Most Haunted Places in North Carolina
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EHP Rating: 91.9Bentonville Battlefield
Four Oaks, North Carolina
Phantom gunfire and shouts have been heard on the battlefield at night, and the ghost of a girl who died of tuberculosis is believed to haunt an upstairs room in the plantation... -
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EHP Rating: 91.5Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
At Albright, student lore says the ghost of a girl who committed suicide here makes knocking sounds and opens and closes doors. She was said to be distraught over the fact that her parents found out about her relationship with another woman. In the Courtyard area, some say you can see the... -
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EHP Rating: 90.9The 1927 Lake Lure Inn and Spa
Lake Lure, North Carolina
The historic inn has been visited by such celebrities as novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald and presidents Calvin Coolidge and Franklin Roosevelt. In the 1940s it was used as a convalescent home for wounded soldiers. It is now rumored to be the home of many haunts. Staff members report hearing a man's... -
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EHP Rating: 90.0Appalachian State University - East Hall
Boone, North Carolina
At Appalachian State University's East Hall dorm, students will tell of strange footsteps, whispers, lights that suddenly turn off, and a feeling of something unseen brushing against you. The third-floor girls' bathroom is haunted by a male ghost, and the apparition of a girl in white has been seen... -
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EHP Rating: 88.2Highland Hospital Site
Asheville, North Carolina
A mental asylum used to stand on these grounds, but in 1948, a fire destroyed the property; nine died including the former wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Zelda. It is believed that the casualties could have been zero, but the patients were drugged and locked in their rooms awaiting further treatment.... -
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EHP Rating: 87.5Smith-McDowell House
Asheville, North Carolina
The Smith-McDowell House, built in 1840, is said to be haunted by two little girls who died in the building, named Carrie and Sarah, as well as a specter called the Dark One, who is believed to be the spirit of a slave owner. Witnesses have captured photos of a dark misty entity and have heard... -
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EHP Rating: 87.5Jackson Building
Asheville, North Carolina
The 15-story Jackson Building is a tourist attraction and the first skyscraper in western North Carolina. It's ghostly inhabitant is said to be a man who committed suicide during the Depression. The man's face appears in one of the upper windows, and reports say there is a bulls-eye on the sidewalk... -
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EHP Rating: 87.1Grove Park Inn
Asheville, North Carolina
At this 1913 inn, you may come across a ghostly lady in pink. She is the wife of renowned writer Fitzgerals, and is known to tickle guests' toes at night. She has been spotted by both guests and employees. Room 545 is said to be particularly haunted with slamming doors, laughter, voices, and cold... -
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EHP Rating: 86.9Old Ashe County Hospital
Jefferson, North Carolina
The 1939 building was a hospital until 1969 when it turned into a county office building. Reports say it is currently up for sale. Paranormal investigators have heard unexplained shouts and the elevator dinging, even though there was no electricity in the... -
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EHP Rating: 86.8Blakeney House
Monroe, North Carolina
The 1903 Blakeney House has been a private home, several restaurants and now is used for bible and mission training for the company Youth With a Mission. Although the company maintains that the house is not haunted, it is in fact said to be haunted by three ghosts: William Blakeney himself, a lady... -
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EHP Rating: 86.7Nell Cropsey House
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
The Nell Cropsey House is a private home that is known for its namesake ghost, the beautiful Nell Cropsey. She moved here with her parents in 1898. She became engaged to the sheriff's son Jim Wilcox, but in 1901, she vanished from the house. Jim was arrested on suspicion of murder; Nell's body was... -
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EHP Rating: 86.0Helen's Bridge - Zealandia Bridge
Asheville, North Carolina
Zealandia Bridge, aka Helen’s Bridge, was built in 1909 as a carriageway for the Zealandia Estate. It was mentioned in a passage of Thomas Wolf's "Look Homeward, Angel," as the novelist used to frequently walk under the bridge. Its ghost, Helen, is believed to have been a woman who lived nearby... -
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EHP Rating: 85.7Elizabeth Inn - Sabiston House
Beaufort, North Carolina
Built by Capt. Sabiston in the 1850s, it is believed he still haunts the place to this day. The Elizabeth Inn is unfortunately now... -
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EHP Rating: 85.7USS North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina
The World War II battleship is believed to be haunted by a blond sailor who shows up in passageways and another sailor who peeks out from portholes. Witnesses say hatch doors slam, cold spots are felt and footsteps are... -
