10 Most Haunted Places in America

1. Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Over ten thousand men died in the battle of Gettysburg. Located in Pennsylvania, the battlefield is now a national historical site. Tourists report astonishing ghostly encounters. Many believe they met Civil War re-enactors, only to find out later that no such groups were at the park.

2. The Bell Witch Cave, Adams, Tennessee

The historical Bell Witch Cave and former Bell Farm offers tours for those interested in researching the amazing story of the Bell Witch. According to BellWitch.org, the Bell Witch was the former neighbor of John Bell, Kate Batts. She felt cheated in a land deal she and John Bell made and when she was on her deathbed, swore that she would come back to haunt him and his descendants. Story has it that his daughter, Betsy Bell, had quite a few run-ins with the Bell Witch.

3. The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Colorado

Stephen King wrote The Shining while staying at the Stanley, The Atlantic Paranormal Society caught amazing evidence during two episodes of Ghost Hunters, and dozens of staff and guests report everything from apparitions of children to objects moving by themselves.

4. Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Louisville, Kentucky

Prepare for shadow people, ghostly nurses and disembodied voices singing in the attic at this former tuberculosis hospital in Kentucky. Be sure to bring your camera, since most visitors catch orb photos when touring the Waverly Hills Sanatorium.

5. Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Volumes could be written about Eastern State Penitentiary. Investigated by many paranormal groups and included in numerous television documentaries, Eastern State is often called the "haunted house within a prison".

6. Saint Augustine Lighthouse, St. Augustine, Florida

The St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum provides a great tourist destination and a haunted place to visit all in one package! Ghost stories about the lighthouse have intrigued visitors for decades. Three little girls died on site during construction. Legend says they were playing with a rail car used to bring supplies up the hillside when the car spun out of control, drowning the three children in the water below. Visitors report hearing a female crying, "Help me!" inside the tower, as well as mysterious lights and footsteps.

7. Mount Misery Road, West Hills, New York

Bucolic, well-heeled Long Island seems distant from the paranormal world, but the area known as West Hills has boasted amazing paranormal activity for over a century. Mount Misery Road, so-named by settlers cursing its difficult passage, and the area near Sweet Hollow Road have a rich history of paranormal phenomena. Ghostly faces seen in the trunks of trees, strange lights playing over the woods and misty apparitions appear to drivers near the Northern State Parkway.

8. The Queen Mary, Long Beach, California

This haunted ocean liner contains numerous ghosts, including ghostly children playing by the pool and the spirit of a seventeen-year-old sailor killed while escaping a fire. The Queen Mary offers ghost hunters a unique experience aboard a floating hotel.

9. The Lincoln Theater, Decatur, Illinois

The grand old Lincoln Theater provides visitors with many classic examples of paranormal activity. Listen for ghostly footsteps, or feel the hair on your arms stand on end with the chill of mysterious encounters. The theater opened in 1916, built where a hotel had previously been. The Priest Hotel was built in 1860, experienced name changes over the next few decades, and burned to the ground in 1915. At least two people were killed in the fire.

10. Bachelor's Grove Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois

Over one hundred documented reports of ghost sightings make Bachelor's Grove Cemetery one of the most haunted cemeteries in the country. The forested area near the suburb of Midlothian, outside of Chicago, contains a small cemetery where many people witness glowing balls of light hovering over the area.