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0Bucksbaum Center - Grinnell College
Grinnell, Iowa
9.8 miles from Gilman, IA
A haunted wheelchair is said to reside on the stage in the performing arts building. Sometimes it has been known to roll out onto the stage during rehearsals or performances. Legend has it that it is the spirit of a former theater director paying a friendly visit.
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0Meskwaki Bingo Casino and Hotel
Tama, Iowa
10.2 miles from Gilman, IA
Screams and arguing voices have been heard when no one is around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Riverside Cemetery
Marshalltown, Iowa
13.9 miles from Gilman, IA
It is said that in the older part of the cemetery there was a chair that looked as if it had been made of wood, although it was concrete. Urban legend said that those who sat in the chair would die within a year. There are contradicting reports as to ...
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Newton Community Theatre
Newton, Iowa
18 miles from Gilman, IA
T.G., or Theater Ghost, is said to haunt this building. One board member reported seeing an apparition of a man on the stage, and it is said that actors often have difficulty finding their props. Any such difficulty, of course, is attributed to T.G.
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0David Ryan House
Newton, Iowa
18.1 miles from Gilman, IA
Actual details of this alleged haunting seem to spring from a single source, a local paranormal group who claims the house is haunted. Alleged haunting is basically hearing footsteps and voices. Some EVPs are claimed by the paranormal group that offers occasional tours of the house for interested ...
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Newton Daily News
Newton, Iowa
18.3 miles from Gilman, IA
The Daily News building was built in 1921 specifically for the town newspaper. Over the years, rumors and jokes have been heard from the newsroom to the press room about ghosts haunting the old building. Since inviting members of the Jasper County Paranormal Idealist to investigate the building on Oct. ...
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Capitol II Theatre
Newton, Iowa
18.4 miles from Gilman, IA
The theater, which first opened in 1927, is said to be haunted by an eerie presence. One employee was forcefully pulled backward by his hair. Paranormal researchers investigated in 2012, and the results turned up unexplained photos, strange sounds, and physical contact from the presence.
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Children's Forest
Newton, Iowa
18.8 miles from Gilman, IA
Locals will tell you that an antique glass jar was found in these woods and taken to a nearby resident's garage, and shortly thereafter, the spirit of a very sad-looking Native American appeared and walked right through a table. The next day, the jar was taken back to the forest ...
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Sugar Grove Cemetery - Metz Cemetery
Newton, Iowa
22.9 miles from Gilman, IA
This old cemetery is known for a glowing tombstone, purportedly owned by Charles M. Baker, who died April 17, 1881. According to urban legend, when vehicle headlights shine into the cemetery from a nearby interstate bridge, the tombstone emits an eerie glow. No one knows the reason behind this phenomenon.
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The Mud Man of Metz Bridge
Newton, Iowa
24 miles from Gilman, IA
As urban legend has it, a mud monster, or Mud Man, lives under the bridge. Some say the Mud Man is a spirit lingering from a fatal car accident that once occurred in the mud near the river; the body was never found. Others assert the tale was created by ...
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Maple Hill Mansion
Monroe, Iowa
30.1 miles from Gilman, IA
This home was picked up and moved in early 2013, to a spot some six miles away from its original location. The man who had purchased the land and house wanted to tear it down and build a new home on the spot, so a preservationist purchased the house ...
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Farrar Schoolhouse
Maxwell, Iowa
30.3 miles from Gilman, IA
This building, formerly a middle school, has been a private residence since 2008. Please respect the owners' privacy. Witnesses have seen the ghost of a small boy in the stairwell; one has also appeared in a photo sitting on the edge of the auditorium stage. Voices of children talking and ...
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J L Reece Memorial Park
New Providence, Iowa
33.2 miles from Gilman, IA
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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0Penguin Lady of Graham Hall
Pella, Iowa
33.7 miles from Gilman, IA
At Central College in Graham Hall, there is a locked room rumored to be inhabited by someone they've nicknamed the Penguin Lady. Residents there say if you place a sheet of paper under the door, it will be quickly sucked into the locked room. When the staff unlock the door, ...
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Machinist's Hall
Conroy, Iowa
42.2 miles from Gilman, IA
This meetinghouse was once a school, and it is said to be haunted by flickering lights in the night. Voices have been heard behind the building, as well. Note: Some Internet sites mistakenly call it "Mechanists Hall."
