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Cockey's Tavern
Westminster, Maryland
11.6 miles from Eldersburg, MD
This 1830's tavern is haunted by the apparition of a soldier, who has been heard marching up a flight of stairs to the second floor. The ghost has also been known to slam doors. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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The Judges Bench
Ellicott City, Maryland
12.3 miles from Eldersburg, MD
Once Berger's Grocery, the bar is known for the ghost of daughter Mary Berger. She hanged herself in 1962 when her parents refused to let her date a local boy. Her apparition has been seen ever since.
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Mt. Ida
Ellicott City, Maryland
12.4 miles from Eldersburg, MD
Mt. Ida is a historic 1800s mansion that is said to be the residence of a ghost. In the 1850s Judge John Snowden Tyson purchased the home. His daughter, "Miss Ida" Tyson, was the last of the family to live here, and folks say it is her ghost who still ...
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Wayside Inn
Ellicott City, Maryland
12.4 miles from Eldersburg, MD
A female ghost is said to haunt the inn; another account tells of a witness who heard a door open and then the sound of approaching footsteps, but no one was there.
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The Diamondback Tavern
Ellicott City, Maryland
12.4 miles from Eldersburg, MD
This laid-back tavern used to be known as the Tiber River Tavern. Unknown spirits are said to occasionally move things around in the bar area, and visitors have heard unexplained voices there as well.
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Leakin Park
Baltimore, Maryland
15.3 miles from Eldersburg, MD
Around 70 bodies have been dumped at this site. Not too many people know that though it is a very beautiful, and local place. People go on hikes there not knowing what goes on there. No specific information on hauntings, though it is peculiar that so many murderers seem ...
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Edgar Allan Poe Residence
Baltimore, Maryland
18.6 miles from Eldersburg, MD
This historic house was formerly the residence of the poet and writer, and is rumoured to be haunted by him and a heavyset woman in grey, believed to be his wife. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Club Charles
Baltimore, Maryland
19 miles from Eldersburg, MD
This urban bar is rumoured to be haunted by an allied double agent known as 'Frenchie', who lived in an apartment above the club. Staff and diners have reportedly seen him dressed in a waiters uniform, but when approached, he vanishes. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Lake Linganore
New Market, Maryland
19 miles from Eldersburg, MD
Orbs and unexplained sounds have been reported in the woods around this lake, where rumor has it that a child drowns every year. Bubbles also have been seen rising to the surface.
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Improved Order of Heptasophs - Baltimore Theatre Project
Baltimore, Maryland
19 miles from Eldersburg, MD
Built in the 1880s by the Improved Order of Heptasophs (Greek for “seven wise men”), the structure was later used as a dance hall. The ghost who resides here is believed to be from that period. He has been seen wearing a suit and playing the piano.
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Westminster Hall
Baltimore, Maryland
19.1 miles from Eldersburg, MD
The Westminster Presbyterian Western Burial Ground and Presbyterian Church yard are said to be haunted by many spirits. The 1786 burial ground and 1852 church are said to be visited often by the ghost of author Edgar Allan Poe as well as many other spirits. Muffled screams are heard and ...
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Duncan Hallow
Frederick, Maryland
19.3 miles from Eldersburg, MD
A cabin was built by a hermit named Fred Quick on the property of a local farmer. One day his body was found dead in his cabin with his wife missing. Later in the 70's the owner of the farm found signs of satanic rituals being preformed in the ...
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Hampton House
Towson, Maryland
19.4 miles from Eldersburg, MD
This 1700s mansion, now a house museum, is said to be the home of several ghosts including Priscilla Ridgely of the original owners' family, whose apparition has been seen throughout the house, and Cygnet Swann, an 1800s resident, the daughter of Governor Swann, who died under mysterious circumstances. Her apparition ...
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Lord Baltimore Hotel
Baltimore, Maryland
19.5 miles from Eldersburg, MD
This 1928 hotel is said to be haunted; the spirit of a little girl is rumored to reside on the 19th floor. A ghostly couple wearing formal attire also has been seen.
