-
The Montrose House
Montrose, Pennsylvania
18.9 miles from Thompson, PA
The original building that stood here was once a jail, a funeral home, and a schoolhouse, but that building burned down in the 1920s. The current building was finished in 1926 and is said to be haunted by a little boy's ghost. He is seen often in the halls and ...
Read more » -
Roberson Mansion
Binghamton, New York
26.1 miles from Thompson, PA
The historic Roberson Mansion, completed in 1907, is rumored to be haunted by ghost children who run in the hallways and possibly original owner Alonzo Roberson himself. An older man has been seen in the museum near closing time, only to disappear without a trace.
Read more » -
Bundy Museum
Binghamton, New York
26.9 miles from Thompson, PA
Built at the turn of the last century. The Bundy has been investigated by several teams from around the region. Activity has ranged from apparitions being seen in the 2nd floor window, energy vortexes on the 3rd floor that make t difficult to stand and an uneasy feeling in ...
Read more » -
Stone Arch Bridge
Kenoza Lake, New York
29.9 miles from Thompson, PA
In 1892 George Markert was murdered upon this bridge by Adam & Joseph Heidt, for Adam believed the George was a warlock who had placed a hex upon him. This hex could be activated any time George did something 3 times, so it seems a little too ironic that this ...
Read more » -
Houdini Museum
Scranton, Pennsylvania
30.8 miles from Thompson, PA
The Houdini museum with its psychic theater is considered a very haunted place. Seances are conducted here, and the place has been featured on many TV programs.
Read more » -
1217 Marion Street
Dunmore, Pennsylvania
31.1 miles from Thompson, PA
This 113-year-old home was listed for sale in January 2014 with the description: “slightly haunted.” The owners say they experienced banging doors, strange noises from the basement, footsteps, knocks, screams in the night, a ghostly face that appears in the mirror in the second-floor bathroom, and a constant eerie feeling ...
Read more » -
Andy Gavin's Eatery and Pub
Scranton, Pennsylvania
31.2 miles from Thompson, PA
The 1800s building that houses this restaurant and pub is haunted by a spirit folks call George. George tinkers with the lights, moves dishes around, and even uses the restroom, including latching the stall door and flushing the toilet. Some witnesses have even seen George's apparition.
Read more » -
The Banshee Pub
Scranton, Pennsylvania
32.2 miles from Thompson, PA
Once a warehouse building, the pub was used as a morgue during a 1917 Spanish flu epidemic. It was believed to be haunted, hence the spooky name. The pub closed in 2012.
Read more » -
Courthouse Square
Scranton, Pennsylvania
32.4 miles from Thompson, PA
Nightly walks of Scranton's oldest and most haunted area. The office television show had a whole evening devoted to the Scranton Ghost Walk. The title of the show was Spooky. It is a 90 minute tour that includes the most haunted places in the area. Including where ...
Read more » -
Octagon Farm
Walton, New York
33.6 miles from Thompson, PA
It is said that a harrowing scene of a young woman being thrown form a horse replays nightly at this former dairy farm built in the 1850s. The site was turned into a bed-and-breakfast but is now closed.
Read more » -
Sherwood Inn
Greene, New York
34.7 miles from Thompson, PA
So when you go on the "internets" to look up the Sherwood Inn the ubiquitous description states that "A female committed suicide here". A female what? Howler monkey? Pony? In any case a female of some sort is alleged to have died and now roams the place. ...
Read more » -
Owego Parkview Restaurant
Owego, New York
41.8 miles from Thompson, PA
Owego Parkview Restaurant, established in 2012 in an 1867 historic building, is rumored to be home to several ghosts whose voices have been recorded during ghost investigations. The owner found a sealed-up room while doing renovations, and mysterious things happen in the restaurant. For example, a phantom dinner bell chimes. ...
Read more » -
Calaboose Grille
Owego, New York
41.8 miles from Thompson, PA
The building that houses the Calaboose Grille began its life over a century ago as the Owego Town Jail. In fact, “Calaboose” is Cajun slang for jail, and the foundation is reported to have been laid by a chain gang. Some believe the restaurant is haunted by prisoners who once ...
