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0Haunted Bridge
Ruskin, Nebraska
26.6 miles from Ruskin, NE
The 1885 story of the haunted bridge begins with Tom Jones and his widowed sister Elizabeth Taylor, who were fighting with their neighbors over their cattle getting into their neighbors' crops. Tom and Elizabeth felt unsafe over the turmoil and bought a shotgun. Soon after, some men were cutting trees ...
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TrailBlazers - Old Montgomery Ward Building
Fairbury, Nebraska
36.4 miles from Ruskin, NE
Formerly TrailBlazers restaurant and before that a Montgomery Ward department store, this office building is believed to be haunted due to reports that objects move about on their own here.
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Hastings College
Hastings, Nebraska
40.7 miles from Ruskin, NE
The ghost of a music professor is said to show up in the music hall as an apparition or an orb. He also is said to turn lights on and off. Also, the Altman Hall is said to be haunted by namesake Clara Altman, who is said to act as ...
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Concordia, Kansas
41 miles from Ruskin, NE
At this theater and opera house you may see more than just a show. Locals say a ghost haunts this theater, and is especially active during the opening season.
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Gilbert Cemetery
Friend, Nebraska
47.9 miles from Ruskin, NE
The Gilberts, an 1890s pioneer family, are said to haunt this cemetery. Folks have reported that tombstones may move and unexplained noises can be heard on the site.
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Witch's Grave
Aurora, Nebraska
51.8 miles from Ruskin, NE
The ancient, isolated grave in the Aurora city cemetery, the "witch’s grave," has a mossy tombstone and a protruding marker, said to be a warning to deter others from witchcraft. So the story goes, the "witch" was eccentric, which was enough for the townsfolk to label her a witch and ...
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Hollenberg Pony Express Station
Hanover, Kansas
56.8 miles from Ruskin, NE
The historic Hollenberg Pony Express Station is a state park with a museum and visitor center, and both employees and guests have reported seeing signs of the supernatural here. Apparitions of Pony Express riders have been seen in the summer months, and the sound of running hooves and shouts are ...
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Doane College Library
Crete, Nebraska
58.5 miles from Ruskin, NE
The college library is believed to be haunted by a woman in a white dress who appears in the basement or in front of a window during the full moon.
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Coon Creek Bridge
Barnes, Kansas
63.4 miles from Ruskin, NE
About five miles south of Barnes on the east side of Coon Creek Bridge, you may see the ghost of a young girl walking through the woods, especially just before sunrise. Her identity is unknown, as townspeople have no knowledge of any deaths ever occurring nearby.
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Concordia University - David Hall
Seward, Nebraska
67.1 miles from Ruskin, NE
The David Dorm is rumored to be haunted by Native Americans whose 1700s bones were found when the dorm was built in the 1970s. Residents say electronic appliances and showers turn on by themselves.
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Weaver Hotel
Waterville, Kansas
67.1 miles from Ruskin, NE
The 1905 hotel served as railroad accommodation, and the original inn and restaurant are in operation over a century later. The establishment is rumoured to be haunted by two spirits, including the wife of a former owner and a workman who threw himself to his death during a bout ...
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Robber's Cave - Van Dorn Park
Lincoln, Nebraska
75.3 miles from Ruskin, NE
Robber's Cave, in southwest Lincoln near the intersection of 10th and High streets, was called Pahuk Bluff by the Pawnee Indians who came here to contact Tirawa, the god of all things. The cave was later a stop on the Underground Railroad and, in 1876, a hideout for Jesse James. ...
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Kearney Area Children's Museum
Kearney, Nebraska
75.8 miles from Ruskin, NE
At the Kearney Area Children's Museum, the basement is rumored to be haunted. Said to be full of "strange equipment" with unusual stains all over the walls, some witnesses say the temperature dropped suddenly, their hair stood on end and they got a very uneasy feeling.
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Lake Street Lake - Rudge Memorial Park
Lincoln, Nebraska
75.8 miles from Ruskin, NE
Formerly dairy farm, and then a skating rink, the park is said to be haunted by a little boy killed long ago by a gang of bullies. Apparitions have been reported to occur in winter near the creek.
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Nebraska State Capitol
Lincoln, Nebraska
76.7 miles from Ruskin, NE
The Nebraska State Capitol was built over 10 years (1922-1932), and is still the home of Nebraska's government. It is said to be haunted by an apparition of someone falling, along with screaming and crying. It is thought to be either a man who had a heart attack and fell ...
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Temple Theatre
Lincoln, Nebraska
76.9 miles from Ruskin, NE
This theater at the University of Nebraska, founded in 1869, is the centerpiece for some oft-told campus tales. In the 1940s, a student was said to have fallen to his death from the overhead rigging during a production of MacBeth, and now his apparition is said to appear during Shakespeare ...
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Antelope Park
Lincoln, Nebraska
77.3 miles from Ruskin, NE
Near Antelope Park's memorial, behind the caretaker's house, is a field. Witnesses report that many apparitions have been seen in this field, walking across it and into the woods.
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Richmond House
Lincoln, Nebraska
78.5 miles from Ruskin, NE
In the 1920s there was a triple murder suicide involving the husband, Bill, his wife Venus, her lover and their baby. Bill killed Venus by shotgun... he then laid on the railroad tracks near the home and was killed by a train. The baby was never found... In a corner ...
