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0Rohs Opera House
Cynthiana, Kentucky
12.6 miles from Paris, KY
The current Rohs Opera House (pronounced ROSS) opened in 1941 with a showing of Down Argentine Way. Ticket price was $.05 for adults. It was originally built in 1871 as Aeolian Hall, a live production theatre located on the second floor. A silent movie projector was eventually added to bring ...
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Loudoun House
Lexington, Kentucky
16.1 miles from Paris, KY
The 1850 gothic revival mansion is haunted by the spirits of two women, both dressed in Victorian clothing. One has been seen in the western part of the mansion, and the other in the formal dining room. Also seen all over the mansion is a mysterious black cat. Witnesses have ...
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John Morgan Hunt House
Lexington, Kentucky
17.2 miles from Paris, KY
This 1814 house was built by John Wesley Hunt, who can still be seen walking the hallways of this old property. The apparition of Mammy Bouviette James, a former nurse of the Hunt children, can still be seen in the third floor nursery and hallways, and often appears to those ...
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0Gratz Park Inn
Lexington, Kentucky
17.2 miles from Paris, KY
At this historic inn, folks have reported seeing apparitions that include men, a lady in a white dress and hat, and intoxicated partygoers. Also, a ghostly little girl has been seen running and playing jacks in the hallways, and the spirit of an elderly man turns the TVs on and ...
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Henry Clay Estate - Ashland
Lexington, Kentucky
17.5 miles from Paris, KY
The historic Ashland House is said to be haunted by Henry Clay himself. His ghost, a white-haired apparition wearing a black frock coat, has been seen in the old red parlor room (which is now his study), leaning on the fireplace mantel.
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0Crowne Plaza Hotel - Campbell House Inn
Lexington, Kentucky
19.1 miles from Paris, KY
Formerly the Campbell House Inn, the Crowne Plaza Hotel is said to be a very spooky place. According to local legend, two women were murdered here. One was stabbed on the stairs, and folks say you can still see the blood stains on the carpet. The other woman was reportedly ...
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The Campbell House
Lexington, Kentucky
19.1 miles from Paris, KY
At the Cambell House Inn, there is rumored to be a blood stain on a carpet where a woman, one of two women to have been murdered here, was stabbed to death. Witnesses have reported apparitions and doors slamming by themselves.
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0White Hall
Richmond, Kentucky
26.6 miles from Paris, KY
Cassius Clay's historic home, built in 1798 by his father, is said to be haunted by Clay himself, his wife, and his son. Witnesses to the hauntings have described moving candle lights, footsteps and other unexplained sounds and even smells, and violin and piano music. Apparitions of the three ghosts ...
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Buffalo Trace Distillery
Frankfort, Kentucky
33.5 miles from Paris, KY
The late-18th-century distillery on the site of an ancient buffalo crossing offers ghost tours by appointment; many characters from its long history are said to walk the grounds.
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Liberty Hall
Frankfort, Kentucky
34.1 miles from Paris, KY
Built by Senator John Brown in 1796, Liberty Hall Mansion is said to be haunted by at least three ghosts. Mrs. Brown's kindly aunt, Mrs. Margaret Varick, died of a heart attack around 1817 in an upstairs bedroom. She was buried on the grounds but was lost when the graves ...
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Carrington Rock
Salt Lick, Kentucky
36.5 miles from Paris, KY
Apparitions of Confederate soldiers and a pacing woman have been seen at Carrington Rock. The woman, witnesses say, eventually throws herself off the edge, screaming as she falls. Witnesses also have heard the sounds of officers calling orders to soldiers and moans and cries of pain on the battlefield.
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Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
38 miles from Paris, KY
The Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is said to be the country's largest restored Shaker village. Its 3,000 acres contain 34 original Shaker buildings and perhaps a few ghosts, as well. It is said that ghostly babies can be heard crying at night around the pond.
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Phillips' Folly
Maysville, Kentucky
40.1 miles from Paris, KY
Phillips' Folly is a three-story brick house begun around 1828 by Williams B. Phillips. Its nickname came about when Phillips vanished when only the frame had been built, leading folks to believe he had run out of funds for the project. Phillips came back a few years later and finished ...
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Sherman Tavern
Dry Ridge, Kentucky
40.2 miles from Paris, KY
The Sherman Tavern is a historic former tavern built in 1812, which is in the process of being restored by local residents. It was a former stage stop for cattle drovers and American Indians. People restoring the historic building have reported seeing the apparitions of Confederate soldiers, and African American ...
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Meldahl Locks and Dam - Foster Dam
Felicity, Ohio
40.7 miles from Paris, KY
Visitors to Meldahl Locks and Dam, aka Foster Dam, at mile marker 436 on the Ohio River, have witnessed the presence of many spirits here, said to be folks who committed suicide or died accidentally here over the years.
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Aberdeen Baptist Church
Aberdeen, Ohio
40.7 miles from Paris, KY
The apparitions of young children have been seen inside the church building and in front of it by passing motorists and parishioners. Screams come from inside the church during the night. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Baird House Inn
Ripley, Ohio
43.2 miles from Paris, KY
This historic house inn may no longer be in operation, and is now a private residence. The inn was a popular stopover for travellers on the river, and since it was built in 1825, has had a colourful history. Guests and staff at the former inn have reported hearing ...
