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0St. James Hotel
Selma, Alabama
Built in 1837, the historic hotel was fully renovated in 1997. Frank and Jesse James were frequent, sometimes long-term, guests at the hotel. Among other spirits, the ghost of Jesse James is said to reside here, a male apparition in 1880s cowboy garb. Jesse's girlfriend Lucinda has been seen here ...
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Trotter Home
Selma, Alabama
The spirit who lives here is reported to appear as a shadow in the corner of your eye. Other strange things happen here too: Doors open and lights turn on by themselves, footsteps and knocking soundes are heard, and balls of light have been seen. Also, plants are knocked down ...
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Vaughan Smitherman Museum
Selma, Alabama
Formerly a civil war hospital, this historic building now serves as a local historical museum. The place is allegedly haunted by a ghostly nurse forever pacing the stairs and the third floor, as well as the former town founder who is regarded as a rather serious presence. Submitted by Callum ...
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George Baker House
Selma, Alabama
Thought to be build sometime before 1861, this house was the site of a Civil War battle, during which a wounded Union soldier crept beneath the stairs and died. Reports say his blood is still visible there, and residents hear footsteps in the upstairs part of the building--even though the ...
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501 Tremont Street
Selma, Alabama
This privately owned home is haunted by Gerald, a ghost who moves objects in the house to suit his taste. If anything is put in a spot where it does not belong, Gerald moves it to another area. For example, the ghost doesn't like for anything to be placed on ...
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Grace Hall
Selma, Alabama
Grace Hall is an 1859 private home and the residence of at least five ghosts. One, the ghost of "Miz Eliza," is a 19th-century lady of the house who in life had four daughters. She is most often seen by children and younger women. She wears a white gown and ...
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Brownstone Manor
Selma, Alabama
This grand 1890's residence is supposedly haunted by Ms Hooper, a former owner. Visitors nowadays have reported paintings being moved around, disembodied footsteps and the apparition of a woman in an old-fashioned dress. Submitted by Callum Swift
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Old Depot Museum
Selma, Alabama
Formerly the city train station and an ammunitions depot, the spook haunting this museum seems to be fond of the elevator, as it has been known to move from floor to floor of its own accord. Submitted by Callum Swift
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The Castle - Weaver House
Selma, Alabama
This 1865 house is rumored to have been copied from a castle on the Rhine and was once owned by one of Selma's founding families. Strange things happen here, such as the faint sound of music playing at night and a light that a witness outside saw shining in the ...
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0Sturdivant Museum
Selma, Alabama
Those who work there claim there are many ghostly occurrences within its walls. Rocking chairs that rock on their own, doors that are opened by an unseen hand and other unexplained phenomena have lead some to conclude that Sturdivant is haunted by its former master John Parkman.
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Tally-Ho Restaurant
Selma, Alabama
The ghost of a young woman who was murdered in the restaurant many years ago still haunts it. She makes herself known by throwing objects around and moving light fittings around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Marion Military Institute
Marion, Alabama
23 miles from Selma, AL
Claims of strange noises and objects being moved cause some people to say that the MMI is haunted.
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0Judson College
Marion, Alabama
23 miles from Selma, AL
Judson College is a happening haunted hotspot. Several different ghosts, or one very mobile one appears to be haunting Judson. Some claim a specific room is haunted, some claim there are shadows and cold spots and that the ghost will touch or "mark" people in some ways. ...
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Bear Creek Swamp
Prattville, Alabama
26.1 miles from Selma, AL
Ghostly lights and Civil War era soldiers seem to be haunting Bear Creek Swamp.
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Purifoy-Lipscomb House
Pine Apple, Alabama
28 miles from Selma, AL
The house is supposedly haunted by a slave who fell into a well and died, and who is seen on the front porch of the house. Wailing sounds are heard by visitors, and locals refuse to venture there at night. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Gaines Ridge Dinner Club
Camden, Alabama
32 miles from Selma, AL
Housed in an 1820's plantation house, this quaint restaurant serves up delicious southern cuisine and a refreshing variety of ghostly tales. The most notable of these is that of the screaming lady, who has been sighted by diners and staff on many occasions since the establishment opened for business. ...
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The Plantation House
Prattville, Alabama
33.3 miles from Selma, AL
Dating back to 1832, this old home is known locally as "The Plantation House." It operated for many years as a bed and breakfast, but as of 2014 it is on the market for any interested buyers. There have long been sightings reported of the ghost of Mr ...
