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0Yorktown Memorial Hospital
Yorktown, Texas
21.5 miles from Karnes County, TXThe 1940s hospital closed around 1988, but apparently all of its patients haven't moved out. Witnesses say they have been punched, slapped, kicked or scratched by something unseen, and shadow figures have been seen in the hallways. A man named T.J. who died of a heroin overdose here is said ...
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Berclair Mansion
Goliad, Texas
30.4 miles from Karnes County, TXBuilt in 1936, this grand old mansion almost seems out of place in this rural town. Furnished with rare antiques, the building is haunted by the apparition of an eccentric elderly woman who lived there alone for years prior to her death. The story goes that workmen restoring the ...
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0Presidio La Bahía
Goliad, Texas
33.9 miles from Karnes County, TXThis fort, originally founded in 1721, was the site of many Texas Revolution conflicts including the Battle of Goliad and the Goliad Massacre. Folks have reported seeing ghostly massacred soldiers and hearing their cries of pain.
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Dog and Bee Pub
Beeville, Texas
35.4 miles from Karnes County, TXA man in a trench coat haunts this English-style pub. Glassware has been thrown off shelves by unseen hands, and chandeliers reportedly swing back and forth of their own accord. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Abandoned Asylum
San Antonio, Texas
44.1 miles from Karnes County, TXAlthough 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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Ghost Tracks
San Antonio, Texas
45.3 miles from Karnes County, TXLegend 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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0Woman Hollering Creek
Schertz, Texas
45.7 miles from Karnes County, TXThis 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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0Texas Lutheran University
Seguin, Texas
46.5 miles from Karnes County, TXThe 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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Devil's Bridge
San Antonio, Texas
46.6 miles from Karnes County, TXIt 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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Milam Street
Seguin, Texas
46.6 miles from Karnes County, TXMilam 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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0Stinson Field Ghost - San Jose Burial Park Cemetery
San Antonio, Texas
47.7 miles from Karnes County, TXBlue 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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Saint James Inn
Gonzales, Texas
48 miles from Karnes County, TXThe 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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Donkey Lady Bridge
San Antonio, Texas
48 miles from Karnes County, TXThe 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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Mission San José
San Antonio, Texas
49 miles from Karnes County, TXThe 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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Chinese Graveyard
San Antonio, Texas
49.4 miles from Karnes County, TXWhite mists have been seen at the graveyard.
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Old Yoakum Community Hospital
Yoakum, Texas
50.7 miles from Karnes County, TXA murdered nurse and a priest who had polio are the two main haunts here. EVPs are picked up, full-bodied apparitions are seen, and EMF meters spike. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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0Santikos Century Plaza 8 - Mayan Palace 14
San Antonio, Texas
50.8 miles from Karnes County, TXNow 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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0The Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas
51.4 miles from Karnes County, TXLegend 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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0Institute of Texas Cultures
San Antonio, Texas
51.5 miles from Karnes County, TXYou 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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0Alamo Street Theater - San Antone Cafe
San Antonio, Texas
51.8 miles from Karnes County, TXAllegedly 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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Spanish Main Apartments
San Antonio, Texas
51.8 miles from Karnes County, TXNumerous sightings of a little boy in period clothing roaming the apartment complex. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Marriott Plaza San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
52 miles from Karnes County, TXAllegedly haunted by the ghost of a woman who lived on the property prior to it being a hotel.
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Bullis House Inn Bed and Breakfast
San Antonio, Texas
52.1 miles from Karnes County, TXThe 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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0Menger Hotel
San Antonio, Texas
52.1 miles from Karnes County, TXThis 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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0The Alamo
San Antonio, Texas
52.2 miles from Karnes County, TXNearly 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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0Emily Morgan Hotel
San Antonio, Texas
52.2 miles from Karnes County, TXThis 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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0Terrell Castle - Lambermont
San Antonio, Texas
52.2 miles from Karnes County, TXHaunted by the former owner who committed suicide there. In addition there are apparently ghostly children who play on the stairs.
