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0The Social Parlor
St. Joseph, Missouri
5.3 miles from Wathena, KS
The Social Parlor is a century-old building that held small businesses, such as a furrier's shop, which catered to the town's wealthy in the late 1800s to early 1900s. The ghost believed to haunt the building is, in fact, a furrier. Reports say the building is not currently in ...
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Barbosa's Castillo
Saint Joseph, Missouri
5.4 miles from Wathena, KS
A Mexican restaurant specialising in authentic cuisine is housed inside this 1891 historic castle, which was formerly owned by a J.B Moss and his family. Staff nowadays working at the establishment have reported various instances of poltergeist activity, but little else is known about the hauntings and their origin. (Submitted ...
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Glore Psychiatric Museum
St. Joseph, Missouri
7.6 miles from Wathena, KS
The Glore Psychiatric Museum is rumored to be haunted by long-dead patients who are still hoping that their mental illness can be cured. Apparitions seen here include a sharply dressed man and an elderly man, and in the basement, the motion detector is often set off when no one is ...
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The Sallie House
Atchison, Kansas
15.9 miles from Wathena, KS
The Sallie House is an unassuming, painted-brick house built around 1870, but is known for being extremely haunted. Sallie, the imaginary friend of a former tenant's daughter, is believed to be one of its ghosts. Some of the strange things experienced here include pictures turned upside down on the walls, ...
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0Tuck U Inn At Glick Mansion
Atchison, Kansas
16 miles from Wathena, KS
At this historic inn, over a century old, a ghost is known to make noises, including footsteps, at night, and open and close the doors.
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Atchison Daily Globe
Atchison, Kansas
16.3 miles from Wathena, KS
This local newspaper office is believed to be haunted by a deceased newspaper editor who died under mysterious circumstances. Witnesses working late have heard the back door, although locked, open and close on its own.
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Round Mound Cemetery
Cummings, Kansas
24.1 miles from Wathena, KS
Local legend has it that a witch haunts this cemetery, causing the wind not to blow here. Screams are said to ring out from the graves at times.
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Main Street Galleria
Weston, Missouri
24.2 miles from Wathena, KS
In all areas of the building, there have been items moved, voices, as well as the smell of cigarette smoke when the owner of the building, Verna (Treese) Kowertz was alone. teams of paranormal investigators have been in and experienced having items moved, disappear, and batteries die when they were ...
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Saint George Hotel
Weston, Missouri
24.2 miles from Wathena, KS
This 1845 hotel is rumoured to have a few hauntings dating back to the civil war, including the ghost of a young boy who has been known to hide objects belonging to guests. According to the guestbook, most of the ghostly activity is confined to Room #302 and Room ...
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Pink Rosebud Bed and Breakfast
Plattsburg, Missouri
29.8 miles from Wathena, KS
This 1878 bed and breakfast has always had a neighbourhood reputation as a 'haunted house', but it wasn't until recently that the current owners suspected that something otherworldly was going on at the inn. Paranormal activity reported at this location includes doors opening and closing of their own accord, ...
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Santa Fe Depot Diner
Leavenworth, Kansas
30.5 miles from Wathena, KS
The apparition of a woman has appeared in this diner's kitchen, and recordings have been made of two disembodied voices. The diner is a stop on a local ghost tour.
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Park University
Parkville, Missouri
41.9 miles from Wathena, KS
Rumor around Park University is that during World War II, two female students hanged themselves in Herr House. Footsteps coming from empty rooms and other strange occurrences have led students to believe the ladies' spirits linger here. And the Jenkin and Barbara David Theater is said to be haunted by ...
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The Jesse James Farm
Kearney, Missouri
42 miles from Wathena, KS
The Jesse James Farm is where well-known outlaw Jesse James grew up, and it's rumored to be haunted. Jesse James’ parents moved there in 1842, and Jesse's and brother Frank's James Gang terrorized the West from 1860 to 1882, stealing an estimated $200,000. Jesse was killed in 1882 when Bob ...
