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0Tedrow Cemetery
Kellerton, Iowa
19.6 miles from Grant City, MO
Rumor has it that it is not actually the small cemetery, but the surrounding woods, that are haunted. Phenomena experienced here include glowing lights coming from the woods, shadowed apparitions, and the sounds of footsteps, moaning, and other strange noises.
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Terre Haute Cemetery
Decatur City, Iowa
31 miles from Grant City, MO
The spirit of a little boy can be seen playing on the swingset behind a cabin adjacent to the cemetery. He may motion for you to follow him into the cemetery, where he is buried. Once at his grave, he disappears.
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Davis City Cemetery
Davis City, Iowa
32.9 miles from Grant City, MO
It is said that visitors to the cemetery may exoerience a sudden feeling of pressure as they enter. Shooting lights also have been reported streaming across the grounds very late at night.
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0Villisca Axe Murder House
Villisca, Iowa
42.5 miles from Grant City, MO
In 1912 an entire family was murdered here by axe, and it is said that the house is still haunted by their spirits. The house has been investigated and featured on the TV show Ghost Adventures.
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Glore Psychiatric Museum
St. Joseph, Missouri
53.4 miles from Grant City, MO
The Glore Psychiatric Museum is rumored to be haunted by long-dead patients who are still hoping that their mental illness can be cured. Apparitions seen here include a sharply dressed man and an elderly man, and in the basement, the motion detector is often set off when no one is ...
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The Social Parlor
St. Joseph, Missouri
54.9 miles from Grant City, MO
The Social Parlor is a century-old building that held small businesses, such as a furrier's shop, which catered to the town's wealthy in the late 1800s to early 1900s. The ghost believed to haunt the building is, in fact, a furrier. Reports say the building is not currently in ...
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Barbosa's Castillo
Saint Joseph, Missouri
55.1 miles from Grant City, MO
A Mexican restaurant specialising in authentic cuisine is housed inside this 1891 historic castle, which was formerly owned by a J.B Moss and his family. Staff nowadays working at the establishment have reported various instances of poltergeist activity, but little else is known about the hauntings and their origin. (Submitted ...
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New Virginia Cemetery - Beymer Cemetery
New Virginia, Iowa
59.4 miles from Grant City, MO
This is the gravesite of New Virginia's first settler. As legend has it, the gravestone has been replaced at some time over the years. Locals say an eerie glow will come from the stone at midnight, a protestation from the ghost, angry about the change.
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High Creek Cemetery
Watson, Missouri
60.9 miles from Grant City, MO
Upon finding this website, I was shocked to find this location was not listed, as it is "well known" by locals to be noted as haunted. The experience I had there happened about 10 years ago. A friend and I were hanging out one night and decided to ...
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Pink Rosebud Bed and Breakfast
Plattsburg, Missouri
64 miles from Grant City, MO
This 1878 bed and breakfast has always had a neighbourhood reputation as a 'haunted house', but it wasn't until recently that the current owners suspected that something otherworldly was going on at the inn. Paranormal activity reported at this location includes doors opening and closing of their own accord, ...
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Meriwether Lewis Dredge
Brownville, Nebraska
65.5 miles from Grant City, MO
Dredge Captain Meriwether Lewis, built in 1931, is one of the few surviving examples of its type built to control flooding along U.S. rivers. It contains a museum that is believed to be haunted. Employees say the ghosts have long been a part of the museum's staff. Perhaps most notably, ...
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Captain Bailey Museum
Brownville, Nebraska
66 miles from Grant City, MO
Civil War Captain Bailey's seven-gabled house now holds the museum of Brownville artifacts, and is rumored to be haunted by the captain himself. Among the proof, witnesses say, are doors that won't stay closed and the sound of piano playing late at night. Local tales say the captain died as ...
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St. Mary's Cemetery
Hamburg, Iowa
66.3 miles from Grant City, MO
A mysterious spirit, that of a woman, has been seen kneeling at the feet of three of the cemetery's Virgin Mary statues. Also reported have been wailing sounds coming from the statues.
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Eliza C. Morgan Hall - Peru State College
Peru, Nebraska
69.5 miles from Grant City, MO
The Morgan Hall dormitory is said to be haunted by Eliza Morgan herself. Legend has it that she once lived in the house that makes up the center of the dormitory, and she died in the basement.
