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0Springfield Cemetery
Springfield, Louisiana
6.6 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
In the cemetery there is a marble headstone marking the grave of a boy named Michael Brown. Michael was allegedly killed by a hit and run driver who was rumored to be caught when details of the crash somehow came to be carved on the back of the headstone ...
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0Manchac Swamp
Ponchatoula, Louisiana
Known to locals as the Ghost Swamp, it is said to be haunted by Julie Brown, a Creole voodoo priestess. In 1915, reports say she cursed the town of Frenier, singing odd songs about taking the town with her when she died. On the day she did die, a hurricane ...
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Old SSA Convent
Covington, Louisiana
23.4 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
Claims of screaming, eerie noises and other ghostly events. Considering the amount of graffiti and evidence of teen partying littered about the place, there might be a more mundane explanation for the noises coming from the place, but take a walk in the woods and decide for yourself.
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Maple Street Bakery
Abita Springs, Louisiana
24.2 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
Maple Street Bakery is housed in a building that's over 100 years old and has been a convalescent home, a private house, an art gallery and an insurance office. And, it's said to be haunted, as evidenced by footsteps on the porch, electrical anomalies, doors that open or close by ...
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San Francisco Plantation House
Reserve, Louisiana
28.6 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
This 1856 house is said to be haunted by some of its former residents: a small boy who cries in the night, an older man seen on the upper floor and roof, and a young girl seen near the staircase (she is thought to have died by falling down the ...
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0Ormond Plantation
Destrehan, Louisiana
33.7 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
At this historic plantation bed-and-breakfast, folks have reported seeing shadowy figures as far back as 1880. Apparitions have been seen of a man in 19th-century garb and a young woman in an upstairs room. Paranormal investigations have resulted in video of a mysterious light traveling down the staircase.
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Los Catrachos - Odin's Inn
Metairie, Louisiana
34.1 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
Ghost sightings in mirrors, cold spots and eerie footsteps are all reported at the hotel.
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0Destrehan Plantation
Destrehan, Louisiana
34.4 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
Full-body apparitions are often sighted at the plantation. People believe the most-often-seen ghost is the husband of one of the daughters of the plantation owner.
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0Ormond (Destrehan) Plantation
Destrehan, Louisiana
34.4 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
The oldest plantation in Louisiana is said to be haunted by the ghosts of former owners. The site of a rumored slave uprising, it is said that the leader of the rebellion, when caught, laid a curse on the plantation and all its owners. Whatever the reality ...
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0LaBranche Plantation Dependency
St. Rose, Louisiana
34.5 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
Reports say the establishment is closed as of 2013. It is reported to be the site where Adolf Hitler's horse was buried, and the horse is said to haunt the area. Inside the house, spirits are said to manifest by moving objects and emitting perfume aromas.
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Houmas House Plantation
Donaldsonville, Louisiana
35.9 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
The granddaughter of original builder General Wade Hampton is thought to haunt the place, having appeared to restoration workers in 2003 wearing a blue dress. She walked down the staircase and disappeared. She also is known to follow tour groups through the house. The identity of the ghost is not ...
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0Oak Alley Plantation
Vacherie, Louisiana
36.1 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
Although it is best known for the three hundred year old oaks that line the walkway leading to the house, Oak Alley is also known for its ghosts. Numerous apparitions of a woman have been reported throughout the house, as well as sightings of a woman riding a horse through ...
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Mona Lisa Lane
New Orleans, Louisiana
36.8 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
Mona Lisa Lane is near Popp's Fountain, in the southwest corner of City Park. Local legend has it that in the early 1900s, a wealthy philanthropist provided the city with a large collection of statues, with the condition that one of them in particular be given preferential treatment and must ...
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Metairie Cemetery
New Orleans, Louisiana
37 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
Founded in 1872, this well-known cemetery is the final resting place of 9 Lousiana governors, 7 mayors of New Orleans, and 3 Confederate generals. Singer Louis Prima also is buried here. Some of the gravesites here are said to house restless haunts. In addition to living sightseers, the cemetery is ...
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Holt Cemetery
New Orleans, Louisiana
37.2 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
This 1879, predominately in-ground cemetery was used to buried the poorest folk, many of whom passed away in violent circumstances. It is said that visitors can feel the sad souls who linger here.
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0Odd Fellows Rest
New Orleans, Louisiana
37.3 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
Even if it weren't haunted this cemetery would be worth seeing due to the ambiance of an old gothic style cemetery falling into ruin.