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Phillips 66
Liberty, Missouri
44.6 miles from Wathena, KS
There is a ghost that haunts this location regularly at nights. I used to work there and sometimes a ghost would move items in the store or open the freezer cabinets. One time an orange. When I got the job I was told about the ghost and about how the last ...
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Holton House Bed and Breakfast
Holton, Kansas
46.5 miles from Wathena, KS
The manor house was previously a funeral parlour before being refurbished to a bed and breakfast, and guests have reported ghostly activity such as voices coming out of the dining room when there is no one around. Guests have also reported seeing shadowy apparitions in their rooms at night. (Submitted by ...
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Belvoir Winery
Liberty, Missouri
46.7 miles from Wathena, KS
Many spirits are said to reside in the winery buildings, including orphan children and a mischievous man. Ghost investigations have turned up unexplained voices and communication using dowsing rods.
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Strawberry Hill Museum
Kansas City, Kansas
48 miles from Wathena, KS
Strawberry Hill Museum is housed in a mansion built in 1887 and was inhabited by the Scroggs family. In 1919 it opened as a children's orphanage and day-care run by the Sisters of St. Francis of Christ, which lasted until the 1980s. It is now a museum, and is haunted ...
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0Elms Hotel
Excelsior Springs, Missouri
48.3 miles from Wathena, KS
This 1912 hotel is noteworthy for many reasons. Harry S. Truman spent election night here in 1948. It was also once a training camp for boxer Jack Dempsey, and a summer camp for the 1948 New York Giants. But the hotel is also noted for its haunts, which provide ...
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0Hotel Savoy
Kansas City, Missouri
49.3 miles from Wathena, KS
It is said that Betsy Ward, who lived here in the late 1800s, died in room 505 of this hotel, although how she died is uncertain. One story says she committed suicide in the bathtub; another that there was foul play. Both guests and staff have heard unexplained voices, seen ...
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The Coates House
Kansas City, Missouri
49.3 miles from Wathena, KS
The Coates House was a hotel that opened in 1867 and had some famous guests, including three presidents: William McKinley, Grover Cleveland and Theodore Roosevelt. A fire in 1978 killed at least 16 folks in the homeless shelter the building had by then become. Now, folks say shadowy figures move ...
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Charles B. Leach House
Kansas City, Missouri
49.4 miles from Wathena, KS
Charles B. Leach was a lumber baron who built this Queen Anne Victorian home in 1887. Beginning in 1915, the house was used as a home for unwed mothers and later a women's shelter. It was in operation until 1990. The house is believed to be haunted because of mysterious ...
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The Folly Theater
Kansas City, Missouri
49.5 miles from Wathena, KS
The Folly Theater, known as “The Pink Lady,” opened around 1900 and is haunted by an early manager. Joe Donegan was known for bringing big names to his theater, including the Marx Brothers, Gypsy Rose Lee, Fanny Brice, and prizefighters Jack Dempsey and Jack Johnson. When the theater underwent renovation ...
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0Kemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
49.5 miles from Wathena, KS
According to local lore, it is the ghost of former WWE wrestler Owen Hart who haunts this arena. In 1999 he died when he fell from the arena's ceiling while attempting to descend as his superhero image The Blue Blazer. Folks say Hart's ghost has been seen wearing his blue ...
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Muehlebach Hotel
Kansas City, Missouri
49.6 miles from Wathena, KS
The hotel building was formerly a theatre, and hotel guests have reported seeing the apparition of a lady in a blue dress on different floors of the hotel. She is believed to have been a former theatre patron or actress who died when the building was part of an adjoining ...
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Kansas City Music Hall
Kansas City, Missouri
49.6 miles from Wathena, KS
Kansas City Music Hall is a 1930s marvel with elaborate décor and an impressive antique pipe organ sporting over 2,000 pipes. But that's not all the ritzy theater has to offer. It seems to be a hangout for the music-loving spirit set. During performances, folks have reported apparitions of well-dressed ...
