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0Theodore's and Smith's Billiards
Springfield, Massachusetts
Featured on an episode of TV's Ghost Hunters, Theodore's and Smith's Billiards is said to be the site of some eerie occurrences. Witnesses say they hear the sound of balls rolling across floors (in a spot where there was a bowling alley 80 years ago), whispers, footsteps, cold spots, and ...
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Van Horn Park
Springfield, Massachusetts
Legend has it that two boys drowned in the pond here in the 1920s, and their ghosts still linger in the area. In summertime, park visitors have heard them laughing and splashing and seen the water move, although no one is visible.
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Olde Newgate Prison
East Granby, Connecticut
11.9 miles from West Springfield, MA
Once a 1705 copper mine, its tunnels were made into Connecticut’s first prison 1773-1827. The site is known to be a hot spot for paranormal happenings. Several apparitions and even a ghostly tour guide have been reported, screams have been heard, and guests have described being touched by something unseen.
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Jonathan Pasco's
East Windsor, Connecticut
13.8 miles from West Springfield, MA
This restaurant was once a residence, built in 1776, of Revolutionary War soldier Captain Jonathan Pasco. It has been furnished with memorabilia and antiques, and some say the ghost of Jonathan Pasco himself still calls the place home. The apparition of a tall, thin older man has been reported, and ...
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Sessions House
Northampton, Massachusetts
14.8 miles from West Springfield, MA
The historic Sessions House dorm at Smith College campus was originally built in 1710 with a secret passageway inside which the owners could hide from attacking Native Americans. It's haunted by original builder Captain Jonathan Hunt's granddaughter Lucy and her lover, Johnny Burgoyne, a British general whom she met when ...
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Belchertown State School
Belchertown, Massachusetts
15.7 miles from West Springfield, MA
The original name when it was established in 1922 was the Belchertown State School for the Feeble-Minded, and and certain times in its history it was known for poor treatment of its charges. Trespassing is not allowed on the property. Witnesses say it is haunted by this tragic past, citing ...
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Clapp Memorial Library
Belchertown, Massachusetts
16.3 miles from West Springfield, MA
A night custodian here has witnessed apparitions on the stairs, cold spots, and books that slide in and out of shelves on their own. Rumor has it that the ghost in residence is deceased former librarian Lydia Barton. The library has been featured on TV's Ghost Hunters.
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Abigail’s Grille and Bar
Simsbury, Connecticut
20.5 miles from West Springfield, MA
This 1780 building, which now houses Abigail's, was formerly the Pettibone Tavern for almost 200 years. Mrs. Abigail Pettibone is said to haunt the establishment. According to legend, her whaling husband was absent a lot, so Abigail took a lover. But when Capt. Pettibone came home early and found the ...
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Daniel Benton Homestead
Tolland, Connecticut
21.6 miles from West Springfield, MA
Built in 1720 by Daniel Benton, the location was home to six generations of Bentons. Daniel's grandson Elisha is known as a possible source of the hauntings here. Elisha was captured while fighting the British in the Revolutionary War, and caught smallpox on the prison ship. When he came home ...
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0Knox Trail Inn
Otis, Massachusetts
21.7 miles from West Springfield, MA
The restaurant here is said to be haunted by a soldier from the Revolutionary or Civil War. He is in his late teens or early 20s and is nicknamed Jake. His apparition may appear very briefly. He plays with the electrical systems and may tug on your shirt, but it ...
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Huguenot House - Makens Bemont House
East Hartford, Connecticut
22.9 miles from West Springfield, MA
Built in 1761, the historic home is said to have been haunted since 1971, when renovations seem to have awakened its supernatural residents. After the house was moved to another location, a ghost the locals call Benny and another they call the Blue Lady began to make appearances. Benny makes ...
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0The New Boston Inn
Sandisfield, Massachusetts
23.5 miles from West Springfield, MA
At this 1737 historic inn, Room 4 is said to be haunted. Folks have seen the ghost of a little girl who moves objects or "borrows" them and returns them later. Voices are also heard around the hotel. The game room is said to be the scene of an 1805 ...
