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0Ruffstone Tavern
North Providence, Rhode Island
6 miles from North Scituate, RI
This tavern is said to be haunted by a man in a top hat holding a pipe and a woman who wears a musky perfume. Witnesses also have felt uneasy vibes in the basement. The place was featured on TV's Ghost Hunters.
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Governor William Sprague Mansion
Cranston, Rhode Island
7.3 miles from North Scituate, RI
Sprague Mansion, built by mill magnate William Sprague in 1790, died during surgery after he accidentally swallowed a fish bone. His son William became a senator, and his other son Amasa ran the family business until 1843, when Amasa was found beaten and shot to death--a casualty of a feud ...
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Providence City Hall
Providence, Rhode Island
9 miles from North Scituate, RI
Providence City Hall, say workers, is haunted by something who rides the elevator, moves chairs around, creates breezes, whispers, touches folks, slams doors, opens drawers and smokes cigars. Some speculate the ghost is a former mayor named Doyle. The site has been featured on an episode of TV’s Ghost Hunters.
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Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, Rhode Island
9.3 miles from North Scituate, RI
This school is popular with the spook set. Among the buildings believed to be haunted: Barstow House - The Turquoise and Red Rooms are said to house entities that cause depression and extreme cold, and large mirrors reflect apparitions late at night. Dexter House - A former morgue, it is reported to ...
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Fairfield Inn - La Quinta - Warwick
Warwick, Rhode Island
9.6 miles from North Scituate, RI
The former Fairfield Inn, now a La Quinta, is reportedly haunted by two ghosts. The first one appears in room 316, said to be the ghost of a woman who committed suicide here. The second is the ghost of an older man. He appears as an elderly farmer on the ...
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General Nathanael Greene Homestead
Coventry, Rhode Island
9.8 miles from North Scituate, RI
General Nathanael Greene Homestead is believed to be haunted. Witnesses who have worked at or visited the house museum say strange things happen here. The baby carriage in Elizabeth Margaret’s room has moved, for one thing. Other things that have happen here include apparitions, door latches opening, voices, footsteps, and ...
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St. Mary's Church
West Warwick, Rhode Island
10.6 miles from North Scituate, RI
This church, the first Catholic church in Rhode Island, was cursed by the Protestants who threatened that the one who broke ground on it would be doomed to lie beneath it forever. That person was the original builder's wife, Mary. Her ghost is still said to haunt the church, turning ...
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Cady's Tavern
Glocester, Rhode Island
10.6 miles from North Scituate, RI
Cady's has been a Tavern since 1810 and was a stage coach stop there's been all kinds of activity over the years like chairs, dishes getting thrown jukebox boxes turning on etc (Submitted by Jim Wojdylak)
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Slater Mill Historic Site
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
11 miles from North Scituate, RI
The Slater Mill was a 1793 textile factory, and is now a museum of the machines of the Industrial Revolution. The haunts here are believed to be those killed while using some of the dangerous machines that caused dismemberment and death. Back then, small children were often employed as workers. ...
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Warwick City Hall
Warwick, Rhode Island
11.3 miles from North Scituate, RI
Featured in an episode of TV's Ghost Hunters, Warwick City Hall is said to be haunted. Witnesses have heard a woman crying in the former jail and in the basement, and children's voices on the upper balcony. Phantom cigar smoke has been detected in the council chambers, and employees have ...
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Cumberland Public Library
Cumberland, Rhode Island
11.8 miles from North Scituate, RI
The library was built on the former site of the Monastery of Our Lady of the Valley, consecrated in 1928, which was partially destroyed by fire in 1950. Witnesses in the library have experienced ghostly voices, doors slamming, and apparitions. One witness found a rock mysteriously placed on the seat ...
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Crescent Park Looff Carousel
East Providence, Rhode Island
12.8 miles from North Scituate, RI
The century-old Charles Loof Carousel, a.k.a. Crescent Park Carousel, was once part of an amusement complex and ballroom. The ballroom burned down in the 1960s, and it is said that those who perished in the fire still haunt the ride. Employees report that the music turns on by itself, the ...
