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0Lambrecht's Gift Store
New Ulm, Minnesota
9.7 miles from Lafayette, MN
This gift store is housed in a historic building, which has a darker history in relation to the murder of a woman that occurred in the building many years before. The apparition of a pale-faced woman with a terrified expression has been seen knocking on the window of the ...
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Green Lawn Cemetery - CSAH 20 Cemetery
St. Peter, Minnesota
21.3 miles from Lafayette, MN
Green Lawn Cemetery, aka CSAH (County State Aid Highway) 20 Cemetery and Traverse de Sioux Cemetery, is rumored to be haunted and a spot for animal sacrifices. People have reported apparitions, photo anomalies and other strange phenomena here.
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R.D Hubbard House Museum
Mankato, Minnesota
27.6 miles from Lafayette, MN
This historic mansion is currently operated as a museum by the Blue Earth County Historical Society, and staff claim that even after the building has closed down for the night, some still walk the halls of the old house. Visitors claim to have heard ghostly laughter, running footsteps in ...
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Calvary Cemetery
Mankato, Minnesota
27.9 miles from Lafayette, MN
At Calvary Cemetery, you can find the visuals for many stories told by school kids. There are several about an evil doctor who appears as a ghost-devil, and some about Hell Road, a nearby path where animal sacrifices were allegedly performed. Ghost hunters determined that no such devilish behavior really ...
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Minnesota State University Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota
28.5 miles from Lafayette, MN
Minnesota State University Mankato is said to have a ghost who rings buzzers and another who steals toilet paper in the Crawford Dorm. And in the Crawford-McElroy Complex, there is a ghost stuck in the 1960s who goes on panty raids.
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Harrington-Merrill House
Hutchinson, Minnesota
30.8 miles from Lafayette, MN
Built around 1820, the house is said to be haunted by a Native American Sioux named Little Crow and his son, who were both shot by a farmer while spending the night in the house. Some reports say the son was not killed.
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Ferguson’s Cemetery
Norwood Young America, Minnesota
31.3 miles from Lafayette, MN
According to local legend, Ferguson’s Cemetery is the home of a ghostly little boy who peeks out over a tombstone. Reports say his grave is the one in the southwest corner, separated from the other graves. Orbs, eerie feelings and the sound of a phantom dog barking also have been ...
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Le Sueur County Historical Society Museum
Elysian, Minnesota
39.5 miles from Lafayette, MN
Some odd things have been reported at this museum: disembodied voices, a typewriter and a record player that worked by themselves, and a service bell that rang on its own.
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Montgomery Golf Club
Montgomery, Minnesota
40.5 miles from Lafayette, MN
Montgomery Golf Club is home to two ghosts, maybe more. One's identity has been traced to a farmer who once lived on the land and is said to be buried on the first hole of the golf course. His apparition has been spotted in a hat and overalls. The other ...
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Vicksburg Cemetery
Renville, Minnesota
43.6 miles from Lafayette, MN
Vicksburg Cemetery is said to have a glowing tombstone whose grave sports bleeding flowers in spring.
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Ness Church
Litchfield, Minnesota
46 miles from Lafayette, MN
Legends of ghostly Sioux Indians and a little girl named Annie surround this church. Some say the church lights come on and apparitions can be seen around the grounds.
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Fountain Lake
Delano, Minnesota
48.1 miles from Lafayette, MN
At Fountain Lake, witnesses say, the ghost of a Native American woman who drowned here can be heard screaming late at night.
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Chanhassen Water Tower
Chaska, Minnesota
48.5 miles from Lafayette, MN
Folks say strange noises and a ghostly dancing figure around and atop the water tower prove that it's haunted.
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Chanhassen Dinner Theatre
Lafayette,
51.1 miles from Lafayette, MN
According to local lore, the theater was built on the site of a home that burned down, killing the woman who was inside. Her spirit was said to haunt the theater, along with the ghost of a former actor who was bicycling home when she was hit and killed by ...
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Lake Rebecca Park Reserve
Rockford, Minnesota
53.3 miles from Lafayette, MN
Lake Rebecca Park Reserve is full of maple and basswood forests and hiking, biking and nature trails. A bench along one of the trails is alleged to be haunted by the ghost of a man who committed suicide there.
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660th Ave - Gravity Hill
Watkins, Minnesota
53.5 miles from Lafayette, MN
One of those mysterious gravity-defying sites, legend has it that if you go there and put your car in neutral on the level road, you will be pulled backward. Some witnesses say they have suffered from headaches while on this road.
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Holbrook Park
Long Lake, Minnesota
54.6 miles from Lafayette, MN
Locals may tell you that around 2 a.m. on Sunday nights, a ghstly little girl is seen walking around the park. If you get close, she disappears. When she comes back later she is with the apparition of her father and she is carrying apples in her apron. Some say ...
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Sturges Park
Buffalo, Minnesota
55.9 miles from Lafayette, MN
Local legends say the park's old bathroom is haunted. Witnesses have seen names written in blood on the mirror. Also reported on the premises have been floating orbs and the apparition of Old man Sturges, an 1880s businessman who lived next to the park.
