Haunted Places in Erie, Colorado



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    Old Louisville Inn

    Louisville, Colorado

    6.6 miles from Erie, CO

    Employees working late hours in this historic restaurant have reported hearing coughing and ghostly voices, as well as feeling an unseen presence in the attic. Other reports indicate that a disembodied hand has been seen operating the cash register. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Empire Restaurant - Pasquinis

    Louisville, Colorado

    6.6 miles from Erie, CO

    Formerly Pasquini's, a pizzeria, the Empire Restaurant now occupies the building. The building is rumored to be haunted by a young woman who was shot to death while trying to break up a fight here during the turn of the century, when it was a gambling hall. Witnesses say they ...


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    Dickens Tavern

    Longmont, Colorado

    8.3 miles from Erie, CO

    Spectral figures have been seen, and all manner of paranormal activity have been reported at this tavern.


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    Elite Barber Shop

    Longmont, Colorado

    8.4 miles from Erie, CO

    The ghost of a former barber, Shorty, is said to roam the shop after hours. A photograph of Shorty hangs on the barber shop wall near the front door paying homage to the spirit. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Sun Rose Cafe

    Longmont, Colorado

    8.4 miles from Erie, CO

    Employees have reported seeing a woman in a colourful skirt and apron arranging things on a shelf that is no longer there. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    La Vita Bella Coffee House

    Longmont, Colorado

    8.5 miles from Erie, CO

    This old-fashioned café is housed in a building that was formerly a telephone company. Staff and diners claim to have heard antique telephones ringing from nowhere, and have smelt cigar smoke from a bygone era. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Pete and Macs

    Northglenn, Colorado

    10.7 miles from Erie, CO

    Has been a doggie daycare (Pete & Macs, Comfy K9 etc.) security cameras have caught garbage can lids flying off. It will be quiet in the dog boarding room and then all of the dogs will start barking for no reason and barking at a certain direction. Past employees have ...


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    Woodglenn Park

    Thornton, Colorado

    11.2 miles from Erie, CO

    According to local legend, some high school students played a joke on one of their friends here, locking him in the park restroom. The restroom caught fire, and the teen died. Screams are said to come at night from the place where the restroom is; however, the building is no ...


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    Riverdale Road

    Brighton, Colorado

    11.8 miles from Erie, CO

    The 11-mile stretch of winding Riverdale Road between Thornton and Brighton is, according to the local tales, haunted by almost every form of supernatural being imaginable: a ghostly white lady, a phantom jogger, demons, talking animals, Native-American burial ground curses, devil worshippers, witch hangings and even the Gates of Hell. ...


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    The College Inn

    Boulder, Colorado

    12 miles from Erie, CO

    Sadly, this building was recently (2013) demolished due to asbestos issues. At the former inn, the south side of the third floor used to be a hot spot for supernatural activity. Witnesses have seen smoky forms, bloodlike stains that appear on the walls, and elevator doors that open and close ...


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  • Ghosts of Boulder (Haunted America)
    Ann Alexander Leggett
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    University of Colorado - Macky Auditorium

    Boulder, Colorado

    12.1 miles from Erie, CO

    According to campus legend, Macky Auditorium has two ghosts. One is a young woman who was raped and murdered by a janitor in the 1960s when he found her practicing her opera singing. Although there sadly has been no phantom opera singing, a ghostly organ plays by itself late at ...


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    Boulder Theater

    Boulder, Colorado

    12.2 miles from Erie, CO

    The theater's ghost is named George Paper, in life a theater manager in the 1940s. He was hanged accidentally by some dangling wiring. George has been known to show up as an apparition, turn lights off and on, turn on bathroom faucets, and open the bathroom doors. Several witnesses have ...


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    Hotel Boulderado

    Boulder, Colorado

    12.3 miles from Erie, CO

    This early 1900s hotel building is said to be haunted and Rooms 302 and 304 as the most so. In these rooms witnesses have seen apparitions and have experienced electrical disturbances and disembodied voices. These rooms are said to be the site of a double suicide. A chloroformed himself to ...


