-
Huron Historic Gaol
Goderich, Ontario
Huron Historic Gaol is said to be haunted with cold gusts, footsteps, and the sounds of running and laughing children.
Read more » -
Capital Twin Cinema
Listowel, Ontario
37.3 miles from Goderich, ON
Capital Twin Cinema, aka Capital Theatre, has a ghost named Jessie Keith, a teenage girl who was attacked and murdered by a homeless man as she walked along the railroad tracks. Jessie Keith is also said to haunt her grave in the town cemetery.
Read more » -
Ghost of Minnie Quay
Carsonville, Michigan
46.2 miles from Goderich, ON
The legend of the ghost of Minnie Quay begins in 1852, when Minnie was 15. She fell in love with a sailor of whom her parents didn't approve. When his ship sank in the Great Lakes, the distraught Minnie walked through town and leapt off the pier to her death ...
Read more » -
Forester Inn
Carsonville, Michigan
46.3 miles from Goderich, ON
This restaurant is known because of a nearby ghost. Locals say Minnie Quay haunts her former home, located just across the street from Forester Inn.
Read more » -
Harry Ten Shilling
Goderich, Ontario
50 miles from Goderich, ON
Harry Ten Shilling, a restaurant, seems to be located inside a haunted building. Staff report loud noises and bangs, and employees at the attached clothing shop have come to work in the morning to find clothes all over the floor.
Read more » -
Eldon House
London, Ontario
56.3 miles from Goderich, ON
Eldon House, overlooking the Thames River, was built in 1834 for Captain John Harris, a retired Naval officer of the Royal Navy, and his wife, Amelia. It is said to be haunted by Wenman Wynniatt was a British army officer who had been recently met Sarah, John Harris's eldest daughter. ...
Read more » -
Grand Theatre
London, Ontario
56.4 miles from Goderich, ON
The 1901 Grand Theatre has a story and a ghost, that of original owner and theater magnate Ambrose Small. On December 2, 1919, Small put a million dollars into a bank account and took his wife to lunch, but after that, no one ever saw him again. Several weeks afterward, ...
Read more » -
Middlesex County Courthouse
London, Ontario
56.5 miles from Goderich, ON
The historic Middlesex County Jail and Courthouse (still used) is haunted by Marion "Peg-Leg" Brown, a farm-hand and cowboy from Texas. He had a wooden leg (hence his nickname), and scars over his eye and on his hand. Brown had fled to Canada after being arrested in 1898, for selling ...
Read more » -
Regina Mundi Catholic College
London, Ontario
63.1 miles from Goderich, ON
Regina Mundi Catholic College was built in 1963 as a junior seminary, but it also has been a boys' boarding school, a co-ed day school and a high school. The ghost of a priest who died here when it was a seminary has been seen, as well as that of ...
Read more » -
McMorran Place Theater
Port Huron, Michigan
63.6 miles from Goderich, ON
McMorran Place Theater, built in 1960, is haunted by ghostly eyes, orbs, and the apparition of a woman and others. Many ghosts have been spotted in the balcony. Paranormal investigators even caught an EVP of a woman saying "I don't belong here!"
Read more » -
Austin Arnold Road
Snover, Michigan
65.8 miles from Goderich, ON
The legend of the ghost on Austin Arnold Road starts is about a hermit who was unhappy that the coal mine was moving too close to his home. He destroyed his house and burned his crops, then laid down a tarp on which he shot his dog and himself. Unexplained ...
Read more » -
Doon Old Mill Ruins
Kitchener, Ontario
68.4 miles from Goderich, ON
This once was owned from Adam Ferrie JR.. Build in 1834 in 1909 & 1910 there was two fires there one of the fire that took place was at that time a Saw Mill and the other fire was a Flour Mill, this grounds people can smell wood smells and ...
Read more » -
Preston Springs Hotel
Cambridge, Ontario
70.5 miles from Goderich, ON
Preston Springs Hotel is said to be haunted by apparitions, poltergeist activity, unexplained lights, shadows, and more.
Read more » -
Murphy Inn
St. Clair, Michigan
74.5 miles from Goderich, ON
This inn was formerly a boardinghouse that opened in 1836. The Irish-themed inn and pub has a resident ghost that has been seen in just about every guest room. Folks say the most often-haunted rooms, though, are the Lancaster Room and the Devonshire Room. The ghost is said to be ...
Read more » -
Rocklyn Inn
Markdale, Ontario
74.8 miles from Goderich, ON
At the historic Rocklyn Inn, rumor has it that a ghostly maid still cleans some of the rooms.
Read more » -
Bruce Mansion
Brown City, Michigan
78 miles from Goderich, ON
Bruce Mansion was built in 1876, and is now a costume shop, according to reports. The land on which it rests were the site of many tragedies that may have resulted in its hauntings. Fires, deaths and wartime casualties occurred on the property and after it was built, the mansion ...
Read more » -
Memphis Cemetery
Richmond, Michigan
79.8 miles from Goderich, ON
The small Memphis Cemetery has a legend about its "witch's ball," a black marble stone in the back of the graveyard. Folks say that shadows and faces will appear in the stone, and apparitions and disembodied voices have been reported in the area as well.
Read more » -
Peche Island Rear Range Light
Marine City, Michigan
80.8 miles from Goderich, ON
The Peche Island Rear Range Light historic lighthouse had developed a severe tilt in its original location and was moved to its current spot after its deactivation. Perhaps its resident spirit was upset by the move; now an apparition is seen at night, holding a dim lantern and walking around ...
Read more » -
Riviera Restaurant
Marine City, Michigan
80.9 miles from Goderich, ON
Riviera Restaurant is rumored to have had a haunt who tormented an employee for a couple of weeks by turning on kitchen appliances, tinkering with radios, and moving objects.
