{"id":476,"date":"2018-07-09T15:38:42","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T15:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triponmag.com\/?p=476"},"modified":"2023-05-10T03:49:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T03:49:47","slug":"25-scary-haunted-tourist-destinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triponmag.com\/25-scary-haunted-tourist-destinations\/","title":{"rendered":"World’s 25 Scariest Haunted Tourist Destinations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you interested in the paranormal? Do you like visiting and reading about actual destinations that have stories and legends of ghosts and hauntings? Whether you are a believer or not, there are many places around the world that capitalize on the history of the goings on at their location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are usually many anecdotal stories and legends that go with haunted locations. Are they fact or fiction? Here are 25 of them for you to decide from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Aratat Lunatic Asylum, Victoria, Australia<\/h2>\n\n\n
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The Aradale or Aratat Lunatic Asylum housed the mentally ill for around 130 years. It was in use until the 1990s. It also famously included the J-Ward \u2013 a secure prison for those deemed criminally insane. The collection of buildings, the size of a small town, are in the State of Victoria in Australia. Approximately 13,000 people died at the institution. The reports of ghostly phenomena in the abandoned corridors include staff in white uniforms and the sounds of people in distress.
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2. Les Catacombes de Paris, Paris, France <\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Underneath the city of Paris are the stacked skeletal remains of over six million people. The tunnels contain the bones of people moved from Parisian cemeteries. Some of the bones reportedly date back over 1200 years. Originally disorganized, the bones were subsequently stacked \u201cartfully\u201d for people to view. The official entrance is through the \u201cBarriere d\u2019Enfer\u201d or the \u201cGate of Hell\u201d. Stories abound of dark shadows and voices from the walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

3. Baron Empain Palace, Cairo, Egypt <\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n
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The derelict Baron Empain Palace, also known as Le Palais Hindu stands in a suburb in the northeast of Cairo. A Belgian industrialist, Baron Empain, built the palace to a Hindu inspired design. His wife and daughter both died tragically inside the palace. The tales from within these walls include furniture moving from room to room and bloodstained mirrors. Voices also speak in the middle of the night.
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4. The Queen Mary, Long Beach, California, USA<\/h2>\n\n\n
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The Queen Mary, now a hotel moored in Long Beach, California once operated as a passenger ship. She sailed with the rich and famous on board. She also served as a troopship transporting soldiers during the second world war. Sightings of apparitions have occurred in the staterooms, in cabins, and on the decks. Reports also include slamming doors, temperature fluctuations, random knocking and flickering lights.
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5. Chateau de Brissac, Maine-et-Loire, France<\/h2>\n\n\n
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The Chateau de Brissac, famous for being the tallest chateau in the Loire Valley in France. You can stay in luxury accommodation or take a tour. This chateau is equally famous for its long-term resident ghost known as la Dame Verte or the Lady in Green. This resident ghost is a woman killed by her husband in the 1400s. She apparently groans in the early hours of the morning and makes visits to the chapel.
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6. Frankenstein Castle, Germany<\/h2>\n\n\n
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The Frankenstein Castle really is the stuff stories derive from. It may have been the inspiration for the Frankenstein novel written in the early 1800s. Around the time of the Frankenstein novel, it was home to an alchemist, theologian, and amateur anatomist. The Castle itself dates back to the 1200s and has housed counts, lords, and knights, been a refuge and a hospital. The alchemist supposedly haunts the roof of the chapel. Shadows appear on the walls and voices heard. Stones also hurtle from the top of the tower towards unwanted guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

