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0Calvary Cemetery
Sioux City, Iowa
Visitors to this cemetery have experienced an unexplained ringing in their ears and the feeling of cobwebs draped over their faces. It is said that these sensations strengthen the closer one gets to a certain grave, one that has a headstone carved from part of a tree. Local legend has ...
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0Sioux City Municipal Auditorium
Sioux City, Iowa
4.6 miles from North Sioux City, SD
Legend has it that Rodriguez, an electrician who was electrocuted in the 1940s during the building of the auditorium, haunts the area by flickering the lights and turning them off and on. There are also cold spots felt near the site of his death. The ghost of a 12-year-old boy ...
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0KD Station
Sioux City, Iowa
5.7 miles from North Sioux City, SD
The building started out in 1915 as a meat-packing plant, but changed hands to a packing operation. In 1949 a gas leak and resulting explosion killed several people. Later on, the spot became a shopping center, and it is here that strange happenings have been reported. Lights turn on by ...
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0Dimmitt Hall - Morningside College
Sioux City, Iowa
7 miles from North Sioux City, SD
Residents of this dorm have reported hearing a girl choking and gagging at night. Also, an apparition of a crying woman has been seen walking down the hall. She is said to be the ghost of a girl who committed suicide by hanging herself from the heating pipes in her ...
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Leflur / Lefler House
Sioux City, Iowa
7.2 miles from North Sioux City, SD
Reports may differ as to spell the name of the locally famous haunted house, but its merit as a haunted site is hard to argue. Several murders have taken place on the premises. Phenomena reported include a red glow seen upstairs, a very cold attic (even in the heat of ...
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Graceland Park Cemetery
Sioux City, Iowa
8.4 miles from North Sioux City, SD
It is said that orbs of light can be seen here, but visitors trying to take pictures report that they feel a bit disoriented and find that their cameras mysteriously fail to work until they leave the area.
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0Lottie's Grave - Taylor Cemetery
Homer, Nebraska
11.4 miles from North Sioux City, SD
Some say Lottie haunts the cemetery and that a curse will befall those who visit her gravesite. In some stories, Lottie was murdered, was a witch, or was run over by a car. Many tales abound, such as one that says shortly after her burial, thieves tried to dig up ...
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Akron Area Museum
Akron, Iowa
21 miles from North Sioux City, SD
The Akron Area Museum, formerly the home of the Ross Family is haunted some say by the Materiach, Mrs. Lucille Ross. The 100% volunteer staffed museum has had many members experience cold drafts, noises and a feeling of a presence around the main stairway and formal dining room ...
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Akron Gold and Silver
Akron, Iowa
21.2 miles from North Sioux City, SD
Some say not all the guests are going home at closing time at Akron Gold and Silver, a fine antiques and estate collectable shop in downtown Akron Iowa. A neighboring business owner heard a male voice after hours calling their dog by it's name "Sandy" after hours when the building ...
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Ghost Bridge of Logan Creek
Pender, Nebraska
31.8 miles from North Sioux City, SD
Local legend tells of an early-1900s train that was held up by vigilantes chasing down a hired hand who murdered the family that employed him. The train bridge used to cross the Logan Creek, and from this former trestle, the man was hanged. Residents say sometimes a ghost bridge appears ...
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Blackbird Hill
North Sioux City, Nebraska
32.3 miles from North Sioux City, SD
The burial place of Omaha Indian Chief Blackbird, said to be buried here sitting upright on his horse, is rumored to be haunted. And it's old -- folks say in 1804, famed explorers Lewis and Clark visited this gravesite, leaving behind decorations to commemorate him. But the ghost here is ...
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Wayne State College - Neihardt Hall
Wayne, Nebraska
33.6 miles from North Sioux City, SD
Neihardt Hall is said to be haunted by Cora, a young woman who committed suicide in the basement. Also, the ghost of a girl who was electrocuted while playing with a ball near bare electrical wires is said to haunt the tunnels between the dorms.
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Cherokee Mental Health Institute Cemetery
Cherokee, Iowa
48.4 miles from North Sioux City, SD
Behind the MHI on the north side there Is a locked gate about 4 feet tall, if you follow that path down about a foot ball field distance you should cross a small bridge,and there is a small cemetery that is home to nameless graves. It is said that if you ...
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0American Theatre
Cherokee, Iowa
49.8 miles from North Sioux City, SD
Staff at the theatre maintain that it is haunted by previous owner Mr. Goldie. A seat has been seen rocking, slowly, all by itself, and it is said that the theatre's employees have many more stories to tell.
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Dakota Theatre
Yankton, South Dakota
52 miles from North Sioux City, SD
This historic theatre opened in 1902,changed owners and names on several occasions. Theatre patrons and cast have reported sighting a spectral face floating through the seating area after closing hours, as well as feeling cold spots, hearing screams and a bloodstains which appears during certain productions. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Stage Coach Inn
Ida Grove, Iowa
52.6 miles from North Sioux City, SD
The Stage Coach Inn was built in 1856 by John and Martha Moorhead; The Inn served a stage coach stop and the first court house in Ida County Iowa and was also the church, School as well as the first hospital in Ida grove were amputations sometimes accrued on the ...
