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Stanwood Hotel and Saloon
Stanwood, Washington
3.2 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
I lived there for a few years just a few houses down the road from it and worked directly across the street at my fathers restaurant which people also said was "haunted" we even had kids from the local school come ask us questions because it was apparently ...
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Mirkwood Cafe
Arlington, Washington
11.6 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
This former church now houses an upbeat café and tattoo parlour, and is rumoured to be haunted. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Northern State Hospital
Sedro-Woolley, Washington
18.1 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
Northern State Mental Hospital opened in 1912, and was said to be the site of many deaths, at least partially due to experimental trans-orbital lobotomies. It operated as a hospital until 1976, and today the site holds a job corps and a drug rehab center...and some ghosts. A prankster ghost ...
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Captain Whidbey Inn
Coupeville, Washington
18.1 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
At this early 1900s inn, folks say the apparition of an older woman roams the halls. Witnesses also have heard the ghostly sound of girls laughing in one room, and in another, a ghost makes an impression in a bed. There is also said to be a haunted cabin on ...
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Cascades Job Corp
Sedro-Woolley, Washington
18.3 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
This site has just about every type of haunt imaginable, from a poltergeist named Frank who throws things, to spooky lights, to apparitions of a little girl playing ball and a man who searches for her. There are unexplained voices and cold chills, a haunted underground tunnel system, and much ...
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Anacortes Museum
Anacortes, Washington
20.3 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
This historic museum houses maritime artefacts from the past of this fishing town, and is rumoured to be haunted. Some of the phenomena reported here includes disembodied footsteps, cold spots and the apparition of a former librarian, probably searching for an overdue book. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Water Street Hotel
Port Townsend, Washington
22.2 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
Located in the historic H.D. Hill building in downtown Port Townsend, this hotel has had it's fair share of haunted activity. There have been many cases of people taking pictures of orbs as well as several sightings of men in top hats walking the halls at night only to ...
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Rucker Mansion
Everett, Washington
22.2 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
Mrs. Rucker herself is believed to haunt Rucker Mansion. Reports say she leapt to her death from a bedroom window. She has been heard playing the piano.
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Ann Starrett Mansion Bed and Breakfast
Port Townsend, Washington
22.3 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
This glorious 1899 mansion, now a hotel, is home to several resident spirits. The first is that of a red haired woman in a white gown, who has been seen floating through the hotel and on the stairs. She is believed to be the apparition of Ann Starrett, the namesake ...
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Rothschild House Museum
Port Townsend, Washington
22.3 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
From its construction in 1868 to 1959, the manor house has been home to various members of the Rothschild family, some of whom are still believed to haunt what is now a museum. Visitors to the house have heard slamming doors and felt cold spots, A sad entity has been ...
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The Palace Hotel
Port Townsend, Washington
22.4 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
The Palace Hotel was formerly a brothel that closed down during the war, when it was refurbished and opened as a historic hotel. The Palace Hotel is believed to be haunted by at least ten spirits, including the former sea captain who constructed the hotel. The most well known apparition ...
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Holly Hill House
Port Townsend, Washington
22.5 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
Although the bed and breakfast is no longer in operation and now a private residence, the spirits who haunt the historic manor house have not moved on. The apparition of a gentleman in old-fashioned clothing has been seen on the staircase, and in a bedroom on the uppers floor, the ...
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Manresa Castle
Port Townsend, Washington
24 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
Two ghosts are said to haunt Manresa Castle. The first is a young woman named Kate who is said to have leapt to her death from her room (306) in despair after her lover either failed to show up, or was killed. The other is the ghost of ...
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Cabbage Patch Restaurant
Snohomish, Washington
28.2 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
Staff are aware of activity. We ate lunch there and my sister's coffee cup moved across the table.. on it's own. The staff say the old house used to be home to a family and the spirit is a little girl who fell off the upper staircase and died. (Submitted by Mary ...
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The Oxford Saloon
Snohomish, Washington
28.3 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
The historic saloon, built in 1900, was originally Blackman’s Dry Goods Store. But it's been a saloon (and, some say, bordello) since around 1910. Legend has it that a policeman named Henry was stabbed to death here while trying to break up a fight. His ghost is said to remain, ...
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Walker-Ames House
Poulsbo, Washington
31.7 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
Port Gamble was founded in 1853 by Maine businessmen Pope and Talbot. They established a saw mill in 1853 that ran until 1995 making it the longest running saw mill in U.S. history. The town of Port Gamble has always been and still is a company-owned town and is one ...
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The Rock
Lynnwood, Washington
32.2 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
Before this site was The Rock, it was The Tankee diner but before that it was a restaurant called "The crab tree" (something like that). The book keeper was embezzling money in the 50's. When the restaurant was going out of business she hung herself in the basement. Phenomenons: -a server claims ...
