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0Academia Girl’s School
Port Royal, Pennsylvania
15.2 miles from East Salem, PA
Academia Girl’s School is the ruins of an 1800s building destroyed by fire. Many legends surround the place, including that a gardener set the fire to cover his tracks after raping and killing many students. Another says the girls at the school all died of a mysterious illness. The ghosts ...
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Green Gables Hotel and Restaurant
Lewistown, Pennsylvania
17 miles from East Salem, PA
Ghosts here include a woman who haunts the kitchen (especially the walk-in cooler). She is said to whisper "Turn off the lights" and move objects in the kitchen. Often seen on the second floor is the ghost of an African-American man who wears 1800s clothing. He is usually near the ...
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Amity Hall
Duncannon, Pennsylvania
17.3 miles from East Salem, PA
Although the Amity Hall burned to the ground in the late 2000s, it was alleged to be extremely active with the haunts. A man was said to have killed his wife by stabbing her on the porch sofa, then killed his children and himself upstairs. Apparitions, black figures and flashes ...
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Riverside Cabaret
Port Trevorton, Pennsylvania
18.8 miles from East Salem, PA
Riverside Cabaret (previously called "Wild J's") has had several paranormal events that occur almost weekly. Orbs have been seen both live and recorded on CCTV. Several staff have reported an hearing a male voice talk to them, a woman's sobbing is constantly heard in the basement, and many ...
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Carlisle Barracks
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
27.8 miles from East Salem, PA
Carlisle Barracks is a military school that was attended by the likes of John J. Pershing and Dwight D. Eisenhower. It was originally a military post that began in the 1700s. Ghostly band music is said to come from the bandstand, tunes from around the turn of the century. The ...
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0Harrisburg State Hospital
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
29.4 miles from East Salem, PA
The Harrisburg State Hospital was known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937. It's rumored to be the site of some violent poltergeist activity. The hospital was closed in 2006 and the building currently is used for office space. The movie "Girl, Interrupted" starring Winona Ryder and Angelina ...
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Bureau of State Library
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
30.3 miles from East Salem, PA
We have had several reports at the State Library of lights turning on and off after closing time, the lids to the copiers open and close with no one around, and there is a tale of people seeing "The White Woman" in the library. We have offered a "spooky ...
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0Holiday Inn Harrisburg/Hershey
Grantville, Pennsylvania
34 miles from East Salem, PA
According to reports, a haunting incident occurred in one of the rooms here at night. The apparition of a girl appeared walking around inside the room, until she walked through a wall and disappeared.
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Penn State University
State College, Pennsylvania
35.1 miles from East Salem, PA
Several buildings at Penn State University are allegedly haunted, including Pattee Library, said to be visited by the spirit of Betsy Aardsma, stabbed to death in the stacks in 1969. Schwab Auditorium is haunted by a former university president (who, incidentally, also haunts the Botany department building) as well as ...
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Union Canal House
Hershey, Pennsylvania
36.7 miles from East Salem, PA
This restaurant, which dates back to the 18th century, is said to be one of the oldest buildings in the town. At the bar, people have felt like they've been touched by an unseen hand, and objects have been reported to move on their own. Room 104 is said to ...
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Beech Creek Furst Corner
Beech Creek, Pennsylvania
37.1 miles from East Salem, PA
It's not only your eyes and ears that may detect haunted happenings here, but your nose may get in on the action too. Folks say at this restaurant you can smell ghostly cigar smoke from its old days. So the story goes, former owner Mr. Furst died in a fire ...
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0The Hotel Hershey
Hershey, Pennsylvania
37.2 miles from East Salem, PA
At this 1930s hotel, chocolate mogul Mr. Hershey himself is said to linger in spirit. His apparition has been seen, and doors open and close by themselves. Footsteps have been heard in the wine cellar, and there have been many other unexplained sounds throughout the building.
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Buck Hotel and Tavern
Jonestown, Pennsylvania
42.1 miles from East Salem, PA
If you don't believe in ghosts, you will after a visit to this historic hotel. Built in 1804, there is much unknown about certain time periods in the hotel's history. Several of the predominant spirits haunting the place are a young girl often seen walking the halls, an old man ...
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Lebanon Valley College
Annville, Pennsylvania
42.6 miles from East Salem, PA
At the Mary Capp Green residence hall, students are not the only ones in residence. A little ghost girl is rumored to be here, as evidenced by sounds of her giggling and ball-bouncing.
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0Inn 422
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
45.8 miles from East Salem, PA
This historic Victorian estate is said to be haunted by original builder Mr. Coleman's daughter, Anne. She committed suicide by laudanum poisoning in 1819, rather than go on without her love, whom her father refused to allow her to marry. Her apparition has been seen extinguishing candles, opening or closing ...
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Haldeman Mansion
Bainbridge, Pennsylvania
47.6 miles from East Salem, PA
Haldeman Mansion was built in the 1740s, and was purchased and enlarged by John Haldeman in 1812. John's son, Samuel Steman Haldeman, was a renowned scientist honored by Charles Darwin for his contribution to the famous book "The Origin of the Species" and by Daniel Webster for his help on ...
