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0Penguin Lady of Graham Hall
Pella, Iowa
15.1 miles from Mahaska County, IAAt 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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0Clubb House Restaurant
Sigourney, Iowa
22.6 miles from Mahaska County, IALots of orbs and ghosts, pans falling off shelves! Customers feeling people touching them. (Submitted by Debbie and Justin)
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Ottumwa Cemetery
Ottumwa, Iowa
24.1 miles from Mahaska County, IANight visitors to the cemetery have seen shadowed figures sitting on tombstones or running behind trees, and heard whispering and footsteps in the grass. There has also been reported a white cat who will run in circles around your feet, and then vanish.
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Hotel Ottumwa
Ottumwa, Iowa
24.9 miles from Mahaska County, IAAn apparition of a lady in white haunts the hotel basement, which formerly served as a ballroom. The ghost of a man in a suit haunts the hallways of the hotel. Strange noises and voices have been heard. The face of a man has also been seen in the hotel ...
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Maple Hill Mansion
Monroe, Iowa
28.2 miles from Mahaska County, IAThis 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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0Bucksbaum Center - Grinnell College
Grinnell, Iowa
28.7 miles from Mahaska County, IAA 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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Stoneking Cemetery
Russell, Iowa
29.8 miles from Mahaska County, IAThere 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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Newton Community Theatre
Newton, Iowa
31.9 miles from Mahaska County, IAT.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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Children's Forest
Newton, Iowa
32.5 miles from Mahaska County, IALocals 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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0David Ryan House
Newton, Iowa
32.7 miles from Mahaska County, IAActual 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
33 miles from Mahaska County, IAThe 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
33 miles from Mahaska County, IAThe 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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0Mars Hill Church
Bloomfield, Iowa
33.5 miles from Mahaska County, IAThis old log cabin church is actually a restoration using salvaged timber from vintage barns. The church had been in existence from 1856 til 2006 when some dirtbag arsonist decided to burn the place to the ground. Rumors of it being haunted however have become something of local ...
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The Mud Man of Metz Bridge
Newton, Iowa
34.5 miles from Mahaska County, IAAs 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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Sugar Grove Cemetery - Metz Cemetery
Newton, Iowa
35 miles from Mahaska County, IAThis 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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Top of the Rock Grille
Fairfield, Iowa
41.8 miles from Mahaska County, IAThe origin of the hauntings at this restaurant is uncertain. What IS certain, is that it's haunted. Witnesses have seen objects moving by themselves in the kitchen and heard whispering and voices in the bathrooms. They have also heard the sound of people walking on the upper floors when no ...
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Machinist's Hall
Conroy, Iowa
43.1 miles from Mahaska County, IAThis 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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Centerville Railroad Tracks
Centerville, Iowa
43.9 miles from Mahaska County, IALocal legend sayd that if you park your car on these railroad tracks and shut it off, an unseen force will push you off the tracks. Reports say you can hear footsteps in the gravel while the spirits of children are pushing your car.
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Meskwaki Bingo Casino and Hotel
Tama, Iowa
45.7 miles from Mahaska County, IAScreams and arguing voices have been heard when no one is around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Avon Railroad Tracks
Carlisle, Iowa
47.1 miles from Mahaska County, IAReports 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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0Old Chapel - College Hall
Indianola, Iowa
47.9 miles from Mahaska County, IALegend 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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Mary Wright - Granny Sprague Cemetery
Homestead, Iowa
48.8 miles from Mahaska County, IAThe 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
49.3 miles from Mahaska County, IAThe 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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Farrar Schoolhouse
Maxwell, Iowa
49.7 miles from Mahaska County, IAThis 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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Riverside Cemetery
Marshalltown, Iowa
51.9 miles from Mahaska County, IAIt 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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0Des Moines International Airport
Des Moines, Iowa
54 miles from Mahaska County, IAThere 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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0Air Lanes Bowling Center
Des Moines, Iowa
54 miles from Mahaska County, IAAccording 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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0Terrace Hill
Des Moines, Iowa
55 miles from Mahaska County, IAAt 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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Spooky Table at the Weaver House
Des Moines, Iowa
55.4 miles from Mahaska County, IALocal 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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Old Red Horse Armory
Des Moines, Iowa
55.7 miles from Mahaska County, IAThis 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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Riverside Cemetery
Riverside, Iowa
56 miles from Mahaska County, IAIt is said that many pairs of glowing eyes, belonging to the many graveyard spirits, can be seen by those who drive past.