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Thayer's Bed and Breakfast
Annandale, Minnesota
57.9 miles from Lafayette, MN
This 1895 Old West Victorian hotel is a full house. It is the home of a ghostly little girl, a spirit bride, and two ghost cats. The owner's husband is also said to reside here in spirit, as well as the place's two original owners. Many other ghosts are said ...
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Holy Name Cemetery
Wayzata, Minnesota
58 miles from Lafayette, MN
A white apparition, phantom disappearing headlights, footsteps, voices, and unexplained wind have all been reported at the Holy Name Cemetery across from a brick church.
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St. Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota
59.8 miles from Lafayette, MN
The four buildings rumored to be haunted at St. Olaf College are Hilleboe Hall, where children singing and playing piano have been heard; Kelsey Theater, where deceased Miss Kelsey has been witnessed playing the piano onstage; Melby Hall, where the apparitions of a man and a woman in Victorian clothing ...
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Andy's Market Hill - Scott Park
Apple Valley, Minnesota
61.9 miles from Lafayette, MN
At the popular sledding spot called Andy's Market Hill, aka Dead Man's Hill in Scott Park, legend has it that a little boy named Dameon was sledding in 1998 when he was killed accidentally by an archer who shot him in the eye. Now, Dameon's sledding apparition is seen here ...
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West Hills
Owatonna, Minnesota
62.3 miles from Lafayette, MN
Ghosts of orphaned children are rumored to linger in this former orphanage, laughing audibly. Witnesses also have seen the floor move and warp and smelled phantom cigar smoke. Books also have moved, temperature has been known to change drastically, and phone calls have been made to the police department from ...
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It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere
Owatonna, Minnesota
63 miles from Lafayette, MN
The bar called It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere is said to be haunted. Reports say the apparition of a man in old-fashioned duds and a puddle of blood appear out of nowhere. The bar was a funeral home and a used furniture store in past incarnations.
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Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis, Minnesota
65.4 miles from Lafayette, MN
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.
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Minnesota Institute of the Arts
Minneapolis, Minnesota
65.4 miles from Lafayette, MN
Some say the spirit of a student who was raped and murdered haunts the Minnesota Institute of the Arts. The Connecticut Room is reported to have unexplained cold spots, and some students say they have awoken in the night freezing cold to the sound of screaming.
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0The Buckingham
Minneapolis, Minnesota
65.5 miles from Lafayette, MN
I don't go around seeing ghosts everywhere. The last ghost I saw was in 1983 when I lived in an apartment building called The Buckingham. I was in my bedroom when I saw a shadowy silhouette of a man enter, stand and stare at me, and proceed to ...
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0First Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota
66.1 miles from Lafayette, MN
Rumor has it that the upstairs dance lounge is haunted, and deejays report growls and other noises in the headphones. And according to local legend, when the site was a bus station long ago, a distraught woman hanged herself in the restroom. She was going to meet her boyfriend who ...
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Cuzzy's Bar and Grill
Minneapolis, Minnesota
66.4 miles from Lafayette, MN
In 1890, this building was a brothel where a young girl named Betsy worked as an entertainer, with her true love being a soldier at war. He promised to take her away, but she was murdered before this happened. Today, it is a bar in the Minneapolis warehouse district, minus ...
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Minneapolis City Hall
Minneapolis, Minnesota
66.5 miles from Lafayette, MN
The turn-of-the-century Minneapolis City Hall building is said to be haunted by John Moshik. In 1898, he was convicted of murder and his hanging was botched, forcing him to endure 3 minutes of slow strangulation. As a result, no more hangings occurred here. Now, folks have seen his apparition or ...
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0The Soap Factory
Minneapolis, Minnesota
67.4 miles from Lafayette, MN
The old 1880s soap factory, now an experimental art venue, is said to be a doozy of a haunted site, based partly on the reality that soap was made from animal fat (allegedly from thousands of strangled stray dogs and the like). Not only that, but before it was a ...
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Washington Avenue Bridge
Minneapolis, Minnesota
67.4 miles from Lafayette, MN
Washington Avenue Bridge at the University of Minnesota is the stuff of local haunted legend, especially among students. Witnesses have heard footsteps along the bridge that seem to follow them, stopping when they stop and resuming when they do. The haunting is said to be a result of the many ...
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College of St. Catherine
Saint Paul, Minnesota
68.1 miles from Lafayette, MN
At College of St. Catherine's St. Mary’s Hall, a gray lady appears in doorways of the second floor rooms. Students also have reported something poking them awake right before their alarms go off or cold fingers on the backs of their necks. Some have heard the sound of someone running ...
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Dairy Queen
St. Anthony, Minnesota
69.8 miles from Lafayette, MN
Who else would haunt a Dairy Queen but ice-cream-loving kids? Children's laughter and the sounds of employees' names being called have been heard after closing, and mysterious orders print up that were not ordered by anyone in the realm of the living. Items also have been known to disappear or ...
