange noises have come from the attic, where it is reported that Ms. Huntress' wheelchair still sits.
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Benson Road Cemetery
Richmond, New Hampshire
38.8 miles from Bedford, NH
This cemetery dates back to the 1700's mostly of the Ballou family. Strange light anomaly along with evps. Also captured a fully body apparition on trailcam placed in the open underground crypt. This road is off route 119 then onto fish hatchery road where benson road is on the right. VERY ...
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Old Centre - Old Royalston Cemetery
Royalston, Massachusetts
39 miles from Bedford, NH
The tiny cemetery surrounded by a short stone wall is said to be haunted. Folks have reported seeing a misty woman with long blonde hair and a black shadowy figure that moves very quickly. Also reported have been cold spots and uncomfortable feelings of being watched or even touched.
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Ray's Seafood Restaurant
Rye, New Hampshire
39.2 miles from Bedford, NH
The ghost who haunts Ray's is called Goldie; she haunts the top floor. She and her sister Blanche lived here when the building was a residence but both moved to retirement homes in the 1960s. Goldie's apparition is believed to show up here because her belongings had been stored in ...
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Sise Inn - Hotel Portsmouth
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
39.2 miles from Bedford, NH
This historic inn is under new ownership, but the ghosts here have blatantly refused to move out. Paranormal activity reported here includes cold spots, doors opening and closing of their own accord and a rocking chair that rocks by itself, as well as a playful male entity. (Submitted by Callum ...
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