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0Malvern Manor
Malvern, Iowa
71 miles from Grant City, MO
Built in the late 1800's as a hotel initially to service the railroad. Was eventually turned into a nursing home and then a group home for the mentally handicapped. It serviced everyone from those with Down's Syndrome to the more exotic of diseases like multiple personalities and schizophrenia. The building ...
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The Sallie House
Atchison, Kansas
73.7 miles from Grant City, MO
The Sallie House is an unassuming, painted-brick house built around 1870, but is known for being extremely haunted. Sallie, the imaginary friend of a former tenant's daughter, is believed to be one of its ghosts. Some of the strange things experienced here include pictures turned upside down on the walls, ...
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0Tuck U Inn At Glick Mansion
Atchison, Kansas
73.8 miles from Grant City, MO
At this historic inn, over a century old, a ghost is known to make noises, including footsteps, at night, and open and close the doors.
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Atchison Daily Globe
Atchison, Kansas
74 miles from Grant City, MO
This local newspaper office is believed to be haunted by a deceased newspaper editor who died under mysterious circumstances. Witnesses working late have heard the back door, although locked, open and close on its own.
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0Old Chapel - College Hall
Indianola, Iowa
75 miles from Grant City, MO
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 Van Meter Creature
Van Meter, Iowa
75.7 miles from Grant City, MO
First seen in 1903, the Van Meter Creature is a monster with batlike wings and a horn on its head that glows with blinding light. It may also manifest as a hovering spot of light. Shortly after it began to terrorize the townsfolk, strange sounds started coming from a coal ...
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The Jesse James Farm
Kearney, Missouri
75.8 miles from Grant City, MO
The Jesse James Farm is where well-known outlaw Jesse James grew up, and it's rumored to be haunted. Jesse James’ parents moved there in 1842, and Jesse's and brother Frank's James Gang terrorized the West from 1860 to 1882, stealing an estimated $200,000. Jesse was killed in 1882 when Bob ...
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Super China Buffet
Nebraska City, Nebraska
76.8 miles from Grant City, MO
Formerly Bischof’s Hardware, the restaurant is believed to be haunted by either the ghost of former owner Mr. Bischof or the spirits of a young man who died nearby. Many strange occurrences have been reported here, such as objects that move by themselves.
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0Wildwood
Nebraska City, Nebraska
78.2 miles from Grant City, MO
Sensitive guests feel a 'presence' when they tour this historic 1860's home. Some have mentioned seeing a lady in a long black dress in the kitchen or hear footsteps in the dining room. Others hear children's voices upstairs. A paranormal team had it's flashlight turn on ...
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Main Street Galleria
Weston, Missouri
78.8 miles from Grant City, MO
In all areas of the building, there have been items moved, voices, as well as the smell of cigarette smoke when the owner of the building, Verna (Treese) Kowertz was alone. teams of paranormal investigators have been in and experienced having items moved, disappear, and batteries die when they were ...
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Saint George Hotel
Weston, Missouri
78.8 miles from Grant City, MO
This 1845 hotel is rumoured to have a few hauntings dating back to the civil war, including the ghost of a young boy who has been known to hide objects belonging to guests. According to the guestbook, most of the ghostly activity is confined to Room #302 and Room ...
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Stoneking Cemetery
Russell, Iowa
79.7 miles from Grant City, MO
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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0Van Fossen Cemetery
Adel, Iowa
79.9 miles from Grant City, MO
Since the 1850's, the Van Fossen cemetery has had many names, from Rodenbaugh Cemetery, the Old Adel Cemetery, to the "official" name recorded by the state, the Gibson Cemetery. Along old highway 6, the cemetery is sometimes just called the Bilderback Cemetery, after the massive headstones that mark the ...
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0Elms Hotel
Excelsior Springs, Missouri
80.1 miles from Grant City, MO
This 1912 hotel is noteworthy for many reasons. Harry S. Truman spent election night here in 1948. It was also once a training camp for boxer Jack Dempsey, and a summer camp for the 1948 New York Giants. But the hotel is also noted for its haunts, which provide ...
