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0Elcado Cemetery
Peru, Kansas
5.7 miles from Chautauqua, KS
A reported misty white figure that flits through the trees as well as unexplained voices, laughter, and chain-rattling make this an eerie spot, and a hangout for town teens.
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Safari Mark's Bar and Bistro
Sedan, Kansas
7.4 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Dating back to 1904, the historic 'Bradford Hotel' is now a bar and bistro called 'Safari Mark's'. The place is said to be haunted by the ghost of Andrew Eaton (otherwise known as Indian Slim), a local character who had a reputation as a gambler and a champion horse ...
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0Labadie Mansion
Copan, Oklahoma
12.1 miles from Chautauqua, KS
The rumor mill tells of a man who murdered his wife here in 1935, which may be the spark for the odd happenings. Only a wall and the foundation still exist, as the once beautiful mansion has been ravaged by time and 2 fires. Some witnesses say their flashlights suddenly ...
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Dewey Hotel Museum
Dewey, Oklahoma
20.2 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Visitors to this 1899 hotel-turned-museum have supposedly felt a male presence in an upstairs bedroom, possibly that of town founder Jacob Bartle's. Submitted by Callum Swift
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Frank and Lola's
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
21.6 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Located in the 1910 Buford & Son Building, this historic bar and restaurant is rumoured to be haunted by a female spirit dating back to when the premises served as a brothel. Legend says that the ghost is that of a murdered prostitute named Estelle, who has been seen ...
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Jesse Creek Cemetery
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
23.3 miles from Chautauqua, KS
This abandoned and overgrown cemetery is reported to be near Haunted Hill and Circle Mountain off CR 2700, and lies in an open field near an abandoned landscape business. Folks report that those who try to use digital cameras to take pictures here find that their cameras are not working ...
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Bird Creek School
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
24.7 miles from Chautauqua, KS
The old one-room schoolhouse for Native American children was built in the early 1900s. Legend has it that if you write your name on the blackboard and leave, when you come back later, the board will have been wiped clean by unseen hands.
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Constantine Arts Council and Theatre
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
26.3 miles from Chautauqua, KS
The historic building is haunted by the spirit of Sappho Constantine Brown, the daughter of a former theatre owner. Workmen refurbishing the building during the 1980's were the first to encounter her apparition, which was often accompanied by light footsteps. The sounds of a phantom brawl has also been ...
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Elmwood Cemetery
Coffeyville, Kansas
30.8 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Elmwood Cemetery contains the graves of the Dalton Gang bank robbers and the town's defenders from the gun battle of October 5, 1892. Witnesses describe odd noises, shadows that chase them, and uneasy feelings.
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Dale Apartments
Coffeyville, Kansas
30.9 miles from Chautauqua, KS
People who live in this historic apartment complex have heard screams and moans when there is no one around, as well as seeing a shadowy apparition that slams doors. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Brown Mansion
Coffeyville, Kansas
31 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Completed in 1904, the grand Brown Mansion is said to be haunted. Although the staff complain to have no evidence of the haunting, local tales tell that when the building spent several years vacant, with the power turned off, glowing green lights could be seen coming from the mansion grounds.
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Witch's Grave - Hillside Cemetery
Skiatook, Oklahoma
42.6 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Among its late 1800s and early 1900s graves, Hillside Cemetery is said to house a witch's final(?) resting place. Legend has it that those who tamper with her grave have suffered dire consequences from life ruination to demonic possession. Also, the ghost of a teen who wrecked his car nearby ...
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0Beaumont Hotel
Beaumont, Kansas
48.1 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Allegedly haunted by a cowboy called Zeke who was shot and killed by the innkeeper in its stagecoach heyday. People claim to see the apparition of a cowboy, hear the jangle of spurs and also claim that objects move on their own.
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Poncan Theatre
Ponca City, Oklahoma
54.7 miles from Chautauqua, KS
One of Ponca City's oldest buildings, the theater is the site of disembodied footsteps, disappearing apparitions, and the sound of Native American drums. To add to the eerieness, a stain on the ceiling resembling blood is said to mysteriously reappear whenever it is scrubbed clean or painted over.
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Rogers State University
Claremore, Oklahoma
56.9 miles from Chautauqua, KS
At night, students say, an elderly Native American man's apparition can be seen walking on the grounds. Also, legend has it that when the school was a military academy, a cadet died in a hazing accident, and he now haunts the college TV station. The former radio station is rumored ...
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Mohawk Park and Golf Course
Tulsa, Oklahoma
57.3 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Mohawk Park is reported to be full of "little people" who can be heard talking and moving throughout the area, although they are invisible. The park is also said to be home to an 8-foot-tall Deer Lady--half woman, half deer--who may appear standing on her hind legs. On the golf ...
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Kansas Army Ammunition Plant
Parsons, Kansas
57.6 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Rumor has it that the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant is haunted by a victim of an explosion in the late 1980s. When the plant was reopened for the Persian Gulf War in the 1990s, workers suffered from nightmares and visions and heard the phantom sound of bicycle bells once used ...