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    The Brittany Hill

    Thornton, Colorado

    13.3 miles from Erie, CO

    The former Brittany Hill restaurant, now Crystal Rose (a venue for special events), is rumored to be haunted. Witnesses say an embracing ghostly couple can be seen in the tower window. Legend has it that the mansion's former owner was unfaithful to his wife, and as a result, she jumped ...


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    Yak and Yeti Restaurant and Brewpub

    Arvada, Colorado

    17.2 miles from Erie, CO

    In the 1940s when this building was a private home, a woman named Cora Van Voorhis fell to her death from the top of the stairs. Cora’s granddaughter had said she saw Cora’s ghost after the funeral, so it isn't all that unlikely that her spirit still remains here. When ...


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    City Star Brewing Company

    Berthoud, Colorado

    17.7 miles from Erie, CO

    Since this building was taken over by the brewing company, staff and visitors have reported various accounts of poltergeist activity. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Historic Elitch Gardens Theater

    Denver, Colorado

    19.5 miles from Erie, CO

    It is said that Mary Long Elitch still roams the theater. Through the 1960's, stars performing here have reported seeing Mary Sitting Usually sitting on the top deck. (Submitted by Scott E)


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    Lumber Baron Inn and Gardens

    Denver, Colorado

    19.5 miles from Erie, CO

    The building was apartments in the 1970s, and during that time, a 17-year-old runaway girl and her friend allegedly were murdered here. Footsteps have been heard, and the apparition of a 1920s-era flapper girl also has been seen here.


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    Lumber Baron Inn and Gardens

    Denver, Colorado

    19.5 miles from Erie, CO

    The building was apartments in the 1970s, and during that time, a 17-year-old runaway girl and her friend allegedly were murdered here. Footsteps have been heard, and the apparition of a 1920s-era flapper girl also has been seen here.


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    Justina L. Ford Home - Black American West Museum

    Denver, Colorado

    20.5 miles from Erie, CO

    This historic home and museum was the residence of Justina Ford, Colorado's first African-American female doctor. Staff members have seen a ghostly female figure, assumed to be Ford herself, who walks through the rooms. Some witnesses have felt a touch on the cheek. A male ghost, thought to be Ford's ...


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    Denver Union Station

    Denver, Colorado

    20.7 miles from Erie, CO

    The presence of a military officer has been felt on one of the platforms, as if he is still waiting for a train. A shadowy apparition which appeared to be lost was seen by many during the mid-twentieth century, but has not been seen recently. Also not seen recently was ...


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    Oxford Hotel

    Denver, Colorado

    20.8 miles from Erie, CO

    The 1891 Oxford Hotel is now Art Deco style, thanks to a 1930s remodel. The old hotel has a few ghosts, according to reports. One apparition of a man in a postal worker uniform from many years ago sat down at the bar and ordered a beer. He was seen ...


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    Sugar Building

    Denver, Colorado

    20.9 miles from Erie, CO

    In 1906 it was the Great Western Sugar Company, but now the historic building houses offices. The second floor is rumored to be a hot spot for ghostly activity. Witnesses have described hovering orbs of light that move through the second-story halls. Some folks suspect that malevolent spirits may reside ...


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    Corridor 44 - Josephina's Restaurant

    Denver, Colorado

    21.1 miles from Erie, CO

    The former Josephina's Restaurant, now Corridor 44, was a speakeasy in Prohibition times. Now, a ghost named Amelia, wife of the speakeasy's owner, is said to haunt the building. Witnesses say liquor bottles upend, chairs move, and a restroom mirror breaks. A hitman the owner had hired to take out ...


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    Tivoli Brewery Company Building

    Denver, Colorado

    21.2 miles from Erie, CO

    The former Tivoli Brewery Company Building, built in the 1870s, is now the student center on the Auraria campus and is rumored to be haunted. One of the most-often-met ghosts is a little girl thought to have died in a house that once stood on the site of one of ...


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    Hotel Teatro

    Denver, Colorado

    21.2 miles from Erie, CO

    The hotel was renovated in 1997, after a long and illustrious career as the Denver Tramway Building. When the major renovations began on the building, construction crews began to experience a number of strange occurrences. One group who heard voices coming from an office went to inspect, only to find ...