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0Bechtel Mansion Inn
East Berlin, Pennsylvania
48.2 miles from East Salem, PA
This inn, housed in a 1897 building, has been visited by strange noises, residual smells, and a ghost named Flossie who is said to have died in the house in the 1920s. She has been seen on the turret's balcony. She also may be the one who makes objects mysteriously ...
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0Irondale Inn
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
49 miles from East Salem, PA
Three ghosts are said to reside at this inn set on the site of an old plantation, one of which is an elderly female who likes to close doors behind the guests. The inn's ghosts are said to come from a large heating vent located in the basement. The owners ...
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Bloomsburg University
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
49.6 miles from East Salem, PA
Bloomsburg University is believed to be haunted, at least in a few of its buildings. For example, the Harvey A. Andruss Library is reported to have a ghostly man who appears on the fourth floor, asking library visitors to change his diaper. And in the Haas Center, campus legend says ...
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0Cashtown Inn
Orrtanna, Pennsylvania
50.4 miles from East Salem, PA
This 1797 inn was named because the original innkeeper, Peter Marck, would only accept cash as payment. It has been seen on TV's Ghost Hunters, and as a setting in the movie Gettysburg. Actor Sam Elliott reportedly stayed here during its filming. The ghosts here, possibly lingering from the nearby ...
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0The Inn at Turkey Hill
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
51.3 miles from East Salem, PA
Housed in an 1839 farmhouse, the inn is said to be haunted by an owner's mother, who died in the building. Her perfume has been detected, and she is said to walk the place at night. The rocking chair on the porch would move as well. Folks who rented the ...
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Bube's Brewery
Mt Joy, Pennsylvania
51.7 miles from East Salem, PA
The restored 1800s building complex that houses restaurants and a microbrewery may also house some spirits other than the drinking ilk. The apparition of a young woman in a long gown wandering through an art gallery, and a male ghost may reside on the premises as well. Ghost tours are ...
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0Hotel Iola
Millville, Pennsylvania
51.8 miles from East Salem, PA
Although this 19th-century hotel building was a restaurant for a while during recent years, it is now reportly empty and up for sale. The place was said to be haunted, as evidenced by bar stools that rotated by themselves, shadowy forms appearing in long black dresses, and faces wearing Victorian-style ...
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Historic York Prison
York, Pennsylvania
51.9 miles from East Salem, PA
This historic prison is now abandoned, but was built in 1906 and decommissioned in 1979. Visitors have reported being followed around the building by the apparitions of criminals, and have seen and smelt someone lighting a cigarette when there is no one around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0The Railroad House Inn
Marietta, Pennsylvania
52.4 miles from East Salem, PA
This inn, originally from the 1820s, is said to be haunted by the men who worked nearby as well as many other spirits. The ghost of a young girl with blonde hair has been seen, dressed in Victorian clothing, and the staff says she likes to play games. Kitchen employees ...
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Penn Common
York, Pennsylvania
52.5 miles from East Salem, PA
Penn Common is said to be the favorite haunting spot of several long-deceased men, soldiers who were executed upon the orders of Anthony Wayne.
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0The Accomac Inn
York, Pennsylvania
52.7 miles from East Salem, PA
At this restaurant, unexplained sights and sounds abound. It was the Colye family home in the 1800s, and according to legend, young Johnny Colye fell in love with his family's hired girl. When she didn't return the feelings, he killed her in the barn, and was eventually arrested and hanged ...
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0Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
53.3 miles from East Salem, PA
It is reported that two administrators had an experience with an elevator to another dimension. Instead of stopping at their desired floor, the elevator continued to the basement. When the door opened, they saw a thriving hospital scene, only without sound. Frightened, the two desperately finally managed to close the ...
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0The Gettysburg Hotel
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
53.7 miles from East Salem, PA
This old hotel, established in 1797, is haunted by Rachel, among other spirits. Rachel is believed to be the spirit of a Civil War nurse who seems to be looking for soldiers to help. Guests say she opens their drawers and removes the clothing from them. Other ghosts who reside ...
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0Tillie Pierce House Inn
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
54 miles from East Salem, PA
You can't swing a dead cat in Gettysburg without hitting something haunted and the Tillie Pierce house is no exception. Tille Pierce is well known as she wrote a book in the aftermath of Gettysburg about her experiences during the battle. A teenager during the time of the battle, she ...
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0Farnsworth House Inn
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
54.1 miles from East Salem, PA
Reportedly haunted by over a dozen ghosts, including the most ubiquitous, a former nurse named Mary who is said to still attempt to comfort the ill and a young boy who was killed in an accident.
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0Jennie Wade House
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
54.3 miles from East Salem, PA
Jennie Wade was a seamstress and the only civilian to be directly killed in the Battle of Gettysburg when a stray bullet entered this house, where she was visiting her sister. At the house, now a tourist attraction, visitors can see a bullet hole in the door. Legend has it ...
