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The Hulbert House
Boonville, New York
9.9 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
The Hulbert House is a self-proclaimed haunted mansion originally built in 1812. Among the ghostly activity here are apparitions, the sounds of children playing, heavy footsteps and touches from unseen hands. The place has been featured on TV's Haunted Collector and is open for haunted sleepovers and tours.
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Lover's Lane
Boonville, New York
10.7 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
It is said that back in the 18th century this was part of a well-known road used by French settlers. Some of them seem to have liked it enough to stick around - on some nights locals swear they can hear an eerie creaking sound, as if of wagon ...
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New York Pizzeria
Lowville, New York
12.8 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
On New York Pizzeria's third floor is said to be an old apartment where witnesses have felt presences and a sensation of being pushed.
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North Lake Road
Forestport, New York
19.1 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
North Lake Road is known for being the route taken by British soldiers after their retreat from the siege of Fort Stanwix. It is said that on some misty mornings the retreat scene is played out in a ghostly retelling, accompanied by moans of wounded soldiers and creaks of wagon ...
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Tug Hill Annie
Lowville, New York
19.3 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Tug Hill Annie was born as Anna Joan Machowski in 1917, and she is the subject of a popular ghost legend in these parts. By her twenties she found herself married to a man called Alfred with four children, but she wasn't happy, and took to drink. One night in ...
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Fairview Cemetery
Carthage, New York
26.8 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
At least one ghost hunting group claims to have captured a "knocking" EVP while investigating Fairview Cemetery in Carthage, New York.
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State Street
Carthage, New York
27.4 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
There are vague reports online of people seeing the ghosts of two couples who died in a 1950s car crash on State Street.
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The Big Moose Inn
Eagle Bay, New York
27.9 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
The Big Moose Inn is allegedly haunted by the ghost of a pregnant woman named Grace who was murdered there. Her lover was convicted of hitting her on the head and throwing her in the lake to drown. It is believed that you can still see her ghost wandering the ...
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Capitol Theatre
Rome, New York
28.9 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
The Art Deco Capitol Theatre was built in 1927 and has been haunted for at least three decades, witnesses say. Reports have come in of a man's shadowy figure, music coming from a long-defunct organ, doors that open on their own, disembodied whispers, and the phantom sounds of a late-night ...
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Fort Stanwix
Rome, New York
29 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Fort Stanwix is a historical museum including an authentically restored 1758 fort. It is said to be haunted by apparitions and paranormal occirrences night or day. Witnesses say doorknobs turn, doors open and close, lights go on and off, alarms are tripped, footsteps, voices and a woman's crying are heard, ...
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Big Moose Lake
Eagle Bay, New York
29.2 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
This upstate New York lake, 5 miles north of Fourth Lake in the Adirondacks, is known by some as the site where Grace Brown's spirit resides. Grace was allegedly murdered by Chester Gillette in a cabin, and her apparition has been seen around and inside Covewood Lodge. She has also ...
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Oriskany Battlefield
Rome, New York
31.1 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site, where the Revolutionary War Battle of Oriskany was fought in 1777, is believed to be haunted by spirits who lived during the site's trying times. Employees say a bad smell comes from the woods where the British slew Gen. Herkimer's advance party. Also, there is ...
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Happy Valley WMA
Williamstown, New York
32.9 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
The town of Happy Valley simply disappeared long ago. No one knows for sure whether it was a disease epidemic, hardships from the Great Depression causing folks to move away, or the work of a more sinister force. The land the village once stood on is now the Happy Valley ...
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Sylvan Beach Amusement Park
Blossvale, New York
34.8 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Sylvan Beach Amusement Park was investigated by TV's Ghost Hunters. The place is said to be haunted by the ghosts of three deceased park employees.
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Yesterdays Royal
Sylvan Beach, New York
34.9 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
At Yesterdays Royal, a Victorian-era restaurant and ice cream shop, you may find a ghostly woman who haunts the dining room. Another ghost, nicknamed Jack, is said to inhabit the second floor.
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Thompson Park Vortex
Watertown, New York
35 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Over the past century, folks have regularly disappeared from Thompson Park--at least for a few minutes. Then they return suddenly, disoriented, claiming to have had a visit to the past. Many feel Thompson Park has a vortex that warps folks right out of time. Some investigators believe that the warping ...
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Sterling Road
Durhamville, New York
36.3 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
A long, winding road which local kids swear is haunted. Often if you pull over in the middle of the night you'll hear disembodied screams off in the distance. Some ghost hunters have caught strange objects in photographs and weird EVPs here.