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Hannah's Grave
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
80.8 miles from Grant City, MO
According to local legend, Hannah was a 16-year-old girl in the 1800s who became pregnant. Her parents, displeased, delivered the baby at home and promptly drowned it in the Missouri River, telling Hannah the baby had been stillborn. Poor Hannah died of a broken heart shortly thereafter and was buried ...
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Round Mound Cemetery
Cummings, Kansas
81.8 miles from Grant City, MO
Local legend has it that a witch haunts this cemetery, causing the wind not to blow here. Screams are said to ring out from the graves at times.
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0Jordan House
West Des Moines, Iowa
82.1 miles from Grant City, MO
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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0Des Moines International Airport
Des Moines, Iowa
82.2 miles from Grant City, MO
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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Union Cemetery - The Devil's Chair
Guthrie Center, Iowa
82.5 miles from Grant City, MO
It is said that those who sit in the cement chair will receive a spell of bad luck. The Devil's Chair has no markings, and sits between the Peterson and Miller graves. According to reports, the chair has been believed to be cursed for at least 35 years.
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0Air Lanes Bowling Center
Des Moines, Iowa
83.3 miles from Grant City, MO
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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Santa Fe Depot Diner
Leavenworth, Kansas
85.3 miles from Grant City, MO
The apparition of a woman has appeared in this diner's kitchen, and recordings have been made of two disembodied voices. The diner is a stop on a local ghost tour.
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Smelly Ghost of University Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa
85.3 miles from Grant City, MO
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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0Drake Municipal Observatory
Des Moines, Iowa
85.3 miles from Grant City, MO
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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0Terrace Hill
Des Moines, Iowa
85.5 miles from Grant City, MO
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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Phillips 66
Liberty, Missouri
85.9 miles from Grant City, MO
There is a ghost that haunts this location regularly at nights. I used to work there and sometimes a ghost would move items in the store or open the freezer cabinets. One time an orange. When I got the job I was told about the ghost and about how the last ...
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Avon Railroad Tracks
Carlisle, Iowa
86.2 miles from Grant City, MO
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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Belvoir Winery
Liberty, Missouri
87 miles from Grant City, MO
Many spirits are said to reside in the winery buildings, including orphan children and a mischievous man. Ghost investigations have turned up unexplained voices and communication using dowsing rods.
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0Merle Hay Mall
Des Moines, Iowa
87.2 miles from Grant City, MO
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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Spooky Table at the Weaver House
Des Moines, Iowa
87.5 miles from Grant City, MO
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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Elk Grove Cemetery - Union Township Cemetery
Coon Rapids, Iowa
87.6 miles from Grant City, MO
According to local legend there is a small headstone with an eerie ability: If you position yourself the right way in front of it, after a few minutes it will begin to glow.
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Old Red Horse Armory
Des Moines, Iowa
87.8 miles from Grant City, MO
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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Old Highway 83
Shelby, Iowa
89.1 miles from Grant City, MO
Different witnesses have reported seeing two young girls playing in the middle of the highway late at night. They wear flowing white dresses and are bathed in a glowing light.
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Jewell Park
Bellevue, Nebraska
90.1 miles from Grant City, MO
Witnesses at Jewell Park have reported residual sounds from phantom rodeos, apparitions of people and objects, unexplained mist, footprints, strange noises and animal sounds.
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John Rice Library
Bellevue, Nebraska
90.6 miles from Grant City, MO
Apparitions of an old man and a young girl have been seen at the John Rice Library. The girl, about 10, has dark brown hair parted in the middle and big round glasses, and the man is seen crouching over books.
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Park University
Parkville, Missouri
90.8 miles from Grant City, MO
Rumor around Park University is that during World War II, two female students hanged themselves in Herr House. Footsteps coming from empty rooms and other strange occurrences have led students to believe the ladies' spirits linger here. And the Jenkin and Barbara David Theater is said to be haunted by ...
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0General Dodge House
Council Bluffs, Iowa
91.9 miles from Grant City, MO
Folks say General Dodge himself is still hanging about the grounds. If you take a guided tour through the building, you may catch a glimpse of him sitting in his rocking chair. Around the grounds, light flashes and the smell of fire have been reported. Another strange occurrence that may ...
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