Haunted Places in Roscoe, Minnesota



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    660th Ave - Gravity Hill

    Watkins, Minnesota

    17.6 miles from Roscoe, MN

    One of those mysterious gravity-defying sites, legend has it that if you go there and put your car in neutral on the level road, you will be pulled backward. Some witnesses say they have suffered from headaches while on this road.


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    College of Saint Benedict - Benedicta Arts Center

    St. Joseph, Minnesota

    17.7 miles from Roscoe, MN

    The Benedicta Arts Center at the College of Saint Benedict was built in 1964 and is rumored to be home to a tall, ghostly shadow figure. Local legend says it's the spirit of a man named Steve who fell to his death during the building's construction. Steve has shattered lights ...


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    St. Cloud Times

    Saint Cloud, Minnesota

    23.3 miles from Roscoe, MN

    At the St. Cloud Times newspaper office, staff have been visited by an apparition of a man in the basement. He sometimes wears a printer's shirt and other times a white shirt and bow tie. The ghost has been known to tinker with the electricity and play banjo music from ...


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    Ness Church

    Litchfield, Minnesota

    23.4 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Legends of ghostly Sioux Indians and a little girl named Annie surround this church. Some say the church lights come on and apparitions can be seen around the grounds.


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    Skatin' Place

    Saint Cloud, Minnesota

    23.7 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Skatin’ Place, according to local legend, is home to a ghost named Gilbert who used to live in a farmhouse on this property. Poor Gilbert became trapped and met his demise in the swampy land, but his spirit lingers in the Skatin' Place, turning on and off arcade games and ...


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    Pioneer Place on Fifth

    Saint Cloud, Minnesota

    25 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Pioneer Place on Fifth is a former Elks Lodge, currently a venue for theater and concerts, and it's haunted. The 1913 building has a ghostly elderly man who likes the area near the men's room. Unexplained noises, electrical anomalies, moving objects and other ghost sightings also have been reported.


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    St. Cloud State University

    Saint Cloud, Minnesota

    25 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Four spots at St. Cloud State University are said to be haunted. One is Shoemaker Hall, where a pregnant student hanged herself in a basement meat locker after having an affair with a janitor. The ghost moves objects, makes clocks flash the wrong numbers, and floats over students' beds. At ...


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    Palmer House Hotel

    Sauk Centre, Minnesota

    25.8 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Reportedly haunted by numerous resident ghosts, from a young boy who is often seen bouncing his ball to a possible former prostitute to a tall, lanky man who appears over your bed. Rooms 11 and 17 are apparently the rooms to rent if you are into a ghostly encounter. ...


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    Thayer's Bed and Breakfast

    Annandale, Minnesota

    27.6 miles from Roscoe, MN

    This 1895 Old West Victorian hotel is a full house. It is the home of a ghostly little girl, a spirit bride, and two ghost cats. The owner's husband is also said to reside here in spirit, as well as the place's two original owners. Many other ghosts are said ...


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    Harrington-Merrill House

    Hutchinson, Minnesota

    39.6 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Built around 1820, the house is said to be haunted by a Native American Sioux named Little Crow and his son, who were both shot by a farmer while spending the night in the house. Some reports say the son was not killed.


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    Sturges Park

    Buffalo, Minnesota

    41.6 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Local legends say the park's old bathroom is haunted. Witnesses have seen names written in blood on the mirror. Also reported on the premises have been floating orbs and the apparition of Old man Sturges, an 1880s businessman who lived next to the park.


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    Fountain Lake

    Delano, Minnesota

    45.5 miles from Roscoe, MN

    At Fountain Lake, witnesses say, the ghost of a Native American woman who drowned here can be heard screaming late at night.


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    Old Broadway Food and Spirits

    Alexandria, Minnesota

    47.5 miles from Roscoe, MN

    The former Old Broadway Food and Spirits, reported to be empty and for sale, is rumored to be haunted. Past employees say inside the building they have experienced cold chills, an apparition of a phantom bartender that shows up on a security camera or in mirrors, and moving objects, such ...