7. Port Arthur, Australia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Port Arthur in Tasmania, Australia was not <\/span><\/span>just<\/span><\/span> one of the destinations for convicts shipped from the British Isles in the early 1800s<\/span><\/span>. It was where they sent the worst offenders and re-offenders, and often their families too. Conditions were harsh.  Food was a privilege, and speaking out loud not encouraged. Many prisoners <\/span>are <\/span><\/span>in unmarked mass graves on an adjoining small island. Known as \u201cThe Isle of the Dead\u201d, it contains the remains of around 1600 people. Visitors to the site speak seeing or hearing upset children, and a lady in blue. <\/span>
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8. Bhangarh Fort, Rajasthan, India<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Built in the 17th century, the boundaries of this fort encompass the ruins of an entire city. At one time the palaces, temples, and homes were home to thousands. The population died during an invasion said to be the result of a curse. Locals and visitors report feelings of unseen forces watching or follow them, and strange smells and sounds. Entry into these historic remains in Rajasthan in India is not allowed after dark.
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9. Citadel Hill (Fort George), Halifax, Canada<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Citadel Hill, overlooking Halifax and harbor in Canada, was first developed as a fort in the 1700s. Colonial British first used the area for defense against indigenous and French populations. The fort that stands today is from the mid-1850s. Staff and visitors have spoken of experiencing interference with electrical equipment. Reports include shadows and strange lights on the site.
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10. Zvikov Castle, Czech Republic<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Zvikov Castle in the Czech Republic has a long history of facing hard times and getting back up again. The construction dates back to the early 1200s when it owned by Bohemian royalty. Stones with markings in the tower date earlier than that, to prehistoric times. The castle went through a few centuries of wars, and by the 1800s was a farm building only. It restored and reconstructed, damaged, and restored again. The resident ghost is a supernatural trickster or imp, that lives in the tower. Visitors report strange events with fires extinguishing inexplicably. Ghostly fire hounds guard an underground tunnel.
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11. Poveglia Island, Italy<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Poveglia Island is a small island in northern Italy just off the coast from Lido and Venice. Over the years it has been a fort, a place for the isolation and quarantine, and more recently it was an asylum for the mentally ill. Rumour has it one of the psychiatrists during that period committed suicide on the site. He apparently jumped from the tower at the bidding of the lost souls that had died on the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

12. Banff Springs Hotel, Alberta, Canada<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Fondly known as the “Castle of the Rockies”, the Banff Spring Hotel is a massive and majestic place to stay. You can enjoy everything that the mountains, hot springs, and fine hotels have to offer. First built in the late 1800s, there are more than a few reports of encounters from guest and staff from the past. It seems not everyone has fully checked out of the building. Some experiences are creepy, such as people feeling frozen and paralyzed while sleeping. Others are friendly – there is reportedly a bellhop that appears to lend a hand when needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

13. Craco, Italy<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Although a deserted ghost town now, the hilltop town Craco in the south of Italy, has origins of being a settlement going back two thousand years. The town and its population suffered a landslide in the 1960s, flooding in the 1970s and then an earthquake in the 1980s. These natural events ultimately contributed to its complete abandonment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

14. Borgvattnets Prastgard, Sweden<\/h2>\n\n\n
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This quaint looking wooden building was once a vicarage. It is ministers cared for the town of Borgvattnet in the north east of Sweden. Built in 1876, different clergy that lived in the house started documenting supernatural activity from the 1920s. Nowadays you can stay overnight in one of the 10 bedrooms to see and hear for yourself. Images and lights reflect in the mirrors from other realms. There may also be footsteps and be scratching on the window panes and women crying in the dead of the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

15. The Tower of London, London, England<\/h2>\n\n\n
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The Tower of London is currently home to the Crown Jewels. Over its history, this fortress has been a royal residence, a menagerie, a prison, and a place of executions. It is hardly surprising that it has a history of spookiness. Reported sightings of ghosts include various ancestors of the British royal family. They include one of Henry the VIIIs wives, Anne Boleyn, beheaded in the 1500s and buried at the Tower. Her ghost is reportedly spotted carrying her head under her arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

16. The Island of the Dolls, Mexico City<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Isla de las Munecas or the Island of the Dolls is a disturbing floating garden. Hundreds of dolls hang from the trees. You’ll find it in the canal system around Lake Xochimilco near Mexico City. The story goes the previous caretaker of the island found a child drowned in the surrounding canal water. He then hung her doll from a tree. Over the next 50 years, he hung more and more dolls in the trees to try to please her, thinking the girl was haunting him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

