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Gypsy Cemetery - Union Township Cemetery
Algona, Iowa
26.6 miles from Elmore, MN
This small gypsy cemetery is said to be haunted by a gypsy queen, who is guarded by a murder of crows. Legend has it that in the 1800s gypsies came through here often with their wagons. If any member of their group was sick and dying, they would simply bury ...
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Plum Creek Pits
Algona, Iowa
27.9 miles from Elmore, MN
Locals say a little boy's ghost appears at this popular fishing spot. Some say the boy was once accidentally impaled by a stick when he fell while running nearby. The ghost has been seen walking along the bank of the pit.
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Little Africa - Geigel Woods
Algona, Iowa
32.5 miles from Elmore, MN
This site is said to be very active with spirits, in part because the old bridge was the site of two hangings. Car accidents have been caused by apparitions standing in the middle of the road. Also, at the old farm house, the husband is said to have killed the ...
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Estherville, Iowa
39.1 miles from Elmore, MN
A couple of spooky stories surround this cemetery's hill, and the fact that your car, when put in neutral, will seem to travel up it by itself. According to one story, a car full of football players was in an accident here when the car stalled. While they were pushing ...
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Lot Behind Nauss Oil
Emmetsburg, Iowa
39.9 miles from Elmore, MN
A motel once stood in this vacant lot, but it has since been demolished. The foundation/drive-/walkway is still there. Locals say the spirit of an old man in a plaid shirt and chinos walks along the way, stopping several times as if he is checking to make sure the motel ...
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Buddy Holly Memorial
Clear Lake, Iowa
40.6 miles from Elmore, MN
Buddy Holly may be alive beyond the grave. According to reports, some have seen a phantom plane crashing that matches the one involved in the 1959 tragedy. Also, 3 orbs have been caught on tape in the spot where Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens died.
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Grotto of the Redemption
West Bend, Iowa
41.5 miles from Elmore, MN
This sacred site was constructed over a 42-year period, beginning in 1912, using semiprecious stones from every state in the U.S. and every world region. The Christmas Chapel contains a 300-lb. amethyst, and Bethlehem Cave contains 65 tons of petrified wood. The spiritual place has tons of statues depicting the ...
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Minnesota State University Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota
44.6 miles from Elmore, MN
Minnesota State University Mankato is said to have a ghost who rings buzzers and another who steals toilet paper in the Crawford Dorm. And in the Crawford-McElroy Complex, there is a ghost stuck in the 1960s who goes on panty raids.
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R.D Hubbard House Museum
Mankato, Minnesota
45.6 miles from Elmore, MN
This historic mansion is currently operated as a museum by the Blue Earth County Historical Society, and staff claim that even after the building has closed down for the night, some still walk the halls of the old house. Visitors claim to have heard ghostly laughter, running footsteps in ...
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Calvary Cemetery
Mankato, Minnesota
46.7 miles from Elmore, MN
At Calvary Cemetery, you can find the visuals for many stories told by school kids. There are several about an evil doctor who appears as a ghost-devil, and some about Hell Road, a nearby path where animal sacrifices were allegedly performed. Ghost hunters determined that no such devilish behavior really ...
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Loon Lake Cemetery
Jackson, Minnesota
50.4 miles from Elmore, MN
Loon Lake Cemetery is said to be haunted--and dangerous. According to local lore, three witches were violently executed and were buried here, but not before threatening to curse anyone who desecrated their graves. Mary Jane, beheaded in 1881, was said to be the most powerful of the witches. Legend has ...
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Le Sueur County Historical Society Museum
Elysian, Minnesota
52.3 miles from Elmore, MN
Some odd things have been reported at this museum: disembodied voices, a typewriter and a record player that worked by themselves, and a service bell that rang on its own.
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Humboldt County Historical Museum
Humboldt, Iowa
54.3 miles from Elmore, MN
Lights are seen in the building at night and some people claim the ghost of a man who drowned in the nearby river has also been spotted roaming the grounds.
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West Hills
Owatonna, Minnesota
58.5 miles from Elmore, MN
Ghosts of orphaned children are rumored to linger in this former orphanage, laughing audibly. Witnesses also have seen the floor move and warp and smelled phantom cigar smoke. Books also have moved, temperature has been known to change drastically, and phone calls have been made to the police department from ...
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It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere
Owatonna, Minnesota
58.7 miles from Elmore, MN
The bar called It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere is said to be haunted. Reports say the apparition of a man in old-fashioned duds and a puddle of blood appear out of nowhere. The bar was a funeral home and a used furniture store in past incarnations.
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Moose Pond
Spencer, Iowa
58.8 miles from Elmore, MN
Locals tell a story of harrowing events that happen at 8:47 p.m. on December 23. If you visit the iced-over pond on that night, you can hear pounding on the ice and hear the screams of a young boy trapped beneath the ice. According to the story, the young boy ...