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    Lake Rebecca Park Reserve

    Rockford, Minnesota

    49.7 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Lake Rebecca Park Reserve is full of maple and basswood forests and hiking, biking and nature trails. A bench along one of the trails is alleged to be haunted by the ghost of a man who committed suicide there.


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    Ferguson’s Cemetery

    Norwood Young America, Minnesota

    53.9 miles from Roscoe, MN

    According to local legend, Ferguson’s Cemetery is the home of a ghostly little boy who peeks out over a tombstone. Reports say his grave is the one in the southwest corner, separated from the other graves. Orbs, eerie feelings and the sound of a phantom dog barking also have been ...


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    Holbrook Park

    Long Lake, Minnesota

    60.2 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Locals may tell you that around 2 a.m. on Sunday nights, a ghstly little girl is seen walking around the park. If you get close, she disappears. When she comes back later she is with the apparition of her father and she is carrying apples in her apron. Some say ...


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    Vicksburg Cemetery

    Renville, Minnesota

    60.4 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Vicksburg Cemetery is said to have a glowing tombstone whose grave sports bleeding flowers in spring.


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    Holy Name Cemetery

    Wayzata, Minnesota

    61.5 miles from Roscoe, MN

    A white apparition, phantom disappearing headlights, footsteps, voices, and unexplained wind have all been reported at the Holy Name Cemetery across from a brick church.


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    Anoka State Hospital

    Anoka, Minnesota

    62.9 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Anoka State Hospital has been known by many names in its past, including First State Asylum for the Insane, Anoka State Asylum, Anoka State Hospital and most recently Anoka-Metro Regional Treatment Center. It was originally opened in 1900 and is said to be haunted by spirits of those who have ...


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    Billy's Bar and Grill

    Anoka, Minnesota

    62.9 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Housed in a building that was a former brothel, the restaurant is said to be home to the spirits of some of the former brothel's staff. As local legends go, either some brothel patrons killed madam Mrs. Jackson and stole the women's money, or Mrs. Jackson hanged herself from a ...


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    Chanhassen Water Tower

    Chaska, Minnesota

    64.6 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Folks say strange noises and a ghostly dancing figure around and atop the water tower prove that it's haunted.


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    Chanhassen Dinner Theatre

    Roscoe,

    66.8 miles from Roscoe, MN

    According to local lore, the theater was built on the site of a home that burned down, killing the woman who was inside. Her spirit was said to haunt the theater, along with the ghost of a former actor who was bicycling home when she was hit and killed by ...


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    Last Turn Saloon

    Brainerd, Minnesota

    67.2 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Full-bodied apparitions and EVPs have been reported here.


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    Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts

    Fridley, Minnesota

    70.4 miles from Roscoe, MN

    The building was built in 1847 and is on the MIssissippi River. It was a rooming house for those on the Red River Ox Cart Trail. There have been numerous reports of smells, sightings, and sounds by a variety of visitors. Personally I have seen a woman ...


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    Cuzzy's Bar and Grill

    Minneapolis, Minnesota

    73.3 miles from Roscoe, MN

    In 1890, this building was a brothel where a young girl named Betsy worked as an entertainer, with her true love being a soldier at war. He promised to take her away, but she was murdered before this happened. Today, it is a bar in the Minneapolis warehouse district, minus ...


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    First Avenue

    Minneapolis, Minnesota

    73.5 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Rumor has it that the upstairs dance lounge is haunted, and deejays report growls and other noises in the headphones. And according to local legend, when the site was a bus station long ago, a distraught woman hanged herself in the restroom. She was going to meet her boyfriend who ...