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Avon Railroad Tracks
Carlisle, Iowa
44.2 miles from Gilman, IA
Reports say an apparition appears of an old man holding a lantern and walking along the tracks. Before too long, the man simply vanishes.
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Hazel Green Cemetery
Ackley, Iowa
44.2 miles from Gilman, IA
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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Evergreen Cemetery
Vinton, Iowa
44.4 miles from Gilman, IA
This cemetery is home to a ghostly woman on horseback who wears a white dress and rides up and down the train tracks. There are also reports of strange phenomena surrounding a statue and apparitions of military men who wander in the portion of the cemetery for unknown soldiers.
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0Iowa State University - C.Y. Stephens Auditorium
Ames, Iowa
44.7 miles from Gilman, IA
A friendly ghost, C.Y. Stephens himself, in fact, is known to haunt this auditorium. He has been seen in the basement tunnels or sitting in the back right corner of the 3rd balcony. He also makes himself known by cold spots and the sound of footsteps. When performers see him, ...
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Fisher Theatre - Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
44.7 miles from Gilman, IA
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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Farm House Museum
Ames, Iowa
45.1 miles from Gilman, IA
The spirits of two sisters are believed to reside at the museum; details of the hauntings are unknown.
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0Iowa State University - Memorial Union
Ames, Iowa
45.1 miles from Gilman, IA
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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Friley Hall - Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
45.4 miles from Gilman, IA
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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Walmart - Flammang Drive
Waterloo, Iowa
46.4 miles from Gilman, IA
Even Wal-Mart is not immune to spirits. Employees say Jeremiah, a 12-year-old boy, haunts the store by playing pranks, moving merchandise and tugging on the employees' smocks. He also taps them on the shoulder at times. Those who have seen him say he is pale, thin, and wears black pants ...
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Mary Wright - Granny Sprague Cemetery
Homestead, Iowa
46.8 miles from Gilman, IA
The ghost of Mary Wright, a child of 6 who died in 1854, appears as a pale blue light over her grave, some say. She is said to appear during the final minute of each year.
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Indian Dam - Indian Fish Trap State Preserve
Homestead, Iowa
46.8 miles from Gilman, IA
The restless spirits of the Sauk Nation people who build the dam are said to haunt this area during full moons. The sounds of chanting and drums have been heard.
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0Strayer-Wood Theatre
Cedar Falls, Iowa
46.9 miles from Gilman, IA
Zelda is the nickname students have for a ghost who plays the piano, makes strange noises, or causes some of the equipment to work by itself.
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Parkers Grove Cemetery
Shellsburg, Iowa
47.1 miles from Gilman, IA
According to reports, one gravestone boasts a carving of a face. The stone face is said to cry tears at night.
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0Lawther Hall - University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa
47.1 miles from Gilman, IA
According to some reports, a soldier named Augie is said to haunt the building. It is said that he passed away there when the hall was used as the infirmary. Students have reported cold spots, strange sounds, and moving objects. Other reports say that the place was never an infirmary ...
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0Bartlett Hall - University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa
47.2 miles from Gilman, IA
Students tell of a Halloween haunted house that was to be set up in the hall, but the resident spirits must have liked the idea and were willing to lend a ghostly hand. During the setup, so many eerie things happened, flickering lights, slamming doors, temperature changes, that the students ...
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Old Red Horse Armory
Des Moines, Iowa
47.7 miles from Gilman, IA
This old cavalry armory is now the housing for city school buses. There have been reports that members of the National Guard, when they occupied the building, heard ghostly sounds from long ago: clopping of horses' hooves and jingling of harnesses. An apparition of an older man in cavalry garb ...
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Spooky Table at the Weaver House
Des Moines, Iowa
47.7 miles from Gilman, IA
Local legend has it that when the Weavers purchased a table in 1937, they bought a ghost along with it. The table is said to have made rapping noises and caused other disturbances until a minister's wife quieted it by reading from the Bible. A spiritualist consulted by the Weavers ...
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Clubb House Restaurant
Sigourney, Iowa
48.3 miles from Gilman, IA
Lots of orbs and ghosts, pans falling off shelves! Customers feeling people touching them. (Submitted by Debbie and Justin)
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Shellsburg Cemetery
Shellsburg, Iowa
48.7 miles from Gilman, IA
In the cemetery stands a statue of an angel, which marks the grave of two children who died in the 1940s. Locals say the angel statue will cry real tears at night.
