The 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 in the 1970s, witnesses began to notice an apparition in a bowler had, believed to be Joe Donegan, as well as a woman in a long gown running toward the stage.
The Folly Theater
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
The 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 and officials, and his death in 1886 was ruled a suicide. Witnesses attribute the unexplained sounds heard around the building to the fact that Father Jardine’s spirit remains here and is looking to clear his name.
Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center
Formerly 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 gown, was Kathryn Sullivan, a victim of the collapse.
President Truman's House
President 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 1972, and his wife Bess continued to live in the house until 1982.
The Social Parlor
The Social Parlor is a century-old building that held small businesses, such as a furrier’s shop, which catered to the town’s wealthy in the late 1800s to early 1900s. The ghost believed to haunt the building is, in fact, a furrier. Reports say the building is not currently in use.
Kansas City Music Hall
Kansas 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 people in styles that match different 20th-century decades.
Fairfield County Courthouse
The Fairfield County Courthouse has a ghost, that of Mary Ingleman, aka the Witch of Winnsboro Courthouse. It all started in 1792, when folks were accusing each other of being witches. Mary, along with others, was accused, beaten and tortured by the townsfolk. When she reported the incident to authorities, her tormentors were not justly punished. To this day, Mary’s ghost remains at the courthouse seeking justice. Her apparition has been spotted on the courthouse steps.
Moorhead State University - Weld Hall
Moorhead State University’s Weld Hall has a legend or two that explain its ghost. Depending on whom you hear the story from, either a construction worker, a janitor, or a maintenance man fell to his death off of a roof, a ladder, or a spiral staircase. His apparition has been seen on the stage or in the building, floating, as it has no legs (perhaps this is because both were broken in the fall).
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
At the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, legend has it that the ghost of someone who was murdered in a campus building’s basement terrifies the students. Some have awoken in the night to screaming inside their heads, unable to move.
University of Minnesota Duluth - Griggs Hall
The University of Minnesota Duluth’s Griggs Hall has a haunted toilet, students say. And the commode has not one, but two ghosts. Both students died of alcohol poisoning, and the ghosts are said to manifest by the sounds of moaning, profane language, and retching along with a bad smell.