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EHP Rating: 85.0Harvey Mansion Historic Inn
New Bern, North Carolina
Established in the early part of the 1800's it is one of the last remaining original buildings in the town. People claim that a woman in period dress glides through the dining room and through walls of the restaurant located in this Inn. Some people also say that they hear what sounds like a... -
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EHP Rating: 85.0Calvary Episcopal Church
Fletcher, North Carolina
The grounds near Calvary Episcopal Church are known for being a favorite "haunt" of the Phantom Rider of the Confederacy. This ghost is a woman with long blonde hair on a palomino seen near the road, then she gallops away quickly. She wears a Confederate cape and a filmy dress, and is believed to... -
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EHP Rating: 84.8Caroleen Broad River Bridge
Ellenboro, North Carolina
Some locals say if you drive past the bridge on rainy nights, you may see the apparitions of two elderly ladies walking. They are believed to be the spirits of two sisters who were killed when they drove off the side of the bridge. Some say if you give them a ride, they'll disappear from the back... -
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EHP Rating: 84.0Radisson Prince Charles Hotel
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Reports say that this hotel may be closed for business, but the building is said to be haunted by the ghost of Charlotte, a young woman who committed suicide here in the early 1900s. It seems that Charlotte was distraught after finding her new husband in bed with a bridesmaid on the 7th floor, in... -
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EHP Rating: 83.9Brown Mountain Lights
Lenoir, North Carolina
It is said that the ghostly orbs that come out of the mountains are the spirits of Cherokee Indian maidens searching for their lost loves. The ghost lights are reported to date back to the 1200, when a big battle claimed the lives of many Indian warriors. The area also has been thought to be a... -
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EHP Rating: 83.3Asheville Seasons Bed and Breakfast
Asheville, North Carolina
Grace is the ghost who haunts this early-20th-century establishment. She is the relative of a former resident here, and she is most active in her own room. Grace's dog has been seen here as well. Some guests have reported that Grace climbed into bed with them and hugged them.... -
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EHP Rating: 83.3Carolina Inn
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
As many as 20 ghosts are said to haunt this 1924 hotel building. The most well-known is that of Dr. William Jacocks, a frequent guest who made the hotel his home after he retired -- and still resides here, folks say. He lived in Room 256, and he makes himself known by locking guests out of his... -
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EHP Rating: 83.3Alston House - Cryptozoology and Paranormal Museum
Littleton, North Carolina
The Alston House is home to many disembodied voices. Items in the house have moved, reappeared and disappeared again. Contractor had to stop working and leave the house because he felt there was a presence with him. (Submitted by Stephen... -
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EHP Rating: 82.9Louisburg College
Louisburg, North Carolina
Louisburg College, founded in 1787, is a private Methodist institution with many suspected ghosts. Its Main Building, used as a hospital during the Civil War, is haunted by a little boy with no face. Voices and sounds abound here, and other ghosts are suspected to call the building home. In the... -
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EHP Rating: 82.8Green Park Inn
Lenoir, North Carolina
This 1880s inn is said to have a haunt on its third floor. Witnesses say the ghost of a woman who died here in recent years has been seen walking through the third-floor... -
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EHP Rating: 82.4Carolina Theatre
Greensboro, North Carolina
In 1981 a fire broke out in the Carolina Theatre while it was closed and killed a woman. As the woman was not supposed to have been there at the time, it is believed she deliberately set the fire that killed her. People now claim that her ghost continues to haunt the building and expresses itself... -
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EHP Rating: 82.4Lydia's Bridge
Jamestown, North Carolina
This bridge outside of Greensboro is said to be haunted by a phantom hitchhiker. Lydia was headed home from a dance in the early 1920s, and as her story goes, her date lost control of the car. He was kileld instantly, but she, badly injured, died on the roadside while trying to flag down help. Now... -
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EHP Rating: 82.2Balsam Mountain Inn
Sylva, North Carolina
This early-1900s inn has two haunted rooms: 205 and 207. There are logs in the room where guests can write about anything strange that occurs during their stay. Folks have reported footsteps, jiggling doorknobs, unexplained noises, and other sounds of someone making a racket in the hallway.... -
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EHP Rating: 82.1Piney Grove Church
Concord, North Carolina
