Haunted Places in Helena, Montana



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    Grandstreet Theatre

    Helena, Montana

    A beautifully Tiffany window was donated to this building in 1905 when it was church, in memory of Clara Bicknell Hodgin, who died at age 34. When the building was converted into a playhouse, the window was placed in storage for several years. It was installed again in 1976, ...


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    Christmas Gift Evans House

    Helena, Montana

    Visitors to this historic mansion may get more than just a tour on some occasions. Some visitors and a property legislator working at the house claim to have heard incessant banging noises all day and all night, for which no source can be found. Others claim to have seen a ...


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    Myrna Loy Center

    Helena, Montana

    The Myrna Loy Center for Performing Arts is believed to be haunted by spirits from its past. That's because in its past, the building was the Lewis and Clark County Jail. Especially haunted, some say, is the basement, where the solitary confinement inmates were kept.


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    T.C. Power Mansion

    Helena, Montana

    Private residence; please respect the owner's privacy. T.C. Power himself is said to haunt his former 1880s home, and a maid's spirit also has been reported.


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    Windbag Saloon

    Helena, Montana

    The 1882 building that houses the Windbag Saloon has been a bootery, a bank, a Vaudeville house, a bowling alley and several bars. Upstairs were "Dorothy's Rooms," the home of madam "Big Dorothy" Baker, who died in 1973. Her rooms became offices, but witnesses there have heard music and female ...


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    St. Charles Hall - Carroll College

    Helena, Montana

    It was in the men's restroom here that a drunken student passed away from a cerebral hemorrhage after falling and hitting his head on a sink one night, and it is here that the hauntings happen. Witnesses, both maintenance men and students, have described finding blood in the sink where ...


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    Brantley House

    Helena, Montana

    Built in 1887 by Judge Theodore Brantley, the historic mansion is said to be haunted ever since 1970, when the owners made some major renovations to the third floor. The door opens and shuts on its own, and footsteps can be heard going up the stairs, opening doors, and pacing, ...


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    Totem House

    Helena, Montana

    This historic house has been refurbished as a beauty spa, but staff and clients have reported various paranormal occurrences over the years. Many have claimed to see the apparition of a maid scrubbing the floors on the upper level of the building, whiles others claim to hear the noises of ...


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    Montana Fish, Parks and Wildlife Center

    Helena, Montana

    The office for this society is locate on the site of a former industrial warehouse, where several workers are believed to have passed away in industrial accidents. Staff working here have reported seeing shadowy apparitions wandering through the building, have heard unseen voices which try to make conversation and have ...


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    Kleinschmidt House

    Helena, Montana

    Private residence; please respect the owner's privacy. The 1892 Victorian mansion is allegedly haunted by Mary Kleinschmidt, the original lady of the house, and her young son. Mary's footsteps are heard, although she doesn't concern herself with the living, and her son has been seen in the bedrooms. He is ...


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    Boulder Hot Springs Hotel

    Boulder, Montana

    27.3 miles from Helena, MT

    This historic hotel is currently being refurbished, but guests and staff still report having seen the apparition of a woman in a white dress staring out of a window on the third floor. The spirit is known as Simone, a prostitute who was murdered in a hotel office. Others report ...


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    Canyon Ferry Mansion Bed and Breakfast

    Townsend, Montana

    27.9 miles from Helena, MT

    This historic manor house was the scene of a murder in the late twentieth century, but residents and guests of the now bed and breakfast inn have reported spirits far before then. The building is believed to have up to eight ghostly guests, including a weeping woman, a shadowy lawyer ...


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    Montana State Prison Museum

    Deer Lodge, Montana

    39.3 miles from Helena, MT

    During a visit to this museum, you may hear unexplained voices and footsteps anywhere on the grounds. The prison was built in 1871 and operated until the 1970s, so it has seen many executions, riots, and violent deaths. The solitary confinement area underground is known to be especially active. Guests ...


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    Hotel Lincoln

    Lincoln, Montana

    39.5 miles from Helena, MT

    This historic log hotel was built in 1928, and is believed to be haunted by up to three apparitions. The first is a ghostly woman in a Victorian gown, who some believe to be a former prostitute. She has been seen in various rooms, hallways and staring down into the ...


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    Butte Archives

    Butte-Silver Bow, Montana

    46.5 miles from Helena, MT

    Reports say that the archives were once the old fire station, and the basement there has seen over 200 episodes of hauntings. Folks say the fire alarms will ring out in the night although their power has been disconnected, and witnesses have seen a group of ghostly firefighters wiling away ...


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    Old Butte Historic Adventures Building

    Butte, Montana

    46.6 miles from Helena, MT

    This building houses a sector of the historical society, and was built in the early 1880's. Staff working late hours have reported two apparitions which haunt the building. Several employees and the owner of the company that occupies the building have reported encountering a shadowy apparition that haunts the basement. ...


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    Club Thirteen Bar

    Butte, Montana

    46.6 miles from Helena, MT

    This historic 1880's building was refurbished in the early 1930's, and was a former beer hall and bordello. All paranormal activity noted in the building has taken places in the second floor pool room. One of the original rooms of the 1880's building. The aroma of perfume has been smelt, ...