Read more » -
Welles House
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
47 miles from Thompson, PA
The circa-1860 Welles House, built by industrialist Augustus C. Laning, has been compared to the Amityville Horror house. Strange deaths and tragedies followed Laning: His factories burned down and his nephew was killed after a lightning strike began a fire in the barn, trapping him under the body of a ...
Read more » -
Buck Hill Falls
Cresco, Pennsylvania
48.3 miles from Thompson, PA
This now-closed inn was originally opened by Quakers in 1901 and remained in business until 1990. Its haunted status merited it a place on the MTV show "Fear." Witnesses say that a woman committed suicide in room 62 just before her wedding, and her ghost has been seen. The men's ...
Read more » -
The Edge of Thyme
Candor, New York
48.9 miles from Thompson, PA
The owners of this B&B claim to hear footsteps walking on an uninterrupted wooden floor, despite the home having rugs on the floors. Guests have also reported waking up and seeing a White Lady ghost with blond hair standing at the foot of their bed.
Read more » -
Cliff Park Inn
Milford, Pennsylvania
52.3 miles from Thompson, PA
The inn was, until recently, a very busy resort, but now stands empty. Three ghosts are known to reside here: Sally, who just might open the door for you, if she likes you; the Lady in Brown, who has been known to appear on the staircase; and Walt, who has ...
Read more » -
Tom Quick Inn
Milford, Pennsylvania
52.4 miles from Thompson, PA
At this old Victorian inn, spirits like to make neatly made beds look rumpled, like someone has slept in them. They also have been known to call out the names of the staff and move guests' beds.
Read more » -
Woodfield Manor
Cresco, Pennsylvania
53.4 miles from Thompson, PA
We've recently covered a story and made a video about the haunting at one of our locations, Woodfield Manor near the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. The story about the haunting can be found here: https://sundancevacationsblog.com/travel/a-haunting-in-the-poconos/ Allegedly, the spirit of a woman haunts the manor. The owner explains in the video that she ...
Read more » -
Henryville House
Henryville, Pennsylvania
54.9 miles from Thompson, PA
The beautiful hotel that once stood on this spot no longer stands, but it was well known as the area's haunted house while it sat for years unused. Folks claim at least 9 spirits lived there, including a child, 3 men and 5 women. They were siad to be friendly ...
Read more » -
Burroughs Memorial Field - Woodchuck Lodge
Roxbury, New York
56.3 miles from Thompson, PA
Woodchuck Lodge is the former home of naturalist John Burroughs; his gravesite is near a rock where he played as a child, and, as an adult, sat and thought about nature. It is said that those who sit in the center of the rock will feel a cold spot, believed ...
Read more » -
Tannersville Inn
Tannersville, Pennsylvania
58.5 miles from Thompson, PA
If you ask around at this restaurant, you may get a tale with your meal. Locals say that many years ago, a man in his 30s or 40s was killed behind the building in a hit-and-run accident. His ghost has been seen an upstairs room, often lying on the bed ...
Read more » -
Cranberry Manor Bed and Breakfast
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
58.6 miles from Thompson, PA
Cranberry Manor Bed and Breakfast is a former 1880's Summer Boarding house located in East Stroudsburg, PA. Innkeepers and Guests have had many unexplained events at the B&B. Guests have awakened to the smell of "Bacon" or "muffins" or "coffee" around 5AM. Several of the guests ...
Read more » -
The Shanley Hotel
Napanoch, New York
59.4 miles from Thompson, PA
I'll be honest, I am always a little leery of places that market themselves primarily as a haunted hotel. It's different to be a HAUNTED HOTEL than a hotel that happens to be haunted. I can never decide if they are taking advantage of the craze with smoke and ...
Read more » -
Fishing Creek Lodge Bed and Breakfast
Benton, Pennsylvania
59.4 miles from Thompson, PA
Multiple appearances of ghost(s) in different rooms to different guests. Doors opened on their own, unexplained noises at night. (Submitted by Karen Parsons)
Read more » -
1890 House
Cortland, New York
61 miles from Thompson, PA
Visitors at this historic house museum have been surprised to find floating orbs and ghostly images in their photographs. Ghosts believed to reside here are Chester Wickwire, his wife Ardell, his son Raymond, and a servant named Victoria who committed suicide here. The site has been featured on TV's Ghost ...