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USS Constellation
Baltimore, Maryland
19.9 miles from Eldersburg, MD
This ship, built in 1797, boasts several ghosts, including: Neil Harvey, who was executed when he left his assigned station at his gun in fear during a 1799 battle with the French; Captain Thomas Truxtun, seen in an old-fashioned Navy uniform; Carl Hansen, ship's watchman until 1965, whose ghost likes ...
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USCGC Taney
Baltimore, Maryland
20.1 miles from Eldersburg, MD
Investigated by TV's Ghost Hunters, the U.S. Coast Guard ship Taney is the only surviving combat ship from Pearl Harbor, and it was attacked 119 times by kamikaze pilots during World War II. It is said to be haunted by former crewman whose apparitions are seen and footsteps and voices ...
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The Horse You Came In On Saloon
Baltimore, Maryland
20.8 miles from Eldersburg, MD
The Horse You Came In On, established in 1775, was the last place author Edgar Allen Poe was seen before his 1849 death. His ghost has been seen walking down the street toward the saloon, and is known to drink cognac that bartenders leave out for him. Floating orbs of ...
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Admiral Fell Inn
Baltimore, Maryland
20.8 miles from Eldersburg, MD
This known-to-be-haunted inn dating back to the 1700s is a spot where ghosts may have a party the living can hear; noises are heard coming from empty floors.
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Whistling Oyster
Baltimore, Maryland
20.9 miles from Eldersburg, MD
This upmarket seafood restaurant and bar is haunted by a spirit that can be heard running up and down a flight of stairs that were removed almost a century ago. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Waterfront Hotel
Baltimore, Maryland
20.9 miles from Eldersburg, MD
Built in 1771, the former hotel is currently a restaurant. Witnesses have reported hearing voices and footsteps coming from the empty upper floors.
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The Wharf Rat
Baltimore, Maryland
20.9 miles from Eldersburg, MD
Patrons at this eighteenth century tavern have reportedly seen the apparition of a distressed local man. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Landon House
Frederick, Maryland
21.9 miles from Eldersburg, MD
Built in 1754, this home was used as a Civil War makeshift hospital after a deadly battle nearby. Witnesses have heard phantom screams, cries, and prayers, or the sounds of soldiers begging for help. In the basement, where slaves once were kept and abused, folks have reported cold spots, taps ...
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Fort McHenry
Baltimore, Maryland
22.1 miles from Eldersburg, MD
Lt. Levi Clagett's apparition has been said to appear walking, or even floating, around the fort, the bombardment of which inspired Francis Scott Key to write the U.S. National Anthem.
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National Museum of Civil War Medicine
Frederick, Maryland
24.5 miles from Eldersburg, MD
Here, objects have been known to move by themselves or mysteriously disappear, and strange sounds abound. Folks say the distinct sound of a cat scratching on a scratching post come from the executive director's office. It's a mystery, since the place was formerly an undertaking business, and a cat doesn't ...
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Beall-Dawson House
Rockville, Maryland
24.6 miles from Eldersburg, MD
This restored 1815 home and museum site is haunted by an apparition. Speculators say it may be original builder Upton Beall, his wife Jane, or one of their daughters: Jane, Mathilda or Margaret. Some suppose it also could be a household slaves. Ghost tours are offered around Halloween.
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Barbara Fritchie House
Frederick, Maryland
24.8 miles from Eldersburg, MD
Barbara Fritchie, age 96, is the heroine of The Ballad of Barbara Fritchie, written by John Greenleaf Whittier in 1864. During the Civil War, she was a Union sympathizer who dared to wave her Union flag in the face of the Confederates and Stonewall Jackson. Some historians say the event ...
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Schifferstadt
Frederick, Maryland
25.5 miles from Eldersburg, MD
The 1750s German Colonial house is now a museum, said to be haunted by original owners Joseph and Elias Brunner (or Bruner, by some reports). Witnesses have heard unexplained voices, speaking in the Brunners' native German, as well as footsteps walking throughout the house.
