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0J & J's Pizza
Denton, Texas
28.3 miles from Gainesville, TX
Formerly a jewellery store, the bar and club is haunted by the apparition of a former owner who was shot by burglars in the basement hallway. Musicians performing gigs have reported strange experiences in the vicinity of this area, and a female employee was once followed to the bathroom ...
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1901 Wright Opera House
Denton, Texas
28.3 miles from Gainesville, TX
Formerly an opera house and a saloon (the latter closed in 1913), the establishment now serves as a bookshop and a music store. The building is haunted by a female apparition, known as 'Emma', who roams the third floor where her former apartment was located. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Denton County Courthouse
Denton, Texas
28.4 miles from Gainesville, TX
The 1896 courthouse is haunted by a man in cowboy attire brandishing an old-fashioned rifle. Perhaps the spirit is that of Captain Denton, buried beneath the lawn in front of the building. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Campus Theater
Denton, Texas
28.4 miles from Gainesville, TX
The 1949 theater is haunted by J.P. Harrison, a former stage manager and owner. Legend has it that without a sighting of his spirit prior to a production, bad luck and misfortune will ensue. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Goatman's Bridge - Old Alton Bridge
Argyle, Texas
34.4 miles from Gainesville, TX
The Old Alton Bridge, aka the Goatman's Bridge, is rumored to be a site where satanic practices have occurred, and as a result, a half-goat, half-man creature was conjured up. According to the legend, those who parked on the bridge and honked three times would call up the Goatman. Reports ...
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Whistle Stop Cafe
Van Alstyne, Texas
35.1 miles from Gainesville, TX
Staff and diners at this café have reported ghostly voices, chairs moving around of their own accord and a clock that routinely falls off the wall for no apparent reason. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Barrett Drug Store
Denison, Texas
35.1 miles from Gainesville, TX
The old-fashioned drug store may have closed down, but the façade sign and spirits that haunt the place remain behind. Visitors have reportedly seen the apparition of a former owner, and have encountered an eerie entity in the confectionery section. Cold spots and disembodied footsteps have been felt and ...
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Hart Place Mall
Denison, Texas
35.2 miles from Gainesville, TX
Dating back to the early 1900's, this former mortuary and furniture store is now an antiques warehouse. The place is haunted by a female apparition known as 'Miss Shirley', whose appearance is often accompanied by an icy wind. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Hotel Denison
Denison, Texas
35.2 miles from Gainesville, TX
The 1884 hotel was damaged by fire, causing the death of several guests and employees. Current visitors to the building have seen their spirits going about their business as usual, despite the fact that they perished almost a century ago. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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1895 Building
Bowie, Texas
41.4 miles from Gainesville, TX
Supposedly haunted by the apparition of a telephone operator known as 'Sarah'. Poltergeist activity is been experienced in the store located in the building, as well as the adjacent diner. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Bethel Cemetery
Coppell, Texas
47 miles from Gainesville, TX
Bethel Cemetery, founded in 1853, reportedly contains a haunted grave marked with strange symbols. Legend has it that photographs of this grave, belonging to Oda Kirby ("Lived and Died Sept 17, 1909"), will all turn out overexposed.
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Fort Washita
Durant, Oklahoma
47.1 miles from Gainesville, TX
Fort Washita, established in 1842, was overrun by Confederate forces in 1861. It now stands in ruins surrounded by ghostly legends. One is about a ghost who resides here called Aunt Jane, thought to be beheaded by thieves or soldiers. She appears headless and wearing a white gown, searching for ...
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Haunted Hill School
Grapevine, Texas
47.3 miles from Gainesville, TX
This building built in the year of 1960 and was Hill School of Grapevine (ceased operations in 2013) is a very haunted building. When the building first got remodeled, and Kathy Edwards (Head of school) was looking for a building. The outside was remodeled. The inside was empty, completely. There ...
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Princeton Cemetery
Princeton, Texas
47.8 miles from Gainesville, TX
I have personally have been down to my local cemetery and experienced so pretty heart pounding stuff. I have played Ouija there, email me for info about that. But I have heard voices and footsteps and on one occasion, I saw kind of like a face or something out of ...
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Nash Farm
Grapevine, Texas
47.9 miles from Gainesville, TX
I have heard a lot of ghost radio replies here. It is believed (by me) That there are two ghosts. The husband and wife. Friendly because one of them clearly said "Hi." Some people get slightly freaked out when they are there. (Submitted by R. Hubbs)
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Arthouse Apartment Living
Keller, Texas
48.3 miles from Gainesville, TX
There are apparently numerous reports of paranormal activity amongst the residents of this apartment complex. Some hear disembodied footsteps climbing stairways. Others swear that power outages and elevator malfunctions have otherwordly causes. Despite it all, we're told by at least one resident, it's still a great place ...
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Green Olive Interiors
Keller, Texas
48.5 miles from Gainesville, TX
The interior design building is housed in the oldest building in the city, and it believed to be haunted by several apparitions. The apparition of a white figure has been staring out of an upstairs window, and an orange ball of light has chased staff and passer-by's. People have reported ...