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Old Brook Farm - Perron Family House
Burrillville, Rhode Island
13.8 miles from North Scituate, RI
It's the house featured in the 2013 horror film "The Conjuring," and it is also private property, so no trespassing is allowed here. Please view the house only from the road. The story is of Roger and Carolyn Perron, purchased their dream home, which previously had belonged to 8 generations ...
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Aldrich Mansion
Warwick, Rhode Island
15 miles from North Scituate, RI
Aldrich Mansion, built by former Sen. Nelson W. Aldrich in the early 1900s, is believed to be haunted by one of his children who committed suicide by jumping from a balcony. Her apparition has been seen by employees often, as well as a few visitors.
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Saint Stephens Cemetery
Attleboro, Massachusetts
15.6 miles from North Scituate, RI
Apparitions have been seen here of Albertine and Eugene and their 2-year-old daughter, Doris. Witnesses also describe childlike footsteps on the paved paths.
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Chestnut Hill Cemetery
Exeter, Rhode Island
17.3 miles from North Scituate, RI
At Chestnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, aka Historical Cemetery #22, a legend is told about a vampire named Mercy Lena Brown. Her father, George T. Brown, his wife Mary and their five children lived on a small farm. The family had some bad luck: Mary passed away of consumption in ...
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Bradley Playhouse
Putnam, Connecticut
17.5 miles from North Scituate, RI
This 1901 theater is haunted by a ghost named Victoria who usually hangs out in the balcony area when it is empty. She occasionally has been seen on the stage, backstage, and in the basement as well.
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Colt State Park
Bristol, Rhode Island
18.3 miles from North Scituate, RI
This state park was a farm until the middle of the 20th century. A stable hand reportedly died in the barn, now the park office, and his ghost is said to play pranks with the lights and doors. He shares the park with the ghosts of two young girls who ...
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The Barn - Roger Williams University Theatre
Bristol, Rhode Island
19.3 miles from North Scituate, RI
The William N. Grandgeorge Theatre at The Barn was originally two barns built in 1840 and 1894. They were located on the Whipple Steere Farm in Glocester, Rhode Island, and were disassembled and rebuilt in the 1980s. Now, a ghost nicknamed Banquo is said to haunt the theater, playing tricks ...
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The Ladd School
Exeter, Rhode Island
19.4 miles from North Scituate, RI
This place had a truly haunting history and is notable for its numerous human rights violations. A home for the early 20th century's "feeble-minded" it quickly became a warehouse for petty criminals, "wayward girls" and other people considered to be of low character, persons whose removal from the population was ...
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0Bara-Hack
Pomfret, Connecticut
19.9 miles from North Scituate, RI
This abandoned town was a settlement that began in 1780. It is said that the sounds of the old town can still be heard: voices, livestock, wagons, children playing, people singing... Apparitions also have been seen of a bearded man and a child. This land is on private property now, ...
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Hoof-Fin-Feathers - Carriage Inn and Saloon
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
20.6 miles from North Scituate, RI
Formerly Hoof Fin Feathers, the place will reopen in 2014 as The Carriage Inn and Saloon. Featured on TV's Ghost Hunters, the establishment is saidi to be haunted by a number of apparitions, including those of a little girl with burn scars, several brothel women, and a small boy who ...
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Quequechan Club
Fall River, Massachusetts
23.9 miles from North Scituate, RI
The Quequechan Club, founded in 1894, is housed in an 1861 private home. Witnesses here have seen the apparition of a lady in a Victorian dress and captured several electronic voice phenomena. Orbs also have shown up in photographs, reflected in a mirror.
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University of Rhode Island
South Kingstown, Rhode Island
24 miles from North Scituate, RI
Haunted places at this university include thethird floor of the Chi Omega Sorority house, where the apparition of a woman has appeared and doors and windows open and close by themselves; the Sigma Pi House, where TVs and lights turn on and off by themselves and a figure has been ...