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Hartford Conservatory
Hartford, Connecticut
23.6 miles from West Springfield, MA
The Hartford Conservatory is rumored to be haunted. Witnesses have described a door being slammed, a light that won't stay turned off, classical music being played on a piano, and an apparition of a woman in a Victorian dress. The site was featured on an episode of TV's Ghost Hunters.
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Old State House
Hartford, Connecticut
23.7 miles from West Springfield, MA
This historic building, completed in 1796, is now a museum complex with exhibits that focus on Connecticut history. Joseph Steward's 1798 collection of natural history items is showcased on the third floor in the Museum of Natural and Other Curiosities. The building is said to be haunted and was featured ...
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Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Hartford, Connecticut
23.8 miles from West Springfield, MA
The home of renowned abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," is rumored to be haunted. Folks say in the parlor, window shades open on their own and all over the building footsteps have been heard. Flashes of light have been seen in the bedrooms, and an apparition ...
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Hartford Elks Lodge
Hartford, Connecticut
23.9 miles from West Springfield, MA
The Hartford Elks lodge moved into this ornate building in 1903, and is believed to be haunted. Some say the ghost is a deceased member, perhaps Samuel Chamberlain, watching over his former--er, haunt. Others say the spirit may be a man who was found dead on the sidewalk outside in ...
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Mark Twain House
Hartford, Connecticut
23.9 miles from West Springfield, MA
The Mark Twain House & Museum was the home of the Clemens family, including author Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain). It is believed to be haunted by the family's butler, George Griffin. According to witnesses, apparitions, voices, knocking and banging sounds and phantom cigar smells have been detected on the ...
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Connecticut State Capitol
Hartford, Connecticut
23.9 miles from West Springfield, MA
A former governor's spirit is said to haunt the State Capitol building. The 1878 Victorian Gothic structure boasts a bronze statue of former governor William Buckingham near its west entrance, and it is Buckingham, who died in 1875, who is believed to haunt the building. The spirit is said to ...
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Noah Webster House
West Hartford, Connecticut
25.7 miles from West Springfield, MA
The birthplace and childhood home of dictionary creator Noah Webster is open for tours, and many say is still home to the man's ghost.
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Nathan Hale Homestead
Coventry, Connecticut
27.6 miles from West Springfield, MA
This homestead, where Nathan Hale's father Deacon lived until his death in 1802, is said to be haunted by Deacon himself, whose apparition has been seen wearing Colonial attire. Also, a ghostly lady in white thought to be a servant has been seen sweeping the floors and cleaning, and Nathan's ...
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Cedarcrest Hospital
Newington, Connecticut
27.9 miles from West Springfield, MA
Cedarcrest Hospital was demolished in 2013; the map shows where it was located. Folks say the early 1900s mental hospital was haunted; witnesses have heard screams and doors slamming and seen orbs.
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Gay City State Park
Hebron, Connecticut
28 miles from West Springfield, MA
Gay City State Park offers over 1,500 acres of recreational opportunities. Once an 18th-century village named after founding father John Gay, the area is believed to be haunted by spirits from its past. Stories tell of murders, one of a jewelry peddler and another of a blacksmith apprentice who was ...
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Green Lady Cemetery - Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery
Burlington, Connecticut
28.8 miles from West Springfield, MA
The 18th-century Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery is also known as the Green Lady Cemetery because of the many sightings of a ghost called the Green Lady. Some believe she is the spirit of Seventh Day Baptist Elisabeth Palmiter, who drowned in a swamp in 1800 while searching for her "missing" ...
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Deerfield Inn
Deerfield, Massachusetts
30.4 miles from West Springfield, MA
The historic inn was built in 1884, and has been restored and renovated to its former glory by the current inn owners. Guests and staff alike have reported paranormal activity in the inn, including lights turning on and off, strange knocking noises and furniture that moves around by itself. Guests ...