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Bayview Cemetery
Bellingham, Washington
32.4 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
Among the legends connected with this cemetery are a floating apparition, hot spots and haunted monuments. One is called the Death Bed and rumor has it that anyone who lies on it will move their death closer. Another haunted monument, Angel Eyes, is believed to be home to a spirit ...
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The Bellingham Herald Building
Bellingham, Washington
32.6 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
This historic heritage-listed building serves as the headquarters for the town newspaper, and dates back to 1926. The building is rumoured to be haunted, and features an elevator that moves around from floor to floor of its own accord. It is believed to be haunted by a former elevator ...
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Mount Baker Hotel
Concrete, Washington
32.6 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
Witnesses describe the haunt at this hotel as 4-year-old little girl, who was said to be beaten to death by her mother. The apparition has red hair, a pink shirt and denim shorts, and she is said to (unsuccessfully) try to push guests down the stairs. At times, folks have ...
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Edmonds Theatre
Edmonds, Washington
32.8 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
Built in the early 1900s, the theater was purchased and renovated by a new owner in the 1980s. Witnesses say a shadowy figure surrounded by a glowing aura appears walking down an aisle.
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Spark Museum
Bellingham, Washington
32.9 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
This haunted electrical pioneering museum features disembodied footsteps and a spook that plays musical instruments. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Mount Baker Theatre
Bellingham, Washington
32.9 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
Witnesses describe voices, noises, apparitions, orbs, and cold spots in the corridors in this historic theater, which originally opened in 1927 and was renovated in 1996. Legend has it that where the theater was originally built, the home of a young woman named Judy had to be bulldozed to make ...
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Old Town Cafe
Bellingham, Washington
32.9 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
This delightfully quaint urban café is housed in a building dating back to the 1890's, and is rumoured to be haunted. Staff have reported the sound of piano music, dishes that float around the kitchen and a female apparition in a white dress on the second floor. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Rosario Resort
Eastsound, Washington
34.7 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
It's an unusual ghost who haunts this resort. Employees say the wife of a former owner of the building, before it became a resort, has been spotted on the second floor wearing a 1930s red dress and riding her motorcycle. She has also been seen on the third floor.
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Orcas Hotel
Lake Ketchum, Washington
35 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
This delightful landmark hotel has been in operation for over a century, and has numerous ghost stories attached to its long and colourful past. The most significant is of former innkeeper Octavia Van Moorhem, who still keeps an eye on the establishment despite the fact that she passed away ...
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Maltby Cemetery
Woodinville, Washington
37.2 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
Apparitions of women and children in ragged clothing have been reported at this cemetery, and legend tells of an old underground crypt that was once here. Teens who used the cemetery for a hangout said when you reached the bottom of the stairs and turned around, you could see a ...
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Chateau Ste. Michelle
Kirkland, Washington
39.4 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery Manor House was built on land once owned by lumber and dairy baron Fredrick Stimson, and the early 1900s Stimson mansion still remains on the land. A folk legend tells of Mr. Stimson's affair with a servant named Elizabeth, who became pregnant. When Mrs. Stimson found ...
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Hotel de Haro
Friday Harbor, Washington
43.2 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
This 1886 hotel build by John McMillin was a famous stopping place for many, including the likes of Theodore Roosevelt. It is also home to a ghost woman who is said to walk the hotel halls. Another point of interest here is the McMillin mausoleum in the nearby woods, which ...
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Roche Harbor Resort
Roche Harbor, Washington
43.3 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
The ghost in residence here is Mrs. Beanning, a one-time governess for former owner John S. MacMillan. Mrs. Beanning's ashes were in an urn on the mantle, but when the new owners moved her urn to the family crypt, Mrs. Beanning's spirit was not amused. Since then, she plays pranks ...
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College Inn
Seattle, Washington
43.5 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
This inn, originally built in 1909, boasts a haunted pub. A musical male ghost has been seen there, and it's said that he also may be heard playing the piano when no one else is in the room.
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Victoria Golf Club
Victoria, British Columbia
44.9 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
Victoria Golf Club has a spooky story. Locals say that in 1936, nurse Doris Gravlin, age 30, was strangled on the fairway. The murderer? Her estranged husband, who left her body on a shore near the seventh green. Doris was found five days later, and her husband's body was ...
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Tod House
Victoria, British Columbia
45.4 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
The home of Hudson's Bay Company's John Tod, built in 1850, was once said to be haunted by a native woman in chains. The ghost, according to reports, no longer haunts the site.
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Madison's Diner
Bainbridge Island, Washington
46.2 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
This old-fashioned diner was built back in the 1940's, and was shipped to the island recently to begin a new life; although a former owner appears to have stayed behind. Staff at the restaurant have heard people calling their name and had weird experiences while working late shifts. Employees ...
