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Roma Historic Plaza
Roma, Texas
38 miles from Zapata, TX
The Roma Historic District in Roma, Texas preserves an intact example of a border town in the lower Rio Grande valley. The town was an important port and transshipment point on the Rio Grande from 1829 to the 1880s. The apparition of a beautiful girl in a flowing white dress ...
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La Posada Hotel
Laredo, Texas
43.5 miles from Zapata, TX
Formerly a convent, this hotel is now known for its strange spirits, including some nuns' apparitions. Rumor has it that a spook here will assume the form of living employees to trick people, except that it cannot speak. Witnesses also have reported cold spots and the sound of someone calling ...
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Rio Grande Plaza Hotel
Laredo, Texas
43.6 miles from Zapata, TX
Superstition plays a role in this hotel's haunting, some say. The largest building in Laredo, it's also the only one to have a 13th floor. Other buildings have renumbered their floors to avoid having a 13th, for superstitious reasons. Folks say the haunt in this hotel is a former worker ...
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The Hamilton Hotel
Laredo, Texas
43.9 miles from Zapata, TX
The 1900 building boasts an additional 9 floors that were added in 1923. It is said to be the tallest in Laredo. Folks have reported the ghostly sounds of children running and playing in the building.
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Deutz Mansion
Laredo, Texas
44.1 miles from Zapata, TX
The house was built in 1890 by Max Deutz of German decent, he was son of Joseph Deutz, founder of the Laredo National Bank and of Deutz Bro. Hardware Store. In 1931 Mrs. Mosella Mann, mother of ambassador Thomas C. Mann (Mann Rd. named after him.) died burned to death ...
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Shary Mansion
Palmhurst, Texas
75.9 miles from Zapata, TX
The ghost of former owner Mr Shary has been seen walking across the road from the cemetery he was buried in back to his house. People have also seen the apparition sitting on the front porch in a rocking chair. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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La Lomita Chapel
Mission, Texas
77.9 miles from Zapata, TX
The historic La Lomita Chapel is said to be haunted by the apparition of a nun who appears suspended in the air in a prayer posture. The apparition has been spotted in broad daylight.
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Casa De Palmas Renaissance McAllen Hotel
McAllen, Texas
80.4 miles from Zapata, TX
The 1918 Renaissance Casa De Palmas Hotel said to be haunted by the ghost of an elderly lady who appears in the basement. Another female apparition, or perhaps two, have been seen wearing black veils. Police officers were once called to check on a strange woman walking around on one ...
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San Juan Hotel
San Juan, Texas
84.9 miles from Zapata, TX
No longer in business, this hotel is said to be the site where a prostitute was once murdered. Folks say you can hear ghostly screaming and crying for help coming from the building, and her apparition can be seen calling and waving from a second-story window at night.
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Old Rialto Theater
Alice, Texas
93.8 miles from Zapata, TX
The theater closed in the 1980s, but employees there claimed to see shadowy apparitions in the halls and described an eerie feeling of being watched by a presence in the upper levels.
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Old Hospital
Alice, Texas
93.9 miles from Zapata, TX
This hospital is now closed, but when it was open there were claims of call bells ringing on their own on the second floor, even when they were unplugged. Since its closing some residents swear they hear moaning coming from the building, and lights flickering in the windows. In more ...
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Sutherlands Lumber
Alice, Texas
94.7 miles from Zapata, TX
The site was formerly a Wal-Mart, where a ghost they called Matilde or Matilda liked to play pranks on the employees, damaging merchandise and causing accidents. The building is said to be on the site of the Collins Family homestead, the family who founded the town of Alice. The Old ...
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Texas A and M - Turner-Bishop Hall
Kingsville, Texas
95.2 miles from Zapata, TX
Each hall has its own ghost. At Bishop Hall, a ghostly girl is said to play with students' hair, unlock doors, drag furniture in empty rooms, andn run the showers. At Turner Hall in the second-floor restroom, a black shadow is said to pass quickly from the last toilet to ...
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Texas A and M - Lewis Hall
Kingsville, Texas
95.4 miles from Zapata, TX
The hall is said to be haunted by a female student who committed suicide here. Witnesses have seen her apparition, felt cold spots, and described an uneasy feeling of being watched.
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Texas A and M - College Hall Bell Tower
Kingsville, Texas
95.4 miles from Zapata, TX
The bell tower is said to be haunted by a man who hung himself here. At midnight, his shadow is said to appear on all four corners of the bell.
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Texas A and M - Edward N. Jones Auditorium
Kingsville, Texas
95.6 miles from Zapata, TX
The 1942 auditorium is said to be haunted by the ghost of a worker who died when he fell out of the rafters during construction. He is said to turn the lights on and off, lock the doors, and knock the costumes off the racks.
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Alice Lake
Alice, Texas
96.2 miles from Zapata, TX
Local legend tells of a little girl who drowned here. Witnesses on the pier have heard her crying for help, seen orbs of light, and felt cold spots.
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