Paranormal Experts Rank the Most Haunted Building in Every State

Calling all paranormal, ghost lovers. Are you into all things spooky? If yes, you may want to stick around to see the most haunted building in each state, along with a few honorable mentions. These buildings range from cemeteries to schools to even mental asylums.

These are buildings where both professional ghost hunters and just regular people have felt strange presences and experienced the oddest things. Maybe they saw white shadows fluttering everywhere, or their cameras picked up a deep and creepy sound. Either way, people are convinced actual spirits haunt these spaces.

Everyone has a different definition of haunted. Not everyone will agree with this list, and about half the American population doesn't even believe in ghosts! Still, even if you don't, what's the harm in satisfying your curiosity? We found these haunted sites using ghost hunting and local tourist websites. Click through the slideshow for the most haunted building in each state. Would you dare to enter any of these?

• The Most Haunted Building: The Sloss Furnaces
• Location: 1st Ave. at 32nd St., Birmingham, Alabama 35233
• Built: 1881
• Building Type: Pig iron-producing blast furnace
• Possible Ghosts: Coronel James Sloss and the 47 men who lost their lives working in the Sloss Furnaces
• Honorable Mentions: The Maple Hill Cemetery and Fort Morgan

• The Most Haunted Building: The Red Onion Saloon
• Location: 201 Broadway, Skagway, Alaska 99840
• Built: 1897
• Building Type: A bordello
• Possible Ghosts: Lydia and other workers
• Honorable Mentions: The Historic Anchorage Hotel and Fort Richardson

• The Most Haunted Building: Jerome Grand Hotel
• Location: 200 Hill St, Jerome, Arizona 86331
• Built: 1926 - 1927
• Building Type: Hotel
• Possible Ghosts: Old hospital patients, minors, and past guests
• Honorable Mentions: Riordan Mansion State Historic Park and the Copper Queen Hotel

• The Most Haunted Building: The Crescent Hotel
• Location: 75 Prospect Ave, Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632
• Built: 1886
• Building Type: Hotel
• Possible Ghosts: Old guests and named spirits like Michael (an Irish stonemason) and Theodora (a cancer patient)
• Honorable Mentions: The Empress of Little Rock and War Eagle Mill

• The Most Haunted Building: The Whaley House
• Location: 2476 San Diego Ave, San Diego, California 92110
• Built: 1857
• Building Type: Thomas Whaley's old home and (now) a museum
• Possible Ghosts: Thomas Whaley and James "Yankee Jim" Robinson
• Honorable Mentions: The Alameda Naval Hospital and the Winchester Mystery House

• The Most Haunted Building: The Stanley Hotel
• Location: 333 E Wonderview Ave, Estes Park, Colorado 80517
• Built: 1907 - 1910
• Building Type: Hotel
• Possible Ghosts: Multiple spirits in nearly each hotel room
• Honorable Mentions: Patterson Inn and Central City Masonic Cemetery

• The Most Haunted Building: Fairfield Hills Hospital
• Location: Newtown, Connecticut
• Built: 1931
• Building Type: Psychiatric hospital
• Possible Ghosts: Past patients
• Honorable Mentions: Dudleytown and Yankee Pedlar Inn

• The Most Haunted Building: Old Swedes Historic Site
• Location: 606 N Church St, Wilmington, Delaware 19801
• Built: 1698
• Building Type: Church and graveyard
• Possible Ghosts: Any of the thousands buried in the church
• Honorable Mentions: Rockwood Mansion and Fort Delaware

• The Most Haunted Building: The May Stringer House
• Location: 601 Museum Ct, Brooksville, Florida 34601
• Built: 1855
• Building Type: Family home
• Possible Ghosts: Many, including the May family, and a ghost nicknamed James
• Honorable Mentions: The St. Augustine Lighthouse and the Bellamy Bridge

• The Most Haunted Building: The Sorrel Weed House
• Location: 6 W Harris St, Savannah, Georgia 31401
• Built: 1835 - 1840
• Building Type: Family home
• Possible Ghosts: Matilda Sorrel (the wife of Francis Sorrel who committed suicide) and Molly (a slave who stayed in the home and died the same way)
• Honorable Mentions: The Oakland Cemetery