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0Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio, Texas
52.4 miles from Karnes County, TXThe 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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0Cadillac Bar
San Antonio, Texas
52.4 miles from Karnes County, TXHaunted 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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0St. Anthony Hotel
San Antonio, Texas
52.4 miles from Karnes County, TXPeople 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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0Camberley Gunter Hotel
San Antonio, Texas
52.4 miles from Karnes County, TXAlthough 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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0Victoria's Black Swan Inn
San Antonio, Texas
52.5 miles from Karnes County, TXA 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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0Crowne Plaza
San Antonio, Texas
52.6 miles from Karnes County, TXThe 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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0University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, Texas
53.3 miles from Karnes County, TXIn 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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0Brackenridge Villa Mansion - Fernridge
Alamo Heights, Texas
53.4 miles from Karnes County, TXIf 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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0Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas
53.9 miles from Karnes County, TXAt 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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0McNay Art Museum
San Antonio, Texas
53.9 miles from Karnes County, TXThe 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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0Seton Edgar B. Davis Hospital
Luling, Texas
54.5 miles from Karnes County, TXMr. 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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0Our Lady of the Lake University
San Antonio, Texas
54.8 miles from Karnes County, TXLong 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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0Alamo Quarry Theatre
San Antonio, Texas
55.3 miles from Karnes County, TXRumors 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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0Comanche Lookout Park
San Antonio, Texas
56 miles from Karnes County, TXBuilt 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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0El Camaroncito - The Player's Club
San Antonio, Texas
56 miles from Karnes County, TXThe 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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0Caribbean Apartments - Willow Run Apartments
San Antonio, Texas
56.8 miles from Karnes County, TXFormerly 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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0North Star Mall
San Antonio, Texas
57.2 miles from Karnes County, TXAllegedly haunted by "shadows" that brush past you and whisper your name.
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0Faust Hotel
New Braunfels, Texas
57.2 miles from Karnes County, TXThere 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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The San Marcos River Entity
Luling, Texas
58.6 miles from Karnes County, TXAn 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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Adobe Verde
New Braunfels, Texas
59.5 miles from Karnes County, TXOnce 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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0Christus Santa Rosa Hospital
San Antonio, Texas
60.8 miles from Karnes County, TXAllegedly haunted by a headless nun.
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0The Huebner-Onion House
Leon Valley, Texas
61.1 miles from Karnes County, TXGhosts 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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Thompson Island Bridge
San Marcos, Texas
66.7 miles from Karnes County, TXThompson 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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Devil's Backbone
Canyon Lake, Texas
73.3 miles from Karnes County, TXThis 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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Stage Stop Ranch
Fischer, Texas
75.5 miles from Karnes County, TXGuests 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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Angel Rose Bed and Breakfast Inn
Rockport, Texas
78.2 miles from Karnes County, TXThe 1881 bed and breakfast is one of only a few historic buildings left on the southern coast of this small township, as many have been destroyed by hurricanes, neglect and fire over the course of a century. Paranormal activity reported at this location includes lights turning on and ...
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Von Minden Hotel
Schulenburg, Texas
78.6 miles from Karnes County, TXBuilt in 1927, the Von Minden Hotel is rumored to be haunted by at least two ghosts, perhaps stemming from two known deaths here. Long ago in Room 23, a railroad worker died of an illness in his sleep, and in Room 37 a WWII veteran jumped after finding that ...
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Blackbeard's On the Beach
Corpus Christi, Texas
80.3 miles from Karnes County, TXIt's unsure exactly who haunts this beachside restaurant, but witnesses say he opens doors, makes salt shakers jump and chairs move, and plays other harmless pranks. An apparition was recorded walking in the back dining area after hours. Some believe the ghost is a man who was killed long ago ...
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Country Spirit - La Mansion
Boerne, Texas
80.3 miles from Karnes County, TXLa 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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USS Lexington
Corpus Christi, Texas
80.6 miles from Karnes County, TXKnown as the Blue Ghost, the USS Lexington is rumored to be haunted by an engine room operator who was killed in battle and several crew members who were killed in a WWII attack. Besides apparitions, witnesses have heard doors slam, seen lights go off on their own, and felt ...
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Boerne Emporium
Boerne, Texas
80.7 miles from Karnes County, TXThe 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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Dienger Building - Boerne Public Library
Boerne, Texas
80.9 miles from Karnes County, TXDienger 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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Ye Kendall Inn
Boerne, Texas
80.9 miles from Karnes County, TXAt 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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0Tarpon Inn
Port Aransas, Texas
88.4 miles from Karnes County, TXAt this 1886 hotel, reports from a guest say that at 3 a.m. their bathroom glowed pink, voices were heard above them and in the shower, and cold spots seemed to be everywhere.
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