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Lambrecht's Gift Store
New Ulm, Minnesota
58.9 miles from Elmore, MN
This gift store is housed in a historic building, which has a darker history in relation to the murder of a woman that occurred in the building many years before. The apparition of a pale-faced woman with a terrified expression has been seen knocking on the window of the ...
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Green Lawn Cemetery - CSAH 20 Cemetery
St. Peter, Minnesota
59.8 miles from Elmore, MN
Green Lawn Cemetery, aka CSAH (County State Aid Highway) 20 Cemetery and Traverse de Sioux Cemetery, is rumored to be haunted and a spot for animal sacrifices. People have reported apparitions, photo anomalies and other strange phenomena here.
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Hawkeye Theatre
Fort Dodge, Iowa
68.8 miles from Elmore, MN
Reports say visitors to the theater get the feeling of being watched, and have seen a ghostly little girl. Also, some say if you are alone here you will feel the not-so-gentle touch of an invisible hand.
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Hawkeye Community Theatre
Fort Dodge, Iowa
68.8 miles from Elmore, MN
This historic theatre is believed to be haunted by the apparition of a young girl who was murdered nearby. Witnesses claim to have seen her sitting in the hall after hours, and have felt her brush past them in the corridors. The chandelier at the entrance also moves of ...
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Montgomery Golf Club
Montgomery, Minnesota
70.3 miles from Elmore, MN
Montgomery Golf Club is home to two ghosts, maybe more. One's identity has been traced to a farmer who once lived on the land and is said to be buried on the first hole of the golf course. His apparition has been spotted in a hat and overalls. The other ...
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Bannwell Bridge - Terror Bridge
Barnum, Iowa
70.3 miles from Elmore, MN
Local legend maintains that a woman once killed her 3 kids here. Some reports say she hung them from the bridge and they were hit by a train coming through. Her ghostly head is said to follow you down the road, and if you don't have your doors and windows ...
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Riverside Cemetery
Charles City, Iowa
76.4 miles from Elmore, MN
Visitors here have reported dark figures and a feeling of being watched. The ghost of a Native American is said to have been seen -- perhaps it is he who keeps an eye on the place.
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Mantorville Opera House
Kasson, Minnesota
76.9 miles from Elmore, MN
Built in 1918, the Mantorville Opera House building has been a club, a speakeasy, a silent movie house, a skating rink, a city hall and a civic center. It is believed to be haunted by several spirits, including former actors and entertainers and a woman who the staff nicknamed Ellen. ...
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Children of Iron Hill
Charles City, Iowa
77.8 miles from Elmore, MN
According to local lore, in the 1920s there was a fiery train crash that killed many passengers. One car was full of orphan children who perished in the fires. It is said that the ghost children can still be heard crying, and sometimes the smell of burning is detected. Some ...
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Thompson Hall Dormitory
Iowa Falls, Iowa
79.2 miles from Elmore, MN
The dorm at Ellsworth Community College and Union Cemetery across the street are both said to be haunted. The spirit of town benefactor Mr. Ellsworth himself has been seen, and footsteps and voices have been heard in the dorm's basement.
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St. Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota
79.9 miles from Elmore, MN
The four buildings rumored to be haunted at St. Olaf College are Hilleboe Hall, where children singing and playing piano have been heard; Kelsey Theater, where deceased Miss Kelsey has been witnessed playing the piano onstage; Melby Hall, where the apparitions of a man and a woman in Victorian clothing ...
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Swope Hall - Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, Iowa
82.2 miles from Elmore, MN
A ghost named Mary is said to haunt this hall. Legend says her house once stood in the very spot where Swope Hall stands today. She died of lead poisoning, which caused her to become mentally unstable and leap from a 3rd-story window. Phenomema experienced here involve the opening and ...
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Vegors Cemetery
Lehigh, Iowa
82.4 miles from Elmore, MN
The cemetery is said to be haunted by the spirits of restless Native Americans and Mrs. Henry Lott, the wife of a man who was known to cheat the Native Americans and steal their horses. She was killed while trying to escape from angry Native Americans seeking revenge, although her ...
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Hazel Green Cemetery
Ackley, Iowa
87 miles from Elmore, MN
The gazebo in this old cemetery seems to be the central spot for the spiritual activity. In it, visitors have reported seeing an elderly woman's ghost sitting in a rocking chair, holding a baby. It is said that those who see her feel sadness, rather than fear. Reports say that ...
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Ferguson’s Cemetery
Norwood Young America, Minnesota
89.5 miles from Elmore, MN
According to local legend, Ferguson’s Cemetery is the home of a ghostly little boy who peeks out over a tombstone. Reports say his grave is the one in the southwest corner, separated from the other graves. Orbs, eerie feelings and the sound of a phantom dog barking also have been ...
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American Theatre
Cherokee, Iowa
90.3 miles from Elmore, MN
Staff at the theatre maintain that it is haunted by previous owner Mr. Goldie. A seat has been seen rocking, slowly, all by itself, and it is said that the theatre's employees have many more stories to tell.