17. The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Colorado<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Another historic hotel in the Rocky Mountains, but this time on the United States side –  The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado<\/span><\/span>. <\/span>An experience staying at this hotel was the inspiration for Stephen King’s creation of the horror story, <\/span>The Shining<\/span><\/span>.<\/span> Opened in 1909 by Freelan Stanley, he and his wife Flora are still said to haunt the corridors. <\/span>
18. Akershus Festning, Oslo, Norway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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The Akershus Fortress in Oslo, Norway, is a castle that has had a long history. It has been a royal residence, a prison, and a military base. It also includes a royal mausoleum, the bodies of Norwegian kings and queens are here. Legend has it that the ghost of a dog buried alive at the entrance guards the gates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19. Hoia Baciu Forest, Cluj-Napoca, Romania<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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For many folks, the thought of Transylvania in the context of scary stuff involves the legend of Dracula and his castle. Some locals around the 250-hectare Hoia Baciu area in Romania may tell you otherwise. The name is after a shepherd that disappeared with a full flock of sheep. The area is well known for sightings of strange orbs, and bizarre events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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20. Bethnal Green, London Underground Station, England<\/h2>\n\n\n
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There are many stories of ghostly figures on the tracks, platforms and steps down into London’s Underground, which opened in the 1860s. Aside from transporting people on their daily commute, some stations were also used as air raid shelters during the second world war. Bethnal Green station, in London’s East End, was one of these. In March 1943 the volume of people entering the station was too much. As a result, 173 people died of crush injuries and asphyxiation. Reports of the sounds of women and children crying and sobbing have occurred since then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21. Salem, Massachusetts, USA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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The City of Salem in Massachusetts has almost become synonymous with witch trials held there during the 1600s. The house pictured here, known as “The Witch House” was the home of one of the Judges in these trials, Jonathan Corwin. No trials were actually held at his home. You can visit the house though to learn about the execution of the women executed in Salem, and their declarations of innocence until they died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22. Edinburgh Castle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Edinburgh Castle in Scotland <\/span>is <\/span><\/span>on an ancient volcanic rock. Archaeological evidence indicates it may be the longest occupied location in Scotland. <\/span>The Castle has been the site of many sieges in Scotland’s history of fighting for independence<\/span><\/span>. It has also <\/span>been <\/span><\/span>a royal palace, a military barracks, and a prison. <\/span>Reports of <\/span><\/span>ghostly<\/span><\/span> activity at the castle include feelings of being uneasy and unwelcome and shadows on the walls<\/span><\/span>. <\/span>Some believe they are from the women tortured and executed there during Scotland’s witchcraft trials<\/span><\/span>. <\/span> There are also stories of a headless drummer boy, and sounds of a bagpiper trapped in underground tunnels<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

23. Morgan House, Kalimpong, India<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Built in the 1930s, The Morgan House in West Bengal, India is now a renovated luxury boutique hotel. The British colonials who built the estate, Baron and Lady Morgan used the stone house for summer holidays and hosting parties. Lady Morgan died unexpectedly in the house. Her spirit apparently walks and talks in the passageways of the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

24. Screaming Tunnel, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Niagara Falls often tops people’s bucket lists for the stunning views. Underneath, in the northwestern corner, there is an old drainage tunnel built in the 1800s. It is one that has a harrowing haunted tale. Legend has it that the screams of a girl burned alive in the tunnel echo in the arches to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25. North Yungas Road, Bolivia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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The North Yungas Road in Bolivia may be a thrill for biking. You’ll take in views of the Andes Mountain and the Amazon rainforest. But it is also called “Death Road” for a reason. The single lanes, hairpin turns, lack of barriers, and weather conditions have resulted in many deaths en route. Bikes, cars, buses and trucks have all gone over the side of cliffs. When the road was the main route, around 300 people died every year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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