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0Kirk Denmark Theatre - Rock County Theater
Janesville, Wisconsin
5.4 miles from Hanover, WI
Empty and dark theaters can be spooky because of their large, echoing spaces, but this one may be more so because it's said to have a ghost. A deceased employee, some say a theater instructor or a director, causes lights to go on and off and doors to open and ...
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Janesville, Wisconsin
7.4 miles from Hanover, WI
Some folks say a ghostly white woman and flickering white lights haunt Oak Hill Cemetery. Others say not so--the white lady is actually a lifelike, spookily illuminated statue, and the white lights are markers to brighten the walkways. So, is Oak Hill Cemetery haunted, or not? You be the judge!
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Weary Road
Evansville, Wisconsin
9.2 miles from Hanover, WI
The most realistic story about Weary Road of Evansville Wisconsin involves teenagers "car surfing", not slowing down for a curve in time and being killed when they were ejected off the vehicle into a steep ditch or the creepy treeline. Another involves more teens playing chicken on one of the ...
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Flynn Steakhouse
Brodhead, Wisconsin
11 miles from Hanover, WI
Flynn Steakhouse, reported to no longer be in operation, was housed in a building from 1868, and had a haunted, unused hotel upstairs. Misty white formations were known to appear, long believed to be the ghost of Mary, a child who passed away here in the 1860s. Among the strange ...
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Elsing's Second Hand Shop
Stoughton, Wisconsin
19.4 miles from Hanover, WI
This 1891 building was formerly a private residence, a restaurant and a hotel, and is rumoured to have some hauntings dating back to the turn of the twentieth century. The current owners have reported hearing the sound of glass breaking on the second floor, but upon investigation, nothing is ...
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Ludlow Mansion - Idle Hour Farm
Monroe, Wisconsin
24.4 miles from Hanover, WI
Once part of the Underground Railroad, the historic house is believed to be haunted by former owner Lady Ludlow. Witnesses have seen her apparition in the back hallway and experienced mysteriously floating objects, cold spots and flickering lights.
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Lucerne's Fondue and Spirits
Rockford, Illinois
25.1 miles from Hanover, WI
Although the spirits in the name of this old-fashioned fondue restaurant refers to alcohol, it could also refer to a number of ghosts reported by staff and diners throughout its history. The residence that houses the establishment dates back to 1895, and was formerly occupied by the Utter family, ...
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Whitewater, Wisconsin
25.2 miles from Hanover, WI
There are several spots rumored to cause the hairs on the back of your neck to go up at the University of Wisconsin. One is the Center of the Arts, where apparitions have been spotted, unexplained hammering comes from the metal lab at night and chairs move across the room. ...
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Coronado Theatre
Rockford, Illinois
25.4 miles from Hanover, WI
One night, police were called about a ghostly woman in white who appeared in an elevator at a parking garage. Earlier, witnesses had been confused as to why the elevator kept going up and down with no one inside it. But when the white figure showed up in the glass ...
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Faust Hotel - Faust Landmark
Rockford, Illinois
25.9 miles from Hanover, WI
This old hotel was reportedly remodeled into housing for seniors. The basement used to hold a bar and bowling alley, but it hasn't been used since the 1980s. An eerie presence can be felt here, as well as sudden temperature changes and an overwhelming urge to leave the area. The ...
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Tinker Swiss Cottage
Rockford, Illinois
26.1 miles from Hanover, WI
Tinker Swiss Cottage is said to be haunted. Witnesses and paranormalists have heard humming and other children's voices, believed to be because the site used to be a home for terminally ill children. The spirits of the Tinker family are believed to linger in the place as well. Tinker Swiss ...
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Rockford College
Rockford, Illinois
26.5 miles from Hanover, WI
Several campus structures seem to be inhabited by haunts. Adams' Arch, the only part left of the original campus, rings with the laughter of young women late at night. The Burpee Building and Talcott Hall are each said to be haunted by men who committed suicide. The Clark Arts Center ...
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Alpha Omega Distributors
Madison, Wisconsin
29.8 miles from Hanover, WI
A former employee killed in a car accident is said to be here, usually as a shadow in the corner of employees' eyes. One person has even claimed to have a had a conversation with him. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Capone's Bar Next Door - The Wonder Bar
Madison, Wisconsin
30.6 miles from Hanover, WI
It was called The Wonder Bar in the 1920s, and the Bar Next Door has now been renamed to that original name. The establishment is said to be haunted. Built originally by Roger "The Terrible" Touhy. The Touhy brothers' place was a hangout for gangsters, and Eddy Touhy (Roger's brother) ...
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Lawrence House Bed and Breakfast Inn
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
30.8 miles from Hanover, WI
Reports say that the inn was once a home where the wealthy would send their mentally disabled children to live. Witnesses have heard the eerie residual sounds of screaming and crying children in several rooms.
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Wisconsin State Historical Society
Madison, Wisconsin
32.5 miles from Hanover, WI
Supposedly, the place is haunted by two ghosts. One is a man who fell asleep at his desk and didn't wake up. The other is a man who committed suicide by falling off the third floor landing onto a marble floor (you can still see the blood in ...
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Aztalan State Park
Lake Mills, Wisconsin
33.2 miles from Hanover, WI
Aztalan State Park was created in 1952 on the site of a Mississippian settlement from the 10th to 13th centuries. Around the site's earthen mounds, many strange things are said to have been seen and heard by witnesses. The mounds are believed to be haunted by the spirits of the ...
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Blood’s Point Cemetery
Belvidere, Illinois
36 miles from Hanover, WI
Blood’s Point Cemetery, named after the area's first white settle, Arthur Blood, is said to be a hot spot for the eerie, such as orbs, a vanishing barn, phantom vehicles and a ghost dog that sports glowing red eyes. To add to the spookiness, the nearby railroad bridge was said ...
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0Sanitarium Hill
Madison, Wisconsin
36.1 miles from Hanover, WI
Sanitarium Hill is an area with an abandoned mansion atop a--you guessed it--hill. It was once the Lakeview Sanitarium (1930-1966), a tuberculosis treatment center, with woods behind it (now known as Lakeview Woods). In a nearby cemetery, folks have reported mists, cold spots, and more; along the trails through the ...
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Cobble Stone Inn
East Troy, Wisconsin
39.8 miles from Hanover, WI
Cobble Stone Inn, built in the early 1800s and allegedly once visited by Abraham Lincoln, is the site of a mysterious disappearance. One day, the inn's owners simply vanished, never to be heard from again. Locals say they still haunt the place--their apparitions have been seen all over the premises.
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St. Killian's Catholic Cemetery
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
40.9 miles from Hanover, WI
Reported here have been a ghostly priest, a ringing bell, strange noises and footsteps, and mysterious mists. The bell is said to be from a phantom church, which used to stand nearby but was burned down a few decades ago, reports say. Some say the church basement was used for ...
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0Woodstock Opera House
Woodstock, Illinois
42.8 miles from Hanover, WI
Interestingly enough, reports say that during any performence here, a certain seat in the balcony (DD113) is always left empty for a resident ghost named Elvira. Her spring-loaded chair has been seen folded down when she is attending a performance. She is said to be very beautiful with long blonde ...
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Conover Square
Oregon, Illinois
43.9 miles from Hanover, WI
Conover Square is a former piano factory, now a shopping mall. Built in the 1890's, it is now the home of many haunted happenings. A little girl's spirit giggles in the hallways & museum, loud crashes boom from the unoccupied third floor, and more than