Read more » -
SUNY College at Cortland
Cortland, New York
61.3 miles from Thompson, PA
State University of New York Cortland is no stranger to the spirit world. Rumor has it that the ghost of a bleeding football player appears every year in Clark Hall's Room 716. And at Brockway Hall, the ghost of a former cook has appeared standing at the top of the ...
Read more » -
The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
62.8 miles from Thompson, PA
Visit this inn and you may catch a glimpse of a ghostly woman who walks past the lobby into the Dogwood Dining Room. The ghost also is said to use the ladies' restroom, locking herself into a stall from the inside and then flushing the toilet. Some folks have described ...
Read more » -
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Cooperstown, New York
65.2 miles from Thompson, PA
Featured on TV's Ghost Hunters, the baseball museum is believed to be haunted. Witnesses have heard a voice that sounded like baseballer Ted Williams say “persevere, to have courage, to excel and be great.” Other male voices have been heard in the Plaque Gallery. Employees have described a feeling of ...
Read more » -
The Otesaga Resort Hotel
Cooperstown, New York
65.4 miles from Thompson, PA
People report hearing unseen children laughing and playing in the hallway on the third floor and strange voices in the "Glimmerglass Room". Additionally people claim to have seen full-body apparitions strolling though the corridors and grounds, dressed in period clothing.
Read more » -
Elmira College
Elmira, New York
68.7 miles from Thompson, PA
Spookiness abounds at Elmira College, some say. Take Cowles Hall, where some say eerie lights float down hallways and whispering comes from nowhere. Some believe the building is split down the middle, with one good and one evil half. And an empty fourth-floor room of Tompkins Hall is rumored to ...
Read more » -
Lindenwald Haus
Elmira, New York
68.9 miles from Thompson, PA
Lindenwald Haus has been housing aged and destitute men, women and orphans for 140 years. As the need to house civil war widows waned the owner entered into an agreement with the city of Elmira to provide housing and shelter for local residents. The original charter for the building was to ...
Read more » -
Connecticut Hill Cemetery
Thompson, New York
69 miles from Thompson, PA
This area is rumored to be the home of a group of migratory Sasquatch, or Bigfoot, creatures as well as the site of many UFO sightings, but the Connecticut Hill Cemetery ghosts don't seem to be afraid. Witnesses have seen orbs, human shapes, shadows and strange mists while visiting the ...
Read more » -
Goshen Historic Track
Goshen, New York
69.5 miles from Thompson, PA
Goshen Historic Track is said to be haunted by the spirit of a jockey and his horse, who both drowned in the nearby lake early 1900s. They've been seen riding along the lake or chasing visitors through the dirt-road trails; other witnesses say the clip-clopping of ghostly horse hooves has ...
Read more » -
The Inn At Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
70.1 miles from Thompson, PA
The inn, originally built in 1833, is said to be haunted. Guests have reported seeing orbs and shadows in their photographs, and even in their beds. TVs operate by themselves, objects move, and in some instances, guests have awakened to find the chairs in their room have been turned upside-down ...
Read more » -
Old Jail Museum
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
70.1 miles from Thompson, PA
Legend has it that at the Old Jail Museum, a bloody handprint on one of the jail walls keeps coming back even if it is painted over. Ghost tours are offered on the premises.
Read more » -
Mohonk Mountain House
High Falls, New York
70.2 miles from Thompson, PA
Although rumors of this place being haunted are vague and unsubstantiated, some employees and locals claim that this hotel is actually the place that inspired the Overlook hotel in Stephen King's "The Shining". As Stephen King has himself stated that a certain "Colorado resort" (Stanley) was not the inspiration ...
Read more » -
Vernon Inn
Vernon Township, New Jersey
70.4 miles from Thompson, PA
Vernon Inn was built around 1833 by John Vandegriff, and it is rumored to be haunted. Witnesses say lights come on and off, doors open and close, and apparitions and shadows have been seen. Ghost investigators turned up many orbs in photographs as well as EVPs of a child's voice.
