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0Springer Opera House
Columbus, Georgia
30.7 miles from Sardis, GA
Springer Opera House's stage has seen the likes of Oscar Wilde, Lillie Langtrey, John Philip Sousa, Ethel Barrymore, Will Rogers, William Jennings Bryan and Franklin D. Roosevelt. But that's not all. Edwin Booth, brother of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth, is rumored to haunt the place. Other ghosts are thought ...
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Bonnie Castle
Grantville, Georgia
32.4 miles from Sardis, GA
Bonnie Castle, now reported to be closed, was once a bed-and-breakfast inn. Ghosts reported here include a woman named Mary who dislikes electricity, a spectral cat, and a man who is said to be the original owner. Strange sounds have been reported coming from the building at all hours of ...
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Hanging Grounds in Senoia
Senoia, Georgia
36.8 miles from Sardis, GA
This site, off of Padgett Road, near Starr's Mill, once belonged to Old Man Padgett. Stories say that long ago, as an execution was taking place, the man broke loose and hanged Old Man Padgett from the railroad bridge nearby. Although the tracks are no longer used, phantom trains have ...
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Double Hill Road
Opelika, Alabama
40.7 miles from Sardis, GA
Reportedly haunted by a ghostly horse drawn carriage.
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0Spring Villa
Opelika, Alabama
41.7 miles from Sardis, GA
Allegedly haunted by a former master of the house and slave owner who was killed by one of his slaves. Although this origin story is unlikely since the purported master died after slavery was abolished and also apparently of natural causes, many people are convinced the house is haunted, ...
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0Salem-Shotwell Covered Bridge
Opelika, Alabama
44.2 miles from Sardis, GA
The original bridge was the site of a tragedy when a woman and her two children were crossing it in a car and the bridge collapsed. All three were killed. Urban legend has it that if you put candy on the bridge's edge at night, by the light of your ...
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Holliday-Dorsey-Fife House
Fayetteville, Georgia
46.3 miles from Sardis, GA
The ghost who calls this place home is believed to be John Manson Dorsey, a.k.a. “Manse” or “Manny,” flag bearer for the first company that left Fayette County during the Civil War.
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0Old Train Depot
Auburn, Alabama
50.6 miles from Sardis, GA
Many ghost websites make this ludicrous claim about the Train Depot: "It is said that if you go in there, no matter where you go, you always come back to the spot where you came in. " What does that even mean? How is that evidence of a ...
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0University Chapel - Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama
50.8 miles from Sardis, GA
Originally haunted by a ghost dubbed "Sydney", the spirit of a Confederate soldier who died there. Sydney reportedly manifested in the 20's when an acting troupe took over the chapel and he began bedeviling them. Overactive theater students imaginations or evidence of an actual haunting, who knows, but reportedly ...
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Holt Cemetery
Auburn, Alabama
52.5 miles from Sardis, GA
It is said that photos taken here have turned up strange things after being developed, and those who leave tape recorders here will pick up the sound of someone singing.
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0The McDonough Square
McDonough, Georgia
53.2 miles from Sardis, GA
A train wreck in 1900 is said to be the source of the haunts here. Several of the injured were brought here for medical treatment, and some died. Locals have seen apparitions in the old nearby buildings and the sounds of phantom trains have been heard.
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0Warren House
Jonesboro, Georgia
53.5 miles from Sardis, GA
The plaster has been stripped down in certain sections of this house to reveal the signatures of men who convalesced here during the Civil War when the house was used as a hospital. People believe that the ghost of a soldier still remains inside the Warren House and claim that ...
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Plains Historic Inn and Antique Mall
Plains, Georgia
54.6 miles from Sardis, GA
This quiet southern town was the birthplace of Jimmy Carter, and also boasts a supposedly haunted inn. The historic hotel formerly featured a funeral parlour on premises, but now houses delightful guest accommodation and a quaint antiques store with a variety of interesting displays, including local memorabilia. Apparently a ...
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0Windsor Hotel
Americus, Georgia
55.3 miles from Sardis, GA
This 1892 hotel once boasted 100 rooms and a 3-story atrium, but it closed in the 1970s. It has since reopened and now has 53 guest rooms. It was once the site of a 1928 speech given by Franklin D. Roosevelt, prior to his becoming governor of New York. The ...
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1842 Inn
Macon, Georgia
58.2 miles from Sardis, GA
A ghost, thought to be original owner John Gresham, has been seen in the Dogwood Room, and the ghost of a little girl has been seen in some of the other rooms. A third apparition, one of a tall blonde woman, has been seen in several places throughout the inn.
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Johnston-Felton-Hay House
Macon, Georgia
58.5 miles from Sardis, GA
Built in 1859, the house was converted into a museum in 1962 and donated to the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation in 1977. The museum is said to be haunted; the apparition of an elderly woman in a mid-1800s dress has been seen in the hallways. Witnesses also describe cold ...
