Guanajuato is a small town located four hours north of Mexico City. It’s narrow winding roads lined with multicolored, pastel painted houses and mountainous surroundings are a picturesque scene one would expect to discover in Europe. Though quaint and unsuspecting, Guanajuato has made a name for itself with a bizarrely macabre tourism attraction that is likely the most disturbing and haunting museum in the world. Guanajuato is home to the Museo De Las Momias, or […]
Boston is a city tied to a great deal of important American history. Glimpses into its past and former residents can be accessed by visiting one of its many cemeteries. Within the heart of Boston’s city center lie three very different cemeteries, each with their own haunted tales. These are the ghost stories behind Boston’s most haunted cemeteries: The Central Burying Ground, King’s Chapel Burial Ground and the Granary Burial Ground. The Central Burying Ground […]
Deep in the canals of Xochimilco, located just South of Mexico City, lies a disturbing omen to a mysterious and tragic past. Here, a small island, which can only be reached via an arduous boat trip, lined with hundreds of deformed, decapitated and sinister looking dolls exists. This place is known to locals as Isla De Las Muñecas, which translates to The Island Of The Dolls in English. The island is a creepy and disturbing place […]
The Merchant’s House, erected in 1832, is New York City’s only surviving, fully intact 19th Century family home and one of its most haunted places. Built by Joseph Brewster in Manhattan’s Bowery, the home was soon sold to Seabury Tredwell, a rich merchant. The Tredwell’s were to live within the house for many years with Gertrude, Seabury’s youngest daughter, remaining within the home until her death in 1933. She was able to keep the home […]
Freelan Oscar Stanley built and opened the Stanley Hotel in 1909. It’s bold architecture is striking against the stunning and scenic backdrop of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. However, it’s location was strategically chosen to assist Mr. Stanley with a bout of tuberculosis. Fresh air was the main and only form of treatment for the disease at the time. For over 100 years the Stanley Hotel has catered to upperclass vacationers, but today it is mostly known […]
It’s fitting that one of the biggest cities in the world also has some pretty big history. New York City is haunted by its past and contains some of the best ghost stories in the United States. Here, I have compiled the most haunted places in New York City. The White Horse Tavern is one of Manhattan’s most cozy pubs. It dates back to the 1880’s when it first opened as the Longshoremen’s Bar, but […]
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
On the morning of August 4, 1892 a house in the sleepy town of Falls River, Massachusetts became a heinous crime scene, capturing the public’s intrigue. Two of the home’s occupants were brutally murdered, each being hacked several times in the head with a murder weapon suspected to be a hatchet. This event thrust the victim’s daughter, Lizzie Borden, into murder suspect infamy. Abby Borden, Lizzie’s step mother, was the first to be murdered within the […]
San Francisco, California, USA
Alcatraz Island provides a striking contrast to the tranquil San Francisco Bay. A looming penitentiary perched atop jagged rock, surrounded by clear blue water, which is more turbulent than it first appears. Ghost stories have been circulated about Alcatraz for many years, dating back further than the prison it is best known for keeping. Years before being inhabited, Native American’s from the Bay Area were aware of Alcatraz Island. They referred to it as ‘Evil […]