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0Terrace Hill
Des Moines, Iowa
48.8 miles from Gilman, IA
At this 1860s historic building, home of the governor of Iowa, the ghost of a little girl has been seen. She is transparent, and some say she likes to work the elevator, even though it is only supposed to operate by the use of codes.
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0Air Lanes Bowling Center
Des Moines, Iowa
49.8 miles from Gilman, IA
According to local legend, behind the bowling alley is an upstairs area that was used for illegal gambling in the 1920s. Reports say if you gain access to a room down the hallway, you may hear people talking, dice rolling, and you may even hear a ghostly disembodied voice calling ...
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0Merle Hay Mall
Des Moines, Iowa
50 miles from Gilman, IA
The mall and its tower are rumored to be built over a monastery that was closed in the 1950s. According to the stories, some nuns became pregnant and had miscarriages, and the babies were buried in unmarked graves at this site. Reports say ghosts of both nuns and infants have ...
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0Drake Municipal Observatory
Des Moines, Iowa
50.3 miles from Gilman, IA
Dr. Robert Morehouse was the first chairman of the Astronomy and Physics department, and he discovered a comet in the 1920s. He also haunts the observatory, according to local legend, perhaps because the remains of Dr. Morehouse and his wife are buried in the entryway wall. Students working in the ...
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0Des Moines International Airport
Des Moines, Iowa
50.5 miles from Gilman, IA
There are two ghost stories around this airport. Some offices are haunted by a flight attendant, usually in the fall season. The offices used to be the site of a restaurant called the Cloud Room, and the flight attendant wanders there as if looking for her flight. Also, laughing and ...
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Smelly Ghost of University Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa
50.8 miles from Gilman, IA
Locals say a cloudlike presence occurs here, and it smells of kerosene. Sometimes within the cloud is the form of a man or several tiny flickering lights. Reports tell of a man who died nearby in 1881 as a result of his kerosene-soaked clothes catching fire.
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Thompson Hall Dormitory
Iowa Falls, Iowa
51.1 miles from Gilman, IA
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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Mt Hope Cemetery
Madrid, Iowa
52.9 miles from Gilman, IA
The ghost of a child named Sara resides at this cemetery. She and four other children from her family are buried near the back. Sara is said to follow around visitors and ask for someone named Ree. She is also known to touch people and tug at clothing if her ...
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Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
Palo, Iowa
53 miles from Gilman, IA
Locals will point out that there are 13 stairs that lead up a hill into this cemetery. Unexplained voices have been captured on tape here, and visitors have seen apparitions and felt the touch of something unseen.
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0Jordan House
West Des Moines, Iowa
53.5 miles from Gilman, IA
This museum is allegedly haunted by the ghost of the young daughter of the original owner. She died when she was three years old after falling from the stair railing she was sliding down and breaking her neck. People claim they still see and hear her playing throughout the ...
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0Old Chapel - College Hall
Indianola, Iowa
53.5 miles from Gilman, IA
Legend has it that around the turn of the 20th century, a young man, distraught over a love affair, killed himself here. Then in the 1920s, a young woman did the same. Several more people are rumored to have met their ends in this hall, and folks say their spirits ...
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The Boone News-Republican
Boone, Iowa
56.2 miles from Gilman, IA
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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Stoneking Cemetery
Russell, Iowa
56.7 miles from Gilman, IA
There is a lot of mystery and talk surrounding this cemetery, a family plot near what was once the abandoned house. Some say there are dangerous trees in the back of the cemetery, and those who walked behind them would catch a glimpse of the Stone King sitting on his ...
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Greencastle Cemetery
North Liberty, Iowa
57.1 miles from Gilman, IA
Something eerie may be going on in this old cemetery. Even though no one has been buried here for a long time, reports say the earth looks freshly dug up. Tombstones are said to move about, and some have seen a teenage witch dressed in black with long, dark hair. ...
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Boone County Historical Society - Masonic Temple
Boone, Iowa
57.4 miles from Gilman, IA
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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Satan's Hollow Bridge
Shell Rock, Iowa
57.4 miles from Gilman, IA
According to reports, those who go underneath the bridge may see tall white figures and hear strange sounds. The figures and a feeling of general unease are said to follow you the further you go.
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