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0Aida's Victoriana Inn
Saint Michaels, Maryland
This nineteenth century bed and breakfast inn is located right on the harbour, and is believed to have its own resident ghost. The spirit of a man who passed away in an upstairs room before paying his bill has been known to leave money around the house for the ...
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Old Brick Inn - Kemp House Bed and Breakfast
Saint Michaels, Maryland
This historic bed and breakfast inn dates back to 1807, and was formerly owned by a civil war soldier. The inn is believed to be haunted by the a pair of gentleman who have been heard arguing in a downstairs room, a blue ball of light that flies through ...
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Kent Manor Inn
Stevensville, Maryland
13.3 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
The ghost of former inn resident Alexander Thompson reportedly haunts the building after hanging himself in Room #210 of the hotel. Disembodied voices and footsteps have been heard, doors open and close by themselves and guests staying in the room where he died have reported smelling cigar smoke. Strange lights ...
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Bayly Orem House
Cambridge, Maryland
16.7 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
This historic house dates back to 1888, and now serves as a complex of quaint apartments. A former tenant claims the front parlour room is haunted, and reported flickering lights, objects being moved by unseen hands and the faint sound of ghostly laughter when there was no one around. (Submitted ...
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Cator House
Cambridge, Maryland
16.8 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
The Cator House restaurant is reportedly haunted by original owner Emily Cator, who originally built it as an inn. Staff members claim to have heard and felt Emily's ghost.
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Middleton Tavern
Annapolis, Maryland
19.4 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
The tavern is housed in a 1740 former private residence. It is said to be haunted by a ghost nicknamed Roland who has been seen in the first-floor dining rooms. He wears Revolutionary War-era clothing and looks out the window toward the water. He brings with him the smell of ...
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Witch's Grave - Truxton Park
Annapolis, Maryland
19.5 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
The witch's grave is said to be found at Truxton Park, in the woods past the third baseball field near a slanted tree. The witch is said to have been buried here in the 1800s but escaped from the grave, never to be seen again. Rumor has it that on ...
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Paca House and Garden
Annapolis, Maryland
19.5 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
At this preserved historic museum site, an apparition of a man has been seen wearing colonial clothing and peering out the upper windows. Some believe he is William Paca himself, a former Maryland governor and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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Governor Calvert House
Annapolis, Maryland
19.6 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
This elegant old-fashioned hotel was formerly the residence of the state governor, and is rumoured to be haunted. Guests and staff have reportedly encountered the apparition of a man in period clothing, the spirit of a woman who committed suicide during the 1940's and a male presence known as ...
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Galway Bay Restaurant
Annapolis, Maryland
19.6 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
This late nineteenth century restaurant and pub serves up a variety of spirits, including whisky, scotch and even some ghost stories. Staff working late hours have reported the apparition of a servant girl in the basement, while diners have reportedly mistaken her for a staff member in the courtyard. ...
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The Maryland Inn
Annapolis, Maryland
19.6 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
This hotel dates back to 1772, and is the oldest continuously operated hotel in the country. And, according to staff and guests, it may just be the most haunted as well. Visitors and employees at the inn have reported cold spots, the scent of perfume, ghostly voices, disembodied footsteps ...
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Reynolds Tavern
Annapolis, Maryland
19.7 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
Mary Reynolds, who inherited the place after her husband William died in 1777, is the haunt who resides here. Witnesses have reported that objects move, and a ghostly woman's voice has been heard singing Christmas carols. The ghost also is said to have broken a dish during a ghost-hunting investigation.
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Rams Head Tavern
Annapolis, Maryland
19.7 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
Built around 1831, the tavern has a legend relating to a ghost named Amy. She had been a prostitute employed by tavern guests, and died on the job. A bedpost, said to be hers, is on display in the downstairs bar. Her apparition has been seen by staff and even ...
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U.S. Naval Institute
Annapolis, Maryland
20.2 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
The U.S. Naval Institute was a former home for the poor and mentally unstable, then a Civil War hospital. It is said to be haunted by a patient, a soldier named Jimmy Sutton who died in 1907. He is suspected to have been shot in an argument over a woman. ...
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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Church Creek, Maryland
26.4 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
The 27,000 acres of tidal marshes, forest and ponds that make up this refuge are said to be haunted by a demon mule. Long ago, the beast was known to attack loggers and fishermen, so the locals hunted it and chased it to its death in quicksand. The unhappy mule's ...
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Old Maggie's Bridge
Seaford, Delaware
32.9 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
Local legend tells of a pregnant woman named Maggie who was killed in an auto accident on the bridge. The legend says those who get out of their cars and call out "Maggie, I have your baby" are supposed to cause paranormal activity of some sort.