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0Lovelady Bridge
Camp Hill, Alabama
58.9 miles from Sardis, GA
Reportedly the site of a suicide or car accident in which a pregnant woman died. Apparently you can hear her crying at night on the bridge. (Photo courtesy of Steve Osborne)
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Douglass Theatre
Macon, Georgia
58.9 miles from Sardis, GA
After the theater underwent restoration, staff members noticed that occasionally the lights would grow dim for no apparent reason. The phenomenon is attributed to the theater's ghosts.
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0Tuskegee National Forest
Notasulga, Alabama
60.4 miles from Sardis, GA
The area is said to be haunted and cursed by devil worshippers who first used the area in the 1990s.
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Camp Watts - Confederate Graveyard
Notasulga, Alabama
64.3 miles from Sardis, GA
You may see the ghostly apparitions of soldiers here or in the surrounding woods. Their voices and sounds also have been heard.
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0Gaither Plantation
Covington, Georgia
67.2 miles from Sardis, GA
At this site, which was featured on an episode of TV's Ghost Hunters, folks have reported seeing many a Civil War soldier. There is also a female spirit in residence at the antebellum home, the ghost of Cecilia, the daughter of a former owner. Her bedroom is said to be ...
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Six Flags Over Georgia
Austell, Georgia
67.5 miles from Sardis, GA
There are many ghost stories surrounding Six Flags Over Georgia. Some say a blonde girl about 9 years old was hit and killed by a car in the 1970s, and she may appear and ask guests for help, only to disappear shortly thereafter. And at the Crystal Pistol Music Hall, ...
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Ellis Hotel
Atlanta, Georgia
68 miles from Sardis, GA
In 1946, a fire broke out in what was formerly the Winecoff Hotel, resulting in the deaths of 119 people. While the tragedy led to a reform in fire code safety, some of the victims are said to be here still. Apparitions of frenzied people appear in the halls, screams ...
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New American Shakespeare Tavern
Atlanta, Georgia
68.7 miles from Sardis, GA
The Shakespeare Tavern is said to be visited by spirits. Witnesses have reported disembodied voices, shadow figures and strange lights. Apparitions seen here include a young boy in an 1800s blue velvet suit, an old man in period clothing, and a woman who moves items around in the women’s dressing ...
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0The Masquerade
Atlanta, Georgia
69.2 miles from Sardis, GA
This night club is said to be visited by the spirits who died in fire and tuberculosis outbreaks long ago, both of which killed several members of the building's former staff. Apparitions have been seen and unexplained footsteps have been reported.
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Kendall Manor Inn
Eufaula, Alabama
69.2 miles from Sardis, GA
This 1872 inn was said to be haunted by Annie, a dedicated nursemaid who took care of a former owner's children, and stayed on even after her death. Also believed to reside here are the ghosts of a Victorian lady and little girl who hang out in the downstairs area ...
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Tuskegee Army Airfield - Sharpe Airfield
Tuskegee, Alabama
69.4 miles from Sardis, GA
There is no trespassing allowed on this site, as it is owned by a hunting club. Signs posted here reportedly say "Anyone found here at night will be found here in the morning." It is said that the sound of a phantom explosion can be heard as well as the ...
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0Harper Hill Cemetery
Dadeville, Alabama
70.3 miles from Sardis, GA
This former church and cemetery site is said to be haunted. Legend has it that the church's pastor went mad one day and murdered his entire family and it is their ghosts that are said to haunt the grounds.
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Rock Building
Bremen, Georgia
70.4 miles from Sardis, GA
This clubhouse for the local tennis courts is believed to be haunted. Staff and members claim to have seen the apparition of a young man wandering the building after hours, who is believed to have drowned in the city swimming pool. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Rhodes Hall
Atlanta, Georgia
70.6 miles from Sardis, GA
Rhodes Hall, built in 1904 by founder of Rhodes Furniture Amos Rhodes, is rumored to be haunted by Mrs. Rhodes, who passed away in the home. Ghostly children have been seen and heard laughing here as well. But the scariest ghost here is the Shadow Man, said to reside in ...
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Sturdivant Mansion
Jacksons' Gap, Alabama
70.8 miles from Sardis, GA
Nothing but a few walls remain of Sturdivant mansion except rumors of the ghosts that resided there. The ruin in the woods is reportedly haunted, though reports as to the exact nature of the haunting differ. There is a legend that a madman once slaughtered every person inside ...
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Pope-Walton House
Atlanta, Georgia
73.8 miles from Sardis, GA
Although the site, once the Pope-Walton House and then Anthony's Fine Dining, is reported no longer to be in operation, it was rumored to be haunted by Annie Barnett, who was married here in 1882. The sound of ghostly children singing also has been reported.
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Sycamore Grill Building
Stone Mountain, Georgia
74.8 miles from Sardis, GA
The Sycamore Grill building, now empty, is a former Civil War hospital said to be haunted by its past patients. Witnesses have reported shadowy figures and apparitions in the dining area and heard strange shuffling sounds.
