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0Bissell Mansion Restaurant and Dinner Theatre
St. Louis, Missouri
5 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Bissell Mansion Restaurant & Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre, inside the historic Bissell Mansion, is rumored to be haunted by more than the characters in their mystery shows. The mansion, built by Captain Lewis Bissell in 1823, is believed to be haunted by the captain himself. His apparition has been seen ...
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Fort Belle Fontaine
St. Louis, Missouri
6.1 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
The historic Fort Belle Fontaine, famously visited by explorers Lewis and Clark, is said to be home to a presence that appears as dark-red smoke or a red light on the stairs.
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0The Lehmann House
St. Louis, Missouri
8.4 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
This 1960s building, now a bed-and-breakfast, is said to be haunted by original owner Mr. Edward Rowse, who passed away in the dining room. Folks have reported shadowy figures, unexplained voices, and banging sounds.
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Hartford Castle
Hartford, Illinois
8.7 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Hartford Castle was a speakeasy during the Prohibition, but was originally a home called Lakeview, built by French immigrant Benjamin Biszant in 1897. The castlelike home was the scene of a tragedy when Biszant's English wife passed away in the early 1900s. It is her ghost that was suspected to ...
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Rose Garden Apartments
Richmond Heights, Missouri
9 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Cannot claim the witnessing personally, but two tenants in a row have complained of strange noises and potential shapes in mirror reflections. Specifically the unit at 1264 Hawthorne Pl. Unit D. Both have moved out because of the perceived activities. Both have moved to other units in the same ...
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Payne-Gentry Historical House
Bridgeton, Missouri
9.4 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
At the Payne-Gentry Historical House, ghost investigations have turned up EVPs, shadowy figures, and orbs that showed up in photographs.
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0Lemp Mansion
St. Louis, Missouri
10.2 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Reports say that at this bed-and-breakfast you may experience cold spots, electrical oddities, vibrations from the floors, feelings of sorrow, tapping on your shoulders, a pervasive feeling of being watched, a piano that plays a single note during the night... and if that weren't enough, you may find strange things ...
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My Just Desserts - Ryder Building
Alton, Illinois
10.6 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Employees at this old-fashioned restaurant have reported a series of spooky occurrences over the past few years. A cook working on the ground level has reported hearing furniture moving around the hardwood floors upstairs on several occasions, but upon investigation, nothing is out of place. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Cahokia Mounds
East St. Louis, Illinois
10.6 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
The Cahokia Mounds, located in the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, were part of an ancient Native American city (circa 600 to 1400). These landmarks are said to be haunted by the spirits of the ancient Native Americans who used to live here. Visitors have reported seeing unexplained shadows and ...
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Mineral Springs Hotel
Alton, Illinois
10.6 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Several spirits are said to live at this historic hotel, now open for haunted tours. Among the ghosts are The Jasmine Lady, identified by the whiff of her floral perfume; George, who may have been drowned in the hotel swimming pool around the 1920s; The Drunken Ghost, the artist responsible ...
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208 State Street - The Lincoln Lofts
Alton, Illinois
10.6 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Abraham Lincoln once stayed at a hotel located in this 1836 apartment building, which is rumoured to be haunted. The ghost a young girl in a white dress has been seen playing with a ball on the main staircase, and visitors claim to have heard faint laughter and the ...
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First Unitarian Church
Alton, Illinois
10.7 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Founded in 1836, the First Unitarian Church's original structure here was built on the site of the St. Matthew's Catholic Church, which had burned down. Both churches were stations on the Underground Railroad. But that church also burned down in 1905, a the church that now stands here is said ...
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Jacoby Arts Center
Alton, Illinois
10.7 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Formerly a funeral home and a furniture store, the basement of this 1883 building is particularly haunted. Visitors to the cellar have felt cold spots and an eerie presence, while the sound of the intercom that was disconnected many years ago has been heard on occasions. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Alton Cemetery
Alton, Illinois
10.9 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Alton Cemetery is said to be haunted by several ghosts. One is a 9-year-old named Lucy Haskell, seen in the vicinity of the Hayner/Haskell monument. Another is a spectral woman in black near the Grandview mausoleum, and a third is minister and publisher Elijah P. Lovejoy. An abolitionist, Lovejoy was ...
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0McPike Mansion
Alton, Illinois
11.7 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
This 1869 mansion is the site of many strange happenings. It has been seen on the TV show Scariest Places on Earth. Apparitions have been seen in the hallways, and children's laughter has been heard.
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Milton Schoolhouse
Alton, Illinois
11.9 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
The historic Milton School, built in 1904, operated until 1986 and then stood abandoned until the early 1990s when it re-opened as a decorative glass factory. It's believed to be haunted by a schoolgirl nicknamed Mary who was raped and murdered at the school when she stayed late to work ...
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0Drury Inn and Suites Creve Coeur
Creve Coeur, Missouri
12.8 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
On the fifth floor is where the eerie things happen at this inn. Witnesses have seen apparitions who walk down the hall but disappear when you get close to them. They have also reported hearing the sounds of footsteps, voices, and an elevator ding, and feeling a presence when no ...
