Ghost Stories in Category: Ghost Tours & Haunted Hotels: Page 1

Haunted Historic Mansion In Akron by Linjahaha

Last year in 2023, when a lot of the pandemic restrictions were lifted, my two friends, and I went to the beautiful Hower House in Akron, Ohio that sits not too far from Akron University with a Sorority house nearby. I feel I should supply you with some significant background (I know, I know. Here...

Hotel San Carlos by DreamBird

The Hotel San Carlos was one of the first hotels built in downtown Phoenix. Construction began in 1927 and as of today, it is still an operating hotel. The movie 'Psycho' actually filmed some of the beginning scenes at this hotel. Several years ago I was invited to my niece's art show where her work...

Night At The Hotel by Rose97

This is an incident which happened last year when I went for a trip with my friends & Boyfriend to Shimla which is a famous hill station in India. I belong to Assam and Shimla was a long journey after a 3 hours flight and 4 hours of drive. So when we finally reached our destination, we checked-i...

Alcatraz by akaiser

While visiting California in May, 2019 my fiancé and I went to Alcatraz. We took the morning self-guided tour. While walking down one of the cut through areas between cell blocks, I heard in my right ear very clearly someone say "Hey there". I asked my fiancé if he had heard it and of course he ha...

Butt Squeezing, Arm Squeezing And Hair Yanking by ayena

I went to Tombstone, Arizona about 2 weeks ago. It was my first paranormal trip ever. I went with my father and his girlfriend. Our main event was the birdcage experience. Our tour started at 6:15 pm, and I was nervous as all hell. My heart dropped repeatedly when inside. The stories were what made ...

Sleep Paralysis In Bangkok by markio

I'm pretty sure many of you are familiar with the term sleep paralysis. I, unfortunately was a victim of it. Moreover, it happened to me on New Year's Day of 2015. Me and my girlfriend were in Bangkok for a short New Year's countdown holiday. This trip was actually an impromptu one; having booked...

The Crying Ghost At The Hotel Galvez by Ghoster2K

December of 2005. Galveston Island, Texas I decided to get away for a week or so during the first week of December, so I headed down to Galveston. I checked in at my usual hotel, got my laptop set up and then went out to have a bite of dinner. After returning to the hotel, I got all settled in a...

Galleries Of Justice, Nottingham, England by RichWatson

The Galleries of Justice, Nottingham. March 2007 It has been almost ten years to the day since what I am about to tell you happened. Despite the length of time that has passed since that night, I still have clear and vivid memories of everything that happened to us and we frequently recall the even...

Queen Mary Adventures by nora1112

I stayed on the Queen Mary in November 2012 in Room A 131 and the following happened: The TV in my room turned on by itself 3 separate times. I turned it off myself and checked to see that it was off and it would come back on when I was either in the bathroom or in bed. Also on my first night,...

Draggings On The Ceiling by wwooghostsub

I'm a visitor from Canada and have experienced many experiences in my country. The story here is the first in the Philippines. I have visited the Philippines a total of 5 times previously, this, the sixth. The story took place recently in Cebu City at the Elizabeth Hotel. I arrived in Cebu City at ...

Whaley House by bspilker

Last Summer I was down in San Diego taking a class for my job. One night a couple of buddies of mine decided to do one of those Ghost Tours down in Old Town San Diego. Now I wasn't really expecting much out of it but I figured it would be interesting just for the history in itself. The Tour star...

Fort George by Kindly_refrain

I have submitted 3 stories to YGS. My story of the Olde Angel Inn spurred a reader to ask more about Fort George, which I mention in that story. So here it is. My previous stories have been personal accounts; this tale however, consists of two events recounted by family members. Fort George was b...

Under Edinburgh by Heart-of-Fire-Soul-of-Ice

I have always been brought up to believe in ghosts. My mother is quite open minded and has had many paranormal encounters herself. My mother, brother and I are all convinced that the house that my brother and I grew up in is haunted. Items flying from shelves, electronics turning themselves on and t...