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The Baltic Room
Seattle, Washington
46.3 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
Local legend tells of the ghosts of a young 1930s couple who haunt this drinking and dancing spot. The woman is known to look down from the balcony, watching the piano player, and the fedora-ed man walks around as if looking for somebody. One witness claimed that a charcoal drawing ...
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Hotel Andra
Seattle, Washington
46.4 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
At this 1920s hotel, which used to be called Claremont Hotel, the sounds of wild carousing in the Roaring '20s have been heard. Witnesses have described loud jazz music, breaking glass and voices. Apparitions have also been seen. The living guests often complain about the noise, but to no avail. ...
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Mayflower Park Hotel Seattle
Seattle, Washington
46.5 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
At this location in 1914 was The Crystal Pool, an indoor swimming pool, and it soon after became a boxing venue and then a KKK meetingplace. In 1943 it was turned into a church, until the building was torn down in 2003. When the new hotel was being built, construction ...
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Moore Theatre
Seattle, Washington
46.5 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
The theater is reported to be the site of a drug overdose by deceased Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Some say that theater namesake Mr. Moore still resides here, as well as some of the female actresses who performed on this stage long ago. A phantom smell of cigar smoke has ...
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Ross Bay Cemetery
Victoria, British Columbia
46.6 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
The Victorian Ross Bay Cemetery has some well-known ghosts, like David Fee, killed on the St. Andrews Cathedral steps Christmas Eve 1890, and Isabella Ross, the first female BC landowner, who owned this land before the cemetery was here. An unknown elderly Victorian couple are seen on the cemetery's west ...
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Butterworth Building
Seattle, Washington
46.6 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
Originally a mortuary, this turn-of-the-century building is said to be popular with the spirit set. It now houses Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub. The site has been featured on TV's Ghost Adventures.
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Sorrento Hotel
Seattle, Washington
46.7 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
Guests at this haunted hotel have reported seeing the apparition of a woman on the fourth floor near room 408. Disembodied footsteps also have been reported, as well as glasses that move on their own in the hotel bar.
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Il Bistro Restaurant
Seattle, Washington
46.7 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
This quirky bar and restaurant is the perfect spot for a paranormal night out. With a bartender who can read minds and a variety of all types of spirits (including some ghostly ones), it is not hard to see why people, dead and alive, are dying to get in. Some ...
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Craigdarroch Castle
Victoria, British Columbia
46.9 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
The late-1800s Craigdarroch Castle is large and haunted, just as a castle should be. It has 39 rooms in over 25,000 square feet, and was built for the family of coal magnate Robert Dunsmuir, although both he and architect Warren Heywood Williams died before it was finished. Its ghost is ...
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Langham Court Theatre
Victoria, British Columbia
47.1 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
Langham Court Theatre, a playhouse since 1929, is haunted by a ghost known as the Lady in the Loft, seen by both theater staff and patrons.
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Seattle Underground Tunnels
Seattle, Washington
47.1 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
The allegedly haunted Seattle Underground Tunnels, according to Ghost Hunters, are available for touring. Two popular paranormal hot spots at this historic area are a former prostitute hangout and a bank vault. Some feel that the ghostly voices heard here are simply normal sounds coming down from the street level, ...
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Central Saloon - Central Tavern
Seattle, Washington
47.3 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
Originally Watson Brothers Famous Restaurant in 1901, the Central Saloon was popular with gold miners and has hosted well-known area music artists like Jimi Hendrix, Alice in Chains, Nirvana and Soundgarden. It's also a hot spot for paranormal activity, according to both patrons and employees who have seen apparitions and ...
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Historic Panama Hotel Bed and Breakfast
Seattle, Washington
47.3 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
The 1910 hotel is rumoured to be haunted. Reports of paranormal activity include doors slamming, windows being rattled by unseen hands and a ghostly couple clad in 1920's attire who have been seen having a conversation on the upper floor. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Wing Luke Museum
Seattle, Washington
47.4 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
This historic building houses artefacts related to the oriental past of the city, and is believed to be haunted by a vengeful spirit. On occasions where contrasting religious displays were put adjacent to each other, the glass cases would shatter of their own accord. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Pioneer Square Park - Quadra St Cemetery
Victoria, British Columbia
47.6 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
Pioneer Square, aka the Old Burying Ground, is where, between 1855 and 1873, thousands of bodies were buried with tiny tombstones. The ghost of a woman has been seen here, along with one of a prominent man, R.B. Johnson, a founding father of Victoria. His ghost re-enacts his death: He ...
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St. Ann's Academy
Victoria, British Columbia
47.7 miles from Lake Ketchum, WA
St. Ann’s Academy's oldest building, the chapel, was constructed in 1858. It was moved to its present spot and the rest of the school was built around it in 1871. Witnesses here report such ghostly activity as dark figures in doorways and unexplained singing in the middle of the night.
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