Haunted Locations: 17th century

A community directory of documented haunted & investigation sites.

55 haunted places

Fort Fort Mifflin ✓ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania A Revolutionary War river fort that endured a punishing bombardment, now restored and toured.

39.8780, -75.2110

Fort Fort Pulaski ✓ Savannah, Georgia A masonry fort on Cockspur Island where a Civil War siege left a lasting imprint.

32.0277, -80.8893

Residence Franklin Castle ✓ Cleveland, Ohio A brooding stone mansion long considered the most haunted house in Cleveland.

41.4880, -81.7150

Hotel / Inn Hotel del Coronado ✓ Coronado, California A seaside Victorian resort whose most famous guest checked in but never left.

32.6810, -117.1780

Hotel / Inn Hotel Monteleone ✓ New Orleans, Louisiana A French Quarter landmark hotel with a famous rotating bar and a number of resident spirits.

29.9560, -90.0660

Cemetery Huguenot Cemetery ✓ St. Augustine, Florida A small Protestant burial ground opened during a yellow fever epidemic, just outside the old city gate.

29.8975, -81.3140

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Hotel / Inn Kehoe House ✓ Savannah, Georgia A Renaissance Revival inn on Columbia Square associated with the loss of children of the original family.

32.0760, -81.0905

Residence LaLaurie Mansion ✓ New Orleans, Louisiana A French Quarter mansion infamous for the cruelty uncovered there in 1834.

29.9605, -90.0635

Residence Lemp Mansion ✓ St. Louis, Missouri A brewing dynasty's mansion marked by a series of family tragedies, now a restaurant and inn.

38.5970, -90.2150

Residence Lizzie Borden House ✓ Fall River, Massachusetts The site of an infamous 1892 double murder, now a museum and guest house.

41.7008, -71.1547

Residence Mercer-Williams House ✓ Savannah, Georgia An Italianate mansion on Monterey Square made famous by a notorious death and a best-selling book.

32.0716, -81.0939

Tavern / Restaurant Moon River Brewing Company ✓ Savannah, Georgia A brewpub in a former hotel where staff and patrons report some of the most aggressive activity in the city.

32.0808, -81.0920

Prison / Jail Old City Jail (Charleston) ✓ Charleston, South Carolina A historic jail that held prisoners under severe conditions for over a century.

32.7860, -79.9410

Landmark Pythian Castle ✓ Springfield, Missouri A fortress-like fraternal building later used by the military, now toured for its history and hauntings.

37.2090, -93.2920

Theater Savannah Theatre ✓ Savannah, Georgia One of the oldest continually operating theaters in the country, with a cast of resident spirits.

32.0750, -81.0905

Industrial Sloss Furnaces ✓ Birmingham, Alabama A preserved iron-making complex where dangerous labor left a legacy of accidents and ghost stories.

33.5207, -86.7960

Museum Sorrel-Weed House ✓ Savannah, Georgia A Greek Revival and Regency mansion near Madison Square, the Sorrel-Weed House is associated with stories of a death in…

32.0740, -81.0941

Asylum / Hospital Spanish Military Hospital ✓ St. Augustine, Florida A reconstructed Spanish colonial hospital on its original site, presenting the grim medicine of the era.

29.8918, -81.3119

Hotel / Inn The Driskill Hotel ✓ Austin, Texas A grand downtown hotel whose cattle-baron founder is said never to have left.

30.2683, -97.7420

Hotel / Inn The Marshall House ✓ Savannah, Georgia A Broughton Street hotel that served as a Civil War hospital, now known for its third-floor activity.

32.0790, -81.0905

Residence The Octagon House ✓ Washington, District of Columbia An early Federal-era mansion near the White House with two centuries of capital ghostlore.

38.8957, -77.0410

Tavern / Restaurant The Olde Pink House ✓ Savannah, Georgia A Georgian mansion turned restaurant on Reynolds Square, its pink stucco hiding centuries of history.

32.0810, -81.0916

Hotel / Inn The Pfister Hotel ✓ Milwaukee, Wisconsin A grand Victorian hotel whose founder is said to still keep an eye on the place.

43.0391, -87.9057

Tavern / Restaurant The Pirates’ House ✓ Savannah, Georgia A historic tavern near the river with tunnels, sailor legends, and a long-told reputation for hauntings.

32.0810, -81.0865