Piney Grove Church was established around the turn of the twentieth century and has four ghosts, according to reports. Witnesses have described strange lights, mists, shadows, and photographic... -
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EHP Rating: 82.1Lees-McRae College - Tate Dorm
Banner Elk, North Carolina
Lees-McRae College, specifically Tate Dorm, has a ghost called Emily. According to reports, 12-year-old Emily Draughn died of tuberculosis in the 1930s inside Tate Dorm, which was then Grace Memorial Hospital. Witnesses say Emily plays pranks like turning electrical things on and off or causing... -
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EHP Rating: 81.8Pond Road
Asheville, North Carolina
The locals may tell you that Pond Road has a ghost dog, seen near the quarry. First, you hear the phantom black hound howl, and then he appears, trotting. Next he starts to run, leaps, and... -
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EHP Rating: 81.8First Presbyterian Church
Asheville, North Carolina
First Presbyterian Church was built in 1841 but was burned in 1865, during the Civil War. The churce was rebuilt in its present Gothic style in 1884. Although author Thomas Wolfe's funeral was held here, it is not his spirit who walks the halls. She is called Black Abbey, an apparition of a woman... -
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EHP Rating: 81.3Mordecai House
Raleigh, North Carolina
The oldest part of Mordecai House, part of a public park, dates to around 1785 and was constructed by Joel Lane for his son Henry. The name of the house changed when Moses Mordecai married Margaret Lane in 1817. It is said to be haunted by family member Mary Willis Mordecai Turk (1858-1937), whose... -
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EHP Rating: 81.3High Point City Hall
High Point, North Carolina
During "active hours" in city hall, there is not much activity that is reported. But at night, shift workers inside the building, which is secured, have experienced multiple occasions of paranormal activity. The various types of accounts have been listed below and further investigation is on... -
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EHP Rating: 80.0Battery Park Hotel
Asheville, North Carolina
Although it was a hotel from the early- to mid-1900s, this building now has been renovated into apartments. Apparitions have been reported here; it is said that a man was murdered on the hotel premises and liked to materialize for the hotel... -
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EHP Rating: 80.01889 WhiteGate Inn and Cottage
Asheville, North Carolina
1889 WhiteGate Inn and Cottage is said to be haunted by Marion Bridgette, or Miss B., the nurse who bought the house in 1928. Her room was what is now the Robert Frost Room. Floating orbs have been photographed, footsteps have been heard on the stairs, lights click off and on, doors slam shut, and... -
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EHP Rating: 80.0Theodosia's
Bald Head Island, North Carolina
Although reports say it is no longer open, this b&b was said to be haunted by the ghost of Theodosia Burr Alston. Thoedosia was the daughter of Aaron Burr and the wife of South Carolina governor Joseph Alston. Mysteriously, the ship she was on disappeared in 1812. She had been sailing from... -
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EHP Rating: 80.0Church of the Redeemer
Woodfin, North Carolina
Church of the Redeemer, built in 1888 with two Tiffany windows, was originally the family chapel for a nearby mansion. The mansion has since burned down. According to witnesses, a female apparition has been spotted coming down the stairs of the sloped cemetery in back. She then crosses Riverside... -
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EHP Rating: 80.0Northside Grill and Bar
Asheville, North Carolina
Northside Grill and Bar, which reports say now operates as Appalachian Tavern, used to have apartments on the second floor where a tenant committed suicide. Now, folks say, patrons have reported uneasy vibes and at times have spotted a shadowy figure that walks across the... -
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EHP Rating: 80.0Live Oak Cafe
Southport, North Carolina
There are alleged to be two resident ghosts here that constantly mess around with the staff and owners. (Submitted by Margo... -
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EHP Rating: 79.4Salem College
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Salem College began in 1772 as a primary school, then a high school and now a college. It is the oldest women's college in the Southern U.S., and it has the abundance of haunts fitting to such an old institution. For example, the Clewell Dorm is haunted by a little girl who fell down an elevator... -
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EHP Rating: 79.4Thomas Divide Overlook
Cherokee, North Carolina
Night-time visitors to this overlook area off the Blue Ridge Parkway (near mile marker 464) often claim to see strange, glowing lights in the sky. No one has yet been able to definitively explain the source or reason for these... -
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EHP Rating: 79.3Somerset Place
Creswell, North Carolina
The Somerset Plantation house and its grounds are believed to be haunted by the former lady of the house, who screams and cries. Folks in the know say she is mourning the death of her son, who drowned in an irrigation... -
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EHP Rating: 79.2Patterson-Noble-Baker House
