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0Cottey College
Nevada, Missouri
35.2 miles from Saint Clair County, MOCottey College, founded by Virginia Alice Cottey Stockard in 1884, has a piano-playing ghost. The spirit is thought to be that of Vera Neitzert, a student from 1920 who perished when her clothes caught fire while she was cooking candy. Her ghost has been seen in Main Hall and the ...
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University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri
49.8 miles from Saint Clair County, MORumored hauntings at the University of Central Missouri range from Hawkins Hall, where strange occurrences are attributed to a student who hanged himself, to Diemer Hall, where a bathroom sink has turned on by itself. Also noteworthy are North Ellis, where an alarm clock has flown across the room and ...
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Fort Scott
Fort Scott, Kansas
52.3 miles from Saint Clair County, MOFort Scott, originally Camp Scott in honor of General Winfield Scott, was established in 1842. It is restored as a historic site, and is rumored to be haunted. Ghostly soldiers and officers are seen on the lawn, around the courtyard, in the cell blocks and in the stables. They have ...
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0Hotel Bothwell
Sedalia, Missouri
55 miles from Saint Clair County, MOThe third floor of this 1927 jazz-era hotel is hopping with the spirit set! Besides seeing numerous ghosts, guests have reported unexplained voices and personal objects that mysteriously go missing in the night.
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0Avilla, Missouri
Reeds, Missouri
61.3 miles from Saint Clair County, MOShadow Folk are known to haunt the old abandoned part of this historic village along Route 66. The shadowy people can be seen walking along the street and going about daily business, usually from the corner of your eye. The Avilla Death Tree is haunted by Civil War-era bushwhacker Rotten ...
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Bass Country Inn - Campus Inn
Springfield, Missouri
61.6 miles from Saint Clair County, MOFormerly the Bass Country Inn and before that, Howard Johnsons, the Campus Inn is home to a ghost called Carl. His apparition has been seen in the hallways and in the kitchen. Objects also are said to fall off the shelves when no one is there. A female spirit is ...
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Drury University
Springfield, Missouri
62.5 miles from Saint Clair County, MODrury University began in 1873, and was built on land that was both Indian burial grounds and a Civil War battle area. One ghost here is that of a little girl who lived here before Smith Hall was built. She perished in a fire when she re-entered her burning home ...
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0Pythian Castle
Springfield, Missouri
62.8 miles from Saint Clair County, MOThe haunted castle was originally a senior citizens' home and orphanage built by the Knights of Pythias in 1913. It's said to be haunted and has been featured on TV shows. Ghost tours and other events are offered at the castle, now privately owned.
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Gillioz Theatre
Springfield, Missouri
63.1 miles from Saint Clair County, MOGillioz Theatre, which opened in 1926, is rumored to have been haunted by a ghost boy since the 1960s. The child's apparition has most often been seen around the area of the restrooms.
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Landers Theater
Springfield, Missouri
63.2 miles from Saint Clair County, MOLanders Theater, aka Springfield Little Theater, was built in 1909 and was renovated in 1970. It is said to be haunted by several ghosts. One is a janitor who perished in a 1920 fire. His apparition is seen in the balcony watching rehearsals. Another is an African-American man who was ...
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University Plaza Hotel
Springfield, Missouri
63.3 miles from Saint Clair County, MOA ghost called "The Colonel" is said to haunt this hotel, seen by almost all the staff between midnight and 4 a.m. He is usually seen in the ballroom and back hallways and appears as an older man dressed in black. Folks speculate that in life he was a decorated ...
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0Walnut Street Inn
Springfield, Missouri
63.5 miles from Saint Clair County, MOThe hauntings at this 1890s-era inn building occur in one of its three buildings called the Main House, which has six rooms. The Rosen Room is haunted by the ghost of an elderly woman who has been spotted many times there and in the hallways.
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Southwest Missouri State University
Springfield, Missouri
63.9 miles from Saint Clair County, MOSouthwest Missouri State University's Freudenberger House, or Freddy House, built in 1959 and named for a Latin professor who taught for 45 years, has a female ghost affectionately referred to as the Dorm Mom. She's most often spotted on Floor 5.
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Phelps Grove Park
Springfield, Missouri
64.4 miles from Saint Clair County, MOPhelps Grove Park has a ghost known as the Bride under the Bridge. According to local legend, a just-married couple lost control of their car here, killing them both. The ghost is seen evenings under the park's third bridge, holding the hem of her gown. She has only darkness in ...