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0Bucksteep Manor
Washington, Massachusetts
31.2 miles from West Springfield, MA
TV's Ghost Hunters explored this manor, famous for its apparition of a monk who walks the grounds. Witnesses also describe hearing voices, feeling someone touch them, and finding objects moved during the night.
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0Blackberry River Inn - Moseley House-Farm
Norfolk, Connecticut
32.6 miles from West Springfield, MA
At this 1763 colonial mansion, now a bed-and-breakfast inn, a ghostly White Lady is known to walk through the second floor of the main building and out to the empty house in the back.
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Church of Eternal Light
Bristol, Connecticut
32.8 miles from West Springfield, MA
Built in 1884 as a schoolhouse, the pagan Church of the Eternal Light is rumored to be haunted by a ghostly face that appears in the bell tower windows. Witnesses also have reported spirit orbs here. Who is the ghost? It's not certain. One legend says a parishioner was once ...
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Pine Grove Cemetery
Spencer, Massachusetts
33 miles from West Springfield, MA
Who is the Dark Hunter? It's the name given to the entity said to haunt the Pine Grove Cemetery, keeping an eye on those who visit.
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Yankee Pedlar Inn
Torrington, Connecticut
33.3 miles from West Springfield, MA
The historic 1891 hotel is known for ghostly activity. Alice Conley, one of the original owners, is believed to haunt Room 353, the room in which she died. Ti West's 2011 horror film "The Innkeepers" is based on the story of this inn.
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Capitol Theater
Windham, Connecticut
34.3 miles from West Springfield, MA
The ornate 1926 theater, in operation until 1973, sat empty for nearly 30 years until a 2002 renovation brought it back to life. An old theater legend involves a 1930s actress who was accidentally shot in the balcony. The shooter, her lover, was aiming for his rival, another lover of ...
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Windham Textile Museum
Windham, Connecticut
34.7 miles from West Springfield, MA
There is a old locked bank vault in this building with no way to open it and impossibly it has been found standing open. The visitors report extreme cold spots, strange noises coming from the third floor, which no one occupies - people report feelings of being watched and unease ...
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Lake Compounce
Bristol, Connecticut
35.8 miles from West Springfield, MA
The oldest continuously operating theme park in the U.S. is rumored to be haunted. Its Starlight Ballroom was once the site of performances by the likes of Tommy Dorsey’s band with a young Frank Sinatra. As one could imagine, there is a lot of history in this park that dates ...
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0Bara-Hack
Pomfret, Connecticut
36.7 miles from West Springfield, MA
This abandoned town was a settlement that began in 1780. It is said that the sounds of the old town can still be heard: voices, livestock, wagons, children playing, people singing... Apparitions also have been seen of a bearded man and a child. This land is on private property now, ...
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Old Windham Inn
Windham, Connecticut
36.9 miles from West Springfield, MA
The old inn, now an apartment building, is said to be haunted by Elizabeth (Betsy) Shaw. When unmarried Betsy turned up pregnant in 1744, the townspeople scorned and taunted her, even speculating that her own father could be the father of her baby. The child vanished after it was born, ...
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Eunice Williams Covered Bridge - Pumping Station Bridge
Greenfield, Massachusetts
37.3 miles from West Springfield, MA
The Eunice Williams, or Green River Pumping Station, Covered Bridge is said to be haunted by Eunice Williams, the reverend's wife who lived nearby in the 1600s. It happened when French soldiers and Indians raided the area and hacked Eunice to death just hours after she had given birth. The ...
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The Mount Estate
Lenox, Massachusetts
37.3 miles from West Springfield, MA
Featured on TV's Ghost Hunters, the estate and museum of artifacts relating to novelist Edith Wharton is said to be home to the ghost of Wharton herself. Husband Teddy Wharton and a servant girl also have been seen, as well as an old-fashioned gentleman believed to be Wharton’s lover, who ...
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The Mount
Lenox, Massachusetts
37.4 miles from West Springfield, MA
The Mount, home of renowned writer Edith Wharton, was built in 1902 and is said to be haunted; in fact, ghost tours are offered here. The Whartons sold the house in 1911, after which it was used for the Foxhollow School for Girls and later as a theater. It was ...