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Fletchertown Road
Bowie, Maryland
33.4 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
The Goat Man is an urban legend about a being who escaped from the nearby Department of Agriculture Research Center. Said to be a product of a human-animal breeding experiment, the escaped Goat Man murdered and ate many victims in the 1950s and '60s. As recently as the 1970s, something ...
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Glenn Dale Hospital
Glenn Dale, Maryland
33.8 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
Glenn Dale Hospital, built in 1934, was once a tuberculosis sanatorium with 23 buildings. It closed because of asbestos problems in 1981. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in November 2011 and is regularly patrolled by police. The Goat Man of Maryland, a half-man, half-goat creature, ...
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Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House Museum
Waldorf, Maryland
34.6 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
The historic house museum is said to be haunted by the apparition of Mrs. Frankie Mudd. Witnesses also have heard unexplained voices, and during a Civil War reenactment, electric candles in the windows repeatedly turned on by themselves. A human-shaped bed impression routinely appears in a room where John Wilkes ...
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Summerseat Farm
Mechanicsville, Maryland
35.9 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
Summerseat Farm is believed to be haunted and has been investigated by ghost hunters, who found lights had come on after they had turned them off. Visitors have witnessed bed covers that move on their own and a rosary that swung by itself. The property includes a family cemetery that ...
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Surratt House Museum
Clinton, Maryland
36.3 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
The historic 18th century inn and tavern building, now a museum, was once owned by Mary Surratt. Her son John sometimes met with friends there, one of whom was John Wilkes Booth. These meetings were said to be when the plot for the assassination of President Lincoln evolved. The guns ...
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Airport Road
Seaford, Delaware
37 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
Two ghosts are rumored to appear walking along this road. One is a Confederate soldier's apparition. The other, which is said to show up on Valentine's Day, is the ghost of a weeping bride.
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Fort McHenry
Baltimore, Maryland
38.1 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
Lt. Levi Clagett's apparition has been said to appear walking, or even floating, around the fort, the bombardment of which inspired Francis Scott Key to write the U.S. National Anthem.
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The Wharf Rat
Baltimore, Maryland
39.6 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
Patrons at this eighteenth century tavern have reportedly seen the apparition of a distressed local man. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Waterfront Hotel
Baltimore, Maryland
39.6 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
Built in 1771, the former hotel is currently a restaurant. Witnesses have reported hearing voices and footsteps coming from the empty upper floors.
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Admiral Fell Inn
Baltimore, Maryland
39.6 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
This known-to-be-haunted inn dating back to the 1700s is a spot where ghosts may have a party the living can hear; noises are heard coming from empty floors.
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The Horse You Came In On Saloon
Baltimore, Maryland
39.6 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
The Horse You Came In On, established in 1775, was the last place author Edgar Allen Poe was seen before his 1849 death. His ghost has been seen walking down the street toward the saloon, and is known to drink cognac that bartenders leave out for him. Floating orbs of ...
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Whistling Oyster
Baltimore, Maryland
39.6 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
This upmarket seafood restaurant and bar is haunted by a spirit that can be heard running up and down a flight of stairs that were removed almost a century ago. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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USCGC Taney
Baltimore, Maryland
40.2 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
Investigated by TV's Ghost Hunters, the U.S. Coast Guard ship Taney is the only surviving combat ship from Pearl Harbor, and it was attacked 119 times by kamikaze pilots during World War II. It is said to be haunted by former crewman whose apparitions are seen and footsteps and voices ...
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USS Constellation
Baltimore, Maryland
40.3 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
This ship, built in 1797, boasts several ghosts, including: Neil Harvey, who was executed when he left his assigned station at his gun in fear during a 1799 battle with the French; Captain Thomas Truxtun, seen in an old-fashioned Navy uniform; Carl Hansen, ship's watchman until 1965, whose ghost likes ...
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Bladensburg Dueling Grounds
Colmar Manor, Maryland
40.5 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
When dueling was outlawed in the district limits, this area, now a park, became the spot where men could defend their honor. The apparition of Commodore Stephen Decatur, killed here in 1820, has been seen here, as well as other shadowy figures.
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Lord Baltimore Hotel
Baltimore, Maryland
40.7 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
This 1928 hotel is said to be haunted; the spirit of a little girl is rumored to reside on the 19th floor. A ghostly couple wearing formal attire also has been seen.
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Westminster Hall
Baltimore, Maryland
40.9 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
The Westminster Presbyterian Western Burial Ground and Presbyterian Church yard are said to be haunted by many spirits. The 1786 burial ground and 1852 church are said to be visited often by the ghost of author Edgar Allan Poe as well as many other spirits. Muffled screams are heard and ...
