Haunted Places in Blanco County, Texas



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    Stage Stop Ranch

    Fischer, Texas

    24.4 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Guests and people driving by have reported seeing a shadowy figure hanging from a tree near the front of the ranch, as well as a wagon that drives past by itself late at night. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Devil's Backbone

    Canyon Lake, Texas

    26.8 miles from Blanco County, TX

    This beautiful scenic spot in Texas hill country is said to be haunted by a Native American cattle herder named Drago, a fatally injured miner's widow, and the spirit of a wolf. Other spirits seen here include Confederate soldiers, Spanish monks, and an apparition that appears on the hoods of ...

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    Silver Creek Saloon and Restaurant - Robert Striegler House

    Fredericksburg, Texas

    27.9 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Dating back to 1905, the historic house is now a restaurant and saloon. The place is haunted by a female apparition in period clothing, perhaps the wife of the original builder. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Alte Welt Gasthof - Old World Inn

    Fredericksburg, Texas

    28.1 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Housed in the 1915 Stehling Building, the building housed a clothing store and a boarding house when it first opened to the immigrant community. Although reports of hauntings here are largely unsubstantiated, a guest staying at the inn reported sighting a grey shade in their room, while another heard ...

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    Austin Pizza Garden

    Austin, Texas

    32.3 miles from Blanco County, TX

    People have reported seeing floating heads watching them in the pizza parlour. Staff and diners alike have also reported seeing weird apparitions roaming the empty lot behind the building. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Home Depot

    Austin, Texas

    34.4 miles from Blanco County, TX

    This Home Depot is rumored to be haunted by a ghost employees call Fred. Actually, according to a report, the ghost is a craftsman named Herbert who passed away at age 74 in his workshop. He was cremated, and his ashes were let go in the outdoor garden section of ...

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    Buda Antique Mall

    Buda, Texas

    35.6 miles from Blanco County, TX

    The antiques mall is rumoured to be haunted by four spirits, including a ghostly cat and a female presence that is attached to an armoire located at the rear of the store. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Dabb's Railroad Hotel

    Llano, Texas

    37.5 miles from Blanco County, TX

    The hotel dates back to 1907, and was situated near the railroad to draw in weary travellers. Apparently, some were so tired that they never left, according to the current owners. During the renovations, a lot of ghostly activity was reported, although it settled down after their completion. ...

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    Dienger Building - Boerne Public Library

    Boerne, Texas

    38.2 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Dienger Building or Boerne Public Library was built by Joseph and Ida Dienger in 1887. It was originally a dry-goods grocery store with the family living quarters upstairs. When the city purchased the building in 1991, ghost stories began to be told. Locals saw lights going on and off in ...

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    Boerne Emporium

    Boerne, Texas

    38.2 miles from Blanco County, TX

    The 1908 antique store is haunted by a young boy in old-fashioned clothing. Running footsteps and ghostly laughter have also been reported here. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Ye Kendall Inn

    Boerne, Texas

    38.2 miles from Blanco County, TX

    At Ye Kendall Inn, according to local lore, reside the spirits of Erastus and Sarah Reed, who bought the land on which the inn stands in 1859. The Old Reed House, as it was called back then, was a stagecoach stop. Reports say the spots most often visited by the ...

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    Country Spirit - La Mansion

    Boerne, Texas

    38.5 miles from Blanco County, TX

    La Mansion Mexican restaurant, formerly El Chaparral and before that, Country Spirit, is said to be haunted by three ghosts named David, Augustine and Fred. David is the spirit of a teen who, according to local lore, drowned in the upstairs bathroom's claw-foot tub and he still haunts that room. ...

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    St. Edward's University

    Austin, Texas

    38.6 miles from Blanco County, TX

    There are three popular spots with the haunts at St. Edward's University, according to student lore. One is Doyle Hall where a ghostly nun turns on the showers. Another is Mary Moody Northern Theatre, where the ghost of a young man who hanged himself using the sandbag ropes spooks witnesses. ...

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    Walter Tips House

    Austin, Texas

    38.6 miles from Blanco County, TX

    House has a dark energy around it at night. It seems out of place in new location. There's probably a good reason its used by a bank because humans sense its not habitable at night. If you are drawn to these kinds of places you will go into the property and ...

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    Austin Tavern

    Austin, Texas

    38.7 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Rumored to once have been a brothel, the tavern is believed to be haunted by a murdered prostitute named Emily. So the story goes, she and her daughter were killed by soldiers in the 1940s. Witnesses have been pinched, tapped, and watched by an unseen presence, and have heard the ...

