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Maybe one of the most famous haunted places ever is Salem, Massachusetts. The infamous witch trials are a big part of our history.

It all began with two young girls whose actions convinced locals that, since they were examined by a physician and claimed healthy, witchcraft had to be involved.

As things spiraled out of control, people of all sorts were being accused of being witches and many were subsequently hanged.

Over 150 people were arrested and imprisoned, and there were a lot more who were accused but never formally pursued by the authorities. All 26 who went to trial before this court were convicted.

That’s a story in itself and a very interesting story that shows mass hysteria at it worse.

Read about the Haunting s in Salem as it is one of the most haunted places in the U.S. and probably my favorite.

You have the famous battle of Gettysburg, a 3 day battle that took an extraordinary amount of casualties. There was an awful lot of bloodshed so is it any wonder Gettysburg is considered one of the 10 most haunted places in America?

Not only that, but you can visit Gettysburg and stay at the actual hotels and inns which are said to be haunted. It’s shaken up quite a few visitors so you might want to think twice about that.

Read more about the Gettysburg Hauntings.

Called “the Village of the Damned”, Duddleyville in Connecticut is said to be haunted.

Unfortunately this is a haunted place you won’t be able to visit as their is an off limits ban on visitors and it is enforced. However it’s still a pretty haunting story. There is said to have been a curse set upon the Dudley family, who first settled in this town.

Dudleyville is now considered to be one of the most haunted locations in the U.S.

Read about the curse

Haunted places, haunted houses, things that go bump in the night; who doesn’t love reading about these things? When they are true, it takes on a different meaning.

When I decided to start this haunted places blog, I talked to some friends and family and it seems almost everyone, whether they actually believe in ghosts or spirits or not, seemed to be able to recall one or more instances of a scary or unreal type.

The first I remember was way back when. I was driving from Ohio to California to get married and had driven for about 40+ hours without sleeping. I was on Rt 80 in the mountains of Nevada. It was going to be a number of miles to the next rest area so I was trying to stay awake.

I dozed off. I woke up when someone was tapping me on my shoulders, just in time to avoid heading over the side of the mountain. Now that was a wake up call!

But I was alone in the car. I swore someone was hitting my shoulders trying to wake me up. It was eerie. My grandfather had passed away a few months previous and I always have it in the back of my mind that he woke me that day. I don’t completely believe that but it’s in my subconscious.

Well this site is about things like that and actual haunted places, haunted houses, cities, whatnot; things that seem to be unexplainable.Things such as Bird Cage Theatre in Tombstone, Fort Chaffee in Western Arkansas, Manteno State Hospital and more.

I’m getting scared just thinking about it.

I hope you feel free to add your own haunted experiences.