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0Devil's Backbone and Bake Oven
Grand Tower, Illinois
23.2 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
The Devil's Backbone, a rocky ridge about a half mile long, sits adjacent to the Devil's Bake Oven, a larger rock about 100 feet tall near the river's edge. The formations have been used as landmarks, lookout points and hiding places throughout history. River pirates used it as a hideout ...
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Lorimier Cemetery
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
24.3 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Historic Lorimier Cemetery from the early 1800s is home to a phenomenon known as the Tapping Ghost. It is a sensation of something tapping you on the shoulder, usually making visitors think a nut has fallen from a tree. The tapping repeats, usually until the visitor gets freaked out and ...
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Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
25 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Southeast Missouri State University's Cheney Hall is rumored to be haunted by a female student who committed suicide in a bathtub. Folks say now the door slams by itself and unexplained noises are heard in the room. The Music Building is also said to be haunted by apparitions and slamming ...
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Rose Bed Inn
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
25.8 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Alex is a ghost who haunts Rose Bed Inn, housed in a former home built in 1908. The Schrader Family owned the home originally, and eventually it was put on the market. A young man named Alex expressed interest in the home. He didn't have the money to buy the ...
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Port Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
25.9 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Port Cape Girardeau Restaurant and Lounge in Warehouse Row is housed in a circa-1860 warehouse. It is haunted by an unknown female ghost nicknamed Belle. The bartender who named her said that she showed him she liked the name he gave her. A few days after he thought up the ...
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Glenn House
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
26 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Glenn House, built in 1883, is haunted by a Christmas ghost. The mansion was built by Edwin Dean for his daughter Lulu and her husband David Glenn. But banker Glenn lost much of his fortune and they moved out in 1915. The property fell into disrepair until it was renovated ...
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Jacques Guibourd Historic House - Guibourd Valle House
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
32.9 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Jacques Guibourd Historic House, aka Guibourd Valle House, is a 1784 Creole house museum and is rumored to be haunted. Witnesses have seen apparitions, heard footsteps in the servant's quarters, and have been awakened by banging, breaking glass, furniture being thrown and other sounds. The harpsichord has played by itself, ...
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0Main Street Inn Bed and Breakfast
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
33.1 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Open since 1882, this inn is said to be haunted by a man who died here back in the 1890s. Although he makes a lot of noise up on the top floor in the early morning hours, he is said to be completely harmless. The locals say all he wants ...
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Arcadia Academy
Arcadia, Missouri
39.8 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
This academy was originally built as a Methodist high school in 1840, and it was once used as a Civil War hospital. After that, it was a girls' Catholic school until it became a bed-and-breakfast and antique store. The nuns who used to run the school here are said to ...
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Arcadia Academy
Arcadia, Missouri
39.8 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
This academy was originally built as a Methodist high school in 1840, and it was once used as a Civil War hospital. After that, it was a girls' Catholic school until it became a bed-and-breakfast and antique store. The nuns who used to run the school here are said to ...
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0Parlor Bed and Breakfast
Ironton, Missouri
39.8 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
This beautiful turreted 1908 house, in the 1960s briefly a funeral home and now an inn, is said to be home to many spirits. They ring the doorbells at all hours, turn clocks and radios on and off, and activate other electrical objects. They may speak to you or touch ...
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0Hundley House Bed and Breakfast
Carbondale, Illinois
40.1 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Although Hundley House has not operated as a B & B since 2011, former guests claim that double homicide that took place there in the 1928's has left its mark, both literally and spiritually. A bullet hole from the murders can still be seen in the back staircase and people ...
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, Illinois
40.4 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Southern Illinois University is reputed to have many haunted buildings; among them are Wheeler Hall, Faner Hall, Anthony Hall, Shryock Auditorium, and Mae Smith Residence Hall. One of the most famous ghosts here is Henry, who haunts the 1918 Shryock Auditorium. Henry, aka former university President Henry William Shryock, died ...
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Lost History Museum
Valles Mines, Missouri
48.1 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
This 1749 house museum is haunted, and travellers driving past claim to have seen the apparition of a soldier staring down into the street. Other activity reported here includes people being touched by unseen hands, and strange anomalies have shown up in photographs taken at the property. (Submitted by Callum ...
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Upper Big Lake
Charleston, Missouri
50.2 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
A fisherman's ghost is purported to haunt Upper Big Lake. So the story goes, the fisherman accidentally killed his nephew with a shotgun, and the nephew's ghost came back and drowned his uncle while he was fishing on the lake.
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Caledonia Wine Cottage
Caledonia, Missouri
50.4 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Since the place was renovated in 2006, many paranormal experiences have been reported. Folks have heard a friendly elderly voice saying hello, and there have been many reports of toddler-aged children waving at someone the adults can't see or playing with another child named Erica that doesn't seem to exist. ...
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Governor Thomas Fletcher House
Hillsboro, Missouri
61.2 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
The Governor Thomas Fletcher House was built in 1851 by Thomas C. Fletcher. Witnesses have reported that the place is haunted, citing a phantom smell of baking bread, a piano playing by itself, cold spots, feelings of being watched, and more.