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Rocky Mount
Prattville, Alabama
36.6 miles from Selma, AL
This 1891 establishment used to be a b&b; however, it is now only hired out for weddings and events. The ghost who resides here, believed to be the owner's Great-Aunt Mae. In life, Great-Aunt Mae loved music so much she would wake up in the middle of the night and ...
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0Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery, Alabama
38.2 miles from Selma, AL
In Building 1433 an eerie presence has been felt, and lieutenants may awaken with their beds soaked in river water. Shadows move in the halls and a burnt electrical smell occurrs on the 2nd floor. Electrical phenomena have been reported as well. They say the ghosts here are Confederate soldiers ...
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Lucas Tavern - Old Alabama Town
Montgomery, Alabama
41.9 miles from Selma, AL
The ghost of owner and hostess Eliza Lucas is said to appear here. She wears Victorian clothing and is very friendly: She waves and smiles at passersby from the doorway.
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0State Capitol Building
Montgomery, Alabama
42.1 miles from Selma, AL
A woman in Civil War era clothing is said to haunt the State Capitol Building.
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0Red Lady of Huntingdon College
Montgomery, Alabama
43.1 miles from Selma, AL
The ghost of a lonely girl, an outcast from all her peers who committed suicide is said to wander the dorms of Huntingdon College. It is also said that every year, on the night of her suicide (no exact date on offer, of course) red light emanates from the room ...
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Refuge Bridge
Clanton, Alabama
43.5 miles from Selma, AL
Every bridge in Alabama is haunted. Every. Single. Bridge. This one however you'd best be careful on, because it's not your standard "scorned woman walks the bridge" story. This one contains a malevolent and evil presence prone to chasing people and vehicular violence.
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Railroad Tracks
Coy, Alabama
44 miles from Selma, AL
Legend has it that there was a bus accident that killed school children on the railroad tracks and late at night you can hear the sounds of children playing and laughing on the tracks. I am not entirely sure why they would be playing and laughing on the spot where ...
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New Providence Cemetery - Carstarphen Cemetery
Coy, Alabama
45.7 miles from Selma, AL
Also called Coy Cemetery, this is a burial spot for prominent African-American families. A light is reported to glow over the graves, which has an unknown source. Visitors to the cemetery also have said they hear voices speaking, even calling their names.
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0Gaineswood Plantation
Demopolis, Alabama
48 miles from Selma, AL
No plantation is complete without stories of a ghostly haunting and this one is fairly tame by comparison. A young woman who died while visiting the plantation is said to haunt Gaineswood. angry that she was not promptly returned to her home state for burial. Her anger must not ...
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Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce
Wetumpka, Alabama
48.4 miles from Selma, AL
The chambers are housed within a 1910 building, which was originally the town bank. Staff have reported hearing disembodied footsteps, ghostly voices and the sound of someone being dragged through an upstairs corridor. On the third floor, which hasn't been used for decades according to staff, furniture moves around ...
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Wetumpka Mortuary
Wetumpka, Alabama
48.4 miles from Selma, AL
This historic building is no longer a mortuary, and is currently believed to be unoccupied. A poltergeist has been known to turn the lights on and off, and passer-by's have reportedly heard screams coming out of the building. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0University of Montevallo
Montevallo, Alabama
49.2 miles from Selma, AL
Reports tell of a spooky tunnel that runs under this entire campus once used during the Civil War, now used as a steam chassis. The Reynolds theater department was said to be used as a Civil War hospital, and rumor has it that one of the rooms was stacked with ...
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0Whatley House
Moundville, Alabama
50.5 miles from Selma, AL
Although the house no longer exists, the ground it stands on still does and the ground itself is the source of the haunting claims. Supposedly this house was built on old slave quarters and a cemetery (very busy stretch of land) and this made for some uneasy living.
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0Tallapoosa Entertainment Center
Montgomery, Alabama
51.4 miles from Selma, AL
This casino is said to be haunted. There are reports of machines playing by themselves (what happens if a ghost hits the jackpot we wonder?), whispering voices and some objects appear to move independently of human interaction.