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Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant, Oklahoma
50.7 miles from Gainesville, TX
At Southeastern Oklahoma State University's Morrison Building, the apparition of a little boy has been seen walking around the basement. Apparently there used to be a pool here, and the little boy drowned in it. It is also said that a janitor died here under mysterious circumstances. And at the ...
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Belaire Theatre - Artisan Center Theatre
Hurst, Texas
55.6 miles from Gainesville, TX
Artisan Center Theatre, formerly the Belaire Theatre, is rumored to be home to a former projectionist who had a heart attack and died while on the job. Witnesses say there are also a ghost girl, with whom folks have interacted, and the spirit of a man named Neil, who's not ...
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River Legacy Park
Arlington, Texas
57.8 miles from Gainesville, TX
At River Legacy Park are several places rumored to be haunted. One of them is Hell's Gate, along a shady trail through swampland. Local legend has it that it was along this trail that captured Union spies were marched on their way to be hanged. Here, phantom sobs and prayers ...
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Snuffer's Restaurant
Dallas, Texas
58.8 miles from Gainesville, TX
The ghost of a hazy figure has been seen in the hallway leading to the restrooms. It is believed to be that of a woman that died during a fight there long ago. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Stockyards Hotel
Fort Worth, Texas
59.1 miles from Gainesville, TX
Ghost tours of the area are available, and they begin in this hotel and visit several other nearby buildings. Room 218 of the hotel is believed to be haunted.
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The Bull Ring
Fort Worth, Texas
59.2 miles from Gainesville, TX
A former gambling parlour in 1910, the Bull Ring is located in the historic district of the Fort Worth Stockyards. The building is believed to be haunted by several apparitions and ghostly voices are heard. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Miss Molly's Hotel
Fort Worth, Texas
59.2 miles from Gainesville, TX
In the historic Stockyards of Fort Worth Miss Molly's is allegedly haunted by ghosts from its former bordello days including the ghost of a cowboy that is mostly seen in the aptly named Cowboy Room.
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Renaissance Dallas Hotel
Dallas, Texas
59.4 miles from Gainesville, TX
According to local legend, a man jumped to his death from this hotel's roof, landing on the west side of the building. Witnesses say unexplained sounds come from the rooms and that the area of the roof is haunted.
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Six Flags Over Texas
Arlington, Texas
60.2 miles from Gainesville, TX
The ghost of a woman named Annie is said to haunt the Texas section of the park; she is commonly seen and sometimes photographed in the Old Time Parlour and has also been reported by Texas Giant and Runaway Mountain. She is thought to have died nearby in the 1900's. (Submitted ...
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Le Méridien Dallas - The Stoneleigh
Dallas, Texas
60.3 miles from Gainesville, TX
The Bolla Bar inside the 1923 Stoneleigh Hotel is said to be haunted by restless souls who passed away in the hotel, especially during thunderstorms. Witnesses say strange things have happened here for years: Lights flicker, the elevator works on its own, apparitions scare guests and glasses shatter for no ...
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Veteran's Lake
Sulphur, Oklahoma
60.3 miles from Gainesville, TX
There are a few stories surrounding this public lake. Some say a boy swimming here once drowned, and his mother also drowned trying to rescue him; her apparition has been seen hovering on the lake's surface. Another story is that it was a teen girl who died in a boating ...
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0Lake Worth Castle
Fort Worth, Texas
60.8 miles from Gainesville, TX
This beautiful castle was rebuilt on the shores of Lake Worth by a former owner, and is believed to be haunted the apparition of a young man, who has been seen wandering the grounds as well as inside the castle. The second apparition is a ghostly bride who has been ...
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Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse
Fort Worth, Texas
61.4 miles from Gainesville, TX
Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse is housed inside a building that was originally constructed as an upper-class bathhouse in 1890, and its ghost has been traced back to the bathhouse. Historians speculate that the victim may have won some coin at a nearby gambling spot. As a result, he was ...
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David Dalton Salon
Fort Worth, Texas
61.5 miles from Gainesville, TX
Formerly a bookstore, the now salon and café is still believed to be haunted, A shadowy apparition has been seen on the stairs. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Adolphus Hotel
Dallas, Texas
61.5 miles from Gainesville, TX
This 1912 hotel is home to many spirits, according to the local lore. Among them are a sad bride who was said to be jilted in the 1930s and hanged herself--she haunts the 19th floor. Witnesses have seen her apparition, and with it heard her sobbing and the sound of ...
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0Hotel Lawrence Dallas
Dallas, Texas
61.6 miles from Gainesville, TX
This hotel opened in 1925, and a lot of mysterious happenings occur here. On the 10th floor, witnesses have reported the sound of crying and footsteps in high heels, along with cold spots and strange shadows -- it is said that a woman in the 1940s jumped or fell to ...
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W.E. Scott Theatre
Fort Worth, Texas
62.2 miles from Gainesville, TX
The W.E. Scott Theatre was built in 1966 with funds left by William Edrington Scott, who died of lung cancer, to benefit Fort Worth's culture. W.E. Scott himself is believed to be one of the ghosts who haunt the theater. He has been known to straighten his portraits when they ...
