The Culbertson Mansion is one of the most historic homes in New Albany, Indiana. It’s also believed to be incredibly haunted. From tales of vacuum cleaners that have a mind of their own to phantom footsteps heard throughout the home, not to mention the incredible story of a helium balloon that made it’s way through…
On May 10, 1900 in Savannah, Georgia, farmhand Thomas Wilson crossed paths with his friend, Dr. Sherrard Rutherford Tabb, a promising young physician who seemed strangely distant. When asked where he was headed, Tabb quietly replied that he was going to walk in the woods behind the cemetery. The two walked together until reaching the…
In the late 18th century Gaspar Garcia, who served in the in the Third Battalion of the Infantry Regiment of Cuba acquired the property that is now home to the Inn through a land grant. In 1791 Garcia built the house where he lived until his death. The property changed hands several time until Colonel…
YMCA founder Franklin W. Smith came to St. Augustine with dreams of opening a lavish resort for all his snowbird friends up north. Unfortunately after he built the hotel he ran out of money and it was bought by Henry Flagler. And like Flagler’s other old hotel the Casa Monica is thought to be one…
Is it a popular bookstore or one of the most haunted places in Franklin, Tennessee? Maybe it’s both! Long before the building was home to the bookstore the Factory Store Building was used as a gathering place for Andrew Johnson and his troops after the War of 1812. In 1864 the building was used as…
One of the most popular bars in the French Quarter has a checkered past with ties to fabled pirate Jean Lafitte! Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop was just that, a blacksmith shop in the 1800s. However, it was also a front to sell stolen goods. As legend has it Lafitte buried some of his treasure on the…
The bar known as Scarlett O’Hara’s was originally home to a man named George Colee. George was engaged to a young lady but unfortunately she cheated and the relationship ended. A short time later George died under suspicious circumstances in the home. Ever since, people who work in the building have claimed to see strange…
While it’s been rumored that Liberace haunted his museum in Las Vegas, according to Michael Jackson, the over the top, flamboyant entertainer also appeared at the Neverland Ranch in Santa Ynez, California from time to time after his death. The King of Pop was close friends with Liberace until his passing in 1987. After he…
WKRN and Allen from Southern Ghost Stories take you on a tour through Chubbs in Gallatin, Tennessee. The popular BBQ restaurant was originally a fire department, a jail and at one point a brothel. Waitresses and restaurant staff claim to experience strange activity such as lights and televisions that turn themselves off and on. The…
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