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Belvidere Mansion
Claremore, Oklahoma
58.2 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Belvidere Mansion, built by John M. Bayless around in 1902, is a gothic-style brick home. Its third floor is a ballroom. In 1907, six months before it was completed, Mr. Bayless died of complications from appendicitis surgery. Mary Bayless and their six surviving children finished the mansion and lived there ...
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Gilcrease Museum
Tulsa, Oklahoma
59.1 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Nighttime security guards and other employees reportedly have witnessed a ghost that roams the halls in the museum.
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Pawnee Bill Museum Ranch
Pawnee, Oklahoma
59.3 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Pawnee Bill himself and other ghosts have been detected by visitors here; his image is said to eerily appear in a painting on the second floor. A fierce chill has been noted in an upper bedroom, and May Lillie, Pawnee Bill's wife, is believed to haunt her favorite chair near ...
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Cain's Ballroom
Tulsa, Oklahoma
60.2 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Built in 1924, the historic Cain's Ballroom is a concert venue that has hosted such acts as the Sex Pistols, Van Halen and the Ramones. The building is believed to be haunted. Cold and hot spots, orbs that show up in photos, and lights that turn on and off have ...
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101 Ranch
Ponca City, Oklahoma
60.2 miles from Chautauqua, KS
The 101 Ranch was a cowboy hangout in the early 1900s, and legend has it that ghosts remain here from that time. Will Rogers was among its guests. Witnesses say melancholy cowboy melodies and residual phantom voices can be heard around the site.
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Brady Theater
Tulsa, Oklahoma
60.4 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Brady Theater, a public assembly facility since 1914, is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of opera singer Enrico Caruso, who performed there in 1920. Local legend has it that it was here that he caught the cold that led to his 1921 death by pleurisy.
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Tyrrell Hall - University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma
61.4 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Tyrrell Hall, located in the center of the University of Tulsa, is one of the three original buildings on the campus, which predates the city itself. Until recently, it housed the university's school of music since the university's establishment in 1894. The building is comprised of a ground ...
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Tulsa Spotlight Theatre
Tulsa, Oklahoma
61.5 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Some say those who visit the second floor alone or with only one other person may hear footsteps in the costume room. The basement is also said to be a bit eerie, with strange scratch marks on the walls and, as some witnesses have reported, a faint sound of phantom ...
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Hotel Vinita - Napoli's Italian Restaurant
Vinita, Oklahoma
62.4 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Built in Spanish Revival-style, the 1927 hotel now features a quaint restaurant on the ground floor. The guest rooms have since been refurbished as apartments, but the original ballroom still retains its period features. This part of the building is haunted according to visitors, who have reported ghostly piano ...
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Postoak Cemetery - Sparky's Graveyard
Sand Springs, Oklahoma
62.8 miles from Chautauqua, KS
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Philbrook Museum of Art
Tulsa, Oklahoma
63 miles from Chautauqua, KS
At this art museum, some say the statues' eyes follow you, and if you look closely, you may notice their heads actually turn! Reports also mention lights that turn on by themselves up and down the hallways when no one is there.
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Timber Ridge Cemetery
Catoosa, Oklahoma
65.2 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Locals have nicknamed this place Haunted Hollow. Legend has it that a Native American boy who was hit by a car and killed while riding his bicycle in 1989 is buried here. Witnesses say that his spirit, along with his bicycle, can be seen along the roadside. Some say they ...
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Belle Vista Cemetery
El Dorado, Kansas
66.4 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Ghost tourists who stop around the grave of Clara Wiley, a woman who was murdered in the 1900s, find that their cameras seem to malfunction. The cemetery also is said to be haunted by a ghost called Two Moons, whose bones were said to have been dug up during the ...
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Sapulpa Historical Museum
Sapulpa, Oklahoma
70.8 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Three floors of exhibits detail the town's past, but visitors may see more than museum artifacts here. Phantom voices and strange flitting forms have been noticed here, and ghost investigators have captured electronic voice phenomena.
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Kansas Aviation Museum
Wichita, Kansas
73.6 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Employees at the museum say they have heard slamming doors, old-fashioned music, and happily chatting voices, and they even have seen the apparition of a man in a 1940s hat. Among the 40 old planes here is said to be least one haunted one: A yellow crop duster is said ...
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Cushing Country Club
Cushing, Oklahoma
78.3 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Cushing Country Club is rumored to be haunted by a ghost known as Irene. Legend has it that she perished in a fire at the house that formerly stood on the property. Orbs and recordings of voices were found by paranormal investigators.
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Wilbur's Grocery Store
Potwin, Kansas
78.5 miles from Chautauqua, KS
This historic building is now a grocery store, but was a former orphanage and home for wayward women. People working here have reported objects moving around by themselves, feeling cold spots and smelling coffees when no one is around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview
Wichita, Kansas
78.9 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Some strange occurrences reported in this hotel include lights that flicker only in the guest rooms (not the hallways), and violently shaking doors. Also, the furniture is rearranged within seconds of a person leaving a room.