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    The Brown Palace Hotel

    Denver, Colorado

    21.4 miles from Erie, CO

    This 100+-year-old hotel has several ghosts in residence. Its living guests have included all sorts of folks from royalty to rock stars. Those who linger in spirit include former employees as well as guests. One ghost is Denver socialite Mrs. Louise Crawford Hill, who lived in Room 904 from 1940 ...


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    Denver Press Club

    Denver, Colorado

    21.6 miles from Erie, CO

    Loud footsteps are heard on the second floor of the building when no one is around. Silverware is rearranged, and an evil presence is felt in the basement. The apparition of a transparent figure in a policeman cloak has been seen by numerous people dining at the club. (Submitted by Callum ...


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    Grosvenor Arms Apartments

    Denver, Colorado

    21.6 miles from Erie, CO

    The ghost of a man in a suit has been seen in the mirrors of the apartment lobby, and the presence of a woman has been felt on the eighth floor of the building. The top floor storage units are haunted by a shadow that stalks residents around until they ...


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    Denver Courthouse

    Denver, Colorado

    21.7 miles from Erie, CO

    The columned Denver Courthouse was built from 1912 to 1932, replacing the original courthouse from the late 1800s. It is the old building that is of interest. In 1900, reports from a janitor say that the gates of Hell opened up on its second floor one morning at 3 a.m. ...


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  • Haunted Cheyenne
    Jill Pope

    Haunted Manitou Springs
    Stephanie Waters
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    Denver Public Library

    Denver, Colorado

    21.8 miles from Erie, CO

    Denver Public Library has a ghost in the basement, say some. The ghost has been known to shove people hard as they walk, scaring some security guards so badly that at least one has quit because of it.


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    Molly Brown House

    Denver, Colorado

    21.9 miles from Erie, CO

    This 1889 stately home was built for Molly Brown and her husband, who survived the sinking of the R.M.S Titanic. Her ghost has been seen wandering around the house, and her presence is usually accompanied by cold spots. Pipe and cigar smoke is smelt in some rooms of the house, ...


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    Metlo Building

    Denver, Colorado

    22.1 miles from Erie, CO

    Our office has had remotes fly off shelves and the security cameras have captured light reflections and moving lights that can't be explained. Weird noises and smells are not uncommon. Very weird feeling that someone is in the bathroom happens quite often. Cleaning crew that operates laundry by out of the ...


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    The Buckhorn Exchange

    Denver, Colorado

    22.1 miles from Erie, CO

    Denver’s oldest restaurant and holder of liquor license #1 in Colorado, the 1893 establishment was originally a trading post that catered to miners, railroad builders and pioneers. The restaurant boasts of President Theodore Roosevelt's 1905 visit as well as its plethora of ghostly patrons. Reports abound of voices, footsteps, and ...


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    Peabody-Whitehead Mansion

    Denver, Colorado

    22.1 miles from Erie, CO

    Built in 1889, the Peabody-Whitehead Mansion is reportedly home to around 12 spirits. Witnesses have reported books that fall off shelves, objects that move on their own, a ghostly baby's cry, breaking glassware, the ringing of disconnected service bells and phones, a flickering chandelier that wasn't even hooked up to ...


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    Croke-Patterson Mansion - Patterson Inn

    Denver, Colorado

    22.2 miles from Erie, CO

    The 1890 Croke-Patterson Mansion, now bed-and-breakfast, has had an interesting history. So the stories go, original owner Thomas B. Croke entered the mansion just once, and whatever he saw or felt there was enough to convince him never to come back. He sold it to Thomas M. Patterson, who ...


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    Cheeseman Park

    Denver, Colorado

    22.3 miles from Erie, CO

    Local legend has it that the haunts that may be seen at this cemetery are restless because at some points in the park's past, proper care was not taken of the graveyard, and some bodies were simply left lying in a mass grave.


