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0Louisburg College
Louisburg, North Carolina
22.4 miles from Red Oak, NC
Louisburg College, founded in 1787, is a private Methodist institution with many suspected ghosts. Its Main Building, used as a hospital during the Civil War, is haunted by a little boy with no face. Voices and sounds abound here, and other ghosts are suspected to call the building home. In ...
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Patterson-Noble-Baker House
Louisburg, North Carolina
22.5 miles from Red Oak, NC
The circa-1820 Patterson-Noble-Baker House was a plantation home originally, but now serves as a private home. Reports say it is a hot spot for paranormal activity, and ghost hunters have recorded EVPs inside.
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Tar River
Tarboro, North Carolina
23.3 miles from Red Oak, NC
In a Revolutionary War tale, a miller and patriot was drowned in the river by a group of British soldiers. Before he died, he threatened that if they killed him, they would be haunted by a banshee. According to the tale, the banshee appeared, killed the soldiers, and avenged the ...
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0Alston House - Cryptozoology and Paranormal Museum
Littleton, North Carolina
26.9 miles from Red Oak, NC
The Alston House is home to many disembodied voices. Items in the house have moved, reappeared and disappeared again. Contractor had to stop working and leave the house because he felt there was a presence with him. (Submitted by Stephen Barcelo)
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Mordecai House
Raleigh, North Carolina
44.1 miles from Red Oak, NC
The oldest part of Mordecai House, part of a public park, dates to around 1785 and was constructed by Joel Lane for his son Henry. The name of the house changed when Moses Mordecai married Margaret Lane in 1817. It is said to be haunted by family member Mary Willis ...
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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
46.8 miles from Red Oak, NC
The ghostly campus legends at North Carolina State University include a haunting by a student who threw herself off the roof of the D.H. Hill Library in the 1980s (her silhouette is occasionally spotted on the roof) and a construction worker who haunts the Bell Tower.
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Chowan University
Murfreesboro, North Carolina
52.7 miles from Red Oak, NC
Chowan University has a ghostly "Brown Lady" on the third floor of its Columns Building. Her footsteps have been heard, and security guards have chased her thinking she was a prankster. And at Belks Hall, the ghost of a little girl who fell down the stairs while riding a tricycle ...
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Bentonville Battlefield
Four Oaks, North Carolina
55.8 miles from Red Oak, NC
Phantom gunfire and shouts have been heard on the battlefield at night, and the ghost of a girl who died of tuberculosis is believed to haunt an upstairs room in the plantation house.
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Gimghoul Castle - Dromgoole's Castle
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
63.8 miles from Red Oak, NC
Ghimghoul Castle near the University of North Carolina campus is a ruin with many legends attached. One says that 18-year-old Peter Dromgoole was buried here in 1833 after he lost a duel for the hand of his beloved Miss Fanny. Another tale says that Fanny loved Peter and didn't know ...
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Horace Williams House
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
64.2 miles from Red Oak, NC
The 1840s Horace Williams House was the home of University of North Carolina's Philosophy Department chairman and taught future renowned author Thomas Wolfe. Williams is said to haunt his former home, moving objects around, rocking a rocking chair and flushing toilets.
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0Carolina Inn
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
64.8 miles from Red Oak, NC
As many as 20 ghosts are said to haunt this 1924 hotel building. The most well-known is that of Dr. William Jacocks, a frequent guest who made the hotel his home after he retired -- and still resides here, folks say. He lived in Room 256, and he makes himself ...
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Foscue Plantation House
Pollocksville, North Carolina
79.4 miles from Red Oak, NC
Foscue Plantation House was constructed in 1824 and is said to be haunted by the ghosts of slaves from the 1800s. According to reports, slaves were chained in the attic and their cries and moans are said to ring out at night. A legend about the staircase says that slaves' ...
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Tribble Farm
Blackstone, Virginia
79.8 miles from Red Oak, NC
This old farm house is currently the home of both female and male spirits including a child who likes to peek around corners at you. There have been photos of a lady dressed in turn of the century (1800's) clothing as well as a man dressed in military clothing. ...
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New Berne House Inn
New Bern, North Carolina
80.5 miles from Red Oak, NC
Though no longer currently operating as an inn, this old brick home was said to have had two haunted rooms. The owners received multiple reports from guests of various "odd occurrences" that happened during different stays.
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0Attmore-Oliver House
New Bern, North Carolina
80.5 miles from Red Oak, NC
Originally built in 1790, the Attmore-Oliver House is reported to be haunted by poltergeists, possibly stemming from the last private owner or from deaths during a long-ago smallpox epidemic. The large historic home, normally used for Society functions, is open for tours by appointment.