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Kansas City Power and Light Company Building
Kansas City, Missouri
49.7 miles from Wathena, KS
Employees have reported seeing shadowy figures jumping from the top of the historic building, only to vanish before they reach the ground. Night staff have reported hearing weird noises and getting the feeling of being watched. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Kansas City, Missouri
49.9 miles from Wathena, KS
The grand St. Mary’s Episcopal Church began holding services here in the 1800s, and it is believed to be haunted by the spirit of an early rector, Father Henry David Jardine. Father Jardine was said to be a controversial character in his day, leading to some disagreements with church members ...
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Chestnut House
Kansas City, Missouri
50 miles from Wathena, KS
Chestnut House is an 1884 Victorian Gothic house that is believed to be haunted by former tenants named the Finches, a mother and her son who occupied the home for 70 years. Both apparitions have been seen; the mother in a mourning dress and the son in a bow tie. ...
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Union Station
Kansas City, Missouri
50.5 miles from Wathena, KS
Union Station's busiest time was during World War II, when 300 passengers came through per day. Its ghosts are believed to have come from this time. Suggs Mailer is the most well-known spirit here, a man whose job it was to transfer mail from underground trains to the post office ...
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Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center
Kansas City, Missouri
50.6 miles from Wathena, KS
Formerly the Hyatt Regency, the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center building has seen some tragic incidents. In 1981, two walkways collapsed onto a dance competition in the lobby, killing 114 and injuring 216. It is supposed that the hotel's occasional supernatural visitor, a ghostly woman in a tea ...
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Sauer Castle
Kansas City, Kansas
50.6 miles from Wathena, KS
Sauer's Castle, a German gothic mansion, was built in the 1700s by German businessman Anton Philip Sauer for his wife Marie and their 5 daughters. Witnesses say it is haunted, as evidenced by lights that appear floating around the property and in the lookout tower, plus the sounds of laughing, ...
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Mound Grove Cemetery
Independence, Missouri
52.8 miles from Wathena, KS
White apparitions, seemingly a woman in a nightgown, have been seen here, sometimes following visitors. The apparition disappears at the cemetery gate, as if it is unable, or perhaps unwilling, to go past it.
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Donaldson House
Kansas City, Missouri
53 miles from Wathena, KS
Donaldson House is a 1901 mansion is said to be haunted by eight ghosts. It's owned by the Kansas City Art Institute, who uses it for studios and offices. The ghosts are said to include one friendly one and eight cantankerous ones, who aren't pleased with the students who use ...
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0Vaile Mansion
Independence, Missouri
53.2 miles from Wathena, KS
People believe that the former mistress of the home still occupies it. People claim to see Mrs. Vaile looking through the window and have seen her about the property. In addition, people believe that there is left over residual hauntings and negative energy from the mansion's days as an asylum. ...
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Hill Park Cemetery
Independence, Missouri
53.6 miles from Wathena, KS
Hill Park Cemetery is known for containing the burial site of Frank James, the older brother of outlaw Jesse James. His wife Ann Ralston James is buried here as well. Witnesses say a glowing, misty figure appears here, walking over the hill at night. Ghostly Civil War soldiers are said ...
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President Truman's House
Independence, Missouri
53.9 miles from Wathena, KS
President Truman's House is a Victorian 14-room home, now operating as a museum. Staff members have seen the ghost of President Truman himself inside the home, often in the living room or walking the sidewalks outside. The smell of his brandy also has been detected. President Truman passed away in ...
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Rotary Park
Independence, Missouri
54 miles from Wathena, KS
Margie Kay, author of "Haunted Independence," believes Rotary Park to be haunted. She claims to have seen and/or felt numerous ghostly presences on the grounds - one of which is named "Old George." The western side of the park is said to harbor some particularly dark entities.
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Epperson House
Kansas City, Missouri
54 miles from Wathena, KS
This house, built around 1920, is now part of the University of Missouri–Kansas City. It is believed to be haunted and has been featured as on of the Top 5 U.S. haunted houses on TV's Unsolved Mysteries. The ghost in residence is Harriet Evelyn Barse, adopted daughter of original owner ...