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Cry Baby Bridge
Millington, Maryland
41.2 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
Local legend tells of a teenage mother who gave birth to a deformed baby. She threw him off the bridge, and he is now a ghost with very strong legs, prone to knocking down trees with his crying fits. It is said that the fallen trees all over the area ...
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Oxon Hill Cemetery
Oxon Hill-Glassmanor, Maryland
41.3 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
This cemetery is located off Oxon Hill Road, catty corner to Levi's Barbecue, behind the Post Office. About 10 years ago my husband and I were hanging out with a group of homeless people. We would go to wherever they set up camp and just sit around and drink and ...
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Edgar Allan Poe Residence
Baltimore, Maryland
41.3 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
This historic house was formerly the residence of the poet and writer, and is rumoured to be haunted by him and a heavyset woman in grey, believed to be his wife. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Washington, District of Columbia
41.5 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
Paranormal experiences here have included groaning sounds, footsteps, cold spots, and strange noises. The site is still an operational hospital and trespassing is not permitted.
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Improved Order of Heptasophs - Baltimore Theatre Project
Baltimore, Maryland
41.6 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
Built in the 1880s by the Improved Order of Heptasophs (Greek for “seven wise men”), the structure was later used as a dance hall. The ghost who resides here is believed to be from that period. He has been seen wearing a suit and playing the piano.
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Club Charles
Baltimore, Maryland
41.9 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
This urban bar is rumoured to be haunted by an allied double agent known as 'Frenchie', who lived in an apartment above the club. Staff and diners have reportedly seen him dressed in a waiters uniform, but when approached, he vanishes. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Marine Barracks - 8th & I
Washington, District of Columbia
41.9 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
The mysterious presence is said to linger around the lower parking garage, where a fatal accident involving a young child occurred. Some Marines have heard the child calling out early in the morning; others have seen a red ball rolling down a garage ramp.
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Gallaudet University - MSSD
Washington, District of Columbia
42.1 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
MSSD is the Model Secondary School for the Deaf. The ghost of a girl who committed suicide has been seen in the dorms, as well as another female spirit. Hoofbeats also have been felt through the campus, thought to be left over from Revolutionary War soldiers.
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Highway 12 West
Felton, Delaware
42.2 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
A ghost dog with glowing red eyes is said to walk this stretch, according to local legend. So the story goes, an angry tenant murdered his landlord, ground up the body and fed it to his dog. The ghost dog has been seen at the roadside by nighttime drivers.
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Library of Congress
Washington, District of Columbia
42.6 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
Tales are told of a ghostly police officer who haunts the stacks at the famed Library of Congress, often helping those who become lost amid the vast collection. Appearing both in uniform and in casual clothes, the officer, who often even tells people his name, is deceased sergeant. Other strange ...
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0United States Capitol
Washington, District of Columbia
42.8 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
At the U.S. Capitol, folks say that late at night, the statues in the Statuary Hall come to life and move about the room. It is also said that a black cat appears in the basement just before a national disaster occurs. The ghost of a builder who died during ...
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0Kerby Hall - Trinity Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia
42.9 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
This hall is rumored to be haunted by a student who died in the late 1960s. She has been seen in both the staircase and the 5th-floor lounge, as well as in some dorm rooms.
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Caldwell Hall - Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia
43 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
A ghost story told at this historic university explains some mysterious lights and an apparition that appears in Caldwell Hall's attic window. The spirit is said to belong to a priest who took a fatal fall from the window after discovering a book on exorcism.
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Fort McNair
Washington, District of Columbia
43 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
The ghost of Mary Surrat, convicted in a plot to assassinate President Lincoln, has been seen here, presumably trying to convince fort guests of her innocence. Building 21 has an unknown spirit lingering in spirit form. Workers here have heard footsteps in the attic and have felt something behind them ...
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National Building Museum
Washington, District of Columbia
43.4 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
The 1887 National Building Museum is said to be haunted by ghosts who appear in an unusual way. Formerly the "Pension Building," where pensions were processed for Civil War veterans, widows, and orphans, it has 15 Corinthian brick-and-plaster columns painted to resemble black onyx. Witnesses say the colors on the ...
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Independence Avenue SW
Washington, District of Columbia
43.5 miles from Saint Michaels, MD
This part of the avenue is believed to be haunted by the ghosts of slaves. It is the former site of two notorious slave markets: the Yellow House or Williams Slave Pen, now the FAA headquarters, and the nearby Robey Slave Pen, at the 7th Street corner. Locals have heard ...
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