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    Inn at Pearl Street

    Austin, Texas

    39 miles from Blanco County, TX

    A ghost or two are said to haunt this inn, an 1896 building that was originally a private home for Judge Charles A. Wilcox and family. It had fallen into disrepair by the 1980s, and it was purchased and renovated as an inn in the 1990s. The apparition of a ...

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    Inn at Pearl Street

    Austin, Texas

    39 miles from Blanco County, TX

    A ghost or two are said to haunt this inn, an 1896 building that was originally a private home for Judge Charles A. Wilcox and family. It had fallen into disrepair by the 1980s, and it was purchased and renovated as an inn in the 1990s. The apparition of a ...

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    Texas Governor's Mansion

    Austin, Texas

    39.2 miles from Blanco County, TX

    The 1853 mansion that was home to several Texas governors is said to be haunted. According to reports, the north bedroom is haunted by former governor Pendleton Murrah's nineteen year old nephew. He shot himself when the girl he loved refused his offer of marriage. The ghost of Sam Houston ...

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    Thompson Island Bridge

    San Marcos, Texas

    39.3 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Thompson Island Bridge is said to be a favorite spot for the spirit of a Confederate soldier. His apparition, with his rifle, is said to appear more often before or during times of war. According to legend, the man lived in a nearby cabin and had made a promise with ...

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    Driskill Hotel

    Austin, Texas

    39.3 miles from Blanco County, TX

    At this historic hotel, there is a portrait of a little girl holding some flowers on the third floor that causes a bit of a buzz -- literally as well as figuratively. Folks say that when they look at it, they get a curious tingling sensation of their heels being ...

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    Omni Austin Hotel

    Austin, Texas

    39.3 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Rumor has it that the ghost at this hotel is the spirit of a man, Jack, who committed suicide by jumping off the balcony. Since he was unable to pay his tab, his name still remains in the computer log. Night staff say they can hear Jack in his room ...

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    Littlefield House

    Austin, Texas

    39.4 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Allegedly haunted by the original mistress of the house Alice Littlefield. She is variously reported to have been either insane or possibly agoraphobic, whatever the case, it appears that she rarely left the house in life and it is claimed that her ghost still haunts it to this day. ...

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    Adobe Verde

    New Braunfels, Texas

    40.5 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Once a 1920s electric cotton gin and now a Tex-Mex restaurant, Adobe Verde is the home of Frank, a ghost who likes to play pranks. According to local legend, Frank was a groundskeeper and a victim of unrequited love--he hanged himself from the rafters, and his spirit never left the ...

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    Faust Hotel

    New Braunfels, Texas

    42.4 miles from Blanco County, TX

    There have been newspaper articles written about this hotel's ghost. It has been seen drifting in the hallways on an upper floor, floating through closed doors, and turning the water and electricity on an off, among other things.

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    Y.O. Ranch Hotel

    Kerrville, Texas

    45 miles from Blanco County, TX

    There are ghosts of cowboys who appear in the courtyard near the swimming pool. This is said to occur after 3 a.m. Also, there is a phantom patron who asks staff for permission to use the establishment's restroom.

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    Kerrville Court House

    Kerrville, Texas

    46.7 miles from Blanco County, TX

    The yard in front of the Courthouse is apparently haunted by the ghost of a woman who was killed by her boyfriend and also by the boyfriend as he supposedly hanged himself after the murder.

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    Delaney Hall - Schreiner University

    Kerrville, Texas

    46.7 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Reportedly haunted by no less than 8 ghosts. Two of them are allegedly students who died at the university.

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    Comanche Lookout Park

    San Antonio, Texas

    47.2 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Built by a local man long ago who wanted his home to look like a castle, this property is now owned by the city of San Antonio.  It is said that strange lights are often seen coming out of the tower.

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    Palace Theater

    Georgetown, Texas

    50 miles from Blanco County, TX

    The 1925 historic theater is rumoured to be haunted by the apparitions of a man, a woman and a child. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Cobblestone Antiques

    Georgetown, Texas

    50 miles from Blanco County, TX

    This antiques store is rumoured to be haunted by three spirits from a historical era. Dating back to 1895, much of the paranormal activity, including strange noises and items being thrown by unseen hands, has been reported in the upstairs section of the shop. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    1894 Building

    Georgetown, Texas

    50 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Dating back to (you guessed it) 1894, this old building is now an artists studio. The place is haunted by Luther Saint Paul Miller, a former owner. His apparition used to be seen standing at the top of the staircase, but he has not been seen since the interior ...