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Stanley Theatre
Utica, New York
36.9 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Stanley Theatre, aka Stanley Center for the Arts, was built in the late 1920s as a movie palace. Witnesses say they have heard footsteps and seen shadows and apparitions onstage and in the balcony area. Legend has it that one seat, or a row of seats, remains unsold to leave ...
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Old General Electric Building
Utica, New York
37.4 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Maintenance workers in the now empty building that once house General Electric on Broad Street swear the place is haunted. Some have seen shadow figures and felt cold spots.
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St Agnes Cemetery
Utica, New York
37.8 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Not much detail on this one, just that some visitors have seen the ghost of a woman hovering around the cemetery late at night.
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Brightside on Raquette
Raquette Lake, New York
38.3 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
This secluded inn, which is only accessible via water taxi, is alleged to be haunted by the ghost of a woman whose husband disappeared from the inn one night during a blizzard. The story claims that she remains in the room waiting for her husband and can frequently seen ...
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Evans Mills Volunteer Ambulance Squad
Evans Mills, New York
38.9 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
The Evans Mills Volunteer Ambulance Squad, established in 1980, is said to have a couple of ghosts on the staff. The friendly spirits include an elderly woman who tinkers with the TV and an elderly man who peers in from the vehicle bay.
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Clinton Arena
Clinton, New York
39.5 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Clinton Arena, aka Edward W. Stanley Recreation Center, is an indoor arena that was built in the late 1940s. The building was rebuilt in 1954 after it was destroyed in a fire. It is said to be haunted by a ghost some call Lucy. Local legend says strange things happen ...
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Farnam Mansion
Oneida, New York
39.5 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
This place is the site of numerous reports of haunted activity. People claim that lights turn on and off and that they see shadow apparitions, full-body apparitions, ghostly voices, footsteps and other assorted sounds and phenomena.
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Hamilton College
Clinton, New York
39.7 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
At Hamilton College's North Residence Hall, a ghostly Revolutionary War-era messenger has been seen in the halls. The apparition has been known to point at people and disappear through walls. And two other buildings are said to be haunted by the spirits of family members who lived there when they ...
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Oneida Community Mansion House
Oneida, New York
40.8 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
The Mansion House, a bed-and-breakfast, is said to have two haunted floors, the bottom two of the building. However, reports say these floors are not open for business.
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Orchard Hall Restaurant
Sauquoit, New York
43.2 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Orchard Hall Restaurant is housed in a building that dates to the early 1840s and may have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. Locals say its upper floor is haunted by Julia, who used to live there in a room called the Red Room. There are different legends that ...
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Casey's Cottage
Mexico, New York
45 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Casey’s Cottage was once the 1906 Mexico Point Club House, and was renovated into a medieval manor house by Dr. William C. (Bill) Casey and Severin Bischof. After Dr. Casey passed away in 1978, the cottage was abandoned for years but has since been restored and can be rented for ...
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Sanger Mansion - Sangerfield House
Waterville, New York
48.2 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
The historic Sanger Mansion, aka Sangerfield House, is rumored to be haunted by ghostly monks. Some folks have told the tale that the place used to be a monastery; other reports say this is simply not so, and the house was always a private home.
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Gulf Road
Chittenango, New York
48.8 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
One of those genuinely "creepy" roads, Gulf Road is popular with bikers because of its steep hills and numerous twists and turns. Shadow figures of a woman have been sighted along the road, as well as burning crosses.
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Ghosts of Manhattan (NY): Legendary Spirits and Notorious Haunts (Haunted America)
Dr. Philip Ernest Schoenberg
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East Lake Road
Cazenovia, New York
51.3 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Along East Lake Road in the late fall, a witness saw the apparitions of a young woman and an older woman in 18th-century clothing. The witness stopped to try to assist the woman but took off when he realized that they were ghosts--his headlight beams went right through their forms.
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Beardslee Castle
St. Johnsville, New York
52.9 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
On this site in the 1700s, during the French and Indian War, a fortified homestead stood on this site. According to local tales, Indians sneaked into the tunnels at night accidentally lighting the ammunition stores with their torches, and they were killed in the explosion. Many kinds of paranormal activity ...
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Cazenovia Lake
Cazenovia, New York
53.3 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Cazenovia Lake is reportedly haunted by many ghosts. One is a ghost child who calls for help, a victim of an 1800s steamboat accident. A ghostly Onondaga Indian Princess and her groom also are said to reside here. The couple escaped from an attack in a canoe, which sank. Sounds ...
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Hubbard Hall - Cazenovia College
Cazenovia, New York
53.8 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Strange incidents seem to constantly occur for residents of the 3rd floor of Hubbard Hall. Doors open and close on their own, alarm clocks seem to trigger at odd hours of the day and night.