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Gibbs Museum Farmhouse
Falcon Heights, Minnesota
70.2 miles from Lafayette, MN
At the 1800s Gibbs Museum Farmhouse, spirits are a regular occurrence, some say. Doors and cupboards are known to open and close, a chair rocks with no one in it, toys are moved around in the night, footsteps are heard in the halls, and the apparition of a little boy ...
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Hamline University
Saint Paul, Minnesota
70.3 miles from Lafayette, MN
Hamline University has a few haunted halls, say the students. One building said to see the most ghostly activity is the Manor Hall, where apparitions, moving objects and strange noises abound. The third floor is the most active. Old Main and Drew Hall are no slouches either, as far as ...
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Minnesota State Fairgrounds
Falcon Heights, Minnesota
70.4 miles from Lafayette, MN
The Minnesota State Fairgrounds, according to some, is haunted by a ghost pig, or half-human, half-pig called the Pigman. Other reports say a small brown bird that nests here is believed to be a reincarnation of Wayne Murray, a maintenance man who died here in 1986. Also, the ghost of ...
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Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts
Fridley, Minnesota
70.6 miles from Lafayette, MN
The building was built in 1847 and is on the MIssissippi River. It was a rooming house for those on the Red River Ox Cart Trail. There have been numerous reports of smells, sightings, and sounds by a variety of visitors. Personally I have seen a woman ...
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0Schmidt Brewery
Saint Paul, Minnesota
70.8 miles from Lafayette, MN
Allegedly haunted by a variety of employees who died there in various ways. Details on the actual haunted activity are scarce but seem to fall primarily into the "eerie feeling" and "random sound" categories.
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Marie Schmidt-Bremer House
Saint Paul, Minnesota
70.8 miles from Lafayette, MN
This house is known in these parts because it belonged to Marie Schmidt-Bremer, the daughter of Schmidt Brewing Company founder Jacob Schmidt. She and her husband Adolf Bremer had a son, Edward, who was kidnapped in 1934 by the Karpis-Barker gang. The house is haunted by an apparition of a ...
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Griggs Mansion
Saint Paul, Minnesota
71.3 miles from Lafayette, MN
The 1883 Griggs Mansion was turned into apartments, and then an art school in 1939. It has many ghosts, including a maid who hanged herself on the fourth floor landing in 1915; gardener Charles Wade, who has been heard flipping through books in the library; a thin man in a ...
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Billy's Bar and Grill
Anoka, Minnesota
71.6 miles from Lafayette, MN
Housed in a building that was a former brothel, the restaurant is said to be home to the spirits of some of the former brothel's staff. As local legends go, either some brothel patrons killed madam Mrs. Jackson and stole the women's money, or Mrs. Jackson hanged herself from a ...
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Forepaugh's Restaurant
Saint Paul, Minnesota
72 miles from Lafayette, MN
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 ...
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The Jonathan Padelford
Saint Paul, Minnesota
72.1 miles from Lafayette, MN
The Jonathan Padelford is a Mississippi River steamboat that's believed to be haunted by a man who drowned after climbing to the top of the pilothouse and then falling from it into the river. Both employees and passengers have heard this phantom scene replay, complete with footsteps and a large ...
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Roselawn Cemetery
Roseville, Minnesota
72.4 miles from Lafayette, MN
A ghost called Smiling Jack resides at the lovely Roselawn Cemetery. According to local tales, the police got several calls about a person who was trapped inside a mausoleum. When they responded, the police never found anyone, so the locals decided they had a ghost on their hands. He was ...
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Loon Lake Cemetery
Jackson, Minnesota
72.4 miles from Lafayette, MN
Loon Lake Cemetery is said to be haunted--and dangerous. According to local lore, three witches were violently executed and were buried here, but not before threatening to curse anyone who desecrated their graves. Mary Jane, beheaded in 1881, was said to be the most powerful of the witches. Legend has ...
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0Landmark Center
Saint Paul, Minnesota
72.5 miles from Lafayette, MN
This beautiful castle-like location is said to be haunted by Jack Pfeiffer, a former bellhop who got in with gangsters and began laudering money. He was arrested and, fearful of going to prison, killed himself by poisoning in his jail cell. Jack's ghost enjoys ladies, drinking and partying, and can ...
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Minnesota State Capitol
Saint Paul, Minnesota
72.5 miles from Lafayette, MN
The Minnesota State Capitol was completed in 1905, replacing an older building that had burned down. Witnesses have described unexplained noises that come from the second story, cold gusts of air, and apparitions of deceased senators and governors in the halls and stairways. Something may be strange about Room 217 ...
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St. Paul City Hall - Ramsey County Courthouse
Saint Paul, Minnesota
72.6 miles from Lafayette, MN
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, ...
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Fitzgerald Theater
Saint Paul, Minnesota
72.6 miles from Lafayette, MN
The 1910 Fitzgerald Theater is reportedly haunted by Ben, thought to be a former stagehand, and Veronica, a former actress. During a restoration in 1985, workers removed a false ceiling and discovered a second balcony, on which was a note written to Ben. Since then, a male apparition has been ...
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