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Welles House
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
14.5 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
The circa-1860 Welles House, built by industrialist Augustus C. Laning, has been compared to the Amityville Horror house. Strange deaths and tragedies followed Laning: His factories burned down and his nephew was killed after a lightning strike began a fire in the barn, trapping him under the body of a ...
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The Inn At Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
15.2 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
The inn, originally built in 1833, is said to be haunted. Guests have reported seeing orbs and shadows in their photographs, and even in their beds. TVs operate by themselves, objects move, and in some instances, guests have awakened to find the chairs in their room have been turned upside-down ...
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Old Jail Museum
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
15.3 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
Legend has it that at the Old Jail Museum, a bloody handprint on one of the jail walls keeps coming back even if it is painted over. Ghost tours are offered on the premises.
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Woodfield Manor
Cresco, Pennsylvania
20.4 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
We've recently covered a story and made a video about the haunting at one of our locations, Woodfield Manor near the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. The story about the haunting can be found here: https://sundancevacationsblog.com/travel/a-haunting-in-the-poconos/ Allegedly, the spirit of a woman haunts the manor. The owner explains in the video that she ...
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Tannersville Inn
Tannersville, Pennsylvania
20.9 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
If you ask around at this restaurant, you may get a tale with your meal. Locals say that many years ago, a man in his 30s or 40s was killed behind the building in a hit-and-run accident. His ghost has been seen an upstairs room, often lying on the bed ...
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Cranberry Manor Bed and Breakfast
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
22.2 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
Cranberry Manor Bed and Breakfast is a former 1880's Summer Boarding house located in East Stroudsburg, PA. Innkeepers and Guests have had many unexplained events at the B&B. Guests have awakened to the smell of "Bacon" or "muffins" or "coffee" around 5AM. Several of the guests ...
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Courthouse Square
Scranton, Pennsylvania
22.6 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
Nightly walks of Scranton's oldest and most haunted area. The office television show had a whole evening devoted to the Scranton Ghost Walk. The title of the show was Spooky. It is a 90 minute tour that includes the most haunted places in the area. Including where ...
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The Banshee Pub
Scranton, Pennsylvania
22.8 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
Once a warehouse building, the pub was used as a morgue during a 1917 Spanish flu epidemic. It was believed to be haunted, hence the spooky name. The pub closed in 2012.
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Henryville House
Henryville, Pennsylvania
23.5 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
The beautiful hotel that once stood on this spot no longer stands, but it was well known as the area's haunted house while it sat for years unused. Folks claim at least 9 spirits lived there, including a child, 3 men and 5 women. They were siad to be friendly ...
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Buck Hill Falls
Cresco, Pennsylvania
23.6 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
This now-closed inn was originally opened by Quakers in 1901 and remained in business until 1990. Its haunted status merited it a place on the MTV show "Fear." Witnesses say that a woman committed suicide in room 62 just before her wedding, and her ghost has been seen. The men's ...
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Andy Gavin's Eatery and Pub
Scranton, Pennsylvania
23.7 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
The 1800s building that houses this restaurant and pub is haunted by a spirit folks call George. George tinkers with the lights, moves dishes around, and even uses the restroom, including latching the stall door and flushing the toilet. Some witnesses have even seen George's apparition.
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1217 Marion Street
Dunmore, Pennsylvania
23.8 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
This 113-year-old home was listed for sale in January 2014 with the description: “slightly haunted.” The owners say they experienced banging doors, strange noises from the basement, footsteps, knocks, screams in the night, a ghostly face that appears in the mirror in the second-floor bathroom, and a constant eerie feeling ...
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Houdini Museum
Scranton, Pennsylvania
24.3 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
The Houdini museum with its psychic theater is considered a very haunted place. Seances are conducted here, and the place has been featured on many TV programs.
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The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
31 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
Visit this inn and you may catch a glimpse of a ghostly woman who walks past the lobby into the Dogwood Dining Room. The ghost also is said to use the ladies' restroom, locking herself into a stall from the inside and then flushing the toilet. Some folks have described ...
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Hanoverville Road House
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
32.3 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
Constructed around 1825, the building that houses the Hanoverville Road House restaurant is believed to be haunted. The ghost of a boy around 8 to 10 years old has been seen here, wearing dark clothing. Strange noises, voices and footsteps also have been heard, and poltergeist pranks have been reported. ...
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Richmond Hotel
Bangor, Pennsylvania
33.2 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
The Richmond Hotel is a casual restaurant in an historic building in Bangor, PA. The owner, Debbie, has worked there for 26 years, and has owned it for the last 14. She's told us that she's seen orbs, people have had their backs touched by unseen hands, and ...
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Moravian College
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
35.2 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
Moravian College dates back to the 1700s. In the 1800s it was a girls' seminary and hospital, and a ghostly nurse and an occasional bandage patient are said to walk the halls. Several buildings on campus are said to house ghosts as well: Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority House was once ...