Read more » -
Silvio's Italian Villa Restaurant
Warwick, New York
71.7 miles from Thompson, PA
Silvio's Italian Villa Restaurant is housed in a building that originally dates back to the 1700s, was originally inhabited by a Revolutionary War veteran Levi Ellis. After several owners it was purchased by the Vail family, when tragedy struck. In 1972, Roy Vail’s sister was found murdered in 1972, and ...
Read more » -
Hyde Hall
Cooperstown, New York
72.1 miles from Thompson, PA
Built in the early 19th century, and at one time the largest mansion in the entire United States, Hyde Hall is now said to be haunted by the wife of its original owner, George Clarke. The story goes that upon George's death, the son inherited the house and threw ...
Read more » -
Jenny Jump State Forest
Blairstown, New Jersey
72.7 miles from Thompson, PA
At Jenny Jump State Forest, some say the ghost of Jenny lurks. Legend has it that she was 9 years old when she was playing on the cliffs, and the sudden appearance of a Native American nearby startled her. She called out to her father, who cried out in alarm, ...
Read more » -
Shades Of Death Road
Independence Township, New Jersey
72.8 miles from Thompson, PA
Shades Of Death Road, or just "Shades" to locals, is a 7-mile stretch that's the subject of myriad local legends. In fact, it's said that so many paranormal enthusiasts try to steal the street signs that residents have gone as far as to smear grease on the poles to try ...
Read more » -
Hotel Iola
Millville, Pennsylvania
72.8 miles from Thompson, PA
Although this 19th-century hotel building was a restaurant for a while during recent years, it is now reportly empty and up for sale. The place was said to be haunted, as evidenced by bar stools that rotated by themselves, shadowy forms appearing in long black dresses, and faces wearing Victorian-style ...
Read more » -
Richmond Hotel
Bangor, Pennsylvania
72.9 miles from Thompson, PA
The Richmond Hotel is a casual restaurant in an historic building in Bangor, PA. The owner, Debbie, has worked there for 26 years, and has owned it for the last 14. She's told us that she's seen orbs, people have had their backs touched by unseen hands, and ...
Read more » -
Demarest Building
Warwick, New York
73 miles from Thompson, PA
The Demarest Building, once called the National Hotel, was constructed in 1863 and was used as an inn and a meeting place for the townspeople. In the mid-1900s, the building was turned into apartments and the Demarest Bar, which closed in the early 1990s. It is now a complex of ...
Read more » -
Sanger Mansion - Sangerfield House
Waterville, New York
73.7 miles from Thompson, PA
The historic Sanger Mansion, aka Sangerfield House, is rumored to be haunted by ghostly monks. Some folks have told the tale that the place used to be a monastery; other reports say this is simply not so, and the house was always a private home.
Read more » -
The Colby Mansion - Tamaracks Country Villa
Byram Township, New Jersey
74.5 miles from Thompson, PA
The former Colby Mansion (now Tamaracks Country Villa bed-and-breakfast inn), was originally a turn-of-the-century stone farmhouse. In 1909 it was turned into a castle, and the Tamaracks Country Villa was born. Local teens tell the story of a rich man who lived here and was entangled in the occult. He ...
Read more » -
The Inn at Turkey Hill
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
74.8 miles from Thompson, PA
Housed in an 1839 farmhouse, the inn is said to be haunted by an owner's mother, who died in the building. Her perfume has been detected, and she is said to walk the place at night. The rocking chair on the porch would move as well. Folks who rented the ...
Read more » -
Lorenzo State Historic Site
Cazenovia, New York
75.4 miles from Thompson, PA
Lorenzo State Historic Site is the former home of city founder John Lincklaen. His ghost and some of his household are said to linger in his abode, materializing as stately gentlemen, servants, or lights that come on and go off when no one is in the building.
Read more » -
Brae Loch Inn
Cazenovia, New York
75.8 miles from Thompson, PA
Brae Loch Inn was once the William Burr Estate, built in 1805. According to reports, Rooms 11 and 12 are especially haunted. Around the inn, visitors may discover strange noises and apparitions of "Scotty," a man in a kilt; a young girl in a blue dress carrying a tray of ...
Read more »
» Cemeteries near Thompson, PA
» Find museums in Thompson, PA