• The Most Haunted Building: O‘ahu Community Correctional Center
• Location: 2199 Kamehameha Hwy, Honolulu, Hawaii 96819
• Building Type: Correctional center and previous prison
• Possible Ghosts: Prisoners that passed at the center/previous prison including over 40 that were hung
• Honorable Mentions: The 16th Avenue Bridge and Mānoa Falls Trail

• The Most Haunted Building: The Owyhee Plaza
• Location: Downtown Boise, Idaho
• Built: 1910
• Building Type: Hotel and now an event space
• Possible Ghosts: Guests and staff who died on poverty
• Honorable Mentions: Shoshone Indian Ice Caves and Canyon Hill Cemetery

• The Most Haunted Building: The Congress Plaza Hotel
• Location: 520 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60605
• Built: 1893
• Building Type: Hotel
• Possible Ghosts: The Shadowman and the spirits of those who passed at the hotel
• Honorable Mentions: Millikin University and

• The Most Haunted Building: Central State Hospital
• Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
• Built: 1848
• Building Type: Psychiatric hospital
• Possible Ghosts: Any of the many sad deaths
• Honorable Mentions: The Indiana State Sanatorium

• The Most Haunted Building: The Villisca Ax Murder House
• Location: 508 E 2nd St, Villisca, Iowa 50864
• Built: 1867
• Building Type: Family home
• Possible Ghosts: Josiah Moore and his family
• Honorable Mentions: The Cresco Theatre & Opera House and Mathias Ham House

• The Most Haunted Building: Sauer Castle
• Location: 935 Shawnee Rd, Kansas City, Kansas 66103
• Built: 1871
• Building Type: Family home
• Possible Ghosts: The Sauer family
• Honorable Mentions: The 1889 McInteer Villa and the Columbian Theatre

• The Most Haunted Building: The Waverly Hills Sanatorium
• Location: 4400 Paralee Dr, Louisville, Kentucky 40272
• Built: 1910
• Building Type: Tuberculosis hospital
• Possible Ghosts: Past patients and a little boy ghost paranormal seekers call Timmy
• Honorable Mentions: Grandview Cemetery and The Seelbach Hilton

• The Most Haunted Building: The Myrtles Plantation
• Location: 7747 US-61, St Francisville, Louisiana 70775
• Built: 1796
• Building Type: Plantation
• Possible Ghosts: Enslaved people who died on the plantation, including Chloe, who was tortured for listening in on conversations
• Honorable Mentions: The Old Absinthe House and the Old Ellerbe School

• The Most Haunted Building: Fort William Henry
• Location: Old Fort Rd, New Harbor, Maine 04554
• Built: 1692
• Building Type: Fort
• Possible Ghosts: Chief Taukolexis and soldiers who passed at Fort William Henry
• Honorable Mentions: Mount Hope Cemetery and the Seguin Island Lighthouse

• The Most Haunted Building: Lord Baltimore Hotel,
• Location: 20 W Baltimore St, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
• Built: 1928
• Building Type: Hotel
• Possible Ghosts: Molly and potential hotel staff who still 'work' at the hotel today
• Honorable Mentions: The Historic Landon House and Glenndale Hospital

• The Most Haunted Building: The Lizzie Borden House
• Location: 230 Second St, Fall River, Massachusetts 02721
• Built: 1845
• Building Type: Family home and now a museum and bed and breakfast
• Possible Ghosts: Andrew and Abby Borden
• Honorable Mentions: The Jenny Lind Tower and the Jonathan Corwin House

• The Most Haunted Building: The Seul Choix Point Lighthouse
• Location: 905 S Seul Choix, Pointe Road, Gulliver, Michigan 49840
• Built: 1892
• Building Type: Lighthouse
• Possible Ghosts: Captain Willie Townsend and Mary Pemble
• Honorable Mentions: Jackson State Prison and the Whitney

• The Most Haunted Building: The Fitzgerald Theater
• Location: 10 E Exchange St, St Paul, Minnesota 55101
• Built: 1910
• Building Type: Theater
• Possible Ghosts: Ben, a stagehand who passed away at the theater nearly a century ago
• Honorable Mentions: The First Avenue Theatre and the Gibbs Farmhouse