Ghost Officer At Old Fort Henry, Kingston by rusty_s1085

In 2010 I took my family, which consisted of my wife, our 1-year old daughter and myself, on a trip to see Old Fort Henry in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. This fort is known for ghost experiences. I have had many "ghostly experiences" in my life so maybe I'm more sensitive to things than others but tha...

Something In Our Hotel Room by yumagirl

For our 15th wedding anniversary me and my husband wanted to do something different than the classic romantic weekend in any beach. This time we wanted to be adventurous and do something more exiting. We decided to rent a room in a haunted hotel. The Copper Queen Hotel in Bisbee, AZ looked more a...

Calico Ghost Town Experience by augiegvc

On Sunday, December 6 2009, my daughters and I accompanied my mother and my two brothers to San Bernardino's Calico Ghost Town. It was a warm day despite the season and everything was already decorated for the upcoming Christmas. It was a little boring, but we did have a good time. We visited gi...

Our Creepiest Vacation by PortiaTrinabel

Me and my friend, had a vacation on Rome, Italy last 2010. We checked in the hotel named, "Hotel Castello Della Castelluccia", it was really fancy and a little bit expensive. We heard rumors about the hotel being haunted, but we don't believe such as ghosts, so we didn't mind it. Our first night ...

The Old Hotel by XSmoky

In North Texas there is an old hotel that was built in the late 1950s as the tallest building west of the Mississippi River at the time of its completion. My grandfather worked there until the day he died and my father worked there for many years before passing the baton to me. I was in the A/V ...

Benicia I: Ghost Walk Gets Real by nadinucca

This is part one of my two-part story on the ghosts of Benicia. In this first part I'll talk about a ghost walk my aunt and I went on, and in part two I'll talk about a scary personal experience I had the night after the ghost walk. This happened in August 2011. I was in Benicia (near San Francis...

Picton Tunnel by Jaspertheschnauzer

About 5 years ago, a work social outing was decided upon. A visit to Picton for a ghost tour. I had never been on one before though a colleague had been to the same one and told me some of her grou'ps experiences. These were interesting to say the least! Her group had the tour through the town ...

Weird Dark Shadow by juelchenn

This is my first story I post here, but after reading many of the ones posted, I thought someone might be able to help me figure out what we ran into in Savannah. A couple of years ago my mum, sister and I went to Savannah for our spring break. We joined one of those ghost tours and ended up eati...

Gettysburg Cuddler by Jazolinlea

My husband and I decided to spend our first anniversary at a bed and breakfast in Gettysburg. It also was the start of the 150th anniversary for Gettysburg. Though I enjoy staying in so called "haunted" hotels and B&B's, this time I went out of my way to find a B&B that posed no paranormal accou...

Not My Daughter by Jazolinlea

For my bachelorette party my friends took me on a private ghost hunt that she found. I was scared and excited at the same time. I have seen spirits my whole life (those are another story). We went to an old church in PA that was being renovated. At first we started by walking through the graveyar...

A Dark Hand And The Perfume Ghost? by AnUnknownUser

A Dark Hand It was the first time I stayed in a hotel as high quality as this one. It was in West Palm Beach, Florida and I was there for winter break with my family. I was sleeping on the sofa-bed, which was conveniently right across from the door on the other side of the room. I can't remember ...

A Late Night Tour Of A Castle by iTendToSqueak

Now, I've only discovered this website over the past couple of weeks and this is my first story, so please don't criticize the amount (or lack of) detail I go into. So, to put this in a time frame, I'm currently 17 years old and this story occurred a few years back, when I was about 12 or 13. I h...

Haunted Plantation by girlie

This happened to me about a year ago, and I will do my very best to get all the fact straight for you guys, so you can understand it all. My parents and I took a trip to Virginia and went along route 5 (between Williamsburg and Richmond) to take tours of all the old Plantation Homes. It was amaz...