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    Butte-Silver Bow County Courthouse

    Butte-Silver Bow, Montana

    46.6 miles from Helena, MT

    For over a century this building has been said to be haunted by Miles Fuller, executed by hanging in 1906 for murdering a fellow prospector. Some say Fuller was innocent, so his restless spirit walks in the area at the back of the courthouse.


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    Rookwood Speakeasy

    Butte, Montana

    46.6 miles from Helena, MT

    Rookwood Hotel opened in 1912, but by 1950 it had been divided into apartments. In 2004 the building was bought by a new owner who found a hidden speakeasy from Prohibition days behind a bulletproof door in the basement. That year, when a tour guide went down to shut off ...


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    Copper King Mansion

    Butte-Silver Bow, Montana

    46.6 miles from Helena, MT

    The stories about this alleged haunting seem to refer mostly to people "feeling" as if it is haunted, rather than any actual activity. People claim to feel a presence or warm spirit associated with the house. No reports of distinct sightings or activity.


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  • Haunted Montana
    Karen Stevens
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    Mai Wah Building and Museum

    Butte, Montana

    46.7 miles from Helena, MT

    This historic building is a remainder of the thriving Chinese community of the town during the 1930's, and as well as being a museum, is believed to be haunted. An evil entity is believed to attack people and push them down flights of stairs, and people have reported seeing a ...


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    314 West Park Street

    Butte, Montana

    46.8 miles from Helena, MT

    This historic apartment block was formerly the St. James Mental Hospital, and there are still various reports of paranormal activity from former and current residents. Objects would move around by themselves or vanish altogether, and screams and moans would come out of the basement where insane patients were sometimes locked ...


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    Hennessy Mansion

    Butte-Silver Bow, Montana

    47 miles from Helena, MT

    This historic mansion is rented out by the room to college students. Witnesses say that Daniel J. Hennessy himself still haunts the place. His apparition has been seen in the basement, the staircase, and the kitchen. It is said that he likes to watch over his house and the people ...


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    World Museum of Mining

    Butte, Montana

    47.5 miles from Helena, MT

    The World Museum of Mining was built on the Orphan Girl Mine, and offers underground tours. It is said to be haunted by an apparition wearing a yellow slicker.


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    Mount Moriah Cemetery

    Butte-Silver Bow, Montana

    48.1 miles from Helena, MT

    Eyewitnesses, some of them policemen, have seen a ghost in a wheelchair here in the early 1980s. The spirit is said to have wheeled itself right through the cemetery's front gates, although the gates were locked.


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    Sacajawea Hotel

    Three Forks, Montana

    53.4 miles from Helena, MT

    This historic hotel was built in 1910 as a stopover for railroad passengers and crews, and has been in operation for over a century. The hotel is allegedly haunted by two apparitions, including the former builder John Q Adams and a spectral maid. The builder has been known to make ...


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    Headwaters Heritage Museum

    Three Forks, Montana

    53.6 miles from Helena, MT

    This 1910 bank building was converted to a heritage museum, but an evil entity is still believed to linger in the building. Several visitors have reported being pushed by an unseen presence, as well as feeling cold spots and hearing disembodied footsteps. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    The Castle

    White Sulphur Springs, Montana

    54 miles from Helena, MT

    This historic mansion is perched high on a hill above the town, and was built in 1892. Locals have reported many strange occurrences, including a phantom lady in a beautiful white dress and a lantern that has been seen floating around the castle. The building is open to the public, ...


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    Copper Village Museum

    Anaconda, Montana

    54 miles from Helena, MT

    The former city hall is now an art museum, but former prison guards believe that the apparition of a prisoner and a heroic fireman still walk the hallways. Visitors have reported cold spots, disembodied footsteps, doors that open and close by themselves and objects that move by themselves from room ...


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    Opera House Theatre

    Philipsburg, Montana

    62.5 miles from Helena, MT

    Staff and visitors at this old theatre have reported having their hair pulled, feeling strange presences, cold spots, disembodied footsteps and the smell of cigars. A phantom face has been known to materialise inside an empty lighting booth during productions, and other strange transparent apparitions have been seen. (Submitted by Callum ...


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    Garnet Ghost Town

    Drummond, Montana

    63.7 miles from Helena, MT

    This 1860s mining town is said to be the home of many spirits. The abandoned town 40 miles outside of Missoula was named after garnets, the first stone mined here, although gold became the real draw. Disembodied voices have been heard here, and several apparitions have been seen. The many ...


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    Beacon Ice House

    Great Falls, Montana

    70.3 miles from Helena, MT

    Beacon Ice House is a bar, casino and night club that is rumored to be haunted. Witnesses say the lights turn on and off by themselves, doors open and close on their own, and the restrooms and basements are popular spots for the spirits set to make themselves known.


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    Lobby Bar

    Great Falls, Montana

    72 miles from Helena, MT

    Rumor has it that at least 12 haunts live in the three floors above this bar, which once was a hotel. After the hotel closed the spot was used by vagrants, and some were said to have died here.


