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0Wayside Inn
Ellicott City, Maryland
8.7 miles from Fulton, 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
10.4 miles from Fulton, 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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The Judges Bench
Ellicott City, Maryland
10.4 miles from Fulton, 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
10.6 miles from Fulton, 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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Beall-Dawson House
Rockville, Maryland
13.3 miles from Fulton, 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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Fletchertown Road
Bowie, Maryland
13.3 miles from Fulton, 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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Glenn Dale Hospital
Glenn Dale, Maryland
14.4 miles from Fulton, 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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Bladensburg Dueling Grounds
Colmar Manor, Maryland
15.1 miles from Fulton, 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
15.4 miles from Fulton, 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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0Kerby Hall - Trinity Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia
16 miles from Fulton, 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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Leakin Park
Baltimore, Maryland
16.2 miles from Fulton, 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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Gallaudet University - MSSD
Washington, District of Columbia
17 miles from Fulton, MD
MSSD is the Model Secondary School for the Deaf. The ghost of a girl who committed suicide has been seen in the dorms, as well as another female spirit. Hoofbeats also have been felt through the campus, thought to be left over from Revolutionary War soldiers.
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0Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, District of Columbia
17.2 miles from Fulton, 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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Clara Barton National Historic Site
Glen Echo, Maryland
17.2 miles from Fulton, 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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Woodrow Wilson House
Washington, District of Columbia
17.8 miles from Fulton, MD
At this museum, both staff members and visitors have reported seeing President Woodrow Wilson's apparition sitting in his rocking chair. Also reported have been the sound of a man with a shiffling gait walking with a cane and the sound of a man sobbing.
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Walsh Mansion - Embassy of Indonesia
Washington, District of Columbia
17.9 miles from Fulton, MD
Formerly the Walsh Mansion and now the Embassy of Indonesia, this 1903 mansion is believed to be haunted by Evalyn Walsh McLean, daughter of original builder Thomas J. Walsh. The mansion had 60 rooms, including a theater and a ballroom. Evalyn Walsh married publishing heir Edward Beale "Ned" McLean, whose ...
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Mary Surratt's Boarding House - Wok and Roll
Washington, District of Columbia
18.1 miles from Fulton, MD
Notorious Lincoln conspirator Mary Surratt's former boarding house is now Wok and Roll, a Chinese restaurant, and it is said to be haunted by Mary Surratt's ghost. Witnesses have heard unintelligible murmurs, unexplained footsteps, muffled weeping and creaking floorboards.
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0Renaissance Mayflower Hotel
Washington, District of Columbia
18.1 miles from Fulton, MD
This 1925 is known for its beautiful inlaid gold decor, and also for its resident ghost. When Calvin Coolidge won the U.S. presidency, he was expected to go to his Inaugural Ball at the Mayflower Hotel. However, his son Calvin Jr. had just died of an infection, and the devastated ...
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National Building Museum
Washington, District of Columbia
18.2 miles from Fulton, MD
The 1887 National Building Museum is said to be haunted by ghosts who appear in an unusual way. Formerly the "Pension Building," where pensions were processed for Civil War veterans, widows, and orphans, it has 15 Corinthian brick-and-plaster columns painted to resemble black onyx. Witnesses say the colors on the ...
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Edgar Allan Poe Residence
Baltimore, Maryland
18.3 miles from Fulton, 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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St. John's Episcopal Church
Washington, District of Columbia
18.3 miles from Fulton, MD
The 1816 church's President's Pew, reserved for the President of the United States, is where the hauntings are said to take place. So the story goes, when the old church bell tolls for the death of a notable person, six ghostly men in white robes appear at midnight in the ...
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0Hay–Adams Hotel
Washington, District of Columbia
18.3 miles from Fulton, MD
Allegedly haunted by the ghost of Marian (Clover) Hooper Adams who lived in the residence that occupied this site prior to the hotel being constructed. Mrs. Adams committed suicide by ingesting potassium cyanide. People claim to see and smell distinct scents that they attribute to her, including the smell ...
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Cutts-Madison House - Dolley Madison House
Washington, District of Columbia
18.3 miles from Fulton, MD
The spirit of former First Lady Dolley Madison is said to reside at her home, built in 1822 by Richard Cutts, Dolley's brother-in-law. After her husband James Madison died in 1836, Dolley lived here until her death in 1849. Although the house's next owner Rear Admiral Charles Wilkes changed things ...
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National Museum of Crime and Punishment
Washington, District of Columbia
18.3 miles from Fulton, MD
On display is the Tennessee electric chair, used on 125 men from 1916 to 1960. It is said to be haunted by the ghosts of the men whose lives it took.
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M Street Bridge
Washington, District of Columbia
18.4 miles from Fulton, MD
Visitors to the bridge should keep a lookout for two ghosts. One is a phantom stagecoach, which locals saw from the early 19th century to the early 20th century; the other is a drummer boy who had been knocked off-balance by a strong breeze and drowned. Witnesses say they have ...
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Decatur House
Washington, District of Columbia
18.4 miles from Fulton, MD
The ghost of war hero Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr., is said to peer out the second-story window of his 1819 house or walk out its back door. Decatur was killed just 14 months after moving here, in a duel between himself and former friend James Barron. Ghostly weeping also can ...