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    Georgetown Art Center

    Georgetown, Texas

    50 miles from Blanco County, TX

    In this 1894 former firehouse, visitors have reported hearing disembodied footsteps and have seen the apparition of a man in old-fashioned cowboy attire. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Williamson County Courthouse

    Georgetown, Texas

    50.1 miles from Blanco County, TX

    The 1911 courthouse building is haunted by a woman in a long dress, who has been seen throughout the building wandering around in a dazed state. In the archival room, book pages have been known to flip over by themselves, and a ghostly man has been seen vanishing around ...

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    M.B. Lockett Building

    Georgetown, Texas

    50.1 miles from Blanco County, TX

    The third floor of 1896 building is haunted. Housing a banquet hall, staff would often report hearing disembodied footsteps and furniture moving around from the otherwise empty room. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Masonic Building - Gumbo's North

    Georgetown, Texas

    50.1 miles from Blanco County, TX

    A restaurant serving delicious southern cuisine now stands on the premises of this 1900 masonic building, which is rumoured to be haunted. Former tenants of the upstairs apartments reported that doors would open and close of their own accord, and cold spots and a strange presence were also felt. (Submitted ...

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    North Star Mall

    San Antonio, Texas

    51.9 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Allegedly haunted by "shadows" that brush past you and whisper your name.

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    Caribbean Apartments - Willow Run Apartments

    San Antonio, Texas

    53.1 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Formerly a motel, these apartments have lingering spirits from their violent early days. Crying women, running children's footsteps, and loud thumps can be heard; lights and toilets will activate on their own; and children who reside here are said to occasionally see and play with children's spirits.

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    Christus Santa Rosa Hospital

    San Antonio, Texas

    53.3 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Allegedly haunted by a headless nun.

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    Alamo Quarry Theatre

    San Antonio, Texas

    53.5 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Rumors abound that there was a body buried in the foundation of the theater. In addition, people claim there are cold spots and issues with the lights. Some people who claim to have worked there say they've seen the ghost of a child in the projection room.

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    Victoria's Black Swan Inn

    San Antonio, Texas

    53.8 miles from Blanco County, TX

    A variety of ghostly activity has been claimed at this current wedding venue. Full-body apparitions, dolls moving location, eerie music, cold spots, doors opening and closing under their own volition and other haunted happenings.

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    Spanish Main Apartments

    San Antonio, Texas

    54 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Numerous sightings of a little boy in period clothing roaming the apartment complex. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    McNay Art Museum

    San Antonio, Texas

    54 miles from Blanco County, TX

    The mistress of the home where the art museum is housed is said to haunt the west wing of the museum. Staff and visitors often claim to hear her humming and some claim to have seen her.

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    Texas Lutheran University

    Seguin, Texas

    54.2 miles from Blanco County, TX

    The Wupperman Theatre is said to house the ghost of a small girl wearing a blue dress, and she seems to want to play hide-and-seek. Lights flicker and the trap door opens by itself at times. In the Trinity Building dorm, lights can be seen to flicker on and off, ...

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    Milam Street

    Seguin, Texas

    54.5 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Milam Street is haunted, locals say, by a headless ghost. Although the ghost's identity is unknown, his pattern is unwavering: He walks from Riverside Cemetery due north. He's thought to be a Confederate soldier who lost his head to a cannonball.

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    Fort Sam Houston

    San Antonio, Texas

    54.6 miles from Blanco County, TX

    The Officer's Quarters are said to be haunted. People claim that items move around on their own volition and people claim to see lights when there is no one there.

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    Woman Hollering Creek

    Schertz, Texas

    54.6 miles from Blanco County, TX

    This creek was most probably named after the La Llorona myth. La Larona (the Weeping Woman) is the hispanic boogey-woman. She appears everywhere and the story is always the same: a woman drowns her child in a river/lake/ocean/pond/drainage ditch/bathtub and then spends all eternity wailing for her ...

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    The Huebner-Onion House

    Leon Valley, Texas

    54.9 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Ghosts of former inhabitants are said to haunt the house. People claim to hear noises that indicate someone is climbing the stairs.

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    The San Marcos River Entity

    Luling, Texas

    55.2 miles from Blanco County, TX

    An invisible presence haunts the banks of the San Marcos River. An ominous feeling and impressions in the grass mark the place where the invisible presence passes.

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    Brackenridge Villa Mansion - Fernridge

    Alamo Heights, Texas

    55.3 miles from Blanco County, TX

    If you go to other websites, you'll see this stunning piece of haunting "evidence": There is proof that this place has been lived on for 7.000 years! Wow. And what does that have to do with it being haunted? We aren't sure, but other sites claim to find that ...