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0Mount Marty College
Yankton, South Dakota
52.8 miles from North Sioux City, SD
Ghosts said to haunted this campus include construction workers who fiddle with the electricity, showers and water fountains; a nun; a music teacher; and numerous other apparitions. Students say Whitby Hall was so haunted that is was closed down, and it contains a ghost of a man in gray polyester ...
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0Argo Hotel
Crofton, Nebraska
53.4 miles from North Sioux City, SD
According to local legend, the ghost of a young girl who died in the basement can be seen here. Folks also say a baby's skeleton was found within the lounge walls during remodeling, and a ghostly mother is said to wail looking for her baby. Pictures also are said to ...
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Daneville Inn
Viborg, South Dakota
53.8 miles from North Sioux City, SD
There are reports at this historic building of people seeing a strange glowing apparition floating through the main bar area when the building has closed down for the night. Strange noises and disembodied footsteps have also been heard when there is no one around. It is unclear whether the inn ...
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The Hotel Cafe and Saloon
Scribner, Nebraska
60.2 miles from North Sioux City, SD
The 1901 Hotel Cafe and Saloon, now operating as a restaurant, is believed to be haunted by victims of murders or suicides thought to have occurred in the building. On the second and third floors, witnesses have seen shadow figures, heard unexplained voices and felt cold spots.
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Clarkson Historical Opera House
Clarkson, Nebraska
64.4 miles from North Sioux City, SD
Local residents and employees have reported hearing ghostly laughter and seeing apparitions in period clothing wandering around the building. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Swope Hall - Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, Iowa
65.3 miles from North Sioux City, SD
A ghost named Mary is said to haunt this hall. Legend says her house once stood in the very spot where Swope Hall stands today. She died of lead poisoning, which caused her to become mentally unstable and leap from a 3rd-story window. Phenomema experienced here involve the opening and ...
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Gitchie Manitou State Preserve
Larchwood, Iowa
67 miles from North Sioux City, SD
The 1973 Gitchie Manitou Murders involved an attack on a group of five teenagers at Gitchie Manitou State Preserve in Lyon County, Iowa. Four of the teenagers were killed and a fifth was raped. We have been there several times and have got many voices and apparitions. I was ...
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Dana College
Blair, Nebraska
69.6 miles from North Sioux City, SD
Dana College dates back to 1884, but was recently shut down and sold in 2010 due to financial problems. Latest word has it that the college will be refurbished and reopened around 2015-2016. Back in its heyday though, there were a number of places on campus said to be haunted. ...
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715 South Phillips Avenue
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
71 miles from North Sioux City, SD
This historic apartment block is believed to be haunted by the apparition of a barefooted man, who has been seen wandering through the corridors. Other paranormal activity reported includes disembodied footsteps, cold spots, ghostly voices and bizarre knocking noises. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Washington Pavilion
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
71.3 miles from North Sioux City, SD
Locals tell of a construction worker who died after falling into an elevator shaft. Witnesses have described the unexplained sound of ghostly footsteps and an eerie feeling of being watched.
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Pettigrew House Museum
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
71.7 miles from North Sioux City, SD
This historic mansion was built in 1889, and those on guided tours of the building may get more than they bargained for. The building is rumoured to be haunted by the wife of a former attorney who owned the building. Staff claim to have seen her inspecting the building, and ...
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Orpheum Theatre Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
71.8 miles from North Sioux City, SD
At the 1913 Orpheum Theater, a deceased actor's ghost is said to linger. Nicknamed Larry, the unknown and angry ghost was first noticed by living actors around 1960. Larry was known to blow fuses and drop sandbags onto living actors. And in 1972, a technical director heard a loud noise ...
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Old Minnehaha Courthouse Museum
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
71.9 miles from North Sioux City, SD
This historic courthouse is now the county museum, and is believed to be haunted by many different spirits. Staff and visitors claim to have heard someone falling down the stairs, and have heard disembodied footsteps walking between various rooms. Various visitors have also seen an elderly man sweeping one of ...
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Libby's Steakhouse
Springfield, South Dakota
75.2 miles from North Sioux City, SD
Some say the basement of Libby’s Steakhouse, formerly Hoch Drugstore, was haunted by the ghost of a girl, whose apparition was glimpsed once. Witnesses say bowls will fall over if the basement door is left open, and folks have noticed an uneasy feeling on the basement stairs. Rumor has it ...
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The Earling Exorcism
Earling, Iowa
75.4 miles from North Sioux City, SD
Earling is famous for a 1928 exorcism that lasted more than 3 weeks. A local Franciscan convent was the setting for the ceremony; the target was the demons inhabiting Emma Schmidt. As Roman Catholic Capuchin Theophilus Riesinger worked, Emma is said to have flown across the room and clung to ...
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Barnard Park
Fremont, Nebraska
75.5 miles from North Sioux City, SD
Barnard Park was once a cemetery, and it is rumored that when the city moved the bodies and turned it into a park, some of the bodies were missed. Several apparitions are said to roam here late at night, most notably a woman who was following the Mormon Trail and ...