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    The Buckingham

    Minneapolis, Minnesota

    73.6 miles from Roscoe, MN

    I don't go around seeing ghosts everywhere. The last ghost I saw was in 1983 when I lived in an apartment building called The Buckingham. I was in my bedroom when I saw a shadowy silhouette of a man enter, stand and stare at me, and proceed to ...


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    Minneapolis City Hall

    Minneapolis, Minnesota

    74 miles from Roscoe, MN

    The turn-of-the-century Minneapolis City Hall building is said to be haunted by John Moshik. In 1898, he was convicted of murder and his hanging was botched, forcing him to endure 3 minutes of slow strangulation. As a result, no more hangings occurred here. Now, folks have seen his apparition or ...


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    Minnesota Institute of the Arts

    Minneapolis, Minnesota

    74.2 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Some say the spirit of a student who was raped and murdered haunts the Minnesota Institute of the Arts. The Connecticut Room is reported to have unexplained cold spots, and some students say they have awoken in the night freezing cold to the sound of screaming.


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    Minneapolis College of Art and Design

    Minneapolis, Minnesota

    74.2 miles from Roscoe, MN

    At the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, legend has it that the ghost of someone who was murdered in a campus building's basement terrifies the students. Some have awoken in the night to screaming inside their heads, unable to move.


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    The Soap Factory

    Minneapolis, Minnesota

    74.5 miles from Roscoe, MN

    The old 1880s soap factory, now an experimental art venue, is said to be a doozy of a haunted site, based partly on the reality that soap was made from animal fat (allegedly from thousands of strangled stray dogs and the like). Not only that, but before it was a ...


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    Dairy Queen

    St. Anthony, Minnesota

    74.9 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Who else would haunt a Dairy Queen but ice-cream-loving kids? Children's laughter and the sounds of employees' names being called have been heard after closing, and mysterious orders print up that were not ordered by anyone in the realm of the living. Items also have been known to disappear or ...


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    Washington Avenue Bridge

    Minneapolis, Minnesota

    75.2 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Washington Avenue Bridge at the University of Minnesota is the stuff of local haunted legend, especially among students. Witnesses have heard footsteps along the bridge that seem to follow them, stopping when they stop and resuming when they do. The haunting is said to be a result of the many ...


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    Gibbs Museum Farmhouse

    Falcon Heights, Minnesota

    76.9 miles from Roscoe, MN

    At the 1800s Gibbs Museum Farmhouse, spirits are a regular occurrence, some say. Doors and cupboards are known to open and close, a chair rocks with no one in it, toys are moved around in the night, footsteps are heard in the halls, and the apparition of a little boy ...


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    Minnesota State Fairgrounds

    Falcon Heights, Minnesota

    77.8 miles from Roscoe, MN

    The Minnesota State Fairgrounds, according to some, is haunted by a ghost pig, or half-human, half-pig called the Pigman. Other reports say a small brown bird that nests here is believed to be a reincarnation of Wayne Murray, a maintenance man who died here in 1986. Also, the ghost of ...


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    Lambrecht's Gift Store

    New Ulm, Minnesota

    77.8 miles from Roscoe, MN

    This gift store is housed in a historic building, which has a darker history in relation to the murder of a woman that occurred in the building many years before. The apparition of a pale-faced woman with a terrified expression has been seen knocking on the window of the ...


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    Hamline University

    Saint Paul, Minnesota

    78.7 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Hamline University has a few haunted halls, say the students. One building said to see the most ghostly activity is the Manor Hall, where apparitions, moving objects and strange noises abound. The third floor is the most active. Old Main and Drew Hall are no slouches either, as far as ...


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    College of St. Catherine

    Saint Paul, Minnesota

    79.2 miles from Roscoe, MN

    At College of St. Catherine's St. Mary’s Hall, a gray lady appears in doorways of the second floor rooms. Students also have reported something poking them awake right before their alarms go off or cold fingers on the backs of their necks. Some have heard the sound of someone running ...