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    University of the Incarnate Word

    San Antonio, Texas

    55.4 miles from Blanco County, TX

    In the main administration building, which was built in 1922, there is said to be a spirit of a little boy playing with a bouncng ball on the 3rd floor. The 4th floor was once used as a quarantine area for TB, and many spirits are said to linger from ...

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    Trinity University

    San Antonio, Texas

    55.7 miles from Blanco County, TX

    At the Chapman Graduate Center, you may feel an intense desire to get out of the building. At the Holt Center, you may experience a similar feeling.

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    Bullis House Inn Bed and Breakfast

    San Antonio, Texas

    57 miles from Blanco County, TX

    The old inn was built in 1906 on the grounds of the site of an old prison, and inn staff and guests have seen the apparition of an American Indian chief roaming the second floor the inn. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Terrell Castle - Lambermont

    San Antonio, Texas

    57.1 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Haunted by the former owner who committed suicide there. In addition there are apparently ghostly children who play on the stairs.

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    Crowne Plaza

    San Antonio, Texas

    58.1 miles from Blanco County, TX

    The Crowne Plaza is allegedly haunted by ghostly footsteps, strange shadows and feelings of being watched or followed. Note: this hotel has been rebranded to "Wyndham San Antonio Riverwalk."

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    St. Anthony Hotel

    San Antonio, Texas

    58.2 miles from Blanco County, TX

    People have claimed to see strange moving shadows, full-body apparitions and other ghostly occurrences at the St. Anthony hotel. Supposedly the tenth floor has the most activity.

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    Emily Morgan Hotel

    San Antonio, Texas

    58.3 miles from Blanco County, TX

    This website strives to be a cut above other haunted websites. If you go to practically any other "ghost site" that all seem to have the same stock entries on 'haunted hotspots' you will find an entry like this under the Emily Morgan Hotel: "Floor nine is a very ...

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    Camberley Gunter Hotel

    San Antonio, Texas

    58.3 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Although no body was ever found, a blood-soaked room indicated that something had gone seriously amiss at the Camberley Gunter Hotel. Legend has it that a woman was murdered there in the 1960's and an unsuspecting maid walked in on the murderer as he was escaping out the fire escape ...

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    The Alamo

    San Antonio, Texas

    58.3 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Nearly 2,000 people died at the Battle of the Alamo. So much death and bloodshed and so much resulting restless spirit activity have led some people to claim that the Alamo is one of the most haunted places in America. Claims of the Alamo being haunted began mere weeks after ...

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    Menger Hotel

    San Antonio, Texas

    58.4 miles from Blanco County, TX

    This hotel is apparently haunted by dozens of ghosts, including (allegedly) Teddy Roosevelt. As one of the oldest hotels in Texas, it is only natural that many people would have stayed and some would have died within its walls, which might lead to the absolute plethora of ghosts.

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    Cadillac Bar

    San Antonio, Texas

    58.6 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Haunted by the former owner and a former employee. The malevolent activity is (of course) attributed to the female employee while the former owner is apparently benign and just prone to appearing in the storage area.

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    Our Lady of the Lake University

    San Antonio, Texas

    58.7 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Long dead nuns continue to roam the campus as well as the mischievous ghost that alums have taken to calling Jack. Jack is blamed for every prank and missing item in the dorms (which probably tickles live pranksters to no end).

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    El Camaroncito - The Player's Club

    San Antonio, Texas

    58.7 miles from Blanco County, TX

    The Devil likes to dance! Who wouldn't really, but there is a widely spread and widely-believed story that the Devil himself actually paid a visit to the El Camaroncito dance hall back in the day. The story goes thus: A handsome man entered the bar and immediately enchanted a ...

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    Marriott Plaza San Antonio

    San Antonio, Texas

    58.8 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Allegedly haunted by the ghost of a woman who lived on the property prior to it being a hotel.

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    The Alamodome

    San Antonio, Texas

    58.9 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Legend says that the ghoulish figure of a woman haunts the parking lot. In addition a worker who was killed during the construction of the Alamodome is also said to haunt the halls.

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    Institute of Texas Cultures

    San Antonio, Texas

    58.9 miles from Blanco County, TX

    You may experience the phantom smell of pipe smoke, and hear footsteps in the audiovisual room. There is an 1898 hearse that is said to open by itself, and books are sometimes rearranged in the library.

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    Alamo Street Theater - San Antone Cafe

    San Antonio, Texas

    59.3 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Allegedly haunted by a ghost in white that some believe is the spirit of a former actor named Margaret. As of 2013 the building is closed and listed for sale.

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    Maxdale Cemetery and Bridge

    Killeen, Texas

    60.2 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Pay a visit here and you may encounter a ghost with a limp, who may have been a former cemetery caretaker. Folks say the small iron bridge here is haunted as well. Local legend has it that if you stop on the bridge, turn off your headlights, count to 10, ...