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1859 Jail and Marshal's Museum
Independence, Missouri
54.1 miles from Wathena, KS
The 1859 Jail and Marshal's Museum is said to be visited by spirits, including Henry Bugler, a former Jackson County sheriff, who was killed at the jail in 1866 and has been seen in the center south cell in a blue suit. Jesse James' brother Frank was imprisoned here for ...
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Pitcher Cemetery
Independence, Missouri
54.4 miles from Wathena, KS
Pitcher Cemetery began as an 1830s family plot for the Thomas Pitcher family. It is also a burial spot for Revolutionary War soldiers, as well as some mass graves, one for Civil War soldiers and another for a group of pioneers who died of cholera around 1850. Orbs, strange noises ...
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Bingham Waggoner Estate
Independence, Missouri
54.5 miles from Wathena, KS
At the 1852 Bingham Waggoner Estate, owned by Civil War artist George Caleb Bingham, visitors can get a look at its original paintings and furnishings--and, if they're lucky, a ghost. A mysterious ghost bride has appeared around or on the stairs, and orbs show up in photographs taken here.
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John Wornall House
Kansas City, Missouri
54.7 miles from Wathena, KS
At the John Wornall House, built during the 1850s, soldiers' ghosts have been seen on the balconies and guarding the doors. The farm is very close to the site of the Civil War Battle of Westport, and this house was used as a temporary hospital for the injured men from ...
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Noland Road Lady in Gray
Independence, Missouri
55 miles from Wathena, KS
Noland Road is said to have a ghostly gray lady with short gray hair, especially near the Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Pretty Boy Floyd's Hideout
Kansas City, Missouri
55.4 miles from Wathena, KS
Pretty Boy Floyd's Hideout, a home at 6612 Edgevale in Armor Hills, was the home of Vivian Mathias, gangster Verne Miller's girlfriend. It was where in June 1933, Miller and Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd planned their unsuccessful prison break for buddy Frank "Jelly" Nash who, along with two policemen, was ...
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0The Eldridge Hotel
Lawrence, Kansas
56.6 miles from Wathena, KS
Room 506 is reportedly extremely haunted. Stories vary as to the precise nature of the haunting, some claiming that the original cornerstone from the building that burned down that is located in room 506 creates as "spirit portal", an access point for spirits wishing to cross over into our ...
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Merchant's Pub and Plate
Lawrence, Kansas
56.6 miles from Wathena, KS
Located in a former bank building, this upmarket gastropub and restaurant is rumoured to feature a haunted staircase. Staff and diners have reported seeing a vanishing apparition ascending the steps, while others have felt an eerie presence whilst descending them. Submitted by Callum Swift
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Alexander Major's Historic Museum
Kansas City, Missouri
56.9 miles from Wathena, KS
At the 1856 building that houses Alexander Major's Historic Museum, ghost investigators have found colds spots, voices and EVPs in several rooms of the house. The voices belonged to men, women and children.
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University of Kansas - Sigma Nu Fraternity
Lawrence, Kansas
57.2 miles from Wathena, KS
Some say former governor Ed Warren and his mistress Lorraine still reside at their old home, now the University of Kansas Sigma Nu fraternity house, although both are long deceased. Stories tell us that Lorraine hanged herself in the building, and her apparition has been seen by witnesses. The story ...
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Meriwether Lewis Dredge
Brownville, Nebraska
57.5 miles from Wathena, KS
Dredge Captain Meriwether Lewis, built in 1931, is one of the few surviving examples of its type built to control flooding along U.S. rivers. It contains a museum that is believed to be haunted. Employees say the ghosts have long been a part of the museum's staff. Perhaps most notably, ...
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Lawrence Community Theatre Building
Lawrence, Kansas
57.5 miles from Wathena, KS
Once a church, the former Lawrence Community Theatre building is believed to be haunted by an unknown spirit. Witnesses say the lights don't work properly and props move about by themselves. Many describe an uneasy feeling of being watched when inside the building. home to a mysterious presence. Lights ...
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