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0Original Springs Mineral Spa and Hotel
Okawville, Illinois
66.4 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
This historic hotel is said to have a great many haunts in residence. Included are a man named Meier, who died in an explosion in the 1880s, and J.W. Schreiner, an owner during the 1890s. At least 7 other spirits of folks who have perished during this hotel's long history ...
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Morse Mill Hotel
Dittmer, Missouri
66.4 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Built in 1816 as a farmhouse, the hotel had its heyday in the 1920s and '30s. Clara Bow, Charles Lindbergh, Jesse James and Al Capone are among the famous guests who stayed here, as well as serial killer Bertha Gifford, who killed many victims by poisoning with arsenic. Witnesses have reported ...
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Abandoned Public Pool
St. Louis, Missouri
67 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
This old public pool was abandoned many years ago, left for the teens to graffiti inside. But the teens regularly report strange experiences there. They claim they hear water splashing and footsteps inside. Some accounts have said they have felt ghosts touching them. One account said ...
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Papa Vito's Restaurant
Belleville, Illinois
68.9 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
The current restaurant is housed in a historic residence dating back to the mid nineteenth-century. The building is rumoured to be haunted by four entities, including a ghostly stagecoach driver known as 'Charlie', a mother and her young child, and a ghostly headmistress who used to teach at a ...
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Lincoln Theatre
Belleville, Illinois
69.1 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Lincoln Theatre is believed to be haunted by a prankster ghost. An apparition of a ghostly child has run up and down the stairs, a woman has appeared in the balcony, and tricks are played in the projection booth. Reports say there are seven ghosts who call this theater home.
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Lindenwood Auditorium
Belleville, Illinois
69.8 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Lindenwood Auditorium at Lindenwood University, built in 1924, is said to be haunted by a teacher who passed away before the play she was producing made it to the stage. According to witnesses, the friendly ghost likes to move the props around.
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Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis, Missouri
72.1 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Jefferson Barracks includes 41 historic military buildings and is rumored to be haunted by many ghosts. Building 1, built in 1900, is haunted by an older Confederate Civil War general, seen at the post commander's office, as well as a shadowy ghost of a man who sits at a desk ...
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Woodlock Cemetery
Davisville, Missouri
72.6 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
The hilltop Woodlock Cemetery has a stone staircase set in the hillside, and this is the area where the haunted activity is said to take place. Apparitions and a phantom horse are among the phenomena reported, but as this land is now private property, trespassing is not advised.
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Tapestry Room Restaurant
Lebanon, Illinois
75.4 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Housed in a row of 1850's buildings, this restaurant may have ties to the underground railroad. Ever since the establishment opened, staff and diners have been reporting strange phenomena. A former cook would often hear furniture moving around when there was nothing out of place, and an electrician conducting ...
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0McKendree University
Lebanon, Illinois
75.7 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
This college has seen its share of tragedy, and the spiritual activity reported here can attest to that. On the main campus, it is said that a distraught student once hung himself in the bell tower, and his ghost has been seen on the upper floors. In the Alumni House, ...
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0Lemp Mansion
St. Louis, Missouri
76.3 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Reports say that at this bed-and-breakfast you may experience cold spots, electrical oddities, vibrations from the floors, feelings of sorrow, tapping on your shoulders, a pervasive feeling of being watched, a piano that plays a single note during the night... and if that weren't enough, you may find strange things ...
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0C. C. Cohen Building
Paducah, Kentucky
77.9 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
C.C. Cohen's restaurant closed around 2010, and is now reported to be called Shandies. The place is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of Stella Cohen Peine, the last member of the Cohen family, who died in her apartment upstairs. Chairs move by themselves, salt and pepper shakers fall ...
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0The Lehmann House
St. Louis, Missouri
78 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
This 1960s building, now a bed-and-breakfast, is said to be haunted by original owner Mr. Edward Rowse, who passed away in the dining room. Folks have reported shadowy figures, unexplained voices, and banging sounds.
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Riverview Mansion Hotel
Golconda, Illinois
78.7 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Now known as The Levee Lounge & Historic Riverview Mansion, the hotel is haunted by Miss Lucy Morse, wife of a former county bank president. Since the 1920's, her friendly spirit has been encountered on several occasions by guests and staff. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Cahokia Mounds
East St. Louis, Illinois
78.9 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
The Cahokia Mounds, located in the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, were part of an ancient Native American city (circa 600 to 1400). These landmarks are said to be haunted by the spirits of the ancient Native Americans who used to live here. Visitors have reported seeing unexplained shadows and ...
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Oak Ridge Cemetery
Doniphan, Missouri
79.2 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Oak Ridge Cemetery is said to have a female apparition that has been seen among the graves. Voices have been reported here too, and one local legend says that the statue of Belle Neal comes to life at midnight.