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0Treasury Annex
Washington, District of Columbia
18.4 miles from Fulton, MD
A ghostly woman in a long white dress roams the second floor, seen by several employees working late. Also experienced have been unexplained footsteps and voices, and even a toilet flushing.
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0Ford's Theatre
Washington, District of Columbia
18.4 miles from Fulton, MD
At this historic theater where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, folks say John Wilkes Booth's footsteps still can be heard running up the back stairs to the Presidential Box.
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0Blair House
Washington, District of Columbia
18.5 miles from Fulton, MD
Now a complex of four connected townhouses and the official state guest housing for the President of the United States, the historic Blair House was built in 1824 for Joseph Lovell, eighth Surgeon General of the United States Army. It is said that the ghost of President Woodrow Wilson has ...
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Old Stone House
Washington, District of Columbia
18.5 miles from Fulton, MD
The 18th-century home is reported to be one of the oldest buildings in D.C. It's believed to be home to at least four spirits, who knock things off shelves and perform other mischievous tricks. One spirit is said to be an "unfriendly male" who has scared many a visitor.
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National Theatre
Washington, District of Columbia
18.5 miles from Fulton, MD
Opened in 1835 originally, the theater was demolished and rebuilt in 1923. Deceased actor John McCullough's spirit has appeared here in the role of Shakespeare's Hamlet. According to local stories, the actor was murdered here in the 1880s by another actor. The ghost has been seen as far back as ...
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0The White House
Washington, District of Columbia
18.5 miles from Fulton, MD
A number of mysterious happenings have been reported in the White House. President Abraham Lincoln's apparition is seen in the Lincoln Bedroom and all over the White House, President Andrew Jackson is seen in the Rose Bedroom, and President William Henry Harrison is heard in the attic. Abigail Adams is ...
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Willard InterContinental
Washington, District of Columbia
18.5 miles from Fulton, MD
The grand hotel has had many famous guests, such as Abraham Lincoln, Charles Dickens, Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, General John J. Pershing, and Harry Houdini. Another renowned guest, once a U.S. president, is believed to still reside here. An apparition believed to be Ulysses S. Grant has been ...
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0United States Capitol
Washington, District of Columbia
18.6 miles from Fulton, MD
At the U.S. Capitol, folks say that late at night, the statues in the Statuary Hall come to life and move about the room. It is also said that a black cat appears in the basement just before a national disaster occurs. The ghost of a builder who died during ...
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Halcyon House
Washington, District of Columbia
18.6 miles from Fulton, MD
Built by first Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert in 1787, Halcyon House was sold in 1900 to Albert Clemens, a nephew of Mark Twain. Clemens, who died in 1938, believed that perpetually altering the house would extend his life, so it changed quite a bit over the decades in ...
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Library of Congress
Washington, District of Columbia
18.6 miles from Fulton, MD
Tales are told of a ghostly police officer who haunts the stacks at the famed Library of Congress, often helping those who become lost amid the vast collection. Appearing both in uniform and in casual clothes, the officer, who often even tells people his name, is deceased sergeant. Other strange ...
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Lafayette Square - Presidents Park
Washington, District of Columbia
18.7 miles from Fulton, MD
President's Park, a.k.a. Lafayette Square, is said to be haunted by Philip Barton Key II, son of Francis Scott Key. As legend has it, in 1958 Philip Key had an affair with the wife of one of his friends, Daniel Sickles. In his rage, Sickles shot Key, who was unarmed, ...
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Westminster Hall
Baltimore, Maryland
18.7 miles from Fulton, 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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0The Octagon House
Washington, District of Columbia
18.7 miles from Fulton, MD
Built by Colonel John Tahoe in 1799, the historic Octagon House was used as The White House during former president Madison's term. One ghost here is the spirit of Colonel Tahoe's pregnant daughter, who died when she threw herself from the top banister. She committed suicide after finding out her ...
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Marwood Mansion
Potomac, Maryland
18.9 miles from Fulton, 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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Independence Avenue SW
Washington, District of Columbia
19 miles from Fulton, MD
This part of the avenue is believed to be haunted by the ghosts of slaves. It is the former site of two notorious slave markets: the Yellow House or Williams Slave Pen, now the FAA headquarters, and the nearby Robey Slave Pen, at the 7th Street corner. Locals have heard ...
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Lord Baltimore Hotel
Baltimore, Maryland
19 miles from Fulton, 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
19.1 miles from Fulton, 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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Marine Barracks - 8th & I
Washington, District of Columbia
19.1 miles from Fulton, MD
The mysterious presence is said to linger around the lower parking garage, where a fatal accident involving a young child occurred. Some Marines have heard the child calling out early in the morning; others have seen a red ball rolling down a garage ramp.
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USCGC Taney
Baltimore, Maryland
19.3 miles from Fulton, 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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Improved Order of Heptasophs - Baltimore Theatre Project
Baltimore, Maryland
19.5 miles from Fulton, 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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Club Charles
Baltimore, Maryland
19.7 miles from Fulton, 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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The Horse You Came In On Saloon
Baltimore, Maryland
19.8 miles from Fulton, 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
19.8 miles from Fulton, 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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