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Thistle Hill
Fort Worth, Texas
62.5 miles from Gainesville, TX
Thistle Hill was originally built in 1903-1904 for Electra Waggoner Wharton, daughter of wealthy rancher and oilman William "Tom" Waggoner and his wife Ella. The historic home is now available for touring and private events. Witnesses say that the 1970s renovations may have awakened some spirits, as two apparitions began ...
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Park Lane Apartments
Arlington, Texas
62.7 miles from Gainesville, TX
People report seeing figures in their apartments when there is no one around. Strange noises are heard, such as the sound of babies crying, and the faucets turn on and off by themselves. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0The Texas White House
Fort Worth, Texas
63.2 miles from Gainesville, TX
At this 1910 building, now a bed-and-breakfast inn, a ghost is said to visit the Lone Star Room. The apparition of a man has been seen here, and his presence has been felt moving around in the room by some guests.
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Log Cabin Village
Fort Worth, Texas
64 miles from Gainesville, TX
The aroma of perfume has been smelt in several of the log cabins. The apparition of a man who was hung has been seen in various log cabins around the village, and is described as an evil entity. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Wayside Avenue
Fort Worth, Texas
66 miles from Gainesville, TX
This neighborhood built is the 1930s has a street that is said to be haunted. A white shadow of a sad little boy that shows up in lawns and rooms. No one knows where he come from, but he has been seen by many of the residents there. (Submitted ...
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Hampton Inn & Suites - Mesquite
Mesquite, Texas
66.5 miles from Gainesville, TX
Guests and employees both have experienced ghosts here. Folks have seen a male apparition wearing black pants and brown shoes, and have spoken to a ghost girl, not realizing she was a ghost. A pervasive feeling of being watched also has been reported.
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Salem Presbyterian - Family Land Church
Sulphur, Oklahoma
69 miles from Gainesville, TX
According to one local legend about this church and its surrounding area, around the turn of the century a man killed his wife and daughter here and buried them nearby. He committed suicide later, and his apparition has been seen on the property. The screams of his family have been ...
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Eskridge Hotel Museum
Wynnewood, Oklahoma
70.3 miles from Gainesville, TX
This hotel-turned-museum boasts more than historic exhibits -- it's said to have some haunts as well. Mannequins in the displays are said to move, and shadows can be seen moving through the place.
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Tucker Cemetery
Duncan, Oklahoma
70.5 miles from Gainesville, TX
Rumor has it that at this closed cemetery, graves will appear empty one moment and covered over with grass the next. It is also said that something unseen may grab your leg and that tombstones will inexplicably fall over and then right themselves.
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Baker Mansion
Weatherford, Texas
71.5 miles from Gainesville, TX
At Baker Mansion, built in 1894, the ghost of original owner JD Baker's son Charles, who mysteriously disappeared in 1908, is said to walk. The subsequent owners of the home noted shadows on the stairs, eerie figures, violent pounding from the basement, and touches from unseen hands.
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Witches Gate
Wichita Falls, Texas
74.2 miles from Gainesville, TX
The burned mansion is the centerpiece of a local legend. Many different stories circulate here. Some say the wealthy family who lived here was met with tragedy when the father passed away. The mother went crazy and burned the house. Another tale says robbers broke into the house, and one ...
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Murders at Hammon and Hatton
Wichita Falls, Texas
77.2 miles from Gainesville, TX
Local lore tells of a couple who parked here to make out. A man in black knocked on their window, and they opened it up. Immediately and unceremoniously, he killed the couple. The only clue found was a bloody hook said to be hanging on the nearby railing. The phantom ...
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Dr. White's Sanitorium - Old Insane Asylum
Wichita Falls, Texas
79.5 miles from Gainesville, TX
At the old art-deco building, formerly said to have been an insane asylum, folks have reported the sound of footsteps and of water dripping in the basement, although there has been no water turned on here for years. The building has since been turned into a private residence.
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The Crazy Water Hotel
Mineral Wells, Texas
79.8 miles from Gainesville, TX
Formerly the Crazy Water Hotel, the building here is now a retirement and assisted-living community. The hotel was built in the 1920s over the site of a well, and legend has it that the hotel's name comes from the tale of a mentally unstable woman who went there every day ...
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Mineral Wells, Texas
79.9 miles from Gainesville, TX
Two grisly legends are told to ghost hunters at this site. One is of a man who was killed after being caught in an elevator door. The second is about a woman, a mistress, so distraught over her unrequited love that she killed herself in the hotel. Both spirits are ...
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Pinky's Cave
Wichita Falls, Texas
80.6 miles from Gainesville, TX
A painted warning in the cave says “Stop now or Pinky’ll get you!” Pinky's Cave is a 3-mile concrete drainage ditch. Several decades ago, teenager Robert Pinkman claimed the tunnel for himself and his friends, calling it Pinky’s Cave. It became the stuff of neighborhood legends, a hangout for kids ...
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