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The Historic Klondike Hotel
Manilla, Iowa
77.6 miles from North Sioux City, SD
The Klondike Hotel was built on the street that in 1897 was named Railroad Street. It faced to the west toward the bustling Milwaukee tracks and depot. An access road was completed shortly after the hotel was built which directly connected the Hotel with the Depot. The ...
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Palace Theatre
Luverne, Minnesota
79.1 miles from North Sioux City, SD
The Palace Theater was built by Herman Jochims in 1915, and his wife Maude played piano to accompany the silent films shown there. Her ghost is said to remain here playing the pipe organ, even though it no longer works. Both Herman and Maude have been seen as apparitions, and ...
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Skyway Drive-In
Schuyler, Nebraska
79.1 miles from North Sioux City, SD
At the Skyway Drive-In, folks say black phantom dogs with a missing eye and a missing leg roam the grounds. Witnesses maintain that f you look away from them, they disappear.
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Moose Pond
Spencer, Iowa
79.9 miles from North Sioux City, SD
Locals tell a story of harrowing events that happen at 8:47 p.m. on December 23. If you visit the iced-over pond on that night, you can hear pounding on the ice and hear the screams of a young boy trapped beneath the ice. According to the story, the young boy ...
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0Hummel Park
Omaha, Nebraska
84.6 miles from North Sioux City, SD
This park was known for its lynch mobs who would long ago target African-Americans. This is said to be the reason why the trees all spookily lean to one side. Folks report hearing drums and howling wolves here, and apparitions have been seen as well, according to legend stemming from ...
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St. Patrick's Cemetery - Glowing Graveyard
Columbus, Nebraska
86.3 miles from North Sioux City, SD
The cemetery, a.k.a. the Glowing Graveyard, is the center of several local ghost stories. For one, the headstones, as you may guess, are said to glow at night by the light of a full moon. Skeptics say this is because of the reflective limestone in the headstones. Another local legend ...
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Platte Center Creek
Platte Center, Nebraska
86.4 miles from North Sioux City, SD
The hauntings here are said to be caused by three men who, in the early 1900s, were buried alive when a cave they dug into the creek bed collapsed. Apparitions of all three men are said to show up at night, digging by lantern light. After working a few minutes, ...
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Keystone Trail
Omaha, Nebraska
87.4 miles from North Sioux City, SD
The Keystone Trail, near 90th and Fort streets, is believed by some locals to be visited by a phantom train on cold misty nights. The apparition of the train has been both seen and heard, although the railroad tracks were removed from this spot years ago.
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Columbus Hy-Vee
Columbus, Nebraska
87.7 miles from North Sioux City, SD
The ghost that haunts the Columbus Hy-Vee is nicknamed Scooter. He is said to make screeching sounds near the produce and dairy sections and has appeared to employees at around 2 a.m.
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Old Highway 83
Shelby, Iowa
88.2 miles from North Sioux City, SD
Different witnesses have reported seeing two young girls playing in the middle of the highway late at night. They wear flowing white dresses and are bathed in a glowing light.
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Prospect Hill Cemetery
Omaha, Nebraska
90.4 miles from North Sioux City, SD
A ghostly woman in white was scene by occupants of the property adjacent to the cemetery in 1874. An account of the ghostly lady, who demanded to know the whereabouts of her children before walking back to her grave in the cemetery and vanishing, was published in the Omaha Daily ...
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0Lewis and Clark Park
Council Bluffs, Iowa
90.5 miles from North Sioux City, SD
Unexplained feelings of sickness and disorientation have been reported by those who come to this park that honors the historic explorers.
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0Brother Sebastian's
Omaha, Nebraska
90.7 miles from North Sioux City, SD
Bill Walden is the identity of the ghost who haunts this restaurant, a man who wears a tweed smoking jacket and ascot. He was a regular patron, and although he has since passed away, his spirit has made it clear that he still visits regularly.
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Cornerstone Mansion Bed and Breakfast
Omaha, Nebraska
91.3 miles from North Sioux City, SD
This 1894 bed and breakfast inn is housed inside a historic mansion, which has many ghostly tales associated with it. There have been reports of the apparitions of a young man and an elderly former owner appearing on separate occasions in a rocking chair located in the parlour room, ...
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Mystery Manor
Omaha, Nebraska
91.5 miles from North Sioux City, SD
Built in 1887, Mystery Manor was home to William and Greta Hall. Reports say that when the stock market crashed on October 23, 1929, William Hall lost his fortune and went insane. He attacked Greta with an axe then buried her in the front yard. A week later, Greta's brother ...
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O'Connor's Irish Pub
Omaha, Nebraska
92.3 miles from North Sioux City, SD
At O'Connor's Irish Pub, which opened in 2003, shadow figures and unexplained footsteps are seen and heard in the kitchen as well as in the second-floor bar area.
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Fairview Cemetery
Council Bluffs, Iowa
92.8 miles from North Sioux City, SD
The Black Angel statue is said to follow visitors with their eyes, and may curse visitors with sickliness. Also reported here have been lights in the trees behind the older graves, and a feeling of being closely followed.
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