• The Most Haunted Building: The McRaven House
• Location: 1445 Harrison St, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180
• Built: 1792
• Building Type: Family home
• Possible Ghosts: Mary Elizabeth Howard and Andrew Glass
• Honorable Mentions: Chapel of the Cross Cemetery and the Longfellow House

• The Most Haunted Building: Missouri State Penitentiary
• Location: 115 Lafayette St, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
• Built: 1836
• Building Type: Prison
• Possible Ghosts: Past inmates
• Honorable Mentions: Jesse James Farm and Smallett Cave

• The Most Haunted Building: Grand Union Hotel
• Location: 1 Grand Union Square, Fort Benton, Montana 59442
• Built: 1882
• Building Type: Hotel
• Possible Ghosts: Unnamed spirits in hotel rooms, possible past guests
• Honorable Mentions: Bear Canyon Campground and Copper King Mansion

• The Most Haunted Building: Valentine Public School
• Location: East 3rd Street &, N Macomb St, Valentine, Nebraska
• Built: 1897
• Building Type: School
• Possible Ghosts: Past students
• Honorable Mentions: Concordia University's David Hall and the Alliance Theater

• The Most Haunted Building: Silver Queen Hotel
• Location: 28 N C Street, Virginia City, Nevada 89440
• Built: 1876
• Building Type: Hotel
• Possible Ghosts: Past guests and workers, including one named Rose
• Honorable Mentions: Zak Bagans’ Haunted Museum and the Goldfield Hotel

• The Most Haunted Building: Amos J Blake House
• Location: Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire
• Built: 1865
• Building Type: Family home
• Possible Ghosts: A young boy and a cat
• Honorable Mentions: The Ocean-Born Mary House and Pine Hill Cemetery

• The Most Haunted Building: Emlen Physick Estate
• Location: 1048 Washington St, Cape May, New Jersey 08204
• Built: 1879
• Building Type: Family home
• Possible Ghosts: Dogs and past residents
• Honorable Mentions: The Seabrook-Wilson House and the Burlington County Prison

• The Most Haunted Building: La Fonda on the Plaza
• Location: 100 E San Francisco St, Santa Fe, New Mexico 8750
• Built: 1922
• Building Type: Hotel
• Possible Ghosts: A businessman who might have jumped to his death at the hotel
• Honorable Mentions: St. James Hotel and the Dorsey Mansion

• The Most Haunted Building: Rolling Hills Asylum
• Location: 11001 Bethany Center Rd, East Bethany, New York 14054
• Built: 1826
• Building Type: Mental asylum
• Possible Ghosts: Nurses and patients who died in the building
• Honorable Mentions: The Dakota, the Old Merchant's House, and Kreischer Mansion

• The Most Haunted Building: The Omni Grove Park Inn
• Location: 290 Macon Ave, Asheville, North Carolina 28804
• Built: 1913
• Building Type: Hotel
• Possible Ghosts: The "Pink Lady"
• Honorable Mentions: Biltmore Estate and Lydia's Bridge

• The Most Haunted Building: The San Haven Sanatorium
• Location: Rolette County, North Dakota
• Built: 1912
• Building Type: State hospital and tuberculosis sanatorium
• Possible Ghosts: Hospital patients who passed away
• Honorable Mentions: The Totten Trail Inn and the Former Governors' Mansion State Historic Site

• The Most Haunted Building: The Ohio State Reformatory
• Location: 100 Reformatory Rd, Mansfield, Ohio 44905
• Built: 1886
• Building Type: Prison
• Possible Ghosts: Former inmates and guards who died here
• Honorable Mentions: Franklin Castle, Fairport Harbor Lighthouse, and the South Bass Island Lighthouse

• The Most Haunted Building: Cain's Ballroom
• Location: 423 N Main St, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103
• Built: 1924
• Building Type: Music venue
• Possible Ghosts: Unknown ghosts, although some sources point to a spirit named Joann
• Honorable Mentions: The Stone Lion Inn and Fort Washita

• The Most Haunted Building: The Geiser Grand Hotel
• Location: 1996 Main St, Baker City, Oregon 97814
• Built: 1889
• Building Type: Hotel
• Possible Ghosts: Past guests including a mischievous girl who can be heard laughing in the basement (allegedly)
• Honorable Mentions: Heceta Head Lighthouse and Roseland Theater