Louisburg, North Carolina
The circa-1820 Patterson-Noble-Baker House was a plantation home originally, but now serves as a private home. Reports say it is a hot spot for paranormal activity, and ghost hunters have recorded EVPs... -
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EHP Rating: 78.6Reed House - Biltmore Village Inn
Asheville, North Carolina
The inn was originally built as the Reed House in 1892. There have been many spooky occurrences here, such as one night in thw 1970s when heavy footsteps were heard climbing the back stairs late at night, but no one was there. Another time, after folks were laughing and scoffing at the rumors of... -
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EHP Rating: 78.6Fort Fisher
Kure Beach, North Carolina
At Fort Fisher, Civil War ghosts and Fort Fisher hermit Robert E. Harrill, who died under suspicious circumstances, are believed to reside. Civil War General William Whitting, who was injured in the final battle at Fort Fisher and died as a prisoner in 1865 at Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, is... -
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EHP Rating: 78.6Lois Jane's Riverview Inn
Southport, North Carolina
The 1892 bed and breakfast inn is haunted by the daughter of a sea captain who once owned the place during the twentieth-century. Known as 'Lois Jane', the spirit has been heard laughing and singing on the upper floor of the mansion, and on one occasion shook the bed of a male guest and his wife... -
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EHP Rating: 78.3Devil's Tramping Ground
Bennett, North Carolina
According to local lore, this area near Bennett is a 40-foot circle in the middle of a forest in which nothing will grow. Legend has maintained, for over a century, that it is the site where the devil himself rises to the surface to wreak havoc on mankind. Reports say that a geological survey team... -
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EHP Rating: 78.3Latta Plantation
Huntersville, North Carolina
The Latta family, the former owners of the plantation, are said to still live here in their afterlife. The historic site is the setting for strange occurrences, like the sound of ghostly children playing in the empty attic or slamming doors. A shadowy figure is seen from time to time. It is said... -
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EHP Rating: 77.8Vance Birthplace
Weaverville, North Carolina
The birthplace of Zebulon Baird Vance (1830–1894), a Confederate Civil War officer, governor, senator, and writer, is a five-room log house. Vance was a passionate speaker and leader, and a prominent figure in his time. Perhaps spirits of the deceased are still drawn to the charismatic Vance:... -
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EHP Rating: 77.4Sandford House
Fayetteville, North Carolina
This house boasts a haunted stairway where the ghost of a young woman is often seen. Reports of sightings date back for over a hundred years and continue to this day. People claim to see a young woman descending or ascending the stairs, who then vanishes. ... -
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EHP Rating: 76.9Elon University
Elon, North Carolina
Elon University is said to be haunted by Mary, who resides in the West Dormitory and is known for talking to students while they're sleeping. Mary also is blamed for swinging light fixtures, footsteps, electrical anomalies, apparitions, and shattering mirrors. According to campus legend, Mary died... -
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EHP Rating: 76.5Attmore-Oliver House
New Bern, North Carolina
Originally built in 1790, the Attmore-Oliver House is reported to be haunted by poltergeists, possibly stemming from the last private owner or from deaths during a long-ago smallpox epidemic. The large historic home, normally used for Society functions, is open for tours by... -
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EHP Rating: 76.5Foscue Plantation House
Pollocksville, North Carolina
Foscue Plantation House was constructed in 1824 and is said to be haunted by the ghosts of slaves from the 1800s. According to reports, slaves were chained in the attic and their cries and moans are said to ring out at night. A legend about the staircase says that slaves' blood appears on the... -
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EHP Rating: 76.5Kennedy's Premium Bar and Grill
Charlotte, North Carolina
Kennedy's Premium Bar and Grill is housed in a former farmhouse that's reported to be haunted by ghosts who open and close doors, tinker with the radio, or even show up in the restrooms after the bar is... -
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EHP Rating: 76.2Pharr Mansion
Lowell, North Carolina
One afternoon I took my nephew by the mansion as he loved haunted things. I pulled in to the driveway at the end of the street and he got out and walked around the house (I remained in the car). When he got back he stated that he wanted to come back after dark. What he didn't realize was that I... -
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EHP Rating: 76.0The Biltmore Estate
Asheville, North Carolina
The famous Biltmore Estate was owned by George W. Vanderbilt, died from complications of appendicitis in 1914. Afterward, his wife would sit in front of the marble fireplace in the library and talk to George's spirit. Now, witnesses say you can still hear her voice talking, and both spirits are... -