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Woodlawn Cemetery
Syracuse, New York
54 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Strange sounds are heard, EVPs captured, and a glowing white ghost sometimes appears to be chasing you as you explore the cemetery at night.
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Brae Loch Inn
Cazenovia, New York
54 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Brae Loch Inn was once the William Burr Estate, built in 1805. According to reports, Rooms 11 and 12 are especially haunted. Around the inn, visitors may discover strange noises and apparitions of "Scotty," a man in a kilt; a young girl in a blue dress carrying a tray of ...
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Scriba Intersection
Oswego, New York
54.4 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
The deadly Scriba Intersection at Route 104 and Klocks Corners has been the unfortunate scene of many a car crash, a two-way stop obscured by a large hill. Locals say that the park near the intersection is a gathering place for the spirits of those who have lost their lives ...
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Lorenzo State Historic Site
Cazenovia, New York
54.5 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Lorenzo State Historic Site is the former home of city founder John Lincklaen. His ghost and some of his household are said to linger in his abode, materializing as stately gentlemen, servants, or lights that come on and go off when no one is in the building.
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Carnegie's Pier 57 Restaurant
Liverpool, New York
54.8 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Local legend tells of a husband who shot his wife here years ago. Some say her ghost appears occasionally, and uneasy feelings have been described by witnesses who were alone in the place.
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Isle of Pines
Pines, New York
55.5 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Isle of Pines is a private island residence that has been investigated by TV's Ghost Hunters together with the musician Meat Loaf. Among the many paranormal claims they experienced were unexplained noises, footsteps, shadows, apparitions, objects that move by themselves, and lights that flicker. Further, young relatives of the residents ...
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Ancestor's Inn at the Bassett House
Liverpool, New York
55.6 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Lights go on and off and photographs come out blank here. There is said to be a spirit named Tim who lives on the second floor. He shows himself most often when someone is not feeling well. Note: The inn may not currently be in operation.
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Landmark Theatre
Syracuse, New York
56.1 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
The 1920s Landmark Theatre is haunted by three ghosts. Witnesses have reported apparitions, a blue light, voices, and eerie things that show up in photos. The known haunted areas are the back of the auditorium, the Red Room, the Walnut Room, and the basement (called the catacombs). One of the ...
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Boldt Castle
Wellesley Island, New York
56.8 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Millionaire businessman George C. Boldt, proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, built the castle for his wife around 1900 for $2.5 million. It was to be a Valentine’s Day gift to his wife on 1905. But in January 1904, Louise Boldt suddenly died. Heartbroken, Boldt stopped the ...
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Riverside Cemetery
Oswego, New York
57.3 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
There is a good-sized pond near the back of this cemetery, where locals claim to see the ghost of a little boy who allegedly drowned there some many years ago.
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Seneca Hill Ghost
Oswego, New York
57.4 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
The Seneca Hill ghost is an apparition of an extremely frightened woman in her late 30s running along the road in her old-fashioned nightgown. She has a young girl of about 6 by the hand, and the child also wears period sleepwear. They disappear at the crest of the hill.
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Francis Marion Brown Theatre
Oswego, New York
58.1 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Local legend has it that Francis Marion Brown Theatre is haunted by the spirit of a homeless person who died in its basement. The ghost is said to haunt the dressing rooms, rearranging objects, opening and closing doors and causing hangers to swing.
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Fort Ontario
Oswego, New York
58.2 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
Several ghosts are believed to reside at Fort Ontario, built in 1755. One is British lieutenant Basil Dunbar, who lost a duel here in 1759. His dazed ghost has been seen, seeming not to realize he is dead. Corporal Fykes died of disease here, and his apparition is paired with ...
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Gray Road
Oswego, New York
58.3 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
The Gray Road ghost begins with a legend that those who stop their cars on the railroad tracks will see a ghost coming toward their car. The surrounding woods and swamps are said to be haunted as well, some folks even claiming to have seen the Headless Horseman.
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Oswego Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse
St, New York
58.5 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
The ghost legend at Oswego Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse comes from a storm in December 1942, when six members of a lighthouse crew drowned as their boat collided with a breakwall. Now, their spirits are said to materialize as flickering lights.
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Jacksonville Rural Cemetery
Phoenix, New York
59.9 miles from Lyons Falls, NY
A black cat with green glowing eyes, an apparition of a teen girl, and gunshots are some of the eerie things visitors have witnessed at the Jacksonville Rural Cemetery. To add to the eeriness, rumor has it that behind the cemetery is a forest with a stream that seems to ...
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