• The Most Haunted Building: The Eastern State Penitentiary
• Location: 2027 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130
• Built: 1829
• Building Type: Prison
• Possible Ghosts: Prison guards and inmates
• Honorable Mentions: Pennhurst Asylum, Farnsworth House Inn, and the Old Jail in Jim Thorpe

• The Most Haunted Building: The Belcourt Castle
• Location: 657 Bellevue Ave, Newport, Rhode Island 02840
• Built: 1894
• Building Type: Summer home
• Possible Ghosts: Unknown names or origins but people on the internet tell tales of seeing glowing orbs and hearing chilling sounds
• Honorable Mentions: The Conjuring House and the Ramtail Factory

• The Most Haunted Building: The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon
• Location: 122 E Bay St, Charleston, South Carolina 29401
• Built: 1767
• Building Type: Prisoner of war facility
• Possible Ghosts: Pirate prisoners
• Honorable Mentions: Dock Street Theatre and the Francis Marion Hotel

• The Most Haunted Building: The Hotel Alex Johnson
• Location: 523 6th St, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701
• Built: 1928
• Building Type: Hotel
• Possible Ghosts: The "Lady in White"
• Honorable Mentions: Orpheum Theatre and Wild Bill Bar

• The Most Haunted Building: The Thomas House Hotel
• Location: 520 E Main St, Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee 37150
• Built: 1927
• Building Type: Hotel
• Possible Ghosts: Previous guess and Sarah Cloyd, the daughter of one of the owners
• Honorable Mentions: The Two Rivers Mansion and the Bell Witch Cave

• The Most Haunted Building: The Driskill Hotel
• Location: 604 Brazos St, Austin, Texas 78701
• Built: 1886
• Building Type: Hotel
• Possible Ghosts: Samantha Houston, a child who may have died in the hotel
• Honorable Mentions: The Alamo, the Littlefield Home, and the San Fernando Cathedral

• The Most Haunted Building: The Devereaux Mansion
• Location: 340 S Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
• Built: 1857
• Building Type: Family home
• Possible Ghosts: A young girl with clothing from the 1850s peaks from the windows
• Honorable Mentions: The McCune Mansion and Union Station

• The Most Haunted Building: Green Mountain Inn
• Location: 18 Main St, Stowe, Vermont 05672
• Built: 1833
• Building Type: Family home and later on a train depot
• Possible Ghosts: Multiple spirits from the 1800s and even a horse
• Honorable Mentions: Emily's Bridge and the Old Stagecoach Inn

• The Most Haunted Building: The Ferry Plantation House
• Location: 4136 Cheswick Ln, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23455
• Built: 1830
• Building Type: Plantation
• Possible Ghosts: At least 11 ghosts including a 20th century nanny
• Honorable Mentions: The St. Albans Sanatorium, Gadsby's Tavern, and the Thoroughgood House

• The Most Haunted Building: The Oxford Saloon
• Location: 913 1st St, Snohomish, Washington 98290
• Built: 1900
• Building Type: Saloon
• Possible Ghosts: Amelia and a paranormal doll
• Honorable Mentions: Hotel Sorrento and Starvation Heights Sanitarium

• The Most Haunted Building: The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
• Location: 50 S River Ave, Weston, West Virginia 26452
• Built: 1864
• Building Type: Psychiatric hospital
• Possible Ghosts: Former patients who died in the asylum
• Honorable Mentions: The Lake Shawnee Abandoned Amusement Park and the Blennerhassett Hotel

• The Most Haunted Building: The Pfister Hotel
• Location: 424 E Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
• Built: 1893
• Building Type: Hotel
• Possible Ghosts: Charles Pfister and past visitors
• Honorable Mentions: Dartford Cemetery and the Bloody Bride Bridge

• The Most Haunted Building: The Wyoming Frontier Prison
• Location: 500 W Walnut St, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301
• Built: 1894
• Building Type: Prison
• Possible Ghosts: Former inmates and guards/staff killed in the prison
• Honorable Mentions: The Historic Occidental Hotel and the Old Faithful Inn