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National Emergency Training Center - St. Joseph's College
Emmitsburg, Maryland
28.3 miles from Eldersburg, MD
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 Lightner Farmhouse
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
29.7 miles from Eldersburg, MD
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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Fletchertown Road
Bowie, Maryland
29.9 miles from Eldersburg, MD
The Goat Man is an urban legend about a being who escaped from the nearby Department of Agriculture Research Center. Said to be a product of a human-animal breeding experiment, the escaped Goat Man murdered and ate many victims in the 1950s and '60s. As recently as the 1970s, something ...
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Jericho Covered Bridge
Kingsville, Maryland
30.3 miles from Eldersburg, MD
Built in 1865, this bridge is said to startle some folks who go inside and see the ghosts of slaves hanging from the rafters. Others dispute this, since it was built after the end of slavery and the Civil War. Other witnesses describe the ghost of a woman seen walking ...
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Marwood Mansion
Potomac, Maryland
30.4 miles from Eldersburg, MD
Witnesses in this former house of the Gore family say they have seen the bathroom window open by itself, the toilet flushing, and steam coming from the tub, as well as eerie sounds from the basement. An apparition of the family's butler has been seen on the steps and around ...
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Little Round Top
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
30.9 miles from Eldersburg, MD
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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Slaughter Pen
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
31 miles from Eldersburg, MD
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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Devil's Den
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
31 miles from Eldersburg, MD
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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Triangular Field
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
31.1 miles from Eldersburg, MD
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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Glenn Dale Hospital
Glenn Dale, Maryland
31.4 miles from Eldersburg, MD
Glenn Dale Hospital, built in 1934, was once a tuberculosis sanatorium with 23 buildings. It closed because of asbestos problems in 1981. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in November 2011 and is regularly patrolled by police. The Goat Man of Maryland, a half-man, half-goat creature, ...
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Clara Barton National Historic Site
Glen Echo, Maryland
31.8 miles from Eldersburg, MD
Clara Barton National Historic Site, home of the famous wartime nurse for the last 15 years of her life, is said to be haunted. Folks have reported apparitions and it is believed that Clara herself still lingers here in spirit.
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Sachs Covered Bridge
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
32.3 miles from Eldersburg, MD
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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Bladensburg Dueling Grounds
Colmar Manor, Maryland
32.4 miles from Eldersburg, MD
When dueling was outlawed in the district limits, this area, now a park, became the spot where men could defend their honor. The apparition of Commodore Stephen Decatur, killed here in 1820, has been seen here, as well as other shadowy figures.
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Caldwell Hall - Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia
32.5 miles from Eldersburg, MD
A ghost story told at this historic university explains some mysterious lights and an apparition that appears in Caldwell Hall's attic window. The spirit is said to belong to a priest who took a fatal fall from the window after discovering a book on exorcism.
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Soldiers National Museum
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
32.6 miles from Eldersburg, MD
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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Jennie Wade House
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
32.6 miles from Eldersburg, MD
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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Farnsworth House Inn
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
32.8 miles from Eldersburg, MD
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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Tillie Pierce House Inn
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
32.8 miles from Eldersburg, MD
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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Kerby Hall - Trinity Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia
33.1 miles from Eldersburg, MD
This hall is rumored to be haunted by a student who died in the late 1960s. She has been seen in both the staircase and the 5th-floor lounge, as well as in some dorm rooms.
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The Gettysburg Hotel
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
33.1 miles from Eldersburg, MD
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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Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
33.6 miles from Eldersburg, MD
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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Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, District of Columbia
33.7 miles from Eldersburg, MD
This mammoth upscale 1930 hotel is home to its fair share of haunts. In 1930, a rich family, one of the hotel's finiancial backers, moved into Room 864. Reports say that one night their nanny awoke feeling ill, suddenly collapsed, and died. A few days later their adopted daughter Helen ...
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