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Rankin House
Ripley, Ohio
43.4 miles from Paris, KY
Rankin House belonged to abolitionist Reverend John Rankin, and he was said to put a bright light in his attic window to symbolize to runaway slaves that it was safe to seek shelter here. Apparitions of slaves are said to appear on Jacob's Ladder near his house on moonless nights.
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Stepstone Church - Immaculate Conception Church
Butler, Kentucky
43.6 miles from Paris, KY
Some reports say this church still stands, and others say it has been torn down. But rumor has it that whatever its state, it is haunted by four teen girls who some men hung on a cross in the loft before setting fire to the church. Witnesses have heard girls ...
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0Boone Tavern
Berea, Kentucky
44.1 miles from Paris, KY
At this historic guesthouse for Berea College, many strange events have been reported. Some say the site was once part of the Underground Railroad, and the apparition of at an African-American boy has been spotted here; others say this information is inaccurate, and that the hotel was not built until ...
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Kentucky Spirits Undistilled: Stories of the Bluegrass State's Famous Haunted Locations
Lisa Westmoreland-doherty
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Harrodsburg Spring - Young Park
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
45.1 miles from Paris, KY
The ghost story here begins with a beautiful young woman who checked in to the Harrodsburg Springs Hotel, which stood on the park grounds in the late 1800s, under a false name. She danced with several partners in the hotel ballroom, as the men all lined up for a chance ...
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Greenup Street Water Tower
Alexandria, Kentucky
52.2 miles from Paris, KY
The apparition of a man in workman clothing has been standing underneath the water tower by local residents. He vanishes when approached, and appears to be confused or lost. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Perryville Battlefield
Perryville, Kentucky
53.6 miles from Paris, KY
The largest Civil War battle in Kentucky was fought here on October 8, 1862; at least 7,600 were killed or wounded. The corpses of the Confederate soldiers were left to rot on the battlefield, and many suppose this is why the field has so much ghostly activity. Apparitions of soldiers, ...
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Big Bone Lick Park
Union, Kentucky
53.7 miles from Paris, KY
Folks visiting the park have reported disembodied whispers, eerie figures, strange noises and an evil spirit who is said to linger in the nearby woods.
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Dead Man's Curve
Bethel, Ohio
54.8 miles from Paris, KY
This intersection has been the site of numerous accidents, usually people who lost control at the curve (hence the name). People report seeing a male hitchhiker who has no face. Submitted by Chris Berglund
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The Precinct Office Center
West Union, Ohio
55.7 miles from Paris, KY
This historic former jailhouse is now the county office, but has a haunting dating back to the turn of the nineteenth century. Prisoners were reportedly frightened by a apparition robed in white, who repeatedly floated past their cells without making a sound before vanishing. This manifestation has made various ...
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Narrows Road
Erlanger, Kentucky
56.9 miles from Paris, KY
A phantom officer in a '50s police car haunts Narrows Road, locals say, pulling over living drivers late at night. The ghost is said to be the lingering spirit of a cop who was hit and killed by a car here while making a traffic stop in the 1950s. Some ...
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Allendale Tunnel
Elsmere, Kentucky
57.6 miles from Paris, KY
Legend has it that a man hanged himself years ago in this tunnel, and the hook still protrudes from which he hung his rope. Witnesses say they have seen his apparition hanging here or walking in the tunnel and heard his screams.
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0Schenck Mansion
Vevay, Indiana
58 miles from Paris, KY
A ghostly Lady in White in Victorian attire haunts the second floor of this 1874 bed-and-breakfast building, originally built as a mansion of a home for Benjamin Franklin Schenk. She is said to walk the hallways, taking no notice of anyone around her. Guests also have reported hearing voices, footsteps, ...
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0Bobby Mackey's Music World
Newport, Kentucky
61.1 miles from Paris, KY
This night club is sometimes called "the most haunted night club in America." The building was once a slaughterhouse, but it has an even darker link. Alleged Satan worshippers Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling were said to have killed Pearl Bryan in 1897; her headless body was found near the ...
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Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home
Covington, Kentucky
61.8 miles from Paris, KY
This historic home was formerly a boarding house for students at a nearby mortuary college, and is rumoured to be haunted. Staff claim to have felt a strange in the building after dark, and have seen a shadowy male apparition on the landing. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0X Cave - Carter Caves State Resort Park
Olive Hill, Kentucky
62.4 miles from Paris, KY
Cave X is called this because it has 4 entrances that meet in the center, like an X. This cave is said to be haunted by two Cherokee lovers. It is said that warrior Huraken found this cave and its hidden vein of silver, but kept it a secret so ...
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Rails Restaurant
La Grange, Kentucky
62.5 miles from Paris, KY
The restaurant, housed in a building that's more than a century and a half old, is home to a ghostly little girl. She has been seen in the parking lot as well as the back of the restaurant, and wears a white dress and a hair bow. She is believed ...
