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0Leakin Park
Baltimore, Maryland
2.9 miles from Lochearn, MD
Around 70 bodies have been dumped at this site. Not too many people know that though it is a very beautiful, and local place. People go on hikes there not knowing what goes on there. No specific information on hauntings, though it is peculiar that so many murderers seem ...
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Edgar Allan Poe Residence
Baltimore, Maryland
5.9 miles from Lochearn, MD
This historic house was formerly the residence of the poet and writer, and is rumoured to be haunted by him and a heavyset woman in grey, believed to be his wife. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Club Charles
Baltimore, Maryland
6 miles from Lochearn, MD
This urban bar is rumoured to be haunted by an allied double agent known as 'Frenchie', who lived in an apartment above the club. Staff and diners have reportedly seen him dressed in a waiters uniform, but when approached, he vanishes. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Improved Order of Heptasophs - Baltimore Theatre Project
Baltimore, Maryland
6.1 miles from Lochearn, MD
Built in the 1880s by the Improved Order of Heptasophs (Greek for “seven wise men”), the structure was later used as a dance hall. The ghost who resides here is believed to be from that period. He has been seen wearing a suit and playing the piano.
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Westminster Hall
Baltimore, Maryland
6.3 miles from Lochearn, MD
The Westminster Presbyterian Western Burial Ground and Presbyterian Church yard are said to be haunted by many spirits. The 1786 burial ground and 1852 church are said to be visited often by the ghost of author Edgar Allan Poe as well as many other spirits. Muffled screams are heard and ...
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Mt. Ida
Ellicott City, Maryland
6.3 miles from Lochearn, MD
Mt. Ida is a historic 1800s mansion that is said to be the residence of a ghost. In the 1850s Judge John Snowden Tyson purchased the home. His daughter, "Miss Ida" Tyson, was the last of the family to live here, and folks say it is her ghost who still ...
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The Judges Bench
Ellicott City, Maryland
6.5 miles from Lochearn, MD
Once Berger's Grocery, the bar is known for the ghost of daughter Mary Berger. She hanged herself in 1962 when her parents refused to let her date a local boy. Her apparition has been seen ever since.
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The Diamondback Tavern
Ellicott City, Maryland
6.5 miles from Lochearn, MD
This laid-back tavern used to be known as the Tiber River Tavern. Unknown spirits are said to occasionally move things around in the bar area, and visitors have heard unexplained voices there as well.
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Lord Baltimore Hotel
Baltimore, Maryland
6.7 miles from Lochearn, MD
This 1928 hotel is said to be haunted; the spirit of a little girl is rumored to reside on the 19th floor. A ghostly couple wearing formal attire also has been seen.
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USS Constellation
Baltimore, Maryland
7 miles from Lochearn, MD
This ship, built in 1797, boasts several ghosts, including: Neil Harvey, who was executed when he left his assigned station at his gun in fear during a 1799 battle with the French; Captain Thomas Truxtun, seen in an old-fashioned Navy uniform; Carl Hansen, ship's watchman until 1965, whose ghost likes ...
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USCGC Taney
Baltimore, Maryland
7.3 miles from Lochearn, MD
Investigated by TV's Ghost Hunters, the U.S. Coast Guard ship Taney is the only surviving combat ship from Pearl Harbor, and it was attacked 119 times by kamikaze pilots during World War II. It is said to be haunted by former crewman whose apparitions are seen and footsteps and voices ...
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The Horse You Came In On Saloon
Baltimore, Maryland
8 miles from Lochearn, MD
The Horse You Came In On, established in 1775, was the last place author Edgar Allen Poe was seen before his 1849 death. His ghost has been seen walking down the street toward the saloon, and is known to drink cognac that bartenders leave out for him. Floating orbs of ...
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Admiral Fell Inn
Baltimore, Maryland
8 miles from Lochearn, MD
This known-to-be-haunted inn dating back to the 1700s is a spot where ghosts may have a party the living can hear; noises are heard coming from empty floors.
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Whistling Oyster
Baltimore, Maryland
8 miles from Lochearn, MD
This upmarket seafood restaurant and bar is haunted by a spirit that can be heard running up and down a flight of stairs that were removed almost a century ago. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Waterfront Hotel
Baltimore, Maryland
8 miles from Lochearn, MD
Built in 1771, the former hotel is currently a restaurant. Witnesses have reported hearing voices and footsteps coming from the empty upper floors.
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The Wharf Rat
Baltimore, Maryland
8.1 miles from Lochearn, MD
Patrons at this eighteenth century tavern have reportedly seen the apparition of a distressed local man. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Wayside Inn
Ellicott City, Maryland
8.2 miles from Lochearn, MD
A female ghost is said to haunt the inn; another account tells of a witness who heard a door open and then the sound of approaching footsteps, but no one was there.
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Hampton House
Towson, Maryland
8.9 miles from Lochearn, MD
This 1700s mansion, now a house museum, is said to be the home of several ghosts including Priscilla Ridgely of the original owners' family, whose apparition has been seen throughout the house, and Cygnet Swann, an 1800s resident, the daughter of Governor Swann, who died under mysterious circumstances. Her apparition ...