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The Haunted Mortuary
New Orleans, Louisiana
37.5 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
The Haunted Mortuary is a haunted attraction that began its life as a Victorian mansion, built in 1872 by Mary Slattery. In 1928, PJ McMahon purchased the property to turn it into a giant funeral business, which performed some 20,000 funerals occurred here over the years. So the story goes, ...
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918 Solomon Place
New Orleans, Louisiana
37.7 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
This unassuming little home is featured in Victor C. Klein's book "New Orleans Ghosts." It is said that for a time in the late 1970s the home was riddled with paranormal activity. Voices, footsteps and menacing presences were constant in the home, to the point that the new homeowners ...
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1928 South Carrollton Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
38.5 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
The story of this home's haunting comes from Victor C. Klein's book, "New Orleans Ghosts" (1996). The activity here was first reported in the early 1970s, when an owner decided to redo the basement. He hired a crew of workmen to complete the task, but they left early ...
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Southern Nights Bed and Breakfast
New Orleans, Louisiana
38.6 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
Witnesses here have noted that doors open and close by themselves, disembodied footsteps and whispering can be heard, and cold and hot spots can be felt. Reports are conflicting as to whether the inn is still in operation.
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Ernie K-Doe’s Mother-In-Law Lounge
New Orleans, Louisiana
39.3 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
This bar is said to be haunted by former owner Ernie K-Doe and his wife. K-Doe was an R&B singer who once had a hit record called “Mother-in-Law.” He passed away in 2001, and his widow Antoinette ran the place until her death in 2009--but as reports say, they never ...
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Falling Bricks of Cherokee Street
New Orleans, Louisiana
39.3 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
This is an odd one from "Ghost Stories of Old New Orleans," a 1946 classic by Jeanne deLavigne. A crotchety old man named Abner White lived in this neighborhood, and he constantly terrorized the local children - in one case he even physically attacked a young girl named Ollie ...
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St. Roch Cemetery
New Orleans, Louisiana
39.6 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
This cemetery, which honors Saint Roch, patron saint of dogs and invalids, is said to be haunted by a large black ghost dog. According to reports, the dog has shown up both on photographs and videotape. Guided cemetery tours are available.
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New Orleans Courtyard Hotel
New Orleans, Louisiana
39.7 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
At this historic hotel, guests have reported hearing parties going on in rooms that are vacant.
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Morro Castle
New Orleans, Louisiana
39.8 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
This building has a number of stories connected to it - but alas, all of them have been proved false. One said the house was built to quarter the Spanish troops of King Carlos IV of Spain, and hence it is sometimes known as the old Spanish barracks. ...
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0St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
New Orleans, Louisiana
39.8 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
Voodoo Priestess Marie Laveau is buried here. A crow said to watch over her grave is believed to be inhabited by her spirit.
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Dauphine House Bed and Breakfast
New Orleans, Louisiana
39.9 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
A paranormal investigator owns this 1900s bed-and-breakfast that is reportedly haunted by many spirits. They have been known to open and close the doors.
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Site of the Laveau House
New Orleans, Louisiana
39.9 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
Famed Creole Voodoo practitioner Marie Laveau (1794–1881), multi-racial daughter of a white planter and a French Creole woman, lived on this site during part of her life. Her ghost is said to frequent the place, still performing her ritual ceremonies. The cottage that currently stands on the site is not ...
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St. Pierre Hotel
New Orleans, Louisiana
39.9 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
Ghosts who roam here include a Civil War Confederate soldier who hangs out in the slave quarters, and a middle-aged civilian man. Witnesses have reported such strange happenings as objects that move by themselves and TVs that change channels on their own.
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Creole House - Inn on St. Ann
New Orleans, Louisiana
39.9 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
A Creole House, part of the Inn on St. Ann, is an 1830s 30-room hotel said to be home to a ghost folks call Knobby, nicknamed so for his habit of removing doorknobs. He haunts the second floor, and doorknobs he tinkers with can't be made to stay on by ...
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La Maison Marigny Bed and Breakfast
New Orleans, Louisiana
39.9 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
At this bed-and-breakfast, you may share your lodgings with something kindly, but supernatural. Witnesses say an apparition appears at the top of the stairs, guests sometimes feel a kiss on their cheek as they go to sleep (or even get a pat on the rear), and the smell of frying ...
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0Lafitte Guest House
New Orleans, Louisiana
40 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
Room 21 is reportedly haunted by the ghost of a young girl, possibly Marie Gleises, who died of yellow fever in the 1850s. She apparently appears to young children and speaks to them. Also, it is claimed that the sounds of a woman sobbing can be heard, reportedly ...
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Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
New Orleans, Louisiana
40 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
Jean Lafitte himself is said to haunt this bar, once the famed privateer's actual blacksmith shop. The governor made every effort to shut down Lafitte's illegal smuggling business, perhaps because of the affair Lafitte was having with the governor's wife. When Lafitte moved his business to the high seas, pirate ...