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Nancy Mountain - Haines Mountain
Franklin, Alabama
53.9 miles from Selma, AL
Legend has it that the hauntings here center around Civil War story. Nancy and her husband lived here, and their son enlisted in the war. Word got back to Nancy that he was killed in battle, but no body was ever found. So she walked the tracks all over the ...
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White Lion Inn
Thomasville, Alabama
54.2 miles from Selma, AL
Although this is no longer an operating inn, people claim it is haunted by ghostly apparitions, shadows and cold spots.
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0Moundville Archaeological Park
Moundville, Alabama
54.2 miles from Selma, AL
At these historic Native American mounds, reports say, ghostly drums may be heard at night and lights may be seen coming from one of the larger mounds that looks like a pyramid.
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0Old Courthouse
Columbiana, Alabama
58.4 miles from Selma, AL
The ghost that occupies the upper floor of the apparently likes sunlight as it has a tendency to open closed blinds. People claim to hear knocking and other unexplainable noises and one person claims the ghost operated a typewriter and corrected a typing error she had made(??).
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0Drish House
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
63 miles from Selma, AL
People claim to see lights in the mansion when no one is there and there are also reports of the tower being engulfed in ghostly flames.
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Gamma Phi Beta House - University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
63.1 miles from Selma, AL
Although this haunted spot can be found on most ghost websites, there are very few accounts to be found. Reportedly the bathroom taps turn on by themselves and doors slamming. I'd mark this one as dubious.
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0Old Public Library - Jemison Mansion
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
63.3 miles from Selma, AL
This mansion turned library turned tourist attraction/wedding venue is said to be haunted. Visitors report cold spots, strange feelings and an eerie "presence".
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Hay Hall
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
63.8 miles from Selma, AL
Yet another one of those vague claims without any substantiation the "haunting of Hay Hall" usually goes something like this: One of the rooms is supposedly haunted by a girl who used to live there.... Really? Did she die there? Why's she there? Did she just love college ...
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Consolation Church
Greenville, Alabama
64.2 miles from Selma, AL
If every ghost story about this little church is true, then this place would take the #1 prize as most haunted place on earth. Stories abound from ghostly hell hounds, wailing banshees, confederate army soldiers and so many other reports of haunted happenings that they cannot all be listed ...
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0Oakachoy Covered Bridge
Alexander City, Alabama
64.4 miles from Selma, AL
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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Liberty Cemetery
Alexander City, Alabama
65.9 miles from Selma, AL
You may hear the cries of a baby who died during the Civil War, and feel an eerie presence.
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0Old Bryce Hospital
Northport, Alabama
66.8 miles from Selma, AL
A former insane asylum with a reputation for treating its patients cruelly (especially black patients of which there were a disproportionate amount), this place is an obvious choice for claims of haunting. People claim to feel hot and cold spots, see items moving and hear ghostly sounds and footsteps. ...
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0Jemison Center - Old Bryce Mental Hospital
Northport, Alabama
66.9 miles from Selma, AL
Although most ghost websites will refer to this place as Old Bryce Mental Hospital, this is not an accurate designation. There is a Bryce Mental Hospital in Alabama, but it has been located in Tuscaloosa since its inception in 1861 and the Jemison Center, as this place is accurately called, ...
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Gravity Hill
Sylacauga, Alabama
68.9 miles from Selma, AL
One of those interesting phenomena, this Gravity Hill can be found just west of Fulton Gap Rd on Gravity Hill Lane/U.S. 280.
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0Alamuchee-Bellamy Covered Bridge
Livingston, Alabama
69.1 miles from Selma, AL
Although the Bridge has been moved from its original location, an outlaw was hanged either from it, or nearby. Does the outlaw's spirit remain, haunting the bridge forever?
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0Harper Hill Cemetery
Dadeville, Alabama
71.3 miles from Selma, AL
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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Tuskegee Army Airfield - Sharpe Airfield
Tuskegee, Alabama
72.9 miles from Selma, AL
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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Lilly Lane
Hueytown, Alabama
73.2 miles from Selma, AL
The ghost of an old man apparently wanders the streets at night. Reported by numerous residents who claim to have seen him.
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0Troy State University
Troy, Alabama
75.2 miles from Selma, AL
Students pass along the tale of the ghost at Pace Hall, a female apparition, and of strange noises and objects that move and shake by themselves. At Shackelford Hall, now reported to be condemned, a ghost named Sally is said to haunt the third floor. She is said to have ...
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