-
0Herrick Hotel
Gary, South Dakota
33.1 miles from Watertown, SD
Patrons have heard the ghostly laughter of a child who lived at the historic hotel when it was a blind school. Others have reported hearing footsteps on the upper floor of the building when no one is around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
Read more » -
0
South Dakota State University - Doner Auditorium
Brookings, South Dakota
43.4 miles from Watertown, SD
The ghost who haunts Doner Auditorium is believed to be a former janitor who fell to his death in 1919 from an alcove that housed an organ. After that, the organ played randomly on its own until it was dismantled. The ghost still walks, though, tinkering with the electricity and ...
Read more » -
0
Old Taunton Catholic Cemetery
Taunton, Minnesota
55.9 miles from Watertown, SD
Reports say that the apparition of a 12-year-old girl in a rocking chair was seen rocking next to her grave.
Read more » -
0
Fort Sisseton State Park
Eden, South Dakota
56.2 miles from Watertown, SD
Fort Sisseton State Park is said to be haunted. Witnesses here have described strange lights and a feeling of uneasiness.
Read more » -
0
Pipestone County Museum
Pipestone, Minnesota
73.5 miles from Watertown, SD
Housed in a building that was once the city hall, the museum is said to be haunted by the ghost of a little blonde girl who appears wearing a blue 19th-century dress and white apron. Footsteps and stomping are also heard, and reports say the ghost of the old doctor ...
Read more » -
0
Calumet Historic Hotel
Pipestone, Minnesota
73.5 miles from Watertown, SD
This historic hotel was erected during the nineteenth century to serve as a railroad stopover for the railway industry which at the time was the lifeblood of the township. The hotel featured two especially haunted rooms, which are always in demand by paranormal investigators and enthusiasts visiting the very ...
Read more » -
0
Northern State University
Aberdeen, South Dakota
76.7 miles from Watertown, SD
Two buildings at the university are rumored to be haunted. The Jerde Hall dormitory is home to a ghostly little girl who has been seen and heard in rooms and hallways. The Johnson Fine Arts Center has a ghost who whistles a tune from the empty men's restroom and occasionally ...
Read more » -
0
Old Minnehaha Courthouse Museum
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
95.1 miles from Watertown, SD
This historic courthouse is now the county museum, and is believed to be haunted by many different spirits. Staff and visitors claim to have heard someone falling down the stairs, and have heard disembodied footsteps walking between various rooms. Various visitors have also seen an elderly man sweeping one of ...
Read more » -
0
Orpheum Theatre Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
95.2 miles from Watertown, SD
At the 1913 Orpheum Theater, a deceased actor's ghost is said to linger. Nicknamed Larry, the unknown and angry ghost was first noticed by living actors around 1960. Larry was known to blow fuses and drop sandbags onto living actors. And in 1972, a technical director heard a loud noise ...
Read more » -
0
Pettigrew House Museum
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
95.2 miles from Watertown, SD
This historic mansion was built in 1889, and those on guided tours of the building may get more than they bargained for. The building is rumoured to be haunted by the wife of a former attorney who owned the building. Staff claim to have seen her inspecting the building, and ...
Read more » -
0
Washington Pavilion
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
95.6 miles from Watertown, SD
Locals tell of a construction worker who died after falling into an elevator shaft. Witnesses have described the unexplained sound of ghostly footsteps and an eerie feeling of being watched.
Read more » -
0
715 South Phillips Avenue
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
95.9 miles from Watertown, SD
This historic apartment block is believed to be haunted by the apparition of a barefooted man, who has been seen wandering through the corridors. Other paranormal activity reported includes disembodied footsteps, cold spots, ghostly voices and bizarre knocking noises. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
Read more » -
0
Palace Theatre
Luverne, Minnesota
97 miles from Watertown, SD
The Palace Theater was built by Herman Jochims in 1915, and his wife Maude played piano to accompany the silent films shown there. Her ghost is said to remain here playing the pipe organ, even though it no longer works. Both Herman and Maude have been seen as apparitions, and ...
Read more » -
0
Gitchie Manitou State Preserve
Larchwood, Iowa
100.6 miles from Watertown, SD
The 1973 Gitchie Manitou Murders involved an attack on a group of five teenagers at Gitchie Manitou State Preserve in Lyon County, Iowa. Four of the teenagers were killed and a fifth was raped. We have been there several times and have got many voices and apparitions. I was ...
Read more »
» Cemeteries near Watertown, SD
» Find museums in Watertown, SD