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EHP Rating: 75.5Heartbeat Bridge
Nakina, North Carolina
Shadowy figures can be seen. Lights in the woods sounds of a heart beat can be heard. (Submitted by... -
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EHP Rating: 75.4Brookstown Inn
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
It is said that for the past two or three decades, guests in many of the rooms here have been awakened by the sound of a female voice calling their name repeatedly or saying "Mercy!" over and over... -
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EHP Rating: 75.0Cairn Brae - Crooked Oak Mountain Inn
Asheville, North Carolina
"Cairn Brae" was listed in Sheila Turnage's "Haunted Inns of the Southeast", but it appears that a new B&B is on the premises now called "Crooked Oak Mountain Inn". We don't currently have any details on the nature of the haunt here, but if you know anything please share with us so we can update... -
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EHP Rating: 75.0Guilford College
Greensboro, North Carolina
Guilford College is said to have haunts in its 1961 Dana Auditorium. The building is said to stand on the site of a makeshift Civil War hospital where many soldiers died. The oldest ghost in residence is Lucas, a soldier who tends to appear at 2 a.m. in the Moon Room or the Choir Room. He plays... -
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EHP Rating: 75.0Thomas Wolfe Memorial
Asheville, North Carolina
Old Kentucky Home, the Thomas Wolfe Memorial, was the home of the renowned writer and featured in his autobiographical novel "Look Homeward, Angel." The place has a couple of spirits in residence: those of a woman and a man. The woman's apparition has been spotted in the dining room; the man in a... -
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EHP Rating: 75.0Biltmore-Oteen Bank Building
Asheville, North Carolina
Biltmore-Oteen Bank Building, most recently used for The Melting Pot restaurant, stood abandoned since the flood of 2004. But a ghost from the early part of the 20th century is said to still linger here. The apparition of a man, witnesses say, seems to be looking for something that has been hidden... -
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EHP Rating: 75.0Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, North Carolina
Warren Wilson College, a private liberal arts college, is part of the Work Colleges Consortium. Students must work for the college as part of their schooling, in order to graduate. Buildings rumored to be haunted here include Jensen Lecture Hall, where vacuum cleaners turn off, lights flicker,... -
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EHP Rating: 75.0Beaver Lake
Asheville, North Carolina
Beaver Lake is home to the spirit of a young man who drowned here in the 1970s, according to local lore. His ghost is seen on the lakeshore. A female apparition also has been spotted standing on the dam and looking down into the water. She is thought to be one of the many folks who have committed... -
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EHP Rating: 74.4Bellamy Mansion
Wilmington, North Carolina
Bellamy Mansion is believed to be haunted by members of the Bellamy family and their servants. Investigators have recorded several EVPs and witnessed slamming... -
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EHP Rating: 73.7Brunswick Inn
Southport, North Carolina
A ghost named Tony haunts the Brunswick Inn. He was a riverboat harpist who drowned in 1882 while on a visit here, and he likes to wander through the inn's halls and play tricks on the... -
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EHP Rating: 73.3Glidewells - Tijuana Flat's
Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Glidewells was once a Tijuana Flat's. The Mexican eatery partially burned down, and a little girl perished in the blaze. Since the restaurant was rebuilt, the little girl's ghostly voice was occasionally heard in the... -
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EHP Rating: 73.3Riverside Cemetery
Asheville, North Carolina
Riverside Cemetery has more than 13,000 graves, including authors Thomas Wolfe and William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) and influential politician Zebulon Baird Vance. Witnesses have heard gunfire and seen a phantom Confederate army marching here, perhaps toward the site of the 1865 Battle of... -
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EHP Rating: 72.7Old Courthouse Theatre
Concord, North Carolina
Old Courthouse Theatre, built in 1922, was originally a Baptist church and is rumored to be haunted. One of the ghosts has been nicknamed The Deacon, an apparition of a man in a dark suit who doesn't care for musicals. Footsteps, moving objects, lights going on and off and moving spotlights are... -
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EHP Rating: 71.4Albemarle Opera House
Albemarle, North Carolina
The early-1900s opera house is rumored to be haunted by ghosts whose footsteps are heard around the theater. Shadow figures also have been seen, and a band has been playing ragtime and other music every fall for more than 80 years.... -
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EHP Rating: 71.4University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - Horace Williams House
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
The 1840s Horace Williams House was the home of University of North Carolina's Philosophy Department chairman and taught future renowned author Thomas Wolfe. Williams is said to haunt his former home, moving objects around, rocking a rocking chair and flushing... -
