Top 15 Most Haunted Places In The World In 2024
Since the world is still interested in the paranormal, there are still many haunted places in the different parts of the world that attract the believers and non-believers of the paranormal activities. Some of them have even more visibility in recent years due to increased technological innovation and increased interest in history. Read on to discover the 15 most haunted places in the world in 2024.
1. Casa Loma, Toronto
Businessman Henry Pellatt’s Gothic Revival castle was finished in 1914 year and equipped with secret passage ways and storages. For several years, there have been well-known stories of sightings of ghosts on the estate, and so the property is perfectly adapted for the isitation of the so-called haunted houses during the Halloween.
2. Château de Brissac, France
To the general public, Château de Brissac can be attributed to something dark, and historians can explain why that is – the murder of Charlotte of France happened in this castle. According to Portuguese folklore, Charlotte who was the child of King Charles VII was a sex worker, and after her husband found out the truth about her, he murdered her. The most famous ghost of the Castle, the Green Lady whose death dress was the color of green met her untimely death at the top of the tower.
3. Bhangarh Fort, India
Bhangarh Fort, still green, located less than 200 miles from Delhi, stands in an odd way out in the middle of Rajasthan’s desert country. Even to this date, the oasis is sparsely populated because of a curse which the townsfolk incurred from a sorcerer who was rejected in a romantic way by a princess of the town.
4. St. Augustine Lighthouse, Florida
The St. Augustine lighthouse, the first built in Florida, was a participant in a grim story of Civil War activities; The light was taken off particularly to create problems to union shipping. Prominent hauntings include meeting friendly Union artillery-officer-cum-lightkeeper William A. Harn.
5. The Stanley Hotel, Colorado
This neo-Georgian mountain retreat is, of course, most famous for being the setting for Stephen King’s, The Shining. Employeesstate that only ‘happy apparitions’ are found here and every room in the hotel has its own ghost story stating the mysterious maid from the room 217 who packs the clothes of the guest when he or she is not looking.
6. Kehoe House, Georgia
Located on Columbia Square in Savannah, the Queen Anne brick mansion was built for William and Anne Kehoe and their ten children some of whom died there. The building was converted to a bed-and-breakfast in 1992 and the guests have complained of children’s voices going past their rooms.
7. Raynham Hall, England
It was finished in 1637 and the house was deemed as one of the England’s most magnificent country houses in the 17th century. The Brown Lady is commonly said to be the spirit of Lady Dorothy Walpole and this created a lot of furore when a photograph claimed to contain its image was published in the December 1936 issue of Country Life magazine.
8. Bodie State Historic Park, California
For whatever reason what was a thriving mining town is today an abandoned ghost town filled with breathtaking beautiful structures sustained by the National Parks team. Out and out walking through the town that has been deserted that just makes one’s hair stand on end. Anybody who has been to the town has been privileged to witness paranormal miners and also hear mining sounds in the now deactivated mine shafts.
9. Akershus Fortress, Norway
Akershus Fortress was constructed in the late 1290s as a final bastion against foreign invasion, and it was used during the Seven Years ‘ War. The large fort like building is partially used for some royal activities, and is even open for public visitation, however the people of Cambodia still have reported seeing military apparitions wandering through the current halls of the structure.
10. Palacio de Linares, Spain
This grand palace, once the residence of the Marquis and Marchioness of Linares, was built by Don José Murga and his wife Raimunda Osorio. Concealed under its lavish exterior are hidden doors, staircases that vanish into thin air, and the ghost of Raimunda and José’s daughter. And it seems also likely enough that a young girl can be heard singing in this palace from time to time, for, after all, there are no more visitors left within the building.
11. Ruthin Castle, Wales
If you strip away the blood-red sandstone curtain walls, you will discover a castle whose terrible history still seems to be very much around on the estate. The most active ghost now haunting the house is that of The Grey Lady. She is said to have been Lady Grey, wife of Reginald de Grey. History reports that she was put to death for poisoning a serving girl who she felt was becoming too close to her husband.
12. Tower of London, England
The tower of London, a former fortress that is literally teeming with tourists on any given day today remains one of the bloodiest places in Europe and not just its commander. The large castle, built by William the Conqueror in 1070 is best known for all of its royal deaths and it's also rumored that Anne Boleyn roams around without her head.
13. Merchant’s House Museum, New York
The interiors of the main museum building have not changed too much since it was built and in continuous use by the Tredwell family for nearly a century. Gertrude died in that upstairs bedroom at the age of 93 and was also the last Tredwell to live there. Both staff and visitors to the home have reported that Gertrude has spirits still there, getting up to mischief.
14. The Red Onion Saloon, Alaska
The classic saloon speaks to the town's origins and is a locally favored spot. Today, it is a restaurant and offers tours of what was the brothel upstairs, but many of the restaurant's staff claim that one of the working ladies never left. The ghost of a woman known as Lydia shows herself rather frequently to patrons and staff alike.
15. The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, Alberta
The Fairmont Banff Springs a pillar among Canadas historic railway hotels has had a connection to the supernatural since it was built in 1888. One story stands out involving a bride to be who tragically set herself on fire while descending the candlelit stairs in her wedding dress. Known as the Ghost Bride of the Fairmont Banff Springs she is said to haunt the hotels ballroom still waiting for her dance.