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0Village Inn Bed and Breakfast
Stone Mountain, Georgia
74.9 miles from Sardis, GA
Once used as a Civil War hospital, the 1830s hotel is the site of many strange events. Folks have witnessed apparitions, including that of an African-American man singing and/or whistling, and heard the unexplained sounds of footsteps, slamming doors and Morse code.
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Hawkinsville Opera House
Hawkinsville, Georgia
76.9 miles from Sardis, GA
Construction on the Hawkinsville Opera House began in 1907, and the 576-seat theater has been used as a makeshift church and a temporary movie cinema when those respective buildings burned. Now it is a historic theater and possibly home to a ghost, who is said to dim the lights at ...
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1880's Josephine Hotel
Union Springs, Alabama
77.3 miles from Sardis, GA
Although the historic hotel is no longer in service, it now is an art museum and a café. Ghostly voices and strange lights have been seen in the building after it has closed down for the night. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Liberty Cemetery
Alexander City, Alabama
78.5 miles from Sardis, GA
You may hear the cries of a baby who died during the Civil War, and feel an eerie presence.
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Kennesaw House
Marietta, Georgia
80 miles from Sardis, GA
Originally built in the 1840s as a cotton warehouse, the place was a makeshift hospital and morgue during the war. Many TV shows have featured this site, where visitors who descended to the basement in the elevator saw an active wartime hospital room. Another ghost reported to reside here is ...
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Panola Hall
Eatonton, Georgia
81.1 miles from Sardis, GA
Panola Hall is a Greek Revival home that was built in 1854 for Henry Trippe. It is said to have been haunted since the 1870s by the ghost of a girl named Sylvia. She appears as a shy, silent woman with dark hair and a full white skirt, usually in ...
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0Oakachoy Covered Bridge
Alexander City, Alabama
81.8 miles from Sardis, GA
Vandals burned the bridge down a few years ago, but it was reported that it was haunted by a slave who was hanged nearby.
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kennesaw, Georgia
82.1 miles from Sardis, GA
The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, fought June 18 to July 2, 1864, is the source of the battlefield's hauntings. Ghostly soldiers walk the grounds; gunshots and cannons are heard. Also reported here are ghost deer who run at the witness and then disappear when they get close. The smell of ...
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Little Gardens
Lawrenceville, Georgia
82.9 miles from Sardis, GA
Now a venue for upscale events, Little Gardens was once an 1800s plantation house. Its restaurant is said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who died here in the early 1900s. According to witnesses, she moves dishes and silverware, sometimes throwing them across tables. She also makes ...
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Old Governor's Mansion
Milledgeville, Georgia
83.9 miles from Sardis, GA
This site served as the home of Georgia's governors 1838-1868, then as a boardinghouse ntil 1879 when it was then purchased by Georgia Military and Agricultural College. Ghostly goings-on here include many of the regular type -- linens thrown off beds and the smell of cigars. But perhaps more interesting ...
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Tate House
Milledgeville, Georgia
84.3 miles from Sardis, GA
The nineteenth-century apartments located on this quiet street corner have a sinister ghost story associated with them. A cruel man sent his ailing son to work on a nearby plantation despite his illness, and the boy fell into such a state of fatigue that upon his arrival home, he ...
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Hard Labor Creek State Park - Camp Rutledge
Rutledge, Georgia
85 miles from Sardis, GA
Locals say there are two ghosts here: one of a man, and another of a boy named Ethan. Ethan is said to roll a red ball toward witnesses. The man, witnesses say, will slam doors, knock on cabin walls, and walk around outside late at night. Also, a figure has ...
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Oakland Hall
Eatonton, Georgia
85.4 miles from Sardis, GA
Oakland Hall is a private 1800s estate said to be haunted by the ghost of a disabled girl who was locked away here by her family. The ghost can be heard playing, according to the present owners. The site has been featured on an episode of TV’s Ghost Hunters.
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Public House
Roswell, Georgia
85.7 miles from Sardis, GA
The Public House, known as Peasant Restaurant in the 1970s, was originally a commissary for the Roswell Mill constructed in 1854. The building housed the Dunwoody Shoe Shop in 1920 and a funeral home upstairs. It was a Union hospital during the Civil War, and as legend goes, is the ...
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Cemetery Mountain
Talladega, Alabama
87.4 miles from Sardis, GA
If it's called Cemetery Mountain, well it just has to be haunted. You can't have a place called Cemetery Mountain and it not be haunted, that would be un-American. It's called Cemetery Mountain, and it's spooky and there are a lot of cemeteries there. So it's haunted. ...
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Gravity Hill
Munford, Alabama
89.9 miles from Sardis, GA
This gravity hill can be found on Cheaha Road. In case you aren't familiar with the phenomena of Gravity Hills these occur when an optical illusion makes it appear that your car is rolling upward on a hill, when in fact, you are rolling down. The phenomena can ...
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Hot Dog Heaven
Woodstock, Georgia
90.4 miles from Sardis, GA
The prankish ghost at this Hot Dog Heaven location is blamed for turning off the hot dog cooker and hurling buns out of locked bins in the middle of the lunch rush.
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