Please note the below stories are unsubstantiated, even when it is claimed there is ‘evidence’ for them.

Hampton Court - England

Hampton Court is one of England’s most famous buildings, not only for its historical value but also the supernatural. These spirits have often been spotted roaming the halls and galleries of Hampton Court. As with everything to do with the supernatural, there will always be skeptics - some people will look at a picture and notice a speck of light and look for a ghostly image in the picture, others will look at the same picture and say ‘it’s just a light’. One of the most famous spirits to haunt the halls and galleries of Hampton Court is Dame Sybil Penn, also known as The Grey Lady. She often visits the Clock Court and State Apartments. The Grey Lady hadn’t always haunted Hampton Court Palace - only after her tomb was disturbed did supernatural happenings start, when noises of what sounded like a person using a spinning wheel were heard. When a search for the suspicious noise took place, a hidden chamber was discovered with an old spinning wheel. A ghost know as Skeletor haunted the palace for three days in 2003. On the first night three security guards were called to close a fire door that had been opened with great force, but nothing was found. On the second night, CCTV cameras showed a ghostly figure of someone dressed in period clothing; on the third, the doors opened again. Could this mean the ghostly spirit visited the palace for two nights before leaving? To this day people are scared to work in the exhibition area of the palace at night. Catherine Howard is another lady to haunt Hampton Court - she is known as The Screaming Lady and is said to roam the picture galleries. History says that Catherine was dragged away by guards while screaming. There have been records of people fainting in the exact same spot. In fact, the galleries were named The Haunted Galleries before the galleries were open to the public, due to the story of Catherine being so well known.

The Waverly Hills Sanatorium - Louisville, Kentucky

From the pictures of this magnificent yet eerie building, if you’re one of the people who believes in, studies or has a general interest in the paranormal, this building would definitely catch your eye. This Tuberculosis Hospital sits on top of a hill. There have been reports off cold spots throughout the hospital, faint voices and spirits walking around. If you’ve ever watched a horror movie or read a horror novel and thought you would like to visit a haunted hospital, this could be the place for you. One reason this hospital has become so well known is due to its mistreatment of patients and the thousands of people who passed away due to lack of medicine. Waverly Hill was closed in 1961 but reopened in 1982. With the years between not much improved, Woodhaven Geriatrics Sanitarium, as it became known, also did experiments on patients. The Body Chute was built to transfer people who died so other patients wouldn’t see just how many bodies were taken away. If you were to walk down this chute now, you may hear voices as you walk down this 500 feet long eerie passage. The fourth floor of this building is said to have the most paranormal activity, with a guard seeing a floating head in one of the windows. People who have visited the hospital have smelt the faint scent of food being cooked by a man in white. No one knows who this mysterious man is, though some people believe he was a former employee. The most infamous room of the entire building is room 502. A young nurse hung herself in 1928 in this room. Paranormal activists have reported seeing a apparition of a nurse and hearing someone saying, ‘get out’.

Myrtles Plantation - Saint Francisville, Louisiana

Before the Plantation became a bed and breakfast, this place was the scene of around ten murders. Creepy activities have been reported - apparently you can still here the voices of slaves asking if they can do chores, and often the grand piano can be heard playing only one haunting note. The most disturbing murderer was a slave name Cleo, who murdered two girls. Even though he was hung for these murders, some people believe he never existed. A man name William Drew Winter was shot on the patio - his last steps can be heard climbing the stairs where he died. Tourists who have stayed the night at this truly creepy bed and breakfast have reported many occurrences such as the piano, hearing someone walk up the stairs - some have even reported being held down in bed and not being able to scream or run for help. There is something eerie about the look of the plantation. Just by looking at the building you can tell it had a horrific past, even if you had no idea what happened. If you do decide to stay the night you may experience nothing at all, which, even if you believe in the paranormal, might not be a bad thing.

Eastern State Penitentiary - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This is quite possibly one of the scariest and most active haunted buildings ever. With Al Capone as well as others being imprisoned, Eastern State has become a very popular attraction with tours of the building open to the public. There are a lot of spirits to see in this haunted building as well as strange and creepy noises. In cellblock 6 a shadow of someone sliding down the walls has been seen. In cellblock 12 a strange evil cackling sound can be heard - maybe this could be the sound of an old static radio one of the guards may have used? A figure standing in the guard tower can also been seen looking over the penitentiary. No one knows if this is a guard or a prisoner trying to escape. The penitentiary was only meant to hold 250 inmates but as time went on over 1,450 more inmates were crammed into cells. Maybe the confined space trapped spirits too?

San Antonio - Ghostly Children Push Car Over Train Track

This may not be one of the most haunted places in the world, but because it happens outside rather than in a building, it deserves to be talked about. One unfortunate night, a bus filled with children stalled on a train-track crossing. The children who died in the horrifying accident still watch over the train track. Supposedly if you park your car on the tracks and put the car into neutral (do not do this), people have reported the car being pushed over the tracks. There are hills on both sides of the tracks. The police did an experiment where they wiped any fingerprints of the bumper of a car. They then parked the car on the tracks and, sure enough, the car moved forward. They then dusted for prints and the bumper was covered in the prints of children’s hands. Many people have tried this and their car has been slowly pushed forward. Could you take comfort knowing that if this incident was repeated that the children would push your vehicle off the tracks? Pictures have also shown the ghostly spirits of the children waiting by the tracks.

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