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Cedar Crest College
Allentown, Pennsylvania
35.4 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
Cedar Crest College, a woman's Christian college founded in 1867, is said to be haunted by a pregnant student named Wanda who hanged herself in 1956 in a stairwell of Butz Hall. She manifests as a young woman or a little girl walking in the halls or in reflective surfaces, ...
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Sun Inn
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
35.8 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
This 1758 historic inn is said to be haunted, possibly by Elizabeth Moore, a nurse who died here in 1897. Apparitions and electronic voice phenomena have been noted.
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King George Inn
Allentown, Pennsylvania
35.8 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
This inn is scheduled to be demolished in 2013 and is no longer open. Folks claimed it was haunted by several spirits, including Charlie, a ghost who played tricks in the kitchen by dropping silverware and moving things around. A woman, child, and Revolutionary War soldier haunted the basement.
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Hotel Bethlehem
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
35.9 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
This "ghost-friendly" historic hotel offers ghost tours and "Room with a Boo!" ghost weekend packages. Among the spirits who reside here are a little girl who has been seen in a window, thought to be a former owner's granddaughter, and a woman in period clothing who appears in the kitchen ...
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Moravian Book Shop
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
35.9 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
Moravian Book Shop is the oldest continuously operating book shop in the United States. We opened in 1745 and over the years have expanded to occupy 5 different buildings in the Historic District of Downtown Bethlehem. Over the years it seems we’ve attracted quite a few ghosts throughout the buildings ...
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Willow Grove Hotel
Freemansburg, Pennsylvania
36.4 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
A little girl ghost haunts this Civil War-era hotel. Witnesses sayd she looks as if she had suffered from burns, and she has been seen in the rooms and the hallways. She sometimes pulls on the pant legs of men. No details of the little girl's history are known.
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Lehigh University - Linderman Library
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
36.8 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
Lehigh's Linderman Library is believed to haunted by the ghost of an elderly man, a deceased library patron. Some say the library is also haunted by Lucy Packer, daughter of Lehigh founder Asa Packer.
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Fishing Creek Lodge Bed and Breakfast
Benton, Pennsylvania
38 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
Multiple appearances of ghost(s) in different rooms to different guests. Doors opened on their own, unexplained noises at night. (Submitted by Karen Parsons)
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The Inn at Turkey Hill
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
38.2 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
Housed in an 1839 farmhouse, the inn is said to be haunted by an owner's mother, who died in the building. Her perfume has been detected, and she is said to walk the place at night. The rocking chair on the porch would move as well. Folks who rented the ...
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Black Horse Inn - Stemie's Place
Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, Pennsylvania
39.1 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
The building dates back to 1773. It was once Black Horse Inn, but is now a restaurant called Stemie's Place. It's said that in the old inn days (in 1927, to be exact), a mobster was shot in the hall near the restrooms. After a dramatic fall down the stairs, ...
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Bloomsburg University
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
39.6 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
Bloomsburg University is believed to be haunted, at least in a few of its buildings. For example, the Harvey A. Andruss Library is reported to have a ghostly man who appears on the fourth floor, asking library visitors to change his diaper. And in the Haas Center, campus legend says ...
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Topton House Pub - White Palm Tavern
Topton, Pennsylvania
39.9 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
The former Topton House Pub, now White Palm Tavern, was built around 1860. It's haunted, locals say, by many ghosts, perhaps the favorite being Emma. The little girl has been seen playing in the dining room by staff and even by visitors, who have no idea she's a ghost until ...
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Irondale Inn
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
40.2 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
Three ghosts are said to reside at this inn set on the site of an old plantation, one of which is an elderly female who likes to close doors behind the guests. The inn's ghosts are said to come from a large heating vent located in the basement. The owners ...
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Shippen Manor
Oxford Township, New Jersey
41.2 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
Shippen Manor, a historic Georgian mansion built in the 1760s for Dr. William Shippen II and his brother Joseph Shippen II, is the site of some strange happenings. Witnesses report that items appear on shelves that weren't there before, doors open and close on their own, and ghosts have been ...
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Jenny Jump State Forest
Blairstown, New Jersey
42.3 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
At Jenny Jump State Forest, some say the ghost of Jenny lurks. Legend has it that she was 9 years old when she was playing on the cliffs, and the sudden appearance of a Native American nearby startled her. She called out to her father, who cried out in alarm, ...
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Hunt Homestead
Phillipsburg, New Jersey
42.9 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
Hunt Homestead, circa 1758, is famous for being the wintering spot for 60 Revolutionary War cavalry horses. It's also rumored to be home to a ghost. The woman's apparition, wearing a dark hood, passes by the kitchen window toward the back door, then vanishes. The ghost has traveled this route ...
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Shades Of Death Road
Independence Township, New Jersey
43.3 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
Shades Of Death Road, or just "Shades" to locals, is a 7-mile stretch that's the subject of myriad local legends. In fact, it's said that so many paranormal enthusiasts try to steal the street signs that residents have gone as far as to smear grease on the poles to try ...
