The 1903 library is haunted by a ghostly smiling man. Staff have reportedly seen him staring down at them from inside the building, but upon investigation, the place is empty.
(Submitted by Callum Swift)
Auburn Public Library
Royalsborough Inn - Bagley House
The 1770’s bed and breakfast inn is supposedly haunted by a ghostly maid. The owners at the time had considered her a gossiper, and refused to let her leave the premises to go into town. Nowadays, guests have reported hearing a ghostly female voice, whilst others (in particular male visitors) have been touched by unseen hands.
(Submitted by Callum Swift)
Union Church - Durham Historical Society
According to members of the local historical society, the 1835 church-turned-museum is haunted by a ghostly parishioner.
(Submitted by Callum Swift)
West Durham Methodist Church
The historic church was built on the site of a meeting ground used since 1802, and is rumoured to be haunted. Visitors to the building have reportedly been locked in by an unseen presence, an event which has occurred on several occasions. Interestingly, the church is located adjacent to the childhood home of Stephen King.
(Submitted by Callum Swift)
Muse Cafe
The 1888 mansion and restaurant is haunted by the apparition of a woman in an old-fashioned dress, who has been known to appear on the grand staircase.
(Submitted by Callum Swift)
Hoosac Tunnel
This nearly 5-mile-long tunnel was dug out of the mountains of western Massachusetts between 1851 and 1875. At the time it was the second-longest tunnel in the world, but there were many gruesome deaths and accidents associated with its construction. For more than 150 years people have regularly claimed to have seen ghostly apparitions throughout the tunnel. It is illegal to walk the tunnel without explicit permission from the authorities – it is regularly patrolled by local police. (It also still has quite a bit of train traffic.)
Kosicki House
The old-fashioned mansion dates back to 1893, and is believed to be haunted by the spirit of Cora Wood. Local lore states that her ghost, dressed in white, has returned to the house to search for her lost children.
Submitted by Callum Swift
Old Gaslight Theatre
The old theatre has now closed down. However, the place is apparently still haunted by the ghost of a man known as ‘Alton’, the former owner of the adjacent mercantile. Witnesses say his footsteps can still be heard throughout the building.
Submitted by Callum Swift
Leonardo's Discovery Warehouse
Staff at the children’s museum, housed in a historic warehouse, have reportedly received phone calls from within the building after the place has closed down for the night. Upon investigation, the museum is empty.
Submitted by Callum Swift
Garfield Furniture - Grand Avenue Hotel
The 1898 Grand Avenue Hotel, now a furniture store, is possibly haunted by the apparition of John Wilkes Booth. He stayed at the hotel in 1903, and committed suicide through strychnine poisoning under the pseudonym David E. George. The owners of the place say that the room he died in is still haunted by his spirit to this day, and the haunting has been documented on several television shows.
Submitted by Callum Swift