My Encounters At The Daffodale House Estate B And B by daffodaleestate

I have recently closed my own business and sought out work with some folks who own a B&B in Monticello Florida. I had met them when I had a booth at the "Flea Across Florida." They (the owners of the Bed and Breakfast - Daffodale House Estate B&B) were quite warm and interesting and so I called and ...

The Gribble House Of Savannah, Ga by austinje

Before you start reading, I'd like to say that I have always been into watching the ghost shows and reading about the paranormal, but I was about 99% sure that this stuff was all just for fun and in no way real. I just thought that the whole concept of ghosts was very exciting, but at the same time ...

The Chasing In The Henery Viii Tunnel At Fort Paull by JamieAtkinson

My story is one of the most genuine stories I have read for many a year. Where to begin. Well, it was my very first investigation and it took place at Fort Paul near Hull East Yorkshire. I have always been interested in ghosts and the paranormal all my life and I was really interested in doing an...

The Green Key Hole by sakks

Everybody loves spending their weekend going out somewhere. So do I but what if something thing creepy happens...? It once happened with me and my cousin. We both just freaked out but it wasn't a big deal to a person we met there. SO THE STORY STARTS LIKE THIS... I live in Mumbai, India. Once...

Ghost Hunting With Loonies 4 by Miracles51031

Before I even left for our tour of Mansfield, things began for me. On the 9th of May I got a call on my cell from a number I didn't recognize. I didn't answer it and they didn't leave a voice mail. I realized it was an Ohio area code, though, and googled it. Strange, it was from Mansfield. Stranger ...

Ghost Hunting With Loonies 3 by cosmogal926

On March 24th, 2012, I went on an overnight ghost hunt with zzsgranny, miracle51031, stephyw2001, and clever210. My 2 brave adventure buddies; Chrissy and Esther and myself drove 9 ½ hours all the way from New York to Mansfield, OH. When the opportunity to do this came up there was no way I was let...

My Brisbane Ghost Tour by Kelz86

My friends and I decided to go check out Brisbane's oldest cemetery, as I had been on a tour just few months before, after seeing what I'd court on camera they were interested. The only problem was this time I had my baby with me and it got rather strange. As we entered through the front gates in th...

Ghost Hunt At Doncaster Air Museum, With Simply Ghost Nights by Simplyghostnights

Yet again we have to say a huge thank you to both Alan and Billy from the Doncaster Air Museum for all their assistance in ensuring that the event ran smoothly and professionally. The Doncaster Air Museum is definitely one of the Simply Ghost Nights team favourite venues for spirit activity, the tea...

Hotel Del Coronado by CaliforniaSpooks

So of course, as soon as I post my first and only experience with the paranormal, I have another encounter... I went and stayed at the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego this past weekend with my family. This hotel is famous for hauntings, especially from the ghost of a lady named Kate Morgan. My famil...

Ghost Hunt At Galleries Of Justice by Simplyghostnights

The paranormal investigation at the Galleries of justice ran so smoothly and professionally in and in no small part to Ian our host for the night at this spooky venue. The Simply Ghost nights and the ghost hunters who attended the event were treated to some amazing spirit activity and one particular...

The Ghost Of Mary Lake At The Queen Anne Hotel by SFheffe

My ghost encounters started when I was 3 or 4 years old. I was at my great-grandmothers house sometime around Christmas. I woke up one morning, looked out the hallway to see a huge gray-white mist hovering in the doorway. I started yelling for my mom and dad, they woke up and comforted me. I didn't ...

Gainsboro Hall by Simplyghostnights

It had been some years since the team had last visited this historic Tudor building and what a return awaited us and our intrepid group of brave ghost hunters. From the initial walk round the eerie atmosphere grew. As we rambled around the corridors and splendid rooms on our brief tour of the vigil ...