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0Harvey Mansion Historic Inn
New Bern, North Carolina
80.9 miles from Red Oak, NC
Established in the early part of the 1800's it is one of the last remaining original buildings in the town. People claim that a woman in period dress glides through the dining room and through walls of the restaurant located in this Inn. Some people also say that ...
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Old Central State Hospital
Petersburg, Virginia
84.9 miles from Red Oak, NC
Central State Hospital, previously Central Lunatic Asylum, was the first institution in the country for African Americans of "unsound mind." In the 1840s, if slave owners could pay the fees they could have their slaves committed. Some of the old grounds still operates as a hospital; other buildings have been ...
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Radisson Prince Charles Hotel
Fayetteville, North Carolina
87.4 miles from Red Oak, NC
Reports say that this hotel may be closed for business, but the building is said to be haunted by the ghost of Charlotte, a young woman who committed suicide here in the early 1900s. It seems that Charlotte was distraught after finding her new husband in bed with a bridesmaid ...
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0Sandford House
Fayetteville, North Carolina
87.5 miles from Red Oak, NC
This house boasts a haunted stairway where the ghost of a young woman is often seen. Reports of sightings date back for over a hundred years and continue to this day. People claim to see a young woman descending or ascending the stairs, who then vanishes.
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Lanier House
Danville, Virginia
91.2 miles from Red Oak, NC
The Lanier House, the oldest documented residence in the city, was built in 1830 by Danville's first mayor, Captain James Lanier. Although the structure now holds law offices, it has been the office of the city's first pediatrician as well as a private residence. It is said to be haunted; ...
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Danville Museum - Sutherlin Mansion
Danville, Virginia
91.2 miles from Red Oak, NC
The Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History, located inside the Sutherlin Mansion (originally built for William T. Sutherlin in 1859), has been called the "Last Capitol of the Confederacy." It was here that Jefferson Davis spent long hours staring out the parlor window after he heard the news of ...
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Longwood University
Farmville, Virginia
91.2 miles from Red Oak, NC
A spooky story surrounds the statue of the Confederate Hero, dedicated Oct. 11, 1900, on High Street. Legend has it that when you can see the statue’s shadow on the wall of the camupus' East Ruffner Building, all is well. When you cannot, the soldier's ghost is out protecting the ...
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Parker's Battery
Chester, Virginia
94.9 miles from Red Oak, NC
Parkers Battery was part of the Confederate defenses known as the Howlett Line, and saw frequent battles. It was occupied by Confederate forces until the fall of Petersburg, and some may still remain today. Witnesses describe apparitions of soldiers in the bunkers, and the soldiers are said to look either ...
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Appomattox Manor
Hopewell, Virginia
94.9 miles from Red Oak, NC
Appomattox Manor was the former plantation owned by Dr. Richard Eppes, which became Union headquarters during the Civil War. Now a restored museum, the manor is said to be haunted by the ghost of a Union soldier. So the story goes, a nurse had been hiding him in the basement ...
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Haw Branch Plantation
Amelia Court House, Virginia
95 miles from Red Oak, NC
The circa-1735 Haw Branch Plantation, first settled by Colonel Thomas Tabb and wife Rebecca Booker, is the site of many strange occurrences such as footsteps, nighttime sounds of heavy objects falling, and an unexplained rose perfume scent. A loud scream regularly comes from the attic, at about 6-month intervals, and ...
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Smithfield Station
Smithfield, Virginia
96.6 miles from Red Oak, NC
Smithfield Station is a restaurant frequented not only by the living. Witnesses say the apparition of a man can be seen sitting at the bar late at night when the place is closed. Some say he's the spirit of a man who long ago left the bar and drowned in ...
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Shirley Plantation
Charles City, Virginia
96.9 miles from Red Oak, NC
The very first house on the plantation was built in 1613--reportedly the oldest house in the U.S. But it's the mid-18th-century house here, possibly owned by private residents, that has a ghost story involving a painting in a second-story bedroom. It's a portrait of Aunt Pratt, and its story began ...
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0Edgewood Plantation
Charles City, Virginia
97.8 miles from Red Oak, NC
At this 1849 plantation house, Lizzie Rowland is the ghost in residence. It is said that she is waiting for her beloved soldier to return from the Civil War. Her ghost is said to peek out from behind a curtain in an upstairs window, watching and waiting. Edgewood Plantation was ...