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    Grant-Humphreys Mansion

    Denver, Colorado

    22.6 miles from Erie, CO

    The palace is haunted by five entities, with the identity of only one apparition known. This is the spectre of Albert Humphreys, who died in a suspicious shooting accident on the third floor, and still roams the hallways of the house. The four other entities reported in the mansions are ...


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    Richthofen Castle

    Denver, Colorado

    23.1 miles from Erie, CO

    The previous owners of the castle have reported hearing disembodied footsteps when no one is around, and having objects moved around the building and reappearing weeks later. There have also been sightings of a glowing apparition in one of the castle's towers. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Parklane Swimming Pool

    Aurora, Colorado

    23.1 miles from Erie, CO

    In 2012 of 4th of July I was going to work around 6:00 a.m. Tagging along was my mother and father. Then we were driving down 30th avenue passing by the pool with saw a figure of what seems to be an old lady in a black dress. she ...


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  • Haunted Corazon
    F. Dean Sneed
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    Denver International Airport

    Denver, Colorado

    24 miles from Erie, CO

    Some folks say the technical problems experienced by the Denver International Airport--and the strange things that happen to its employees and travelers--occurred because the airport was built atop a Native American burial ground.


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    Buffalo Bill Museum

    Golden, Colorado

    24.1 miles from Erie, CO

    Buffalo Bill’s Grave and Museum on Lookout Mountain is believed to be haunted by Buffalo Bill himself. But that's not all. Legend has it that a woman fell to her death on the premises, and her apparition has been seen here as well. Ghostly evidence: Witnesses say objects fall or ...


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    Hilton Garden Inn

    Glendale, Colorado

    24.5 miles from Erie, CO

    These aren't alleged, this just happened to me personally on Dec 30, 2015, just 2 weeks ago. I came out to Denver to do some work for a couple of days. The weather was bitterly cold, 4 or 5 degrees in the mornings and maybe 20 in the afternoons. ...


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    Heritage Square

    Golden, Colorado

    24.8 miles from Erie, CO

    Heritage Square is a shopping center and amusement park that has a haunted legend. The resident spirit is a man who long ago was killed after falling in love with a Native-American girl. Her family didn't approve of the match, and he was chasing her in his wagon when he ...


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    Mount Vernon Country Club

    Golden, Colorado

    26 miles from Erie, CO

    Stories about the Mount Vernon Country Club say a ghost has been heard walking across the lobby floor when no one is walking in the building. When the employee who heard the ghost asked "Who's there?" he was surprised to see a straw fly from a glass on a shelf ...


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    University of Denver

    Denver, Colorado

    26.4 miles from Erie, CO

    The University of Denver's Mary Reed Hall is reported to have cold and warm spots, doors that open on their own, electrical anomalies, and an apparition, which some say is either building namesake Mary Reed or her daughter Margery. Likewise, Mrs. DuPont's apparition has been seen sitting and reading (in ...


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    Red Rocks Amphitheater

    Golden, Colorado

    27.8 miles from Erie, CO

    The famous Red Rocks Amphitheater in the Rocky Mountain Foothills is a popular concert venue that's rumored to be haunted by a couple of ghosts. One is a bearded man holding a bottle, believed to be a miner. He shows for a moment and then disappears. The other is a ...


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    Gilpin Hotel Casino

    Black Hawk, Colorado

    29.1 miles from Erie, CO

    At this establishment, witnesses have reported seeing a female apparition on the second floor. Her name is said to be Lucille, and folks in the know say she committed suicide here upon finding out that her boyfriend was killed in a mining mishap.


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    Lace House Museum

    Central City, Colorado

    29.4 miles from Erie, CO

    This historic house was moved from its original location due to the demand of the casino economy, and it is unclear as to whether the ghosts that inhabited the old building moved with it. In any case, workers and visitors used to report ghostly laughter, disembodied footsteps and a ...


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    Central City Opera House

    Central City, Colorado

    30 miles from Erie, CO

    This historic opera house was the first in town, and is haunted by at least three ghosts. These include a former doorman, an actor who drank himself to death and a long dead female patron. Staff claim to occasionally smell alcohol and cigar smoke when no one is around, ...


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