The Jenny Wade House by youdontknowme88

Wow... Haven't been on here in forever! I apologize for the wait of this story. I've been really busy these past few months, and I've forgotten my duty to post my experiences! Again, very sorry. If you haven't read my stories, "I Think They Wanted My Help" or "Haunted Hotel Room at Best Western," pl...

Ghost Hunting At Armley Mills by Simplyghostnights

Once again we were helped so much on the event by Linda, and Lee who helped make sure the night ran smoothly and effortlessly and we at Simply Ghost Nights could not thank them enough for their help. The night was a mixed bag of activity for some groups with several groups experiencing more para...

The Lawns, Former Lincoln Asylum by Simplyghostnights

Our ghost night at The Lawns was our inaugural event at this historic and grand building, we were greeted by a very helpful Daryl who made sure our brave ghost hunters did not go thirsty with an endless supply of tea and coffee to compliment the sumptuous buffet supplied by ourselves. Daryl was inde...

Manly Quarantine Station Ghost Tour 2011 by cookie

My boyfriend and I recently went on the Extreme Ghost Tour at the Manly Quarantine Station here in Sydney, NSW. The quarantine station itself dates back to the 1830s and has a history of disease and death on the grounds. We had been on the regular ghost tour a few years prior and wanted to check it ...

Ghost Hunting At Chesleigh House by Simplyghostnights

Chesleigh House dates way back in fact it was once owned by Sir Hickman Bacon who at one time was one of the richest men in Britain, and who also owned Gainsborough Old Hall. By the turn of the 20th century Chesleigh House had become a Victorian school for boys and then went on to become Gainsboroug...

Friday The 13th Ghost Hunting Event by Simplyghostnights

Ghost Hunting at Warmsworth Hall, Doncaster, with Simply Ghost Nights on Friday the 13th of May. The Simply Ghost Nights team attempted with the guidance of their senior technical guy Ian, the task of providing a live stream of the event at Warmsworth Hall and in fact achieving their aim once the...

Juliette Gordon Low's House by youdontknowme88

These experiences all happened in Juliette Gordon Low's house. She is the founder of Girl Scouts. Last year, I went on a trip to Savannah, Georgia (that is where her house is located) with my Girl Scout troop. (I am no longer in that troop, ha-ha) We decided we would go to her house and take a tour,...

My First Encounter With A Spirit Was On Board The Queen Mary by Scribs

I have always been enamoured with the idea of spirits. Most Haunted, Ghost Hunters, etc., always fascinated me when they were on television. But a strong sense of, self-preservation, for lack of a better phrase, kept me from actively seeking out the paranormal. I was always of the mind, 'If a ghost ...

Villisca Axe Murder House Tour by Chica22

My family and I went to the Villisca Axe Murder House in Villisca, Iowa this past weekend. It's a small house, quiet but creepy. It's very sad what happened in the house. Eight people, two adults and six children (two of them being friends with the daughter) were brutally murdered, hit with an a...

Sloss Furnace Apparition by Krimson95cenafan

My dad and I visited Sloss Furnace for a sight-seeing tour. I had my camera for pictures and videos. I have recently became interested in the paranormal after I watched many Ghost Adventures episodes. I saw where they had visited Sloss and I wanted to go as well mostly for sight-seeing but also for ...

Lundy Lane Cemetery Niagara Falls Canada by Scalisi

Back in 2005 my daughter and I went with a group of ghost hunters from the Haunted Hamilton, we went on a tour to Niagara on the Lake and the surrounding area. This area is noticed for the war of 1812 between Canada and the United States, there are stories of haunting at Old Fort George and the Ange...

My Gettysburg Experience by GettysburgGhosts

It was July 19 2009, my family and I were on our way to Gettysburg, PA and I was excited to go! After 2 hours we finally got there. We went to some of the Monuments. Then went to our hotel room to unpack our stuff. I couldn't wait for that night because we were going on a ghost tour. I kept askin...