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EHP Rating: 71.4Craven Street Bridge
Asheville, North Carolina
The ghost on the Craven Street Bridge is said to be a naked boy's apparition. Legend has it he drowned when he jumped off the bridge to take a swim in the river... -
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EHP Rating: 71.4Old Tram Road Light
Whiteville, North Carolina
A light comes out of the swamp and chases you as you drive down Old Tram Road. (Submitted by... -
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EHP Rating: 68.8Cousin Martha's Bed and Breakfast
Beaufort, North Carolina
According to "Haunted Inns of the Southeast," guests and staff regularly hear "giggling and footsteps" in the upper floor of the house, when no one else is around. (Seems only to be expected at an inn that sells a trademarked line of spice products called "Satan's... -
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EHP Rating: 67.9Western Carolina University - The Moore Building
Cullowhee, North Carolina
As rumor has it, in the mid-1960s a student was murdered after she refused a man's amorous advances. She now is said to haunt the third floor, crying, screaming and pacing. The man was caught and served a few years in a mental hospital, but then was released. He passed away in the 1980s, and folks... -
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EHP Rating: 66.7McGlohon Theatre
Charlotte, North Carolina
McGlohon Theatre was a church in its original incarnation, but was made into a theater later. The ghosts folks say reside here are from its church days, and can be heard walking or... -
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EHP Rating: 66.7Lewis Memorial Park
Asheville, North Carolina
Lewis Memorial Park is a cemetery where eerie apparitions are said to roam. A ghost horse and rider and a phantom dog are seen here; the rider is thought to be a funeral director, Robert J. Lewis, who donated the land for the cemetery in... -
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EHP Rating: 66.7Church Street
Asheville, North Carolina
Church Street is said to have been built overtop old churchyard graves, causing a restless spirit or two to appear. One is a nun, and the other is a woman in old-fashioned garb who seems to be looking for... -
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EHP Rating: 66.7The Historic S & W Building
Asheville, North Carolina
The Historic S & W Building used to house Shotzy's Bar, where employees said a couple of ghosts hung out. A spectral girl appeared on the balcony, and a phantom waiter walked down the hall toward the kitchen. Coolers were known to open and close on their own as well. Reports say the place once... -
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EHP Rating: 66.7Isis Restaurant and Music Hall
Asheville, North Carolina
Isis Restaurant and Music Hall, formerly Pastabilities Restaurant, is housed in the historic 1930s Isis Theater. One of the ghosts here is Susie, a former owner's little girl who passed away. One time, a restaurant patron's young daughter was having a lively chat with someone unseen, and when asked... -
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EHP Rating: 66.7Alleghany County Courthouse
Sparta, North Carolina
Built in 1933, the historic courthouse was constructed to replace the original edifice which was destroyed by the 'Big Fire of 1932'. Visitors to the building nowadays have reported hearing disembodied footsteps on the staircase and the unexplained sound of whistling near the decommissioned prison... -
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EHP Rating: 64.9Reed Gold Mine
Midland, North Carolina
It all started in 1799 when Mr. Reed's son struck gold in Meadow Creek on the family homestead, and Reed Gold Mine was born. It is said to be haunted by Eleanor Mills, a neighbor od the Reeds in the 1800s. Eleanor and her husband Eugene were quarreling when she tripped and fell down the stairs,... -
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EHP Rating: 63.6Basilica of St. Lawrence
Asheville, North Carolina
The Basilica of St. Lawrence is said to be haunted by architect Rafael Guastavino, who was buried there in 1908, and his wife and daughter. A priest who died in the building is also thought to reside here in spirit. Witnesses report cold spots, apparitions, orbs and lights and doors that operate... -
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EHP Rating: 63.3Tar River
Tarboro, North Carolina
In a Revolutionary War tale, a miller and patriot was drowned in the river by a group of British soldiers. Before he died, he threatened that if they killed him, they would be haunted by a banshee. According to the tale, the banshee appeared, killed the soldiers, and avenged the miller. Folks who... -
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EHP Rating: 63.2Museum of Ashe County History
Jefferson, North Carolina
It is reported that in 2010 a summer intern here witnessed a ghost. Working alone on the first floor, the intern heard a phone ring on the floor above, and then heard footsteps walking across the floor toward the sound, presumably to answer... -
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EHP Rating: 63.2Barley's Taproom and Pizzeria
Asheville, North Carolina