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0Soldiers National Museum
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
54.3 miles from East Salem, PA
Rosa Carmichael is said to be the spirit who haunts this museum. According to locals, she operated an orphanage located at this very site during the Civil War era.
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National Watch and Clock Museum
Columbia, Pennsylvania
55.3 miles from East Salem, PA
Security camera footage caught a dark anomoly wandering around. Could it be someone attached to the thousands of historical clocks and watches on display here? Submitted by Chris Berglund
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Penn State Mont Alto
Mont Alto, Pennsylvania
55.5 miles from East Salem, PA
The land used to belong to Col. George Wiestling, a veteran of the Civil War who died in 1891. In 1903, the university was founded, but Wiestling is said to remain. A famous photograph taken in 1907 (one of the earliest ghost photos thought to be legitimate) shows a figure ...
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0Sachs Covered Bridge
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
56.1 miles from East Salem, PA
Locals tell a harrowing story of something that may happen near here: A strange fog gathers quickly, and from out of the mysterious fog comes a ghostly battle.
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0Little Round Top
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
56.4 miles from East Salem, PA
According to reports, soldiers are still active at this site. Per one story, some Civil War re-enactors working on the film Gettysburg at this site were approached here by a Union soldier. They assumed he, like them, was an extra working on the film. He handed them some ammunition for ...
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Triangular Field
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
56.4 miles from East Salem, PA
Visitors to this site have reported hearing the harrowing sounds of battle, although nothing appears to be happening on the quiet field. It is also said that cameras will always fail to work at this site.
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Slaughter Pen
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
56.4 miles from East Salem, PA
According to those in the know, this area is haunted by the ghost of a young girl who wears a white dress.
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0Devil's Den
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
56.5 miles from East Salem, PA
At this historic site, a boulder-ridden hill and Gettysburg Battlefield location, ghostly soldiers are reported to be seen. It is said that these soldiers are from the battle's second day. One soldier who frequents the site has been described as having long gray hair and dirty, torn clothing of buckskin. ...
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0The Lightner Farmhouse
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
56.5 miles from East Salem, PA
This farmhouse, built during the Civil War, was once even used as a war hospital. Around its grounds, ghosts have been spotted reliving the war.
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0Fairfield Inn - The Mansion House
Fairfield, Pennsylvania
57.2 miles from East Salem, PA
Reported to be haunted by the ghosts of Civil War era soldiers who were treated and died in the Inn when it served as a hospital after the battle.
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C. Stouch Tavern
Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania
57.8 miles from East Salem, PA
This elegant tavern was originally built in the 1700s, and after suffering two fires has been completely restored. It is named after original owner Conrad Stouch. George Washington once spent the night here, as did other digitaries. Given its long history, it's not surprising that it sees so much paranormal ...
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Phillips' Rangers Monument
Saxton, Pennsylvania
59.2 miles from East Salem, PA
In 1780 during the Revolutionary war, a group of rangers were engaged in a battle against the Iroquois who were fighting on behalf of the British. The natives outnumbered the rangers some five to one and the Rangers eventually surrendered. After their surrender the Rangers were tied ...
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Railroaders Memorial Museum
Altoona, Pennsylvania
61.4 miles from East Salem, PA
The Railroaders Museum is said to be haunted by a spirit named Frank, who has been seen all over the museum. Other apparitions have been noted as well, and employees have opened to find all the gift shop items removed from the shelves and set on the floor, and Big ...
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0Mishler Theatre
Altoona, Pennsylvania
61.4 miles from East Salem, PA
This 1906 theater building, still in operation today, is said to be home to three ghosts: Mr. Isaac Mishler, a howling dog, and a female spirit who plays pranks in the restroom.
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National Emergency Training Center - St. Joseph's College
Emmitsburg, Maryland
63.4 miles from East Salem, PA
The National Emergency Training Center was once St. Joseph's College, which until 1973 was a Catholic girls' school established in 1809. Witnesses at the former college claim to have seen the ghosts of Civil War nurses who were carrying buckets of amputated human limbs and heard the sounds of soldiers ...
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The Devil's Elbow
Dysart, Pennsylvania
64 miles from East Salem, PA
The Devil's Elbow is a dangerous curve along Wopsy Road that has a story about a ghostly white lady. Legend has it that she was a new bride on her honeymoon at the Wopsononock Hotel, which burned down long ago. As their carriage rounded the Devil's Elbow, there was an ...
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Miller's Church
Hagerstown, Maryland
64.7 miles from East Salem, PA
Legend has it that the 1930s Catholic Miller’s Church was taken over by devil worshippers, and practitioners sacrificed young girls inside its walls. And then, the church suddenly burned down. All that's left is a parking lot and a big oak. And so the story goes, a couple was parked ...
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0Fishing Creek Lodge Bed and Breakfast
Benton, Pennsylvania
65.3 miles from East Salem, PA
Multiple appearances of ghost(s) in different rooms to different guests. Doors opened on their own, unexplained noises at night. (Submitted by Karen Parsons)
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