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First Christian Church
Cushing, Oklahoma
79 miles from Chautauqua, KS
The apparition of a woman in white has been walking between the pews of the church, and in the hallways of the church. The lights go on and off late at night when no one is around. The church organ plays by itself, and continues to play when the source ...
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Central Plains Novelty Store
Wichita, Kansas
79.1 miles from Chautauqua, KS
This original historic building is over one hundred years old, and the staff here have reported many instances of paranormal activity. Staff and customers have reported smelling perfume when there is no one around and hearing disembodied footsteps on the upper floor. Strange lights and figures in period clothing have ...
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0Student Union - Atherton Hotel
Stillwater, Oklahoma
79.5 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Folks have reported seeing shadows or mysterious glows, and lights will turn on by themselves. Doors lock or unlock by themselves, and cold breezes may be felt.
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Lorenz Schlichter Memorial Cemetery - Child's Play Cemetery
Le Roy, Kansas
80.6 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Legend has it that if you drive your clean car to this cemetery and sit for about 5 minutes (during which you may hear a loud thud on the vehicle), and then drive away, you will find a large handprint on your back window and several child-size handprints all over ...
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James Parkinson House
Wagoner, Oklahoma
85.6 miles from Chautauqua, KS
The 1892 Victorian mansion is rumoured to be haunted, according to the current residents. Orbs have been known to show up in photographs, and lamps have been known to flicker for no apparent reason. In an upstairs bedroom, strange noises and ghostly voices have been heard. The current owner ...
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Pink House Restauant
Wagoner, Oklahoma
86 miles from Chautauqua, KS
The 1906 Pink House Restaurant was recently painted green amid local controversy, and is supposedly haunted by a frustrated female spirit who is very much against change. During the initial renovations, tools and furniture were constantly moved around by unseen hands, and doors slammed shut of their own accord. ...
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Doctor W.B. Jones House
Florence, Kansas
89.8 miles from Chautauqua, KS
This historic abandoned house was built in 1879, and was formerly the residence of a doctor and his family. People have reportedly seen the apparition of the doctor staring down at them from the upper floor of the house. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Rocky Ford Bridge - Bird Bridge
Emporia, Kansas
93 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Legend has it that a preacher and his mistress drugged his wife and killed her by pushing her car over the side of the bridge. Now, they say, her screams can be heard and her ghost walks to shore from the water. A film is reported to have been made ...
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Thomas-Foreman Historic Home
Muskogee, Oklahoma
97.9 miles from Chautauqua, KS
This 1898 home-turned-house-museum built in former "Indian Territory" is said to be haunted by the ghost of former resident Mrs. Foreman, who passed away in the home in 1968. Its caretaker said he often looked up while working outside to see the apparition of Mrs. Foreman in the doorway watching ...
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Fort Gibson
Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
98.3 miles from Chautauqua, KS
The legend of Vivia Thomas is told around Fort Gibson. So it goes, one morning in 1870, a soldier was found dead atop a grave in the nearby cemetery. When the doctor examined the body, he found she was a woman. Vivia Thomas had been educated and elegant, and she ...
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0McBride House
Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
98.4 miles from Chautauqua, KS
This private home is now abandoned but its former owner claims it was haunted by numerous ghosts. She's even written a book about it. She claims that the previous owner and original builder of the house still resides there and is prone to throwing ghostly parties at 2 am. ...
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Fort Scott
Fort Scott, Kansas
98.8 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Fort Scott, originally Camp Scott in honor of General Winfield Scott, was established in 1842. It is restored as a historic site, and is rumored to be haunted. Ghostly soldiers and officers are seen on the lawn, around the courtyard, in the cell blocks and in the stables. They have ...
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Museum of Pioneer History
Chandler, Oklahoma
99.1 miles from Chautauqua, KS
The 1898 edifice that houses the historic museum was constructed immediately after a tornado flattened the original township. Known as the "Mascho Building', the place is rumoured to have a ghost or two. The owner got more than he bargained for after opening a haunted house attraction, with several ...
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Cherokee County Courthouse
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
101.6 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Previously the city's hospital, the courthouse is believed to be haunted. Folks have reported the sound of the jail door closing when no one is there, and the sound of a hospital gurney being rolled across ceramic tile has been reported even though the areas have been carpeted or tiled ...
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Blue Belle Saloon
Guthrie, Oklahoma
105.2 miles from Chautauqua, KS
Blue Belle Saloon is a turn-of-the-century structure that was once a bordello run by madame Miss Lizzie. Apparitions have been seen of men and bordello girls, thought to be Miss Lizzie and two of her girls, Claudia and Estelle. Claudia was allegedly beaten to death and buried inside the saloon. ...
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