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Ventfort Hall
Lenox, Massachusetts
37.8 miles from West Springfield, MA
The massive Ventfort Hall mansion is rumored to have a few ghosts under its roof, and witnesses say sometimes the spooks even touch people. One unsettling occurrence is a woman's face that hovers as it descends a staircase. A whispering voice, doors that open and close and screams also have ...
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The Charlemont Inn
Charlemont, Massachusetts
38.3 miles from West Springfield, MA
At the 1787 inn many friendly ghosts are said to reside. You may see spirits of a Civil War soldier in the upstairs hall or a former innkeeper in the tavern. A ghost named Elizabeth likes to throw things, slam doors, and stomp in the halls. She has been known ...
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Bradley Playhouse
Putnam, Connecticut
38.9 miles from West Springfield, MA
This 1901 theater is haunted by a ghost named Victoria who usually hangs out in the balcony area when it is empty. She occasionally has been seen on the stage, backstage, and in the basement as well.
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Anna Maria College
Paxton, Massachusetts
39.1 miles from West Springfield, MA
Anna Maria College is believed to be haunted, but the college has somewhat of an affinity for its ghosts. At the Zecco Performing Arts Center, according to resports, two seats are kept open at each performance for ghostly visitors.
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Lucky Lanes
Athol, Massachusetts
39.1 miles from West Springfield, MA
Lucky Lanes Bowling Alley was once a movie theater called the York. Legend has it that a bomb blew up here, and the victims are still in the building. Footsteps, children's laughter and moving objects have been reported here. Another story says a woman hanged herself in the building, and ...
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Undercliff Sanatorium
Meriden, Connecticut
39.8 miles from West Springfield, MA
This 1910 facility was originally built for children with tuberculosis, and like many sanatoriums, is rumored to be haunted. Witnesses say footsteps, screams, and apparitions of deceased patients can be seen and heard here, as well as the voices, crying and laughter of unseen children. EVPs have been captured by ...
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0Thaddeus Clapp House
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
39.9 miles from West Springfield, MA
According to local legend, playwright Peter Bergman had a ghostly encounter while visiting here.
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Ryder's On Main
Meriden, Connecticut
40.4 miles from West Springfield, MA
This bar is to be featured on an upcoming episode of the Discovery Channel series, "American Haunting." The basement appears to be where a lot of the activity occurs. The "Ghosts of New England Research Society" claims to have captured EVPs and possibly even a spectral image of ...
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Dudleytown
Cornwall, Connecticut
40.8 miles from West Springfield, MA
This ghost town is referred to by some as the "Village of the Damned." It was a settlement that began in the 1740s, and is situated in the middle of a forest. No buildings remain, only foundations, but reports say many spirits linger here, some of whom have been captured ...
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Hope Cemetery
Worcester, Massachusetts
41.6 miles from West Springfield, MA
Rumor has it that apparitions and the sound of children laughing can be seen and heard near this cemetery's statue of Jesus holding an angel.
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Palladium Theatre
Worcester, Massachusetts
43.4 miles from West Springfield, MA
The 1928 Palladium Theater, witnesses say, is haunted by something that creates disembodied footsteps and a floating orb the size of a soccer ball. Even more eerie, rumor has it that dead bodies were discovered in a dressing room a couple decades ago. The site has been featured on an ...
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Plunkett Hill Condominiums
Adams, Massachusetts
43.5 miles from West Springfield, MA
Plunkett Hill Condominiums was once the 1918 W.B. Plunkett Memorial Hospital, aka the Old Asylum. The hospital was closed and abandoned in 1973 and is now senior citizens' condominiums. Witnesses claim to have seen mutilated apparitions and heard screams of the patients who passed away there long ago.
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Turn Hall
Adams, Massachusetts
44 miles from West Springfield, MA
Turn Hall is an apartment with a downstairs gym, bar and bowling alley. The rumor mill says the building is haunted by a former employee, a gymnastics coach, who committed suicide. She is said to be still watching over her former workplace.
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