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Kendrick Place
Carthage, Missouri
65.1 miles from Saint Clair County, MOKendrick Place, or Kendrick House, was built in 1849 and is said to be haunted, perhaps by a slave woman who was hanged from a nearby tree dring the Civil War.
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Springfield National Cemetery
Springfield, Missouri
65.9 miles from Saint Clair County, MOThe 1860s Springfield National Cemetery is home to some lingering spirits of Civil Wars soldiers, according to those in the know. Some of the gravestones here are known to glow, and orbs and other anomalies have shown up in photographs.
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0Grand Avenue Bed and Breakfast
Carthage, Missouri
67.2 miles from Saint Clair County, MOThe ghost in residence at this early-20th-century house is said to be a male whose cigarette smoke smell fills the dining room and parlor when he is around. The spirit is thought to be that of Albert Carmean, a former owner in its early days.
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Longview Mansion
Lee's Summit, Missouri
70 miles from Saint Clair County, MOLongview Mansion, built in 1914 by millionaire lumberman Robert A. Long, is said to be haunted by Long's daughter, Loula Long-Combs, a renowned horsewoman. Her apparition has been seen and heard riding horseback on the property, and her bed is sometimes in disarray in the morning as if she had ...
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0Prosperity School Bed and Breakfast
Joplin, Missouri
72.4 miles from Saint Clair County, MOA school in its olden days, this building stood empty for three decades before it was renovated into an inn. During the time it was empty, it became known as a hot spot for haunts. TV's Ghost Hunters has caught an image of ghost children running down a hall; shadow ...
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Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, Missouri
75 miles from Saint Clair County, MOMissouri Southern State University has a ghostly Dark Lady who is known to move objects and create cold spots. Some also maintain that the Billingsly Student Center is haunted.
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Peace Church Cemetery
Joplin, Missouri
76 miles from Saint Clair County, MOThis cemetery dates back to the mid 19th century, but has been more or less abandoned for the past three decades. Its most famous "inhabitant" is probably Billy Cook, who killed six people during a 22-day criminal rampage between Missouri and California in the early 1950s. He was ...
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Alexander Major's Historic Museum
Kansas City, Missouri
79.1 miles from Saint Clair County, MOAt the 1856 building that houses Alexander Major's Historic Museum, ghost investigators have found colds spots, voices and EVPs in several rooms of the house. The voices belonged to men, women and children.
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Noland Road Lady in Gray
Independence, Missouri
79.9 miles from Saint Clair County, MONoland Road is said to have a ghostly gray lady with short gray hair, especially near the Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Pretty Boy Floyd's Hideout
Kansas City, Missouri
80.1 miles from Saint Clair County, MOPretty Boy Floyd's Hideout, a home at 6612 Edgevale in Armor Hills, was the home of Vivian Mathias, gangster Verne Miller's girlfriend. It was where in June 1933, Miller and Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd planned their unsuccessful prison break for buddy Frank "Jelly" Nash who, along with two policemen, was ...
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Pitcher Cemetery
Independence, Missouri
80.2 miles from Saint Clair County, MOPitcher Cemetery began as an 1830s family plot for the Thomas Pitcher family. It is also a burial spot for Revolutionary War soldiers, as well as some mass graves, one for Civil War soldiers and another for a group of pioneers who died of cholera around 1850. Orbs, strange noises ...
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Bingham Waggoner Estate
Independence, Missouri
80.3 miles from Saint Clair County, MOAt the 1852 Bingham Waggoner Estate, owned by Civil War artist George Caleb Bingham, visitors can get a look at its original paintings and furnishings--and, if they're lucky, a ghost. A mysterious ghost bride has appeared around or on the stairs, and orbs show up in photographs taken here.
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Oak Hill Cemetery - Witch's Grave
Galena, Kansas
80.6 miles from Saint Clair County, MOLegend has it that there is a grave of a witch toward the back of this cemetery, and some claim that apparitions, voices, and strange sounds will come from the area, especially around the hour of 3:33 a.m.
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Rotary Park
Independence, Missouri
80.7 miles from Saint Clair County, MOMargie Kay, author of "Haunted Independence," believes Rotary Park to be haunted. She claims to have seen and/or felt numerous ghostly presences on the grounds - one of which is named "Old George." The western side of the park is said to harbor some particularly dark entities.