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Miner's Theatre
Collinsville, Illinois
79.8 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Experts on the Miner's Theatre say it has three ghosts: Two are brothers, one of whom one killed the other to become the sole owner of the theater. The third ghost, a young woman, is friendly but likes to play pranks like hiding the actors' makeup or costumes.
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Lebanon Road - Seven Gates to Hell
Collinsville, Illinois
80 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Lebanon Road is the stuff of legends to locals, who have nicknamed the place the Seven Gates to Hell. According to locals, those who drive through all seven bridges, going through the last one at midnight on the dot, will pass through to Hell. The area is said to be ...
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Rose Garden Apartments
Richmond Heights, Missouri
80 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Cannot claim the witnessing personally, but two tenants in a row have complained of strange noises and potential shapes in mirror reflections. Specifically the unit at 1264 Hawthorne Pl. Unit D. Both have moved out because of the perceived activities. Both have moved to other units in the same ...
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0Ramada Inn - Holiday Inn Six Flags
Pacific, Missouri
80.4 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
This former Ramada Inn, now Holiday Inn, is said to be haunted by the ghost of a little girl named Aggie who used to live in the building. According to the tales told in these parts, Aggie fell to her death from a window of the barn, which was located ...
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Bissell Mansion Restaurant and Dinner Theatre
St. Louis, Missouri
81.4 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Bissell Mansion Restaurant & Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre, inside the historic Bissell Mansion, is rumored to be haunted by more than the characters in their mystery shows. The mansion, built by Captain Lewis Bissell in 1823, is believed to be haunted by the captain himself. His apparition has been seen ...
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Zombie Road - Lawler Ford Road
Wildwood, Missouri
82.1 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
This road goes through two miles of woods, and comes to a dead end at what used to be a rock quarry. The reported ghosts said to roam here include are a man hit and killed by a train, a child who fell to his death from the nearby bluffs, ...
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Violin Annie - Elmwood Cemetery
Centralia, Illinois
82.7 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Local legend says that Harriet Anne Marshall (Annie) was an accomplished violinist, and the daughter of a wealthy doctor. She became ill and died of diptheria, and at her grave her parents placed a statue of her playing the violin. It is said that cemetery visitors can hear the violin ...
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Krome Family Cemetery
Collinsville, Illinois
84.3 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
A small family cemetery is now hidden amongst the trees just off Old Keebler Road. It is all that remains of the Krome family mansion, which burned down long ago and was for decades considered to be haunted by the locals. Some enterprising explorers found leg shackles in ...
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0Drury Inn and Suites Creve Coeur
Creve Coeur, Missouri
85.1 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
On the fifth floor is where the eerie things happen at this inn. Witnesses have seen apparitions who walk down the hall but disappear when you get close to them. They have also reported hearing the sounds of footsteps, voices, and an elevator ding, and feeling a presence when no ...
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Creve Coeur Park
St. Louis, Missouri
88.4 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Creve Coeur Park has a legend from the 1800s about the beautiful daughter of a Native-American chief who married a warrior. When he died on a hunting trip, the heartbroken woman jumped from the high cliff and died in the waters below. Her ghost is said to be heard crying, ...
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Payne-Gentry Historical House
Bridgeton, Missouri
89 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
At the Payne-Gentry Historical House, ghost investigations have turned up EVPs, shadowy figures, and orbs that showed up in photographs.
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Hartford Castle
Hartford, Illinois
89.3 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Hartford Castle was a speakeasy during the Prohibition, but was originally a home called Lakeview, built by French immigrant Benjamin Biszant in 1897. The castlelike home was the scene of a tragedy when Biszant's English wife passed away in the early 1900s. It is her ghost that was suspected to ...
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Fort Belle Fontaine
St. Louis, Missouri
92.1 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
The historic Fort Belle Fontaine, famously visited by explorers Lewis and Clark, is said to be home to a presence that appears as dark-red smoke or a red light on the stairs.
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Mother in Law House
St. Charles, Missouri
92.6 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
The Mother in Law House was built with two halves by Captain Krammer. ONe side was for his family, and the other for his mother-in-law. Witnesses say objects are moved, footsteps have been heard, and names of guests have mysteriously appeared on Easter Eggs and it wasn't done by the ...
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Little Hills Winery and Restaurant
St. Charles, Missouri
92.6 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
Little Hills Winery and Restaurant is said to be haunted by two ghosts, a man and a woman, who speak French. It is believed that they lived on the site around 1900. Witnesses say boxes and other objects in the storage area are found in disarray in the morning, as ...
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Lost Graveyard
Saint Charles, Missouri
92.7 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
From approximately 1750 through 1854, there was a graveyard at this location - about 9 square blocks. In 1853 they moved MOST of the bodies to the current Borromeo cemetery, about 1-1/2 miles west. Conservatively, there are still between 50 - 200 bodies still there. Graves were opened there as ...
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Three Mile House
Edwardsville, Illinois
93.3 miles from Sedgewickville, MO
At this site once stood an inn that was haunted by ghosts of various children and adults, including slaves. The old inn may once have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. It is said that during 1970s renovations, underground tunnels and a skeleton were found. Phenomena that then began ...
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