Aston Hall is a country mansion residing in Birmingham, England. The home was built by Sir Thomas Holte between 1618 and 1635. Holte was a local squire looking to create a grand residence for himself, which would be fit to entertain the king. Holte had a fierce reputation, was feared by many and possessed a quick temper. The Holte’s owned Aston Hall for many years, up until 1817. After that it changed hands between multiple […]
The la Recoleta Cemetery sits proudly within Buenos Aires. It is built as if it is a city within itself, with main walkways splitting off into smaller arterial paths that lead visitors around ‘city blocks’ lined with towering mausoleums. It was built in 1822 as the first official cemetery within Buenos Aires. Over the years the Recoleta Cemetery grew to massive proportions, containing over 6,000 graves, displayed in beautifully ornate tombs. Whilst the Recoleta Cemetery […]
In the small Argentinian town of Miramar, just outside Cordoba, rests the skeleton of a once luxurious hotel. Framed by the foaming Mar Chiquita Lagoon, stretching as far as the eye can see. The now abandoned and decaying Gran Hotel Viena has a strange and mysterious history, as well as many ghost stories, which have kept it open as a tourist attraction. The Gran Hotel Viena was built by a German family who had arrived […]
Resting inconspicuously amongst one of London’s busiest suburbs, shaded by the towering ‘Shard’ lies an early eighteenth century church, which conceals a gruesome piece of history inside its attic. There lies the oldest surviving operating theatre in Europe, predating both anesthetic and antiseptic. The church, which houses the theatre was once part of the neighboring old St. Thomas Hospital, and also holds its original herb garret. This area was once where the hospital would dry […]
A sprawling collection of crooked and cracked gravestones, tombs and crypts, hidden beneath lusciously overgrown greenery lies in the heart of London. The Highgate Cemetery looks like a surreal scene right out of a horror movie, so much so it has even featured in a couple such as 1972s ‘Tales From The Crypt.’ Built in 1839, the Highgate Cemetery was purposeful in easing the burden death had placed on small church yard cemeteries, which were […]
Deep beneath the earth of East London, passing directly under the River Thames is a purposeful, yet creepy underground walkway. The Greenwich Foot Tunnel connects Greenwich to the Isle of Dogs with an underground walking trail that spans 370 meters in length and is rumored to be one the most haunted places in London. Construction on the Greenwich Foot Tunnel commenced in 1899 and was completed in 1902. It was purposeful in replacing a less […]
La Falda is a small, beautiful town just outside the city of Cordoba, Argentina. Resting peacefully in its stunning rolling hills is an abandoned building that was once one of the most opulent hotels in the country. The Eden Hotel certainly is a haunting location, not just for its crumbling though once glorious interior, but its historical connection with Nazi Germany. Today, the location still exists and is thought to be one of the most […]
Salem, Massachusetts is an interesting place, synonymous with all things spooky. It is best known for the relatively short time period that its infamous Witch Trials ran for, yet has far more sinister and scary tales to tell. Below is a list of the most haunted places in Salem, which you can visit. A ghost tour of Salem is not complete without a visit to the Old Burying Point Cemetery. This cemetery sits on a […]