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0Lizzie Borden House
Fall River, Massachusetts
24 miles from North Scituate, RI
The home where Lizzie Borden lived is now a bed-and-breakfast. The historic house was the site of the famous double axe murder of Lizzie Borden's parents, and is said to be haunted. Witnesses have reported apparitions and unexplained noises.
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Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity House
South Kingstown, Rhode Island
24.5 miles from North Scituate, RI
The Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity House is said to be haunted by a little girl named Abigail who died by falling down the stairs here. Legend has it that the words "Help Me" appear on the wall no matter how many times they paint over it. Also said to be ...
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Oak Grove Cemetery
Fall River, Massachusetts
24.6 miles from North Scituate, RI
The 1855 Oak Grove Cemetery is known for being the burial place of Lizzie Borden and her family. Witnesses say they have heard screaming from the Borden plot and felt uneasy while in its vicinity. Some claim to have seen unexplained lights within the cemetery.
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0Holiday Inn Taunton
Taunton, Massachusetts
25.3 miles from North Scituate, RI
The stairway near the 28 rooms are said to be haunted; voices in the stairway order "Leave here now."
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0Homelands Estate
Tiverton, Rhode Island
25.6 miles from North Scituate, RI
Several times witnessed doors closing or opening with no-one in the house, shadows or shapes in windows, furniture moved, strange sounds, shadow figures seen, extreme cold spots in various rooms. The house dates to the mid-18th century. (Submitted by John)
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Rose Island Lighthouse
Newport, Rhode Island
26.4 miles from North Scituate, RI
Rose Island Lighthouse is thought to be haunted by the ghosts of cholera sufferers who were exiled here long ago and, possibly, a former lighthouse keeper named Charles Curtis. Witnesses say they've heard voices and footsteps, and a photo has turned up a reflection of a ghost.
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Homespun Farm
Griswold, Connecticut
26.7 miles from North Scituate, RI
Reports say this bed-and-breakfast may no longer be in operation, but doubtless it is still home to its resident haunts. A friendly ghost they call Old Man Simon is the spirit Simon Brewster, one of the farm's original owners. He's been noticed watching over the tending of the garden area ...
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Fort Wetherill State Park
Jamestown, Rhode Island
26.9 miles from North Scituate, RI
The historic fort is believed to be the home of a phantom black dog, seen here since the Revolutionary War era. When the British took over the fort in 1776, they were menaced by a terrifying black dog prowling the place, and a black dog symbolizes death in British folklore. ...
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Villa One Twenty - Inn at Shadow Lawn
Middletown, Rhode Island
27 miles from North Scituate, RI
Villa One Twenty, formerly the Inn at Shadow Lawn, was originally an 1856 private mansion. The apparition of a woman has been seen here, believed to be a former owner of the mansion when it was a private home. Her voice has been heard as well.
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White Horse Tavern
Newport, Rhode Island
27.4 miles from North Scituate, RI
White Horse Tavern dates back to the 1600s, and is said to be haunted by several spirits including an elderly male in Colonial clothing, a guest who died on the premises and shows up in the dining room near a fireplace. He is said to prefer to appear female guests. ...
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Pilgrim House Inn
Newport, Rhode Island
27.7 miles from North Scituate, RI
The bed and breakfast was built in the late eighteenth century, and has been an inn since the early 1800's. The apparition of a young girl has been seen staring down from rooms into the street, and has been known to appear to guests in Room #8 and Room #11. ...
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Hotel Viking
Newport, Rhode Island
27.8 miles from North Scituate, RI
The Hotel Viking is believed to be haunted by a ghostly group of party-goers. At first, guests complained about the noise of a great party in the night, heard above one of the ballrooms (a space used for storage). But after renovations, the location of the spectral party seems to ...
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Redwood Library and Athenauem
Newport, Rhode Island
27.9 miles from North Scituate, RI
Founded in 1747, it is the oldest community library still occupying its original building in the United States. A male entity has been sighted by staff wandering around the library during the evening, and people report that the eyes in the paintings on the walls follow them as they move ...