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Fort McHenry
Baltimore, Maryland
9.3 miles from Lochearn, MD
Lt. Levi Clagett's apparition has been said to appear walking, or even floating, around the fort, the bombardment of which inspired Francis Scott Key to write the U.S. National Anthem.
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0Jericho Covered Bridge
Kingsville, Maryland
19.7 miles from Lochearn, MD
Built in 1865, this bridge is said to startle some folks who go inside and see the ghosts of slaves hanging from the rafters. Others dispute this, since it was built after the end of slavery and the Civil War. Other witnesses describe the ghost of a woman seen walking ...
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Cockey's Tavern
Westminster, Maryland
21.3 miles from Lochearn, MD
This 1830's tavern is haunted by the apparition of a soldier, who has been heard marching up a flight of stairs to the second floor. The ghost has also been known to slam doors. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Fletchertown Road
Bowie, Maryland
24.4 miles from Lochearn, MD
The Goat Man is an urban legend about a being who escaped from the nearby Department of Agriculture Research Center. Said to be a product of a human-animal breeding experiment, the escaped Goat Man murdered and ate many victims in the 1950s and '60s. As recently as the 1970s, something ...
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Glenn Dale Hospital
Glenn Dale, Maryland
26.6 miles from Lochearn, MD
Glenn Dale Hospital, built in 1934, was once a tuberculosis sanatorium with 23 buildings. It closed because of asbestos problems in 1981. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in November 2011 and is regularly patrolled by police. The Goat Man of Maryland, a half-man, half-goat creature, ...
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U.S. Naval Institute
Annapolis, Maryland
27.2 miles from Lochearn, MD
The U.S. Naval Institute was a former home for the poor and mentally unstable, then a Civil War hospital. It is said to be haunted by a patient, a soldier named Jimmy Sutton who died in 1907. He is suspected to have been shot in an argument over a woman. ...
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Rams Head Tavern
Annapolis, Maryland
27.8 miles from Lochearn, MD
Built around 1831, the tavern has a legend relating to a ghost named Amy. She had been a prostitute employed by tavern guests, and died on the job. A bedpost, said to be hers, is on display in the downstairs bar. Her apparition has been seen by staff and even ...
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Galway Bay Restaurant
Annapolis, Maryland
27.9 miles from Lochearn, MD
This late nineteenth century restaurant and pub serves up a variety of spirits, including whisky, scotch and even some ghost stories. Staff working late hours have reported the apparition of a servant girl in the basement, while diners have reportedly mistaken her for a staff member in the courtyard. ...
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Reynolds Tavern
Annapolis, Maryland
27.9 miles from Lochearn, MD
Mary Reynolds, who inherited the place after her husband William died in 1777, is the haunt who resides here. Witnesses have reported that objects move, and a ghostly woman's voice has been heard singing Christmas carols. The ghost also is said to have broken a dish during a ghost-hunting investigation.
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Governor Calvert House
Annapolis, Maryland
27.9 miles from Lochearn, MD
This elegant old-fashioned hotel was formerly the residence of the state governor, and is rumoured to be haunted. Guests and staff have reportedly encountered the apparition of a man in period clothing, the spirit of a woman who committed suicide during the 1940's and a male presence known as ...
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The Maryland Inn
Annapolis, Maryland
27.9 miles from Lochearn, MD
This hotel dates back to 1772, and is the oldest continuously operated hotel in the country. And, according to staff and guests, it may just be the most haunted as well. Visitors and employees at the inn have reported cold spots, the scent of perfume, ghostly voices, disembodied footsteps ...
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Paca House and Garden
Annapolis, Maryland
27.9 miles from Lochearn, MD
At this preserved historic museum site, an apparition of a man has been seen wearing colonial clothing and peering out the upper windows. Some believe he is William Paca himself, a former Maryland governor and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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Middleton Tavern
Annapolis, Maryland
28 miles from Lochearn, MD
The tavern is housed in a 1740 former private residence. It is said to be haunted by a ghost nicknamed Roland who has been seen in the first-floor dining rooms. He wears Revolutionary War-era clothing and looks out the window toward the water. He brings with him the smell of ...
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Witch's Grave - Truxton Park
Annapolis, Maryland
28.4 miles from Lochearn, MD
The witch's grave is said to be found at Truxton Park, in the woods past the third baseball field near a slanted tree. The witch is said to have been buried here in the 1800s but escaped from the grave, never to be seen again. Rumor has it that on ...
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Beall-Dawson House
Rockville, Maryland
29.2 miles from Lochearn, MD
This restored 1815 home and museum site is haunted by an apparition. Speculators say it may be original builder Upton Beall, his wife Jane, or one of their daughters: Jane, Mathilda or Margaret. Some suppose it also could be a household slaves. Ghost tours are offered around Halloween.