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    Green Lawn Cemetery - CSAH 20 Cemetery

    St. Peter, Minnesota

    80.5 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Green Lawn Cemetery, aka CSAH (County State Aid Highway) 20 Cemetery and Traverse de Sioux Cemetery, is rumored to be haunted and a spot for animal sacrifices. People have reported apparitions, photo anomalies and other strange phenomena here.


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    Milford Mine Disaster Site

    Crosby, Minnesota

    82.5 miles from Roscoe, MN

    On Feb. 5, 1924, Milford Mine, a manganese mine, was flooded when Foley Lake rose, killing 41 miners. The site is rumored to be haunted by the spirits of the miners who were killed or who witnessed the tragedy.


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    New York Mills Regional Cultural Center

    New York Mills, Minnesota

    82.9 miles from Roscoe, MN

    New York Mills Regional Cultural Center was built in 1885 and has a ghost, or maybe two. Staff members have felt an unseen presence and heard a disembodied voice speaking, or two voices having a conversation. As well, footsteps have been heard walking on the center's wood floors when no ...


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    Andy's Market Hill - Scott Park

    Apple Valley, Minnesota

    84.5 miles from Roscoe, MN

    At the popular sledding spot called Andy's Market Hill, aka Dead Man's Hill in Scott Park, legend has it that a little boy named Dameon was sledding in 1998 when he was killed accidentally by an archer who shot him in the eye. Now, Dameon's sledding apparition is seen here ...


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    Montgomery Golf Club

    Montgomery, Minnesota

    85.5 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Montgomery Golf Club is home to two ghosts, maybe more. One's identity has been traced to a farmer who once lived on the land and is said to be buried on the first hole of the golf course. His apparition has been spotted in a hat and overalls. The other ...


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    40 Club Sports Bar and Grill

    Aitkin, Minnesota

    87.8 miles from Roscoe, MN

    The 40 Club Restaurant has a lot of strange happenings going on in it after a man committed suicide in an upstairs apartment in 1999. The man was named Tom who also worked at the restaurant. He was known as a reliable employee and one day, Tom didn't show up ...


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    40 Club Restaurant and Bar

    Aitkin, Minnesota

    87.8 miles from Roscoe, MN

    An upstairs apartment was the unfortunate setting for a 40 Club employee's suicide in 1999, and since then, folks say, strange things have happened at the restaurant. Tom's body was found after he failed to show up for work one day. Now, the jukebox plays songs buy itself(including one that ...


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    Old Taunton Catholic Cemetery

    Taunton, Minnesota

    90.7 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Reports say that the apparition of a 12-year-old girl in a rocking chair was seen rocking next to her grave.


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    Calvary Cemetery

    Mankato, Minnesota

    92.8 miles from Roscoe, MN

    At Calvary Cemetery, you can find the visuals for many stories told by school kids. There are several about an evil doctor who appears as a ghost-devil, and some about Hell Road, a nearby path where animal sacrifices were allegedly performed. Ghost hunters determined that no such devilish behavior really ...


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    R.D Hubbard House Museum

    Mankato, Minnesota

    93.2 miles from Roscoe, MN

    This historic mansion is currently operated as a museum by the Blue Earth County Historical Society, and staff claim that even after the building has closed down for the night, some still walk the halls of the old house. Visitors claim to have heard ghostly laughter, running footsteps in ...


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    Spirit Lake

    Menahga, Minnesota

    93.6 miles from Roscoe, MN

    My uncle used to tell a story about an Indian Maid who drown in Spirit Lake, Menagha, MN and how people would see her on the water every now and then. (Submitted by Sharon)


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    Minnesota State University Mankato

    Mankato, Minnesota

    94.3 miles from Roscoe, MN

    Minnesota State University Mankato is said to have a ghost who rings buzzers and another who steals toilet paper in the Crawford Dorm. And in the Crawford-McElroy Complex, there is a ghost stuck in the 1960s who goes on panty raids.


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