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    Seton Edgar B. Davis Hospital

    Luling, Texas

    60.5 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Mr. Davis himself is said to haunt this hospital. Staff have reported that doors open and close by themselves and medicine has been knocked to the ground before their eyes.

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    Old Coupland Inn and Dance Hall

    Coupland, Texas

    61.6 miles from Blanco County, TX

    The Old Coupland Inn and Dance Hall dates back to 1910, when the building served as a bordello and a speakeasy. Now rumoured to be one of the most haunted places in the state, the paranormal activity reported at the establishment ranges from appliances turning on and off of ...

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    Quoffer's Pub

    Elgin, Texas

    61.7 miles from Blanco County, TX

    The 1900's building that houses the bar used to be a funeral home and a mortuary. It is rumoured to be haunted by those who were kept there prior to their burial, and were unable to move on. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Mission San José

    San Antonio, Texas

    62.7 miles from Blanco County, TX

    The legend surrounding the mission's rose window starts with one of its builders, a stonemason whose beloved fell ill and passed away. The rose window was made in her memory, and the stonemason made a memorial surrounding it. Some folks say the woman's ghost can be seen looking out her ...

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    Santikos Century Plaza 8 - Mayan Palace 14

    San Antonio, Texas

    63.3 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Now the Mayan Palace 14 theatre, rumor claims that at night you can hear banging on the ceiling and the sounds of chains being dragged. What precisely is supposed to be making "chain dragging noises" (Marley's ghost??) is unclear, but rumor claims it's true, therefore who are we to ...

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    Stinson Field Ghost - San Jose Burial Park Cemetery

    San Antonio, Texas

    63.8 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Blue lights may appear over some of the graves here, and they may even be visible from the road as you drive past.

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    Devil's Bridge

    San Antonio, Texas

    64.5 miles from Blanco County, TX

    It is said that the darkness inside is so dense that headlights can't penetrate it for more than a few feet. It is also said that someone or something will catch rocks thrown inside; the thrower will not hear the rock land.

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    Ghost Tracks

    San Antonio, Texas

    65.6 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Legend has it that a school bus full of children was killed by a train at the intersection. They now claim that if you put your car in neutral and stop near the tracks, unseen ghosts will push your car across. (If you decide to attempt this, do ...

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    Abandoned Asylum

    San Antonio, Texas

    66 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Although this place boasts a number of ghostly activities -screaming, moaning, doors opening and closing of their own volition -this property is owned by the county and you are just as likely to encounter a police officer arresting you for trespassing than a ghost. There have been numerous prosecutions for ...

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    Chinese Graveyard

    San Antonio, Texas

    66.5 miles from Blanco County, TX

    White mists have been seen at the graveyard.

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    Colorado River Forest

    Bastrop, Texas

    66.6 miles from Blanco County, TX

    This location has had numerous sightings of Slenderman. There is a large forest where you can find symbols marked on trees, as well as abandoned buildings. Many sigtings of UFOS's have been reported as well. This place is a hot spot for cryptid activity. (Submitted by Morgan)

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    Hastings Books - Randalls Food Store

    Killeen, Texas

    69.5 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Employees here have felt a ghostly presence who has been known to knock merchandise off racks or set up pyramids of canned food in the aisles during the night.

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    Donkey Lady Bridge

    San Antonio, Texas

    71 miles from Blanco County, TX

    The Donkey Lady is an urban legend that is known throughout San Antonio. Allegedly a woman who was hideously burned and disfigured in a fire haunted the woods. Apparently driven insane by her disfigurement and the loss of two of her children in the same fire she was prone ...

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    Saint James Inn

    Gonzales, Texas

    77.3 miles from Blanco County, TX

    The 1914 historic inn was built by a merchant seaman, and is allegedly haunted by the former owner, his daughter and three other separate entities. Guest reports range from being awoken by a ghostly man in a dinner suit to seeing a female spirit in old-fashioned clothing roaming the ...

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    Old Bell County Jail

    Belton, Texas

    78 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Dating back to the 1850's, the old county jail is now a private residence. Reports say a glaring man, possibly a former prisoner, was seen staring down into the street when the place was for sale for a period of time. Upon investigation, the building was empty. (Submitted by Callum ...

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    Wedemeyer Academy

    Belton, Texas

    78.6 miles from Blanco County, TX

    Formerly a boy's school during the 1800's, this historic building may soon become a bed and breakfast inn. The place is haunted by a number of spirits, including former students and the apparition of a former owner. Footsteps have been heard on the stairs, and a strange voice has ...