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Bladensburg Dueling Grounds
Colmar Manor, Maryland
30.7 miles from Lochearn, MD
When dueling was outlawed in the district limits, this area, now a park, became the spot where men could defend their honor. The apparition of Commodore Stephen Decatur, killed here in 1820, has been seen here, as well as other shadowy figures.
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Lake Linganore
New Market, Maryland
31.6 miles from Lochearn, MD
Orbs and unexplained sounds have been reported in the woods around this lake, where rumor has it that a child drowns every year. Bubbles also have been seen rising to the surface.
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Caldwell Hall - Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia
31.7 miles from Lochearn, MD
A ghost story told at this historic university explains some mysterious lights and an apparition that appears in Caldwell Hall's attic window. The spirit is said to belong to a priest who took a fatal fall from the window after discovering a book on exorcism.
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0Kerby Hall - Trinity Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia
32.3 miles from Lochearn, MD
This hall is rumored to be haunted by a student who died in the late 1960s. She has been seen in both the staircase and the 5th-floor lounge, as well as in some dorm rooms.
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Duncan Hallow
Frederick, Maryland
32.3 miles from Lochearn, MD
A cabin was built by a hermit named Fred Quick on the property of a local farmer. One day his body was found dead in his cabin with his wife missing. Later in the 70's the owner of the farm found signs of satanic rituals being preformed in the ...
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Gallaudet University - MSSD
Washington, District of Columbia
33 miles from Lochearn, MD
MSSD is the Model Secondary School for the Deaf. The ghost of a girl who committed suicide has been seen in the dorms, as well as another female spirit. Hoofbeats also have been felt through the campus, thought to be left over from Revolutionary War soldiers.
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Landon House
Frederick, Maryland
33.4 miles from Lochearn, MD
Built in 1754, this home was used as a Civil War makeshift hospital after a deadly battle nearby. Witnesses have heard phantom screams, cries, and prayers, or the sounds of soldiers begging for help. In the basement, where slaves once were kept and abused, folks have reported cold spots, taps ...
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0Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, District of Columbia
33.9 miles from Lochearn, MD
This mammoth upscale 1930 hotel is home to its fair share of haunts. In 1930, a rich family, one of the hotel's finiancial backers, moved into Room 864. Reports say that one night their nanny awoke feeling ill, suddenly collapsed, and died. A few days later their adopted daughter Helen ...
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Kent Manor Inn
Stevensville, Maryland
33.9 miles from Lochearn, MD
The ghost of former inn resident Alexander Thompson reportedly haunts the building after hanging himself in Room #210 of the hotel. Disembodied voices and footsteps have been heard, doors open and close by themselves and guests staying in the room where he died have reported smelling cigar smoke. Strange lights ...
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Clara Barton National Historic Site
Glen Echo, Maryland
34.2 miles from Lochearn, MD
Clara Barton National Historic Site, home of the famous wartime nurse for the last 15 years of her life, is said to be haunted. Folks have reported apparitions and it is believed that Clara herself still lingers here in spirit.
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Woodrow Wilson House
Washington, District of Columbia
34.4 miles from Lochearn, MD
At this museum, both staff members and visitors have reported seeing President Woodrow Wilson's apparition sitting in his rocking chair. Also reported have been the sound of a man with a shiffling gait walking with a cane and the sound of a man sobbing.
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Mary Surratt's Boarding House - Wok and Roll
Washington, District of Columbia
34.4 miles from Lochearn, MD
Notorious Lincoln conspirator Mary Surratt's former boarding house is now Wok and Roll, a Chinese restaurant, and it is said to be haunted by Mary Surratt's ghost. Witnesses have heard unintelligible murmurs, unexplained footsteps, muffled weeping and creaking floorboards.
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Walsh Mansion - Embassy of Indonesia
Washington, District of Columbia
34.4 miles from Lochearn, MD
Formerly the Walsh Mansion and now the Embassy of Indonesia, this 1903 mansion is believed to be haunted by Evalyn Walsh McLean, daughter of original builder Thomas J. Walsh. The mansion had 60 rooms, including a theater and a ballroom. Evalyn Walsh married publishing heir Edward Beale "Ned" McLean, whose ...
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National Building Museum
Washington, District of Columbia
34.5 miles from Lochearn, MD
The 1887 National Building Museum is said to be haunted by ghosts who appear in an unusual way. Formerly the "Pension Building," where pensions were processed for Civil War veterans, widows, and orphans, it has 15 Corinthian brick-and-plaster columns painted to resemble black onyx. Witnesses say the colors on the ...
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0Renaissance Mayflower Hotel
Washington, District of Columbia
34.6 miles from Lochearn, MD
This 1925 is known for its beautiful inlaid gold decor, and also for its resident ghost. When Calvin Coolidge won the U.S. presidency, he was expected to go to his Inaugural Ball at the Mayflower Hotel. However, his son Calvin Jr. had just died of an infection, and the devastated ...
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National Museum of Crime and Punishment
Washington, District of Columbia
34.6 miles from Lochearn, MD
On display is the Tennessee electric chair, used on 125 men from 1916 to 1960. It is said to be haunted by the ghosts of the men whose lives it took.
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