These are the places where history and haunting share an address: mansions, reformatories, adobes and forts that run tours by day and tell their stories after dark. Each is a listed historic haunt in the directory with an official site for hours and admission.
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Winchester Mystery House
San Jose, CA · official site
The Winchester Mystery House is a mansion in San Jose, California, that was once the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the widow of firearms magnate William Wirt Winchester. The house became a tourist attraction nine months after her death in 1922.…
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Old State House (Hartford, Connecticut)
Hartford, CT · official site
The Old State House (completed 1796) in Hartford, Connecticut is generally believed to have been designed by noted American architect Charles Bulfinch as his first public building. The State House is currently managed by the Office of Legislative…
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Hay–Adams Hotel
NW Washington, DC · official site
The Hay–Adams is an historic luxury hotel opened in 1928, located at 800 16th Street NW in Washington, D.C. It south-fronts on Lafayette Square across from the White House. It sits on the former site of connected 19th-century mansions, which were owned by…
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The Witch House
Salem, MA · official site
The Jonathan Corwin House, known locally as The Witch House, is a historic house museum in Salem, Massachusetts. It was the home of Judge Jonathan Corwin (1640–1718) and is one of the few structures still standing in Salem with direct ties to the Salem…
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Morris–Jumel Mansion
New York, NY · official site
The Morris–Jumel Mansion (also known as the Morris House, Mount Morris, Jumel Mansion, and Morris–Jumel Mansion Museum) is an 18th-century historic house museum in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City, United States. It…
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Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield, OH · official site
The Ohio State Reformatory (OSR), also known as the Mansfield Reformatory, is a historic prison located in Mansfield, Ohio in the United States. It was built between 1886 and 1910 and remained in operation until 1990, when a United States Federal Court…
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Roseland Theater
Portland, OR · official site
The Roseland Theater, sometimes called the Roseland Theater and Grill, is a music venue located at 8 Northwest Sixth Avenue in the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The building was originally a church, constructed…
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The Farnsworth House Inn
Gettysburg, PA · official site
The Farnsworth House Inn is a bed and breakfast and tourist attraction located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The building is purported to be haunted, which the business uses in its promotional literature. Apart from being an inn, the building has also…
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Fort Adams
Newport, RI · official site
Fort Adams is a former United States Army post in Newport, Rhode Island, that was established on July 4, 1799, as a First System coastal fortification, named for the American Founding Father and president John Adams, who was in office at the time. Its…
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Magnolia Plantation and Gardens (Charleston, South Carolina)
Charleston, SC · official site
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens (464 acres, 187.77 hectares) is a historic house with gardens located on the Ashley River at 3550 Ashley River Road west of Ashley, Charleston County, South Carolina. It is one of the oldest plantations in the South, and…
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The Grove (Jefferson, Texas)
Jefferson, TX · official site
The Grove (also known as the Stilley–Young House), located in Jefferson, Texas, is an 1861 historic home that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. The house has also been called the most haunted…
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Ferry Plantation House
Virginia Beach, VA · official site
Ferry Plantation House, or Old Donation Farm, Ferry Farm, Walke Manor House, is a brick house in the neighborhood of Old Donation Farm in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The site dates back to 1642 when Savill Gaskin started the second ferry service in Hampton…
Plan the visit
Historic sites keep their own calendars — many close on Mondays and run special October evening tours that sell out. Check the official site, ask about accessibility (old buildings mean stairs), and respect any rooms that are off limits.
Reported hauntings are folklore and visitor accounts, not established fact. Hours, prices and access change — confirm with each operator before you travel, and never trespass on private land.