Read more » -
Woodland Cultural Centre
Brantford, Ontario
84.3 miles from Goderich, ON
At Woodland Cultural Center, its neighbors say, translucent figures walk all over the property, sometimes accompanied by the sound of murmured voices, and simply disappear. The occurrences are so frequent and harmless that the locals accept them without fear. The main complex of the cultural center used to be a ...
Read more » -
Beild House Country Inn
Collingwood, Ontario
90.5 miles from Goderich, ON
Beild House Country Inn was built in 1912 for Dr. Joseph Arthur, his family home and office. Now an inn, it is said to be haunted by a voice that asks folks what they are doing here. An apparition of a man in a white tie and tails, top hat ...
Read more » -
John Dodge House
Rochester, Michigan
105 miles from Goderich, ON
Auto magnate John Dodge's former weekend retreat in Oakland University's Meadow Brook Estate is rumored to have a ghost. Suspects include Dodge himself, who died in 1920, and his daughter, Anna Margaret, who died of measles at age 4. Witnesses have described the sounds of footsteps and disembodied voices as ...
Read more » -
Halmich Park
Warren, Michigan
108.6 miles from Goderich, ON
At Halmich Park, reports say a visitor was driving at night, and suddenly their car hit something they never saw in the road. They got out to look and there was nothing there, but then a huge black figure raced toward them, screaming. As they drove away they heard it ...
Read more » -
Cadieux Cafe
Detroit, Michigan
110.9 miles from Goderich, ON
The haunting at this cafe seems to be somewhat of a family affair. Witnesses have seen the apparition of cafe owner’s mother Yvonne Devos in the bar area or sitting at a table, and her husband Robert has been seen in the basement. Also, an apparition of a man is ...
Read more » -
Knock Knock Road
Detroit, Michigan
111.3 miles from Goderich, ON
Strasburg Road is known as Knock Knock Road, because many passersby in their vehicles have reported the sounds of constant child's knocking and rapping on their car doors and windows. The haunting is said to stem from a adolescent girl who was once riding her bike by the road, ...
Read more » -
Two Way Inn
Hamtramck, Michigan
112.8 miles from Goderich, ON
The historic inn was built in 1876, and is now a bar, although it was formerly a brothel, a general store and an old jail. The apparition frequently seen is that of a cowboy wandering through the building, who stayed and passed away in the old inn. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
Read more » -
Machpelah Cemetery
Ferndale, Michigan
114.2 miles from Goderich, ON
Machpelah Cemetery, a Jewish graveyard established in 1912 is said to be haunted by the phantom sounds of bells and screaming from around midnight to 3 a.m. The sounds seem to come from the park behind the cemetery.
Read more » -
Thunder Bay Island Lighthouse
Goderich, Michigan
116.4 miles from Goderich, ON
Thunder Bay Island Lighthouse was built in the 1830s and was automated in 1983. The ghost of a former keeper named Morgan is said to reside here. His apparition has been seen walking along the shore and has been felt by lighthouse visitors.
Read more » -
St Aubin's House
Detroit, Michigan
116.7 miles from Goderich, ON
The historic house was once the site of a number of cult murders. The apparition of a headless man has been seen wandering around the upper levels of the house, along with the noises of screams, moans and cry for help. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
Read more » -
David Whitney House - The Whitney
Detroit, Michigan
117.6 miles from Goderich, ON
The Whitney, now a restaurant, was built in 1890 by lumber magnate Whitney Jr. Witnesses have seen an apparition that disappeared into the floor and shadows near the children's room. Objects also have bene known to move, and lights turn on and off by themselves.
Read more » -
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Detroit, Michigan
117.8 miles from Goderich, ON
The DSO building is believed to be haunted by Russian pianist Ossip Gabrilowitsch, who became the musical director in 1917. Not only have visitors and employees heard unexplained footsteps and voices and felt cold spots, the apparition of Gabrilowitsch has been seen backstage and in the offices.
Read more » -
Alhambra Apartments
Detroit, Michigan
118 miles from Goderich, ON
The historic apartment block was built in 1924, and was the scene of a poisoning murder in which two died. People walking past the building late at night have seen strange lights in the building and seen a flying white apparition in the hallways of the abandoned apartment block. (Submitted by ...
Read more » -
Detroit Masonic Temple
Detroit, Michigan
118.2 miles from Goderich, ON
Detroit’s Masonic Temple has more than 1,000 rooms, plus secret passageways, hidden staircases and concealed compartments under its floors. Of course, a building like this has to have a ghost! This one's is thought to be George D. Mason, who went bankrupt while funding its construction and, when his wife ...
Read more » -
Fort Shelby Doubletree Suites Hotel
Detroit, Michigan
118.7 miles from Goderich, ON
This Doubletree branch is known by locals as the Fort Shelby Hotel, as that was its original name since 1916. The building sat unoccupied for many years, and according to the local rumor mill, a homeless man named Al who used it as a temporary sleeping spot met his demise ...
Read more » -
University of Windsor
Windsor, Ontario
120.5 miles from Goderich, ON
Two buildings have haunting rumors surrounding them at the University of Windsor. One is Beckett House, an old house that serves as a dorm. Campus legend says long ago a woman was murdered here by a man, and as a result, the spirit here is not very nice to male ...
Read more » -
Fort Wayne
Detroit, Michigan
121.6 miles from Goderich, ON
The historic fort is featured in the Haunted Historic Fort Wayne Tour and has been featured on several TV shows.
Read more »
» Cemeteries near Goderich, ON
» Find museums in Goderich, ON