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1859 Jail and Marshal's Museum
Independence, Missouri
80.7 miles from Saint Clair County, MOThe 1859 Jail and Marshal's Museum is said to be visited by spirits, including Henry Bugler, a former Jackson County sheriff, who was killed at the jail in 1866 and has been seen in the center south cell in a blue suit. Jesse James' brother Frank was imprisoned here for ...
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John Wornall House
Kansas City, Missouri
80.8 miles from Saint Clair County, MOAt the John Wornall House, built during the 1850s, soldiers' ghosts have been seen on the balconies and guarding the doors. The farm is very close to the site of the Civil War Battle of Westport, and this house was used as a temporary hospital for the injured men from ...
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President Truman's House
Independence, Missouri
80.9 miles from Saint Clair County, MOPresident Truman's House is a Victorian 14-room home, now operating as a museum. Staff members have seen the ghost of President Truman himself inside the home, often in the living room or walking the sidewalks outside. The smell of his brandy also has been detected. President Truman passed away in ...
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Hill Park Cemetery
Independence, Missouri
81.1 miles from Saint Clair County, MOHill Park Cemetery is known for containing the burial site of Frank James, the older brother of outlaw Jesse James. His wife Ann Ralston James is buried here as well. Witnesses say a glowing, misty figure appears here, walking over the hill at night. Ghostly Civil War soldiers are said ...
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Epperson House
Kansas City, Missouri
81.3 miles from Saint Clair County, MOThis house, built around 1920, is now part of the University of Missouri–Kansas City. It is believed to be haunted and has been featured as on of the Top 5 U.S. haunted houses on TV's Unsolved Mysteries. The ghost in residence is Harriet Evelyn Barse, adopted daughter of original owner ...
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Stonewall Inn
Lenexa, Kansas
81.5 miles from Saint Clair County, MOAt the pizza parlor, reports say that unseen hands set the chairs and tables back up after they are stacked at the end of the day.
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0Vaile Mansion
Independence, Missouri
81.7 miles from Saint Clair County, MOPeople believe that the former mistress of the home still occupies it. People claim to see Mrs. Vaile looking through the window and have seen her about the property. In addition, people believe that there is left over residual hauntings and negative energy from the mansion's days as an asylum. ...
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Mound Grove Cemetery
Independence, Missouri
82.1 miles from Saint Clair County, MOWhite apparitions, seemingly a woman in a nightgown, have been seen here, sometimes following visitors. The apparition disappears at the cemetery gate, as if it is unable, or perhaps unwilling, to go past it.
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Donaldson House
Kansas City, Missouri
82.3 miles from Saint Clair County, MODonaldson House is a 1901 mansion is said to be haunted by eight ghosts. It's owned by the Kansas City Art Institute, who uses it for studios and offices. The ghosts are said to include one friendly one and eight cantankerous ones, who aren't pleased with the students who use ...
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Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center
Kansas City, Missouri
84.4 miles from Saint Clair County, MOFormerly the Hyatt Regency, the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center building has seen some tragic incidents. In 1981, two walkways collapsed onto a dance competition in the lobby, killing 114 and injuring 216. It is supposed that the hotel's occasional supernatural visitor, a ghostly woman in a tea ...
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Union Station
Kansas City, Missouri
84.6 miles from Saint Clair County, MOUnion Station's busiest time was during World War II, when 300 passengers came through per day. Its ghosts are believed to have come from this time. Suggs Mailer is the most well-known spirit here, a man whose job it was to transfer mail from underground trains to the post office ...
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Chestnut House
Kansas City, Missouri
84.8 miles from Saint Clair County, MOChestnut House is an 1884 Victorian Gothic house that is believed to be haunted by former tenants named the Finches, a mother and her son who occupied the home for 70 years. Both apparitions have been seen; the mother in a mourning dress and the son in a bow tie. ...
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Sauer Castle
Kansas City, Kansas
85 miles from Saint Clair County, MOSauer's Castle, a German gothic mansion, was built in the 1700s by German businessman Anton Philip Sauer for his wife Marie and their 5 daughters. Witnesses say it is haunted, as evidenced by lights that appear floating around the property and in the lookout tower, plus the sounds of laughing, ...
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St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Kansas City, Missouri
85.1 miles from Saint Clair County, MOThe grand St. Mary’s Episcopal Church began holding services here in the 1800s, and it is believed to be haunted by the spirit of an early rector, Father Henry David Jardine. Father Jardine was said to be a controversial character in his day, leading to some disagreements with church members ...