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Amelia Wildlife Management Area
Amelia Court House, Virginia
98.7 miles from Red Oak, NC
A ghostly "charred lady" is said to roam the wildlife reserve, but she has company, as other apparitions have been seen here as well. The spot has been a dumping place for murder victims as well as a party spot for teens.
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The Ambler House Ruins
Williamsburg, Virginia
102.3 miles from Red Oak, NC
The circa 1750 Ambler House burned down three times: Once during the American Revolution (it was restored by Colonel John Ambler), again during the Civil War, and a third time in 1895. Its ruins are tended to by the National Park Service. The ghost here, Lydia, is said to walk ...
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Edgar Allan Poe Museum
Richmond, Virginia
106.6 miles from Red Oak, NC
Built around 1754 as a private home, the "little stone house" located a few blocks from Poe's boyhood home has housed a collection of Poe artifacts since the early 1900s. At about this time began the rumors of its hauntings. At least three ghosts are believed to reside or at ...
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Julep’s
Richmond, Virginia
106.7 miles from Red Oak, NC
Julep's is a restaurant now, but in 1826 it was the weapon shop where Daniel Denoon, an apprentice gunsmith, was shot to death by shop owner James McNaught. Denoon's ghost is said to have inhabited the restaurant ever since 2003, when the new owners began a remodeling project that turned ...
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Governor's Mansion - Executive Mansion
Richmond, Virginia
106.9 miles from Red Oak, NC
The Virginia Governor's Mansion, or Executive Mansion, is the oldest occupied governor's mansion in the U.S., serving since 1813. In the 1890s, the apparition of a lady was seen sitting at the window by then-governor Philip McKinney. She was seen later by a police officer, and since then has caused ...
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Carter's Grove Plantation
Williamsburg, Virginia
107.6 miles from Red Oak, NC
Carter's Grove Plantation is private property now and no trespassing is permited. It was built in 1755 for Carter Burwell, grandson of Robert "King" Carter on the site of Martin's Hundred, a tract first settled by English colonists around 1620. The settlement was eradicated in the Indian Massacre of 1622. ...
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College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia
107.8 miles from Red Oak, NC
The College of William and Mary, the second-oldest college in the nation, has several legendary campus ghosts. One, who resides on the third floor of St. George Tucker Hall, is said to visit students who pull all-night study sessions. Another haunting happens in the Wren Building: Footsteps are said to ...
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Orell House
Williamsburg, Virginia
108.3 miles from Red Oak, NC
Strange occurrences that have been reported here include a water faucet that turned on by itself multiple times in the bathroom and a glass that was removed from the medicine cabinet, taken out of its plastic wrap and thrown on the floor.
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King's Arms Tavern
Williamsburg, Virginia
108.4 miles from Red Oak, NC
This tavern is believed to be the residence of a ghost named Irma, who died in a fire in this area during the 1700s. Since legend has it that the fire was started by a dropped candle, the ghost is known to blow out candles and perform other helpful tasks ...
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0Boxwood Inn
Newport News, Virginia
108.8 miles from Red Oak, NC
Built as a 21-room private home in 1896, this inn is believed to be haunted by the helpful spirit of Nannie Curtis, wife of the home's original owner. She apparently likes the current owners who saved the building from demolishment and restored it to its original elegance. When the new ...
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Cousin Martha's Bed and Breakfast
Beaufort, North Carolina
114.9 miles from Red Oak, NC
According to "Haunted Inns of the Southeast," guests and staff regularly hear "giggling and footsteps" in the upper floor of the house, when no one else is around. (Seems only to be expected at an inn that sells a trademarked line of spice products called "Satan's Breath"!)
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Elizabeth Inn - Sabiston House
Beaufort, North Carolina
114.9 miles from Red Oak, NC
Built by Capt. Sabiston in the 1850s, it is believed he still haunts the place to this day. The Elizabeth Inn is unfortunately now closed.
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0Rosewell Plantation
Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia
115.6 miles from Red Oak, NC
This 1725 mansion is said to be a hotspot for ghostly goings-on. Gutted by fire in 1916, the ruins were donated to the Gloucester Historical Society by its last owners and the site is now open to visitors several days a week. The four chimneys and the east wall remain, ...
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Randolph College
Lynchburg, Virginia
119.4 miles from Red Oak, NC
Randolph College, founded in 1891 as Randolph-Macon's Woman's College, is said to be haunted. One haunted spot is Mary's Garden, named after Mary Stokes. Student legend says if you stray from the path and cross the garden, you will never graduate or never marry. Another story tells of a student ...
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