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Quill and Quilt Bed and Breakfast
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
90.8 miles from Elmore, MN
Built in 1897 for a prominent local physician, this bed and breakfast inn appears to now be a private residence. During the establishments heyday, guests reported catching glimpse of a shadowy apparition in the Quilters Haven Room. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Cherokee Mental Health Institute Cemetery
Cherokee, Iowa
91.3 miles from Elmore, MN
Behind the MHI on the north side there Is a locked gate about 4 feet tall, if you follow that path down about a foot ball field distance you should cross a small bridge,and there is a small cemetery that is home to nameless graves. It is said that if you ...
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Rainbow Bridge
Lake City, Iowa
94.4 miles from Elmore, MN
A chocolate-loving spirit resides at this old bowstring bridge. Stories say that if you bring an unopened chocolate bar to the bridge at midnight, lay it in the center of the bridge, and exit the bridge, after 5 minutes you will find an unopened and intact wrapper, but the chocolate ...
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Andy's Market Hill - Scott Park
Apple Valley, Minnesota
96.2 miles from Elmore, MN
At the popular sledding spot called Andy's Market Hill, aka Dead Man's Hill in Scott Park, legend has it that a little boy named Dameon was sledding in 1998 when he was killed accidentally by an archer who shot him in the eye. Now, Dameon's sledding apparition is seen here ...
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Chanhassen Water Tower
Chaska, Minnesota
96.6 miles from Elmore, MN
Folks say strange noises and a ghostly dancing figure around and atop the water tower prove that it's haunted.
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Harrington-Merrill House
Hutchinson, Minnesota
96.9 miles from Elmore, MN
Built around 1820, the house is said to be haunted by a Native American Sioux named Little Crow and his son, who were both shot by a farmer while spending the night in the house. Some reports say the son was not killed.
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J L Reece Memorial Park
New Providence, Iowa
97.5 miles from Elmore, MN
According to reports, a young woman committed suicide in the cornfield at this site. Witnesses have seen her appear in the field and have heard her screaming.
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Chanhassen Dinner Theatre
Elmore,
97.6 miles from Elmore, MN
According to local lore, the theater was built on the site of a home that burned down, killing the woman who was inside. Her spirit was said to haunt the theater, along with the ghost of a former actor who was bicycling home when she was hit and killed by ...
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Vicksburg Cemetery
Renville, Minnesota
98 miles from Elmore, MN
Vicksburg Cemetery is said to have a glowing tombstone whose grave sports bleeding flowers in spring.
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Kate Shelly High Bridge
Boone, Iowa
100 miles from Elmore, MN
Local legend tells the tale of 15-year-old Kate Shelley, who in 1881 crawled across a badly damaged bridge during a terrible storm to warn an oncoming train that the bridge was out. This bridge, built in 1901, is said to be her ghost's home. Phantom trains also have been seen ...
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Boone County Historical Society - Masonic Temple
Boone, Iowa
100.3 miles from Elmore, MN
Dating back to 1907, the historic former masonic temple and museum may have a resident ghost. Known as 'Frank', the poltergeist frequently slams doors and turns on lights after the place has been closed up for the night. Disembodied footsteps have also been heard on the second floor, and ...
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The Boone News-Republican
Boone, Iowa
100.7 miles from Elmore, MN
Employees who work late have heard unexplained footsteps and, at times, have heard their names called. The phenomena seem to occur only when the place is nearly empty of people.
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William G. LeDuc House
Hastings, Minnesota
104.5 miles from Elmore, MN
Civil War quartermaster General William Leduc's home, built in 1865, and his family reportedly dabbled in spiritualism. Many spirits are said to reside here, and the apparition of General Leduc himself has been spotted. His daughter Alice and family friend Carroll Simmons are believed to be here as well, and ...
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Farm House Museum
Ames, Iowa
104.6 miles from Elmore, MN
The spirits of two sisters are believed to reside at the museum; details of the hauntings are unknown.
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Friley Hall - Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
104.7 miles from Elmore, MN
One dormitory room is nicknamed Satan’s Legion. Rumor has it that a student killed himself there, and everyone who is assigned to that room either dies or disappears. Reports say many students are afraid to go into the room, and some maintain that because of this, the university stopped assigning ...
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Iowa State University - Memorial Union
Ames, Iowa
104.8 miles from Elmore, MN
The hall is a tribute to graduate soldiers who died at war. According to reports, a strange low moan can be heard constantly here. Some say is it the voice of the only woman who ever graduated from the school who died in World War I.
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Fisher Theatre - Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
105 miles from Elmore, MN
Named for contributor J.W. Fisher, the 1974 theater is rumored to be haunted by Frederica Shattuck, another university theater department contributor. So the story goes, the ghost took up residence in the Fisher Theatre after her Shattuck Theater was demolished.
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