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South County Museum
Narragansett, Rhode Island
27.9 miles from North Scituate, RI
The South County Museum, founded in 1933, was moved twice before 1984 when it arrived here at Canochet Farm, former home of 12th governor of Rhode Island, Colonel William Sprague and his wife Kate Chase, daughter of Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase. Apparitions have been reported ...
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Castle Hill Inn
Newport, Rhode Island
28 miles from North Scituate, RI
The female ghost who resides here has been seen by several staff members. She is said to be a relative of the original builder, Mr. Agassiz. Witnesses say she occasionally throws china in the pantry.
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Newport Beach Hotel and Suites
Middletown, Rhode Island
28.3 miles from North Scituate, RI
There are a number of ghosts that inhabit the historic side of this hotel. Little Girl: When there are a large amount of children staying in the hotel, a small girl wearing a bright blue dress and gold shoes can be seen running and laughing in the hallways. You can ...
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John York Home
North Stonington, Connecticut
29 miles from North Scituate, RI
Originally built in 1741 as a home for businessman and farmer John York and family, the place eventually was turned into an inn and tavern, and remained as such for over 250 years. And of course, it is rumored to be haunted. So the story goes, two soldiers got into ...
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Seaview Terrace - Carey Mansion
Newport, Rhode Island
29.1 miles from North Scituate, RI
Seaview Terrace, aka Carey Mansion, was built by (and is said to be haunted by) whiskey magnate Edson Bradley and his wife Julia. Witnesses have reported apparitions, unexplained sounds, the playing of a defunct organ, temperature drops, and footsteps. The site has been featured on an episode of TV’s Ghost ...
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Breakers Mansion
Newport, Rhode Island
29.1 miles from North Scituate, RI
The Renaissance style mansion was built in 1895 after a fire destroyed the manor house of Cornelius and Alice Vanderbilt, the latter of whom is believed to still haunt the house museum. Staff and visitors to the building have reported sighting her apparition on various levels of the building, and ...
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Beechwood Mansion
Newport, Rhode Island
29.3 miles from North Scituate, RI
Beechwood Mansion, also known as Astor's Beechwood Mansion because it was owned by the wealthy Astor family, was originally built in 1851 by wealthy merchant Daniel Parrish, and today it is said to be haunted by many spirits. Witnesses say doors open on their own, cold spots are rampant (especially ...
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0Belcourt Castle
Newport, Rhode Island
29.7 miles from North Scituate, RI
Belcourt Castle itself does not seem to have a ghost, but it is believed that several of the objects and antiques it showcases are haunted. From a suit of armor that echoes with the death cries of its original owner, to haunted chairs that move and send tingles up the ...
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Stone's Public House
Ashland, Massachusetts
30.2 miles from North Scituate, RI
Built in 1834, Stone's Public House is said to be haunted by apparitions and spirits who throw glasses off shelves. The portraits are said to watch guests and employees as they go about their business, and doors open and close on their own. Visitors to the upstairs function room describe ...
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Hope Cemetery
Worcester, Massachusetts
30.5 miles from North Scituate, RI
Rumor has it that apparitions and the sound of children laughing can be seen and heard near this cemetery's statue of Jesus holding an angel.
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Stonehill College
Easton, Massachusetts
30.6 miles from North Scituate, RI
Rumor has it that an eerie scene re-creates itself on a deadly anniversary at Stonehill College. Years ago, a small passenger plane crashed into the college's pond. Now, every year on the same night, a blue mist comes off the pond and creates a blanket of fog over the campus. ...
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Old Windham Inn
Windham, Connecticut
30.8 miles from North Scituate, RI
The old inn, now an apartment building, is said to be haunted by Elizabeth (Betsy) Shaw. When unmarried Betsy turned up pregnant in 1744, the townspeople scorned and taunted her, even speculating that her own father could be the father of her baby. The child vanished after it was born, ...
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General Stanton Inn
Charlestown, Rhode Island
30.9 miles from North Scituate, RI
At this historic inn, witnesses have seen apparitions, especially of a male in the Washington Room. Also reported have been ghostly taps on the shoulder in both the Washington Room and Williamsburg Room, and a mannequin's finger was thrown at a workman in the attic.
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