The Warden’s House Museum, built in 1853 as the home of the Minnesota Territorial Prison warden, is said to be haunted. Trudy, the daughter of Henry Wolfer, last warden to live here, got married and moved away. Right after she had a son, she died appendicitis, and her father raised the baby in the Warden’s House. Witnesses say there is an entity here of a woman with stomach pains who is looking for a baby. The sound of shoveling coal also has been heard in the basement.
Warden's House Museum
Forepaugh's Restaurant
Forepaugh’s Restaurant serves French cuisine in an 1800s Victorian mansion. It is believed to be haunted by Molly, a young maid who had an affair with Joseph Lybrandt Forepaugh. When Joseph’s wife Mary caught them in bed, pregnant Molly hanged herself from a chandelier and threw herself out a third-story window. Molly has been seen and heard in the restaurant, and Joseph is said to remain here as well and has been seen walking through the dining room with a pleased expression.
Black Woods Bar and Grill
Black Woods Bar and Grill was built in 1994 and is haunted by several ghosts including a lady in white and a man whose footsteps are heard. A bookkeeper claimed the phantom followed her home and got into bed with her.
The Shepherd of the Hills
The Shepherd of the Hills is an outdoor theater venue rumored to be haunted by the ghost of a Confederate soldier. Witnesses have seen him running from the actors during night performances of a show about the Bald Knobbers, a group of 1880s Missouri vigilantes.
Wabasha Street Caves
Wabasha Street Caves are sandstone underground caves available for tours. They are decorated with brick walls, stucco ceilings and carpet or tile floors. Apparitions seen here include a man in a panama hat, another man who meets a woman in the bar area around 3 a.m., a man who sits in the audience of the theater, a woman who appears to be searching for something, and various gangsters who are said to be fond of children. One time, a little boy was found and photographed sitting happily at a table with several apparitions sitting around him.
Dunleith Historic Inn
Dunleith Historic Inn was built in 1855 and sits atop the site of John Routh’s 18th-century plantation Routhlands. It is said to be haunted by the apparition of a woman who plays the harp.
St. Paul City Hall - Ramsey County Courthouse
The Ramsey County Courthouse is haunted, say witnesses who have seen apparitions in old-style clothes and heard laughter in empty rooms and high heels walking down empty halls. The apparition of a shoeshine man has been seen in the lobby, and another man has been seen hanging from a noose, believed to be a convict who was executed here long ago.
Split Rock Lighthouse
Legend has it that a visitor in the mid-1980s lost his wallet after seeing the lighthouse, so he went back to look for it, but it was padlocked for the day. When he looked up at the tower, he saw a man in a lightkeeper’s uniform on the catwalk. He returned the next day and was given his wallet, which the staff had found, but they said no one was in the tower after closing time.
Palace Theatre
The Palace Theater was built by Herman Jochims in 1915, and his wife Maude played piano to accompany the silent films shown there. Her ghost is said to remain here playing the pipe organ, even though it no longer works. Both Herman and Maude have been seen as apparitions, and witnesses say they sometimes turn the lights on and off as well.
Windham Restaurant
Windham Restaurant is housed in a former 1812 home once owned by the Dinsmore family. Witnesses here have noticed something playing with their hair (especially blondes), cold chills, something unseen that unclasps their jewelry and moves objects in the house. Prop Christmas packages are moved by a prankish spirit and arranged in towers or suspended in mid-air. Apparitions noticed have been a little boy, a little girl, a man in a blue suit, and a spirit nicknamed Jacob. Other weird things: A shrimp disappeared from a plate, dishes flew off shelves, wine glasses shattered, and lights and windows work on their own.
