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Independence, Missouri
The 1859 Jail, Marshal's Home and Museum in Independence housed prisoners until 1933 and held Frank James, brother of Jesse James, for…
Simsbury, Connecticut
Built in 1780 by Jonathan Pettibone Jr. as a stop on the Boston-to-Albany turnpike, this tavern hosted travelers including George…
San Antonio, Texas
The Alamo, founded in 1718 as the San Antonio de Valero mission, is where Texas defenders held out for 13 days before the Mexican army…
Livingston, Alabama
Captain William A. C. Jones built this 88-foot covered bridge in 1861, one of the oldest surviving in the South. It was moved twice and now…
San Francisco, California
Alcatraz operated as a federal penitentiary from 1934 to 1963. Its bloodiest episode was the Battle of Alcatraz, from May 2 to 4, 1946: an…
Acworth, Georgia
On October 5, 1864, roughly 3,200 Confederate troops under General Samuel French attacked the Union garrison holding the Western and…
Madison, Indiana
Chartered in 1919 and located at 707 Jefferson St., this is one of Indiana's largest American Legion posts; originally named for Jefferson…
Dawsonville, Georgia
Amicalola takes its name from the Cherokee word for "tumbling waters," describing the 729-foot waterfall the park was built around. The…
Ellisville, Mississippi
Visitors, DAR members and local news have reported rocking chairs that rock on their own, footsteps like heavy boots walking through the…
St. Charles, Illinois
Built in 1926 by local philanthropists Dellora and Lester Norris and now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Arcada…
Seattle, Washington
The Arctic Building, completed in 1917 as a club for gold-rush Alaskans and known for the walrus heads on its facade, is now a hotel. Its…
Knoxville, Tennessee
The Baker Peters Jazz Club in West Knoxville occupies a two-story Greek Revival house built in 1840 by Dr. James Harvey Baker, a local…
Wilmington, North Carolina
The Battleship North Carolina, commissioned in 1941 and now a museum ship on the Cape Fear River at Wilmington, took part in every major…
Orlando, Florida
At the Beacham, staff and visitors describe the ghost of an old woman seen near the stage, whose appearances come with a drastic drop in…
Newport, Rhode Island
Beechwood, the Newport summer home of the Astor family, was built in the 1850s and became famous when Caroline Astor, the Mrs. Astor of…
Valdosta, Georgia
Built around the turn of the 20th century, this house is named for Dr. David S. Bell, a traveling medicine man who sold tonics and potions…
Rome, Georgia
Campus legend at Berry College holds that during World War II, a student living in the connecting tower between the East and West Mary…
Ogden, Utah
The Ben Lomond Hotel opened in 1927 in downtown Ogden and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It was later…
Las Vegas, Nevada
Binion's, opened in 1951 as the Horseshoe, is a Fremont Street casino with a former hotel wing. Tour operators say Benny Binion still…
Evergreen, Colorado
The Brook Forest Inn, a mountain lodge in Evergreen, carries several unconnected ghost stories rather than one documented past. Staff…
Calumet, Michigan
The Calumet Theatre opened in 1900 in the heart of Michigan's Copper Country and still hosts performances in its ornate auditorium. Its…
Franklin, Tennessee
Visitors and staff at the Carter House describe the spirits of Confederate Captain Tod Carter, his sister Annie and even a phantom…
Colorado Springs, Colorado
The Hearthstone Inn on Cascade Avenue occupies a Victorian house turned bed and breakfast. Staff describe a little girl seen running and…
Cassadaga, Florida
Built in 1927 in the Spanish style, this hotel sits at the center of Cassadaga, a spiritualist community established in 1894 by the…