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0Maple Hill Manor Bed and Breakfast
Springfield, Kentucky
63.1 miles from Paris, KY
Built in 1851 by slaves, this inn is said to be haunted either by the original owners or by soldiers who fought in the Battle of Perryville in 1962. Witnesses have reported knocks on doors when there was nobody there, footsteps from empty rooms, cold spots, phantom perfume scents, strange ...
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Taft Museum of Art
Cincinnati, Ohio
63.1 miles from Paris, KY
The Taft Museum of Art, built in 1820 by Martin Baum, is said to be haunted by several ghosts. Annie is the most famous, the wife of Charles Phelps Taft, half-brother of President William Howard Taft. They are the ones who donated the building to the city in 1932. Annie ...
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Sedamsville Rectory
Cincinnati, Ohio
63.1 miles from Paris, KY
Over a century old, the rectory is believed to be haunted. Witnesses working on building renovations have seen eerie mists and shadows under the doors of empty rooms. Some say one ghost who resides here is Father Donald MacLeod, who wrote "The History of Roman Catholicism in North America." In ...
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0Christopher's Bed and Breakfast
Bellevue, Kentucky
63.1 miles from Paris, KY
This bed-and-breakfast inn was originally built as a 19th-century church. Among the unusual things that happen here: Apparitions have been spotted on the stairs, the piano plays by itself during the night, and disembodied voices and footsteps have also been reported.
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0Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza
Cincinnati, Ohio
63.2 miles from Paris, KY
A ghostly Lady in Green walks the Hall of Mirrors and the mezzanine. She was seen often by construction workers in 1983, while the hotel was undergoing renovations. Legend has it that she was the wife of a worker who was killed during the hotel's construction in 1930. So the ...
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Owensville Town Hall
Batavia, Ohio
63.4 miles from Paris, KY
This historic building was formerly a church, and during the civil war, a cavalry was met by resistance from an old man with a shotgun inside the building, adding some additional history to the hall. However, it is not his spirit who is known to haunt the building, as ...
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Hebron Lutheran Cemetery
Hebron, Kentucky
63.7 miles from Paris, KY
There has been many sightings here, and I have personally been here multiple times, and have had many experiences. When you approach the crematorium, you can always smell something burning, even if there is no one there. As well, when approaching graves, you can feel a chill and sometimes ...
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0Cincinnati Music Hall
Cincinnati, Ohio
63.8 miles from Paris, KY
Haunts have been reported at this historic music hall since the 1870s. It is said that when an elevator shaft was installed in 1988, bones of both children and adults were found under the building.
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Eden Park
Cincinnati, Ohio
63.8 miles from Paris, KY
Imogene Remus, wife of notorious bootlegger George Remus, is rumored to haunt their former home. When George went to prison in the mid-1920s, Imogene sold all the furnishings in their mansion and many of his distilleries, essentially closing his business, and filed for divorce. On October 6, 1927, they were ...
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0Spring House Gazebo
Cincinnati, Ohio
63.8 miles from Paris, KY
In 1927 a wealthy and prominent business man and bootlegger murdered his wife Imogene in broad daylight and in front of a dozen witnesses (including her daughter) in the park's gazebo. She was on her way to the courthouse to divorce him and apparently, this was too much for ...
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Cincinnati Art Museum
Cincinnati, Ohio
63.8 miles from Paris, KY
The Cincinnati Museum of Art is not only renowned for its prized art collection, it is also well known for the various paranormal occurrences there. The first apparition seen here is the seven foot tall figure of a misty black figure with no face, who has reportedly materializes from a ...
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Cincinnati Union Terminal and Museum Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
64.1 miles from Paris, KY
The ghost of a former security guard who was murdered there still haunts the building at night, rattling the door knobs and checking the locks on the doors. A World War I plane exhibit is haunted by the ghost of a pilot. Visitors have reported seeing the ghostly aviator in ...
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Saint Ivos Cemetery
Lebanon, Kentucky
64.4 miles from Paris, KY
At St. Ivos Cemetery, witnesses have reported video camera malfunctions and unexplained noises and voices.
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Mount Unger Cemetery
Otway, Ohio
65.8 miles from Paris, KY
Local legends say Mount Unger Cemetery is visited by the spirit of a man who hanged himself here after having murdered his wife.
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Cincinnati Zoo
Cincinnati, Ohio
65.9 miles from Paris, KY
The ghost of a lioness has been heard following visitors and workers in the zoo late at night. Green eyes are also seen in darker buildings or at the end of corridors. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Stenton House - Cornell Place Apartments
Cincinnati, Ohio
66.5 miles from Paris, KY
There have been numerous deaths reported in these historic apartments. Disembodied footsteps and ghostly voices are heard in the old building when on one is around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Pope Lick Monster - Goat Man
Louisville, Kentucky
67 miles from Paris, KY
The Goat Man of Pope Lick is rumored to be a farmer who tortured goats at the devil's request and therefore forfeited his soul. But other legends say he is a refugee from a circus train wreck. The horned and hairy monster is supposed to trick folks into his clutches ...
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