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Gardette LePretre House
New Orleans, Louisiana
40 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
A famous ghost story around these parts, the Sultan's Ghost is the tale of a grisly mass murder, and it took place in this 1836 house. A Turkish renter in the 1870s was rumored to keep a harem here, which he created by kidnapping women and torturing them into submission. ...
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The Sausage Man - Hans Muller House
New Orleans, Louisiana
40 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
A legendary ghost butcher stars in this unusual ghost story not unlike that of Sweeney Todd. The tale of a ghost who walked a sausage factory has been told for decades, and was printed in the 1930s "Gumbo Ya-Ya," a collection of Louisiana's oldest oral tales. The story begins with ...
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0Lamothe Hotel
New Orleans, Louisiana
40 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
A ghostly woman in red is apparently sighted frequently as well as the sounds of ghostly children at play.
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Audubon Cottages
New Orleans, Louisiana
40 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
In Cottages 2 and 4, folks have reported unexplained voices and felt something tug at their feet in the night. Spirits of Conferedate soldiers have been seen in the courtyard, and staff have noticed that when he is around, the radios tune themselves to country music.
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0Lalaurie House
New Orleans, Louisiana
40 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
A mansion in New Orleans that was once owned by the vicious Madame Lalaurie. Neighbors reported that slave turnover at her house was unusually high and one neighbor reported a young slave girl who leapt to her death rather than face the punishment Madame Lalaurie had in store for her. ...
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Biscuit Palace
New Orleans, Louisiana
40 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
This guest house that dates from the early 19th century takes its unusual name from a Uneeda Biscuits sign painted on the outside wall. It is said to be home to a small female ghost who has been known to go through the clothing in guestroom drawers.
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0Bourbon Street
New Orleans, Louisiana
40 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
Anyone who doesn't know that New Orleans is haunted, shouldn't be on a ghost site in the first place. All of it flooded with history and tragedy and death, stroll down Bourbon Street and just see what there is to see.
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The Olivier House Hotel
New Orleans, Louisiana
40 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
Two spirits are known to reside in this hotel, and have been witnessed for more than 30 years. One is a Confederate soldier, and the other is a woman wearing an antebellum dress. Rooms 104, 106, and 216 are said to be the most often haunted.
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711 Bourbon Heat
New Orleans, Louisiana
40 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
This bar and club at the site of the historic Tricou House is said to be haunted by Dr. Tricou’s niece Penelope, who long ago fell down the stairs to her death. Her apparition has been seen by many patrons, and the nightspot has been featured on several TV shows.
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Lanaux Mansion
New Orleans, Louisiana
40 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
This 1876 bed-and-breakfast inn boasts the ghost of original owner Charles Johnson. His apparition has been seen walking through the house, all dressed in black.
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Dauphine Orleans Hotel
New Orleans, Louisiana
40 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
At this hotel, which has some buildings dating back to the early 1700s, you may see apparitions of Civil War soldiers and ladies of the evening from the location's bordello days. One spirit is seen in just a quick glimpse as she dances across the courtyard.
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Dauphine Orleans Hotel
New Orleans, Louisiana
40 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
At this hotel, which has some buildings dating back to the early 1700s, you may see apparitions of Civil War soldiers and ladies of the evening from the location's bordello days. One spirit is seen in just a quick glimpse as she dances across the courtyard.
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Cornstalk Hotel
New Orleans, Louisiana
40.1 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
This Victorian hotel building is rich with history. For one thing, it was the 1800s home of Judge Francois Xavier-Martin, who was the first Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court and the writer of the first history of Louisiana. It is also where Harriet Beecher Stowe became inspired to ...
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0Prince Conti Hotel
New Orleans, Louisiana
40.1 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
Reportedly haunted by a former Madame whose ghost can be seen in the bar area.
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0Andrew Jackson Hotel
New Orleans, Louisiana
40.1 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
A former children's home, it is reportedly haunted by the ghosts of those who died during the Yellow Fever epidemic that ravaged New Orleans.
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0Le Richelieu Hotel
New Orleans, Louisiana
40.1 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
Reported to have been built on the site of an old execution site for the Spanish army, it is claimed that the soldiers who died on the spot continue to haunt the hotel to this day.
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Hotel Villa Convento
New Orleans, Louisiana
40.1 miles from Ponchatoula, LA
The sound of a ghostly child's laughter has been heard in the halls here, even though children are not allowed, and a mysterious madame may knock on the guest room doors, said to be a remnant from when the hotel was allegedly a brothel.
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