In the area where Barley's now stands, a massacre took place in 1906 when Will Harris shot and killed five people, including two policemen, and then killed himself. To add to the eerieness, the town gallows once stood nearby as well. Folks say the taproom is home to several spirits who make... -
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EHP Rating: 62.5Asheville City Hall
Asheville, North Carolina
One of the many men who committed suicide after the stock market crashed is said to still remain in the Asheville City Hall. The man's apparition wears old-fashioned clothes and has been spotted waiting in line at the snack bar. He isn't really noticed until he vanishes, frightening the employees... -
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EHP Rating: 61.5South Asheville Colored Cemetery
Asheville, North Carolina
South Asheville Colored Cemetery is where African Americans were buried for about a century, beginning in the 1840s. As few records were kept, it is uncertain how many people were buried here, but estimates guess from 1,500 to as many as 5,000. Witnesses here have reported dark, shadowy figures... -
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EHP Rating: 60.9Chowan University
Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Chowan University has a ghostly "Brown Lady" on the third floor of its Columns Building. Her footsteps have been heard, and security guards have chased her thinking she was a prankster. And at Belks Hall, the ghost of a little girl who fell down the stairs while riding a tricycle laughs or screams,... -
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EHP Rating: 60.0Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
Buxton, North Carolina
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is said to be haunted by a ghost cat, a ship's vanished crew, and a man named Bob. The large black-and-white cat has come around for the past 100 years, rubbing on people and then vanishing. It is thought to have been a past light keeper's cat. It stayed with the... -
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EHP Rating: 60.0Fletcher School of Dance
Woodfin, North Carolina
Fletcher School of Dance is rumored to be haunted by shadowy figures who moved construction workers' tools during a renovation and made odd sounds throughout the... -
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EHP Rating: 56.81859 Cafe
Hickory, North Carolina
The 1859 Cafe was believed to be haunted by the friendly ghost of a blonde woman in a long white dress. Actually built in 1859 as a home and a general store, the house was the setting for apparitions that appeared in the bathroom mirror or in photographs, and flickering lights. The business is no... -
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EHP Rating: 56.5The Winds Resort Beach Club
Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina
A ghost named Sam lingers in one of the cabins here. Sam was a guest here when he died of a heart attack, and many claim he never left the buidling. Witnesses, both guests and employees, have reported cold spots and window shades opening on their own, and some have even seen the ghost of Sam... -
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EHP Rating: 55.6Inn on Main Street
Weaverville, North Carolina
The Inn on Main Street is rumored to be haunted. Doors have been heard opening and closing on their own, pictures have been heard falling off walls, although the fallen pictures were never... -
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EHP Rating: 54.6New Berne House Inn
New Bern, North Carolina
Though no longer currently operating as an inn, this old brick home was said to have had two haunted rooms. The owners received multiple reports from guests of various "odd occurrences" that happened during different... -
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EHP Rating: 54.6North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
The ghostly campus legends at North Carolina State University include a haunting by a student who threw herself off the roof of the D.H. Hill Library in the 1980s (her silhouette is occasionally spotted on the roof) and a construction worker who haunts the Bell... -
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EHP Rating: 53.9The Lodge on Lake Lure
Lake Lure, North Carolina
The 1937 lodge began as a retreat for highway patrolmen and their families and a memorial to highway patrolman George Penn, who was shot and killed on the job. It was opened to the public in 1990. Rumor has it that the ghost who resides here is none other than George Penn. He has been seen walking... -
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EHP Rating: 53.9Mountain Brew Cafe
Arden, North Carolina
Mountain Brew Cafe is no longer in operation, reports say. But its building may still be haunted by many ghosts. One, according to local legend, is the spirit of a woman who was murdered on the second floor. Witnesses inside the restaurant often heard footsteps on the stairs when nobody was... -
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EHP Rating: 50.0Alexander Michael’s
Charlotte, North Carolina
Alexander Michael’s restaurant, open since 1983, is said to be haunted, although reports are unclear as to the exact nature of the... -
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EHP Rating: 50.0Dixie's Tavern
Charlotte, North Carolina
Long said to be one of the most haunted spots in Charlotte but no one seems to know who haunts it or why. In 2013 it was announced that Dixie's would be closing and the land would be made into a park, so it seems it is slated for demolition sometime...