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Krome Family Cemetery
Collinsville, Illinois
12.9 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
A small family cemetery is now hidden amongst the trees just off Old Keebler Road. It is all that remains of the Krome family mansion, which burned down long ago and was for decades considered to be haunted by the locals. Some enterprising explorers found leg shackles in ...
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Miner's Theatre
Collinsville, Illinois
13.8 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Experts on the Miner's Theatre say it has three ghosts: Two are brothers, one of whom one killed the other to become the sole owner of the theater. The third ghost, a young woman, is friendly but likes to play pranks like hiding the actors' makeup or costumes.
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Rocky Fork Church
Godfrey, Illinois
14 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
The church was moved due to vandalism that kept recurring. Google Maps shows the church at the bend of Rocky Fork Road, but the last time I was there, it was at the end of Boy Scout Lane. When I was a young girl, my sister and cousin took me to ...
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Mother in Law House
St. Charles, Missouri
14.1 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
The Mother in Law House was built with two halves by Captain Krammer. ONe side was for his family, and the other for his mother-in-law. Witnesses say objects are moved, footsteps have been heard, and names of guests have mysteriously appeared on Easter Eggs and it wasn't done by the ...
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Lost Graveyard
Saint Charles, Missouri
14.1 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
From approximately 1750 through 1854, there was a graveyard at this location - about 9 square blocks. In 1853 they moved MOST of the bodies to the current Borromeo cemetery, about 1-1/2 miles west. Conservatively, there are still between 50 - 200 bodies still there. Graves were opened there as ...
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Little Hills Winery and Restaurant
St. Charles, Missouri
14.1 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Little Hills Winery and Restaurant is said to be haunted by two ghosts, a man and a woman, who speak French. It is believed that they lived on the site around 1900. Witnesses say boxes and other objects in the storage area are found in disarray in the morning, as ...
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Creve Coeur Park
St. Louis, Missouri
14.1 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Creve Coeur Park has a legend from the 1800s about the beautiful daughter of a Native-American chief who married a warrior. When he died on a hunting trip, the heartbroken woman jumped from the high cliff and died in the waters below. Her ghost is said to be heard crying, ...
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Reeb House - Vintage Essentials Antiques
Saint Charles, Missouri
14.5 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
This historic antiques store may have returned to it's original status as a private residence, but visitors and past owners reported that the building was haunted. Doors slamming shut, ghostly voices, cold spots and disembodied footsteps were just some of the phenomena reported when the business was in operation. (Submitted ...
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Lewis and Clark Community College
Godfrey, Illinois
14.7 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
This school's library is reportedly haunted by the ghost of a person who committed suicide by hanging. It's also reported that teachers who have passed away linger here in spirit form, especially walking the hallways in the main building.
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Lindenwood University
St. Charles, Missouri
15.1 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
The Lindenwood Auditorium ghost, a former teacher who never got to see her play, is not the only one on campus. Also haunted, according to reports, are the Sibley Chapel, where an organ has played by itself, and Cobbs Hall, where an apparition of a woman in a white dress ...
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Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis, Missouri
15.5 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Jefferson Barracks includes 41 historic military buildings and is rumored to be haunted by many ghosts. Building 1, built in 1900, is haunted by an older Confederate Civil War general, seen at the post commander's office, as well as a shadowy ghost of a man who sits at a desk ...
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Lebanon Road - Seven Gates to Hell
Collinsville, Illinois
16.8 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Lebanon Road is the stuff of legends to locals, who have nicknamed the place the Seven Gates to Hell. According to locals, those who drive through all seven bridges, going through the last one at midnight on the dot, will pass through to Hell. The area is said to be ...
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Three Mile House
Edwardsville, Illinois
16.8 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
At this site once stood an inn that was haunted by ghosts of various children and adults, including slaves. The old inn may once have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. It is said that during 1970s renovations, underground tunnels and a skeleton were found. Phenomena that then began ...
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Lindenwood Auditorium
Belleville, Illinois
19 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Lindenwood Auditorium at Lindenwood University, built in 1924, is said to be haunted by a teacher who passed away before the play she was producing made it to the stage. According to witnesses, the friendly ghost likes to move the props around.
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0Ruebel Hotel
Grafton, Illinois
19.3 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
When this 1884 hotel opened, rooms cost $1 a day. Although they cost a bit more now, they may come with a friendly haunt: A little girl named Abigail is said to reside here. Her apparition has been seen in the upstairs hallway, and reports say she has talked with ...
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Lincoln Theatre
Belleville, Illinois
20.4 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Lincoln Theatre is believed to be haunted by a prankster ghost. An apparition of a ghostly child has run up and down the stairs, a woman has appeared in the balcony, and tricks are played in the projection booth. Reports say there are seven ghosts who call this theater home.
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Papa Vito's Restaurant
Belleville, Illinois
20.6 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
The current restaurant is housed in a historic residence dating back to the mid nineteenth-century. The building is rumoured to be haunted by four entities, including a ghostly stagecoach driver known as 'Charlie', a mother and her young child, and a ghostly headmistress who used to teach at a ...