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    Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art

    Great Falls, Montana

    72.4 miles from Helena, MT

    This historic museum was a former school, and staff working late hours have reported hearing disembodied voices, the jangling of keys and seeing the apparition of a young girl with blonde hair floating through the basement. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Sara Jane's Cabin - Ranch at Rock creek

    Philipsburg, Montana

    74.6 miles from Helena, MT

    This cabin at the ranch was really unique. I got many EVPs, one of which said follow and shadow. I also heard a loud bang on the cabin. (Submitted by Campbell T)


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    Malmstrom Air Force Base

    Great Falls, Montana

    75.4 miles from Helena, MT

    At the base chapel, a young bearded fur trader haunts the sanctuary. He often sits in the 7th pew holding a Bible, and drops it. The piano plays by itself, and the song of choice is said to be "All the Ends of the Earth."


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    Belt Creek Brew Pub

    Belt, Montana

    75.7 miles from Helena, MT

    Late at night, residents of the small town have reported hearing arguing voices in the pub, along with seeing shadowy figures moving around the pub after closing hours. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    John Bozeman's Bistro

    Bozeman, Montana

    79.1 miles from Helena, MT

    The building that houses this notable bistro was constructed in around 1905, and staff working here admit that the building is haunted by an unseen entity. The presence has been known to turn lights on and off, walk across freshly mopped floors and move objects such as cutlery around the ...


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    Ellen Theatre

    Bozeman, Montana

    79.2 miles from Helena, MT

    Although the origin and nature of this haunting are as of yet unclear, staff working here claim that the historic theatre is haunted by a ghostly theatre patron. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Chambers Fisher Building

    Bozeman, Montana

    79.2 miles from Helena, MT

    This building was formerly a department store, and the lower basement of the edifice is haunted by various apparitions. Former tenants and employees working in the building claim to have seen a misty apparition which would float through the lower levels before vanishing into the roof. Recently, a more disturbing ...


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  • Ghosts of the Northeast
    David J. Pitkin
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    Suds and Grub Bar

    Power, Montana

    79.3 miles from Helena, MT

    This establishment is believed to be haunted by the apparition of a woman. She was been known to smash windows and throw objects around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Montana Ale Works

    Bozeman, Montana

    79.4 miles from Helena, MT

    This brew pub was formerly an industrial warehouse, and a railroad employee was killed in a machinery accident. Ever since, staff and diners have reported seeing the floating apparition of a man in a checked shirt in the bar area. Others have reportedly heard jazz music and the sounds of ...


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    Montana State University

    Bozeman, Montana

    79.5 miles from Helena, MT

    In the early 1970s the theater director is said to have fallen down the spiral staircase backstage and hit his head, after which he suffered mood swings. He then was said to have committed suicide in the sound booth, by loading real bullets into a prop pistol. People have experienced ...


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    Gallatin Gateway Inn

    Gallatin Gateway, Montana

    79.8 miles from Helena, MT

    This historic stucco style hotel is currently up for sale, but was built in around 1927 as a stopover for railroad travelers. The hotel has at least three reported apparitions, including a female housekeeper who was murdered and has been seen standing behind guests. The second is a male entity, ...


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    Hitchhiker of Black Horse Lake

    Floweree, Montana

    80 miles from Helena, MT

    Folks who live nearby will tell of a different sort of hitchhiking ghost. Along this stretch of Highway 87, the transient Native American's spirit will bump up onto drivers' windshields as if he has been hit. He has long black hair and wears denim. When you get out to check ...


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    Bear Canyon Campground

    Bozeman, Montana

    84.5 miles from Helena, MT

    A spooky report from this campground says there is a ghost of a little girl who lives here. She wears a white dress and is known for trying to coerce female campground visitors to follow her.


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    Nevada City Hotel

    Sheridan, Montana

    88.9 miles from Helena, MT

    This historic hotel is allegedly haunted by the apparition of a road agent that was hanged nearby. Guests have reported hearing our footsteps in the hallways and seeing a shadowy figure standing their reflections in mirrors. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Virginia City

    Ennis, Montana

    89.8 miles from Helena, MT

    This ghost town is now a tourist attraction, complete with resident haunts, according to reports. It is said that the town had a violent past, and once was the home of young Calamity Jane. At the costume shop, a little girl ghost has been seen sitting on the steps. In ...


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    Fairweather Inn

    Ennis, Montana

    89.9 miles from Helena, MT

    Fairweather Inn, formerly the 1800s Anaconda Hotel and Saloon, is said to be home to some ghostly children. Rumor has it that the ghost children visit guests who are staying on the first floor with their children. Witnesses also describe footsteps, whispers, the rustling of old-fashioned dresses, and doors that ...


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    Highway 87 - Montana

    Carter, Montana

    94.2 miles from Helena, MT

    The ghost of a Native American has been known to wander the highway between Great Falls and Fort Benton. One eyewitness said a man appeared suddenly in the road, and her car struck him with a loud thump. When she got out of her car thinking she had hurt someone, ...


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