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Kemper Military School - State Fair Community College
Boonville, Missouri
85.3 miles from Saint Clair County, MOThe former Kemper Military School, now State Fair Community College, had a ghost of a female cadet who was killed along the track. Her apparition has been seen jogging around the track; it disappears when it gets to the spot where she was killed. The A, C and D Barracks ...
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Kansas City Power and Light Company Building
Kansas City, Missouri
85.3 miles from Saint Clair County, MOEmployees have reported seeing shadowy figures jumping from the top of the historic building, only to vanish before they reach the ground. Night staff have reported hearing weird noises and getting the feeling of being watched. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Charles B. Leach House
Kansas City, Missouri
85.3 miles from Saint Clair County, MOCharles B. Leach was a lumber baron who built this Queen Anne Victorian home in 1887. Beginning in 1915, the house was used as a home for unwed mothers and later a women's shelter. It was in operation until 1990. The house is believed to be haunted because of mysterious ...
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Muehlebach Hotel
Kansas City, Missouri
85.4 miles from Saint Clair County, MOThe hotel building was formerly a theatre, and hotel guests have reported seeing the apparition of a lady in a blue dress on different floors of the hotel. She is believed to have been a former theatre patron or actress who died when the building was part of an adjoining ...
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Kansas City Music Hall
Kansas City, Missouri
85.4 miles from Saint Clair County, MOKansas City Music Hall is a 1930s marvel with elaborate décor and an impressive antique pipe organ sporting over 2,000 pipes. But that's not all the ritzy theater has to offer. It seems to be a hangout for the music-loving spirit set. During performances, folks have reported apparitions of well-dressed ...
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The Folly Theater
Kansas City, Missouri
85.5 miles from Saint Clair County, MOThe Folly Theater, known as “The Pink Lady,” opened around 1900 and is haunted by an early manager. Joe Donegan was known for bringing big names to his theater, including the Marx Brothers, Gypsy Rose Lee, Fanny Brice, and prizefighters Jack Dempsey and Jack Johnson. When the theater underwent renovation ...
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0Kemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
85.6 miles from Saint Clair County, MOAccording to local lore, it is the ghost of former WWE wrestler Owen Hart who haunts this arena. In 1999 he died when he fell from the arena's ceiling while attempting to descend as his superhero image The Blue Blazer. Folks say Hart's ghost has been seen wearing his blue ...
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Old Cooper County Jail and Hanging Barn
Boonville, Missouri
85.7 miles from Saint Clair County, MOAt the Old Cooper County Jail and Hanging Barn, built in 1848, folks say the ghost of a young prisoner materializes and pounds on the old cell doors. Dark shadow figures have been seen here as well.
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The Coates House
Kansas City, Missouri
85.7 miles from Saint Clair County, MOThe Coates House was a hotel that opened in 1867 and had some famous guests, including three presidents: William McKinley, Grover Cleveland and Theodore Roosevelt. A fire in 1978 killed at least 16 folks in the homeless shelter the building had by then become. Now, folks say shadowy figures move ...
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0Hotel Savoy
Kansas City, Missouri
85.7 miles from Saint Clair County, MOIt is said that Betsy Ward, who lived here in the late 1800s, died in room 505 of this hotel, although how she died is uncertain. One story says she committed suicide in the bathtub; another that there was foul play. Both guests and staff have heard unexplained voices, seen ...
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0Rivercene Mansion
New Franklin, Missouri
86.2 miles from Saint Clair County, MOBuilt originally by a riverboat captain named Joseph Kinney in 1869, this inn is said to be haunted by a member of the Kinney family named Noble, whose ghost has been encountered by many. At age 26, Noble was killed when after falling down the grand staircase.
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Strawberry Hill Museum
Kansas City, Kansas
87.2 miles from Saint Clair County, MOStrawberry Hill Museum is housed in a mansion built in 1887 and was inhabited by the Scroggs family. In 1919 it opened as a children's orphanage and day-care run by the Sisters of St. Francis of Christ, which lasted until the 1980s. It is now a museum, and is haunted ...
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Joplin Spook Light - Hornet Spooklight
Seneca, Missouri
88.5 miles from Saint Clair County, MOJoplin Spook Light, aka Hollis Light or Hornet Spooklight, is a ball of light or group of lights that appear in an area called the Devil's Promenade. The lights have been seen as far back as the mid-1800s. Legend has it that the phenomena has to do with two deceased ...
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