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0Drake Municipal Observatory
Des Moines, Iowa
57.1 miles from Mahaska County, IADr. 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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Greencastle Cemetery
North Liberty, Iowa
57.6 miles from Mahaska County, IASomething 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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New Virginia Cemetery - Beymer Cemetery
New Virginia, Iowa
57.9 miles from Mahaska County, IAThis 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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Smelly Ghost of University Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa
57.9 miles from Mahaska County, IALocals 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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0Merle Hay Mall
Des Moines, Iowa
58.5 miles from Mahaska County, IAThe 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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0Jordan House
West Des Moines, Iowa
58.7 miles from Mahaska County, IAThis 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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Mason House Inn and Caboose Cottage
Keosauqua, Iowa
58.8 miles from Mahaska County, IAThis historic 1846 hotel was also a stop on the Underground Railroad, and several spirits are living here. In Room 5, the ghost of a young boy pulls on people's clothing at night. His apparition has been seen on the landing. In Room 7, a man named Knapp was murdered, ...
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Mason House Inn and Caboose Cottage
Keosauqua, Iowa
58.8 miles from Mahaska County, IAThis historic 1846 hotel was also a stop on the Underground Railroad, and several spirits are living here. In Room 5, the ghost of a young boy pulls on people's clothing at night. His apparition has been seen on the landing. In Room 7, a man named Knapp was murdered, ...
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0Slater Hall - University of Iowa
University Heights, Iowa
60.9 miles from Mahaska County, IAIt is reported that on the ninth floor a student once jumped to his death. Students say his ghost roams the halls carrying an ax, and footsteps and screams may be heard at night.
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Parkers Grove Cemetery
Shellsburg, Iowa
62.6 miles from Mahaska County, IAAccording to reports, one gravestone boasts a carving of a face. The stone face is said to cry tears at night.
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Birthday Bridge - Giblin Bridge
Mount Pleasant, Iowa
64 miles from Mahaska County, IAThis spot, near where Kentucky Avenue and US 218 meet, is said to be haunted by a local girl who hanged herself from the bridge after having an affair with a married doctor. The day she died was also her birthday. Legend has it that her ghost can be seen ...
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Shellsburg Cemetery
Shellsburg, Iowa
65.5 miles from Mahaska County, IAIn 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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Evergreen Cemetery
Vinton, Iowa
65.7 miles from Mahaska County, IAThis 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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0Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
67.2 miles from Mahaska County, IAThe building was the town library until 1985. According to stories told by locals, one day in the 1960s a regular patron named Hazel visited the library. She was seen walking through the rooms by patrons and employees alike. However, it was soon realized that Hazel had passed away in ...
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
67.8 miles from Mahaska County, IAThe ghost of a little Czech girl named Tillie is said to linger in this cemetery, haunting through the night carrying a lit candle. It is said she may try to pull visitors into a mausoleum.
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0Coe College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
67.8 miles from Mahaska County, IAThe resident ghost here is Helen, a student who died of influenza in 1918. A grandfather clock located here is said to have been donated by her parents; it used to be in her dorm. Some say the clock is where her spirit lives, but she may come out at ...
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Stello Performance Hall - Mount Mercy
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
68.8 miles from Mahaska County, IAReports say that a nun once hanged herself from the choir loft balcony, and she now wanders the halls. Especially haunted is said to be Warde Hall.
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0Brucemore
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
68.8 miles from Mahaska County, IAThe library is allegedly haunted by a poltergeist-type entity who moves objects, laughs and makes other noises. Some people claim to see a glowing "presence" in the library as well.
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Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
Palo, Iowa
69.5 miles from Mahaska County, IALocals 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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J L Reece Memorial Park
New Providence, Iowa
69.7 miles from Mahaska County, IAAccording 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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Wildwood Apartments
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
69.8 miles from Mahaska County, IAIt is said that a convicted child molestor once lived here and was beaten to death by one of the victims' parents. Some say you can hear the cries of his victims echoing through the apartment halls late at night.
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0Iowa State University - C.Y. Stephens Auditorium
Ames, Iowa
69.9 miles from Mahaska County, IAA 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
70 miles from Mahaska County, IANamed 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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0Iowa State University - Memorial Union
Ames, Iowa
70.3 miles from Mahaska County, IAThe 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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Farm House Museum
Ames, Iowa
70.5 miles from Mahaska County, IAThe spirits of two sisters are believed to reside at the museum; details of the hauntings are unknown.
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Friley Hall - Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
70.5 miles from Mahaska County, IAOne 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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0Carlos O'Kelly's
Marion, Iowa
71.3 miles from Mahaska County, IAThe bar is said to be haunted by prank-playing spirits. Workers say the lights flicker, the blenders start up by themselves even when unplugged, and plates fall off their racks.
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0Granger House Museum
Marion, Iowa
72.3 miles from Mahaska County, IAFolks around these parts will tell of a ghost at the Granger House Museum. Her white figure is said to be seen at midnight, sitting in front of a window.
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Hotel Baring
Edina, Missouri
78.8 miles from Mahaska County, IAThis historic hotel is believed to be haunted, and was formerly a railroad stopover during the early twentieth century era. The building is believed to be haunted by several apparitions, who are believed to be associated the building as it changed hands and uses over the many years of its ...
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