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Abandoned Public Pool
St. Louis, Missouri
22.8 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
This old public pool was abandoned many years ago, left for the teens to graffiti inside. But the teens regularly report strange experiences there. They claim they hear water splashing and footsteps inside. Some accounts have said they have felt ghosts touching them. One account said ...
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Zombie Road - Lawler Ford Road
Wildwood, Missouri
23.3 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
This road goes through two miles of woods, and comes to a dead end at what used to be a rock quarry. The reported ghosts said to roam here include are a man hit and killed by a train, a child who fell to his death from the nearby bluffs, ...
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0McKendree University
Lebanon, Illinois
24 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
This college has seen its share of tragedy, and the spiritual activity reported here can attest to that. On the main campus, it is said that a distraught student once hung himself in the bell tower, and his ghost has been seen on the upper floors. In the Alumni House, ...
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Tapestry Room Restaurant
Lebanon, Illinois
24.4 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Housed in a row of 1850's buildings, this restaurant may have ties to the underground railroad. Ever since the establishment opened, staff and diners have been reporting strange phenomena. A former cook would often hear furniture moving around when there was nothing out of place, and an electrician conducting ...
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0Cheney Mansion
Jerseyville, Illinois
27 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Numerous reports of ghosts include the apparition of Miss Dorothy, a former nursemaid who roams the hallways and the bedroom bearing her name. Reports of people hearing talking upstairs, like women holding a conversation. Sounds of dining room chairs moving, like somebody's pulling out the chairs getting ready to sit ...
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0Ramada Inn - Holiday Inn Six Flags
Pacific, Missouri
29.3 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
This former Ramada Inn, now Holiday Inn, is said to be haunted by the ghost of a little girl named Aggie who used to live in the building. According to the tales told in these parts, Aggie fell to her death from a window of the barn, which was located ...
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Morse Mill Hotel
Dittmer, Missouri
39.4 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Built in 1816 as a farmhouse, the hotel had its heyday in the 1920s and '30s. Clara Bow, Charles Lindbergh, Jesse James and Al Capone are among the famous guests who stayed here, as well as serial killer Bertha Gifford, who killed many victims by poisoning with arsenic. Witnesses have reported ...
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Governor Thomas Fletcher House
Hillsboro, Missouri
39.7 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
The Governor Thomas Fletcher House was built in 1851 by Thomas C. Fletcher. Witnesses have reported that the place is haunted, citing a phantom smell of baking bread, a piano playing by itself, cold spots, feelings of being watched, and more.
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Lee-Baker-Hodges House
Carrollton, Illinois
40 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Built in the early 1830s, the historic mansion fell into disrepair in the 1970s and was saved by preservationists. It is sometimes open to the public for pre-scheduled nighttime paranormal investigation and history tours. A ghost child is said to reside in one of the bedrooms, and another child's ghost ...
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0Original Springs Mineral Spa and Hotel
Okawville, Illinois
42.3 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
This historic hotel is said to have a great many haunts in residence. Included are a man named Meier, who died in an explosion in the 1880s, and J.W. Schreiner, an owner during the 1890s. At least 7 other spirits of folks who have perished during this hotel's long history ...
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Eldred House
Bellefontaine Neighbors, Illinois
42.9 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
The 23-room James J. Eldred House was completed in 1861, and was the setting for some sad events. All three Eldred daughters died of tuberculosis here: Alma, 4, in 1861; Alice, 17, in 1870; and Eva, 17, in 1876. A traveling salesman is said to have passed away here as ...
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Thias House
Washington, Missouri
44.3 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Although this building still stands, reports say it is no longer open for business. It used to be open for tours and as a restaurant, and witnesses there saw an apparition of a lady combing her hair at the dresser in the master bedroom. Some also reported someone touching their ...
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Lost History Museum
Valles Mines, Missouri
51 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
This 1749 house museum is haunted, and travellers driving past claim to have seen the apparition of a soldier staring down into the street. Other activity reported here includes people being touched by unseen hands, and strange anomalies have shown up in photographs taken at the property. (Submitted by Callum ...
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0Main Street Inn Bed and Breakfast
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
53.3 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Open since 1882, this inn is said to be haunted by a man who died here back in the 1890s. Although he makes a lot of noise up on the top floor in the early morning hours, he is said to be completely harmless. The locals say all he wants ...
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Jacques Guibourd Historic House - Guibourd Valle House
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
53.4 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Jacques Guibourd Historic House, aka Guibourd Valle House, is a 1784 Creole house museum and is rumored to be haunted. Witnesses have seen apparitions, heard footsteps in the servant's quarters, and have been awakened by banging, breaking glass, furniture being thrown and other sounds. The harpsichord has played by itself, ...
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Boondocker Inn
New Haven, Missouri
54.7 miles from Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
No longer an inn, this establishment can be rented out for events. It is said to be haunted by four ghosts: a man who is wearing boots, a little girl, a boy who screams, and a woman who wears a flowered shirt. Also, objects have been known to float and ...
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