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Hotel Iola
Millville, Pennsylvania
43.7 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
Although this 19th-century hotel building was a restaurant for a while during recent years, it is now reportly empty and up for sale. The place was said to be haunted, as evidenced by bar stools that rotated by themselves, shadowy forms appearing in long black dresses, and faces wearing Victorian-style ...
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Indian Rock Inn
Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania
45.5 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
At this remote inn and restaurant, some guests have witnessed apparitions and shadowy forms. Jiggling doorknobs, faucets that turn on and off by themselves, and strange knocking sounds also have been noted. Reports say that the site may once have been used to house the actors from a haunted hayride ...
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St John's Cemetery
Quakertown, Pennsylvania
46.7 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
There is a small graveyard owned by the church located across the road with tilted gravestones melted by time. Some of the gravestones date to the early 1700s and are barely readable. In 2015, two new houses were built immediately next to the graveyard. At the time the second house (which ...
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Bucksville House Bed and Breakfast
Kintnersville, Pennsylvania
47 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
The Bucksville House Bed and Breakfast, housed in a 1795 building, is said to be haunted by several ghosts. Apparitions have been seen of a tall man in a black hat, a woman in white, and a young boy who likes to play pranks. Photos taken here have shown strange ...
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Cliff Park Inn
Milford, Pennsylvania
47.8 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
The inn was, until recently, a very busy resort, but now stands empty. Three ghosts are known to reside here: Sally, who just might open the door for you, if she likes you; the Lady in Brown, who has been known to appear on the staircase; and Walt, who has ...
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Centenary College
Hackettstown, New Jersey
47.8 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
Centenary College is said to be haunted by Tillie Smith, who has a tragic story. When she was 18, in 1886, she lived and worked at the college. Her body was found in a nearby field, raped and strangled. College maintenance man James Titus was accused of the murder, although ...
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Union Cemetery
Hackettstown, New Jersey
48.5 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
Union Cemetery dates back to 1859 and is the burial place of Centenary College murder victim and alleged ghost, Tillie Smith. Witnesses say a girl in white walks along the road nearby and may get in the car with you if you ask her if she'd like a ride. She ...
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Trum Tavern
Quakertown, Pennsylvania
49.2 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
Once a 1700s courthouse, the tavern's second floor is said to be haunted by the ghost of former owner Jacob. Witnesses have described a feeling of someone behind them, objects that move on their own, and unexplained noises.
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Tom Quick Inn
Milford, Pennsylvania
49.5 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
At this old Victorian inn, spirits like to make neatly made beds look rumpled, like someone has slept in them. They also have been known to call out the names of the staff and move guests' beds.
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The Widow McCrea House Victorian Bed and Breakfast
Frenchtown, New Jersey
51 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
This 1870's bed and breakfast inn is rumoured to have a ghostly feline roaming the halls. Guests have reported feeling a cat sitting on their bed, but upon investigation, there is nothing there. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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The Red Mill Museum
Clinton, New Jersey
51.2 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
Red Mill Museum Village, recreating an 1810 mill, is haunted by an apparition who many tourists believe is a hired re-enactor on the third floor. The old man wears period clothing and a black hat and he doesn't speak. But the museum does not hire re-enactors, so if you see ...
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The Colby Mansion - Tamaracks Country Villa
Byram Township, New Jersey
51.6 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
The former Colby Mansion (now Tamaracks Country Villa bed-and-breakfast inn), was originally a turn-of-the-century stone farmhouse. In 1909 it was turned into a castle, and the Tamaracks Country Villa was born. Local teens tell the story of a rich man who lived here and was entangled in the occult. He ...
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Yellow House Hotel
Douglassville, Pennsylvania
52.5 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
The apparition of a woman has been seen by many in the Yellow House Hotel. Rumor has it that she committed suicide in one of the rooms.
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The Montrose House
Montrose, Pennsylvania
52.7 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
The original building that stood here was once a jail, a funeral home, and a schoolhouse, but that building burned down in the 1920s. The current building was finished in 1926 and is said to be haunted by a little boy's ghost. He is seen often in the halls and ...
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Stover Myers Mill
Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, Pennsylvania
53.6 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
This old grist mill has a weird vibe to it. Every flight of stairs makes you grow uneasy. commonly you will feel on-edge and jumpy. All the equipment around you feels like it is closing in on you and you feel claustrophobic. (Submitted by Grimm)
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Rising Sun Inn
Telford, Pennsylvania
54.7 miles from Pocono Mountain Lake Estates, PA
This 1739 inn building is said to be haunted by Scary Mary, and possibly other ghosts as well. Folks have witnessed apparitions, footsteps, noises, and voices calling them from the second floor. Other surprising occurrences include the cleaning staff finding all the furniture quickly replaced after they had moved it ...
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