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Old Captain's Studio
Lincoln, Nebraska
79.9 miles from Ruskin, NE
This historic building was formerly the residence of a retired sea captain, who owned a studio on the upper floor. Tenants of a law firm now located on the premises have reported seeing his apparition on several occasions over the years. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Fort Riley
Milford, Kansas
90.7 miles from Ruskin, NE
At this 1850s Civil War fort, visitors may see more than war relics. According to local legend, an apparition of a woman in chains can be seen walking across the fields, and a group of spectral riders appear on the Cavalry Parade Field. One dismounts, and the rest ride away. ...
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Rivendell Book Store
Abilene, Kansas
91.6 miles from Ruskin, NE
Bookstore owners have reported shadowy figures, the unexplained sound of jingle bells at Christmastime, and books that seemed to be pushed off of shelves by unseen hands. It is reported that, appropriately, one of the books that fell off the shelves was called "Living with Ghosts."
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Old Abilene Town
Abilene, Kansas
92.1 miles from Ruskin, NE
This recreation of "Old Town Abilene" features mock gunfights, shopping at the "General Store," and if some people are to be believed, ghosts! In fact, the "Ghost Tours of Kansas" company listed Old Abilene Town as the most haunted spot in the state in 2012. We don't have ...
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Moon Lake
Fort Riley, Kansas
93.2 miles from Ruskin, NE
Near Moon Lake is reportedly a Chief's Circle. Witnesses describe what look like fireflies in sets of two that stay close to the ground, whoops and howls. The lights are rumored to be the eyes of braves' spirits protecting the area.
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Columbus Hy-Vee
Columbus, Nebraska
93.3 miles from Ruskin, NE
The ghost that haunts the Columbus Hy-Vee is nicknamed Scooter. He is said to make screeching sounds near the produce and dairy sections and has appeared to employees at around 2 a.m.
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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
94.7 miles from Ruskin, NE
Kansas State University's Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house is rumored to be haunted by a former fraternity brother named Duncan, who died from a hazing accident. And the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority House is said to be haunted by a former house mother who was murdered by the house cook. ...
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East Stadium - Purple Masque Theatre
Manhattan, Kansas
95.1 miles from Ruskin, NE
The Stadium was dedicated in the early '20s in remembrance of students and graduates who died in WWI. The East Stadium was the college's athletic center until the 1950s, when a new athletic center was built. After this, the Purple Masque Theatre occupied Rooms 109 and 121 on the first ...
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Old Saint Mary Hospital
Manhattan, Kansas
95.7 miles from Ruskin, NE
Old Saint Mary Hospital was built in 1907, which is no longer a hospital, is said to be haunted by two spirits from its hospital days. One is a night nurse who fell to her death down an elevator shaft, seen carrying a tray and a candle on the first ...
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Wolf House Museum
Manhattan, Kansas
95.9 miles from Ruskin, NE
Apparitions of men with canes in top hats have been reported here, as well as phantom conversations and dishes being violently thrown against the wall. Legend has it that the museum building was once a brothel, and one of its workers was murdered there... and fast-forward to several years later: ...
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St. Patrick's Cemetery - Glowing Graveyard
Columbus, Nebraska
96.5 miles from Ruskin, NE
The cemetery, a.k.a. the Glowing Graveyard, is the center of several local ghost stories. For one, the headstones, as you may guess, are said to glow at night by the light of a full moon. Skeptics say this is because of the reflective limestone in the headstones. Another local legend ...
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Midland Railroad Hotel
Wilson, Kansas
96.6 miles from Ruskin, NE
Built at the turn of the twentieth century, this historic hotel was the site of an inferno in 1902 that gutted the building, and it has been established that several guests perished in the blaze that took place. Guests staying on the third floor have reportedly smelt smoke and ...
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Jenners Park
Loup City, Nebraska
96.7 miles from Ruskin, NE
Witnesses at Jenners Park, a former zoo with its old cages still intact, say the sound of disembodied childlike laughter can be heard here at night.
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Platte Center Creek
Platte Center, Nebraska
97.7 miles from Ruskin, NE
The hauntings here are said to be caused by three men who, in the early 1900s, were buried alive when a cave they dug into the creek bed collapsed. Apparitions of all three men are said to show up at night, digging by lantern light. After working a few minutes, ...
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Skyway Drive-In
Schuyler, Nebraska
100.7 miles from Ruskin, NE
At the Skyway Drive-In, folks say black phantom dogs with a missing eye and a missing leg roam the grounds. Witnesses maintain that f you look away from them, they disappear.
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The Devil's Washboard - Donmyer Road
Gypsum, Kansas
105.6 miles from Ruskin, NE
The Devil's Washboard, a group of three steep hills along Donmyer Road, has a harrowing history. Reports say that in the 1950s, seven local teens were racing in a car when they slammed into the bank, killing some or all of them. The wrecked car was placed upon posts at ...
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Barnard Park
Fremont, Nebraska
114.7 miles from Ruskin, NE
Barnard Park was once a cemetery, and it is rumored that when the city moved the bodies and turned it into a park, some of the bodies were missed. Several apparitions are said to roam here late at night, most notably a woman who was following the Mormon Trail and ...
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Fort Hays
Ruskin, Kansas
118.4 miles from Ruskin, NE
Originally called Fort Fletcher, Fort Hays was a U.S. Army post active 1865-1889, used during the American Indian Wars. In 1929 it opened as a historical park. The ghost said to haunt the premises is known as the Blue Light Lady. According to her legend, she was Elizabeth Polly, who ...
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The Cottage House Bed and Breakfast
Council Grove, Kansas
126.1 miles from Ruskin, NE
This historic hotel dates back to the mid-nineteenth century, and was formerly a boarding house and apartment block prior to its restoration and conversion to a bed and breakfast inn. Rumour has it that the building houses some ghostly tenants that never left, but reports are very generalised and ...
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