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0Old Centre - Old Royalston Cemetery
Royalston, Massachusetts
The tiny cemetery surrounded by a short stone wall is said to be haunted. Folks have reported seeing a misty woman with long blonde hair and a black shadowy figure that moves very quickly. Also reported have been cold spots and uncomfortable feelings of being watched or even touched.
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New Boston Cemetery
Winchendon, Massachusetts
6.1 miles from Royalston, MA
New Boston was a village that was practically erased from existence to make room for the 1940s Birch Hill Dam flood control project. This cemetery, which lies within the Otter River State Forest, is just about all that is left of the town. Legend has it that it is haunted, ...
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Lucky Lanes
Athol, Massachusetts
6.2 miles from Royalston, MA
Lucky Lanes Bowling Alley was once a movie theater called the York. Legend has it that a bomb blew up here, and the victims are still in the building. Footsteps, children's laughter and moving objects have been reported here. Another story says a woman hanged herself in the building, and ...
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Amos J. Blake House Museum
Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire
6.8 miles from Royalston, MA
This 1837 house museum is visited by a ghostly cat that appears as a misty ball of fuzz, an apparition of a young boy, objects that move by themselves, and strange voices and sounds, like that of sleigh bells. Some visitors have experienced uneasiness and even nausea inside the house.
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Benson Road Cemetery
Richmond, New Hampshire
7.8 miles from Royalston, MA
This cemetery dates back to the 1700's mostly of the Ballou family. Strange light anomaly along with evps. Also captured a fully body apparition on trailcam placed in the open underground crypt. This road is off route 119 then onto fish hatchery road where benson road is on the right. VERY ...
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Franklin Pierce College - The Manor - Peterson Hall
Rindge, New Hampshire
9.7 miles from Royalston, MA
Franklin Pierce College's The Manor, aka Peterson Hall, was once a brothel run by an Edna McGuinness. Her large portrait is said to still hang in the stairwell leading to the second floor. Edna's apparition has been seen looking out the window and a piano has been heard playing although ...
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S.K. Pierce Mansion - Haunted Victorian Mansion
Gardner, Massachusetts
13.4 miles from Royalston, MA
S.K. Pierce Mansion was owned by the wealthy Sylvester Knowlton Pierce, founder of the SK Pierce & Son Chair Company. It was built in 1875 and was originally located at 21 Union Street, but was moved to where it now stands shortly thereafter. The home had some famous guests, such ...
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Dean Hill Revolutionary Cemetery - The Rev
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
17.8 miles from Royalston, MA
Dean Hill Revolutionary Cemetery is also know to locals as The Rev. It's unknown whether it's soldiers or more sinister entities that haunt the place, but there are rumors of satanic practices and eerie feelings coming over its visitors. Some have heard loud screams at night. Local tales say a ...
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0Huntress Hall - Keene State College
Keene, New Hampshire
17.9 miles from Royalston, MA
Built in 1926, this college dorm is said to be haunted by Harriet Huntress herself, the board-of-education higher-up for whom the dorm was named. Strange noises have come from the attic, where it is reported that Ms. Huntress' wheelchair still sits.
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Sumner Knight Chapel - Woodland Cemetery
Keene, New Hampshire
18.8 miles from Royalston, MA
It is said that an unhappy spirit resides in the chapel, and outside resides a spirit of a little girl who has been heard giggling. Most interestingly, it is said that those who use curse words near the chapel will find that they have the taste of soap in their ...
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Madame Sherri's Castle
Chesterfield, New Hampshire
21.2 miles from Royalston, MA
Famous for its arched stone staircase in the middle of the forest, Madame Sherri's castle is also legendary for its rumors of ghosts. Madame Antoinette Sherri was a costume designer who planned to build a castle here in the late 1920s, but she ran out of funds and the castle ...
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Eunice Williams Covered Bridge - Pumping Station Bridge
Greenfield, Massachusetts
22 miles from Royalston, MA
The Eunice Williams, or Green River Pumping Station, Covered Bridge is said to be haunted by Eunice Williams, the reverend's wife who lived nearby in the 1600s. It happened when French soldiers and Indians raided the area and hacked Eunice to death just hours after she had given birth. The ...
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Deerfield Inn
Deerfield, Massachusetts
23 miles from Royalston, MA
The historic inn was built in 1884, and has been restored and renovated to its former glory by the current inn owners. Guests and staff alike have reported paranormal activity in the inn, including lights turning on and off, strange knocking noises and furniture that moves around by itself. Guests ...
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Riverside Hotel
Royalston, New Hampshire
23.3 miles from Royalston, MA
Folks here have seen strange flashing lights and heard the sounds of a baby crying and an eerie screeching.
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Vale End Cemetery
Wilton, New Hampshire
24 miles from Royalston, MA
The Blue Lady is the famous ghost of Vale End Cemetery, thought to be Mary Ritter, who passed away in 1808, some say, because her husband buried her alive. Others say she was murdered by a devil-worshipping cult. Her ghost appears as a blue, human-sized light over her grave, usually ...
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Reed Homestead
Townsend, Massachusetts
26.2 miles from Royalston, MA
At the Reed Homestead, explored by TV's Ghost Hunters, four generations of the Oliver Reed family have resided. It was built in 1809 and contains murals believed to have been created by Rufus Porter, painter, inventor and founder of The Scientific American Magazine, a Victorian garden and examples of early ...
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The Cooperage
Townsend, Massachusetts
26.2 miles from Royalston, MA
The Cooperage, explored by TV's Ghost Hunters, was built in 1733 as a mill. In the mid-1800s it was a barrel-making business, and later, a restaurant and a gift/antique shop (it's most recent incarnation). Apparitions, voices and footsteps are among the eerie things often reported here.
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Anna Maria College
Paxton, Massachusetts
27.7 miles from Royalston, MA
Anna Maria College is believed to be haunted, but the college has somewhat of an affinity for its ghosts. At the Zecco Performing Arts Center, according to resports, two seats are kept open at each performance for ghostly visitors.
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Blood Town Forest
Lancaster, Massachusetts
28.1 miles from Royalston, MA
Legend has it that a young man and woman were killed here while camping in the forest. There is said to be a rock near the entrance that tells the story, but this may or may not be true. Some say the forest really got its name strictly because the ...
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Clapp Memorial Library
Belchertown, Massachusetts
29.8 miles from Royalston, MA
A night custodian here has witnessed apparitions on the stairs, cold spots, and books that slide in and out of shelves on their own. Rumor has it that the ghost in residence is deceased former librarian Lydia Barton. The library has been featured on TV's Ghost Hunters.
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Marlboro College
Marlboro, Vermont
29.9 miles from Royalston, MA
Near the Dalrymple Hall and Howland Dormitory, a female apparition is said to wander, making students in these dorms feel uneasy. Cold spots have been reported as well.
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Belchertown State School
Belchertown, Massachusetts
30.1 miles from Royalston, MA
The original name when it was established in 1922 was the Belchertown State School for the Feeble-Minded, and and certain times in its history it was known for poor treatment of its charges. Trespassing is not allowed on the property. Witnesses say it is haunted by this tragic past, citing ...
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Murray Hall
Marlow, New Hampshire
30.4 miles from Royalston, MA
Legend has it that at a 1624 Halloween party ended in disaster when a fire burned the building and killed 70 partygoers. Apparitions of many costumed characters have been reported, as well as a sense of being watched.
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Lorden Plaza
Milford, New Hampshire
30.4 miles from Royalston, MA
Folks here have noticed an apparition of a man in blue jeans and a plaid flannel shirt with a tape measure on his belt. He walked along the plaza, disappearing into a plywood wall.
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Fort Devens
Devens, Massachusetts
30.6 miles from Royalston, MA
Fort Devens, named for Civil War general Charles Devens, is now the Devens Reserve Forces Training Area. Reports say that in the older, unused buildings, unexplained flashing lights have been noticed at night. And piano playing has been heard coming from the defunct movie house.
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Williamsville Cemetery
Newfane, Vermont
30.6 miles from Royalston, MA
From this old cemetery comes a chilling-but-sweet local legend about a man and wife who were buried here. The road runs through the cemetery, with part of it lying on either sode. So the legend goes, the husband and wife were buried on opposite sides, their final resting places separated ...
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Pine Grove Cemetery
Spencer, Massachusetts
30.6 miles from Royalston, MA
Who is the Dark Hunter? It's the name given to the entity said to haunt the Pine Grove Cemetery, keeping an eye on those who visit.
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Higgins Armory Museum
Worcester, Massachusetts
32.9 miles from Royalston, MA
Explored on an episode of TV's Ghost Hunters, Higgins Armory Museum is said to be haunted. Witnesses have seen apparitions and black shadows and heard unexplained footsteps, clanging and music, as well as being touched by something unseen.
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Pine Hill Cemetery - Blood Cemetery
Hollis, New Hampshire
33.5 miles from Royalston, MA
Pine Hill Cemetery, also known as Blood Cemetery because of the name Abel Blood on a tombstone, is reported to be haunted by the entire Blood family who were allegedly murdered in the 1800s. The spirit of the little boy of the family has been seen by drivers passing by ...
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Sessions House
Northampton, Massachusetts
33.7 miles from Royalston, MA
The historic Sessions House dorm at Smith College campus was originally built in 1710 with a secret passageway inside which the owners could hide from attacking Native Americans. It's haunted by original builder Captain Jonathan Hunt's granddaughter Lucy and her lover, Johnny Burgoyne, a British general whom she met when ...
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Readmore Inn
Rockingham, Vermont
33.9 miles from Royalston, MA
Also known as the William A. Hall House or the Babbitt House, the inn, housed in a structure originally built in 1892, is said to be haunted by a ghost who resides in the Cook's Room.
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Indian Rock Road
Nashua, New Hampshire
34.2 miles from Royalston, MA
The dark wooded road reportedly leads to a meadow, a popular teen hangout. It is said to have cold spots and a malevolent force that watches over everyone there.
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Gilson Road Cemetery
Nashua, New Hampshire
34.4 miles from Royalston, MA
Misty apparitions have been reported at this early-1800s cemetery, along with a strange feeling like you are walking through water. Voices are reported to come from the back right corner and a figure in a black hood has been seen. Folks who live in the subdivisions that have cropped up ...
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Palladium Theatre
Worcester, Massachusetts
34.6 miles from Royalston, MA
The 1928 Palladium Theater, witnesses say, is haunted by something that creates disembodied footsteps and a floating orb the size of a soccer ball. Even more eerie, rumor has it that dead bodies were discovered in a dressing room a couple decades ago. The site has been featured on an ...
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Country Tavern
Nashua, New Hampshire
34.9 miles from Royalston, MA
The historic Country Tavern restaurant is housed in a place that was built in 1741 and was once owned by English sea captain Ford and his young wife Elizabeth. Legend has it that when he was off to sea for an extended time, he came home to find Elizabeth had ...
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The Charlemont Inn
Charlemont, Massachusetts
35.1 miles from Royalston, MA
At the 1787 inn many friendly ghosts are said to reside. You may see spirits of a Civil War soldier in the upstairs hall or a former innkeeper in the tavern. A ghost named Elizabeth likes to throw things, slam doors, and stomp in the halls. She has been known ...
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Saxtons River Cemetery
Rockingham, Vermont
35.6 miles from Royalston, MA
Visitors to this cemetery have reported "negative vibes" and a feeling that they are being followed. When they turn around, no one is there.
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Hope Cemetery
Worcester, Massachusetts
35.6 miles from Royalston, MA
Rumor has it that apparitions and the sound of children laughing can be seen and heard near this cemetery's statue of Jesus holding an angel.
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Saxtons River Inn
Rockingham, Vermont
35.7 miles from Royalston, MA
The inn, built in 1834, is believed to be haunted by an entity that has been noticed in the ballroom as well as in other places around the premises. In addition, a female ghost has been known to haunt Room 3.
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0Averill Stand
Wilmington, Vermont
36 miles from Royalston, MA
Allegedly haunted by the ghosts of former occupants, possibly a woman who died there in childbirth and another female ghost that is occasionally seen in the dining room.
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0The White House Inn
Wilmington, Vermont
36.2 miles from Royalston, MA
Allegedly haunted by the former mistress of the house, Mrs. Brown. People have reported full body apparitions, cold spots, slamming doors and some claim that the ghost has actually appeared and spoken to them.
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The Common Man Restauruant
Merrimack, New Hampshire
37.1 miles from Royalston, MA
The Common Man Tavern was built by Matthew Thornton in 1797 as a wedding present for his son James. But a few years later, James committed suicide. Today, witnesses report ghostly footsteps and several apparitions, but not ones belonging to James. Folks have seen a Native American, a little girl, ...
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Tortilla Flat
Merrimack, New Hampshire
38.7 miles from Royalston, MA
At the Mexican Restaurant Tortilla Flat, believed to be haunted, witnesses have seen strange phenomena such as shadow figures and objects that move about on their own.
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Bainbridge’s - Aprile's European Restaurant
Chelmsford, Massachusetts
41.2 miles from Royalston, MA
The former Bainbridge's, now Aprile's European Restaurant, may serve up a surprise or two to its customers. Folks say it has pictures that move, a woman's spirit that cries, and ghostly children who play in the overnight hours.
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Mary Belanger House
Lowell, Massachusetts
42.3 miles from Royalston, MA
This is the house where a woman named Mary Belanger supposedly died when she fell into the fire pit in the back yard and burned to death. Events such as visible apparitions and floating objects support this claim. I also took a photo in the cellar that captures an ...
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Palace Theatre
Manchester, New Hampshire
42.7 miles from Royalston, MA
Palace Theatre opened in 1915 and is now restored, and is rumored to be haunted by a female apparition who appears on the stage. Paranormal activity is known to happen in the balcony and backstage as well. The theater has been featured on an episode of TV's Ghost Hunters.
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0Longfellow's Wayside Inn
Sudbury, Massachusetts
42.8 miles from Royalston, MA
At this 1716 inn, it is said that a woman named Jerusha Howe lingers, especially in Rooms 7 and 9. She is said to have been unlucky in her love life, and therefore likes to touch male visitors. Author Henry W. Longfellow wrote a book about the inn in the ...
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Van Horn Park
Springfield, Massachusetts
43.5 miles from Royalston, MA
Legend has it that two boys drowned in the pond here in the 1920s, and their ghosts still linger in the area. In summertime, park visitors have heard them laughing and splashing and seen the water move, although no one is visible.
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Indian Shutters
Charlestown, New Hampshire
43.7 miles from Royalston, MA
Reports say the Indian Shutters restaurant is now closed, but it was rumored to be haunted by the ghost of a general, a former resident, seen upstairs in the restaurant owner's living area. Also, the ghost of a woman in a white, flowing dress was reported in the dining room ...
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Blaser's Fireside Tavern
Hopkinton, New Hampshire
44.1 miles from Royalston, MA
Blaser's Fireside Tavern's ghosts may cause your car battery to fail just so you will stop at the tavern. The owners say it happens on a regular basis. When they leave the tavern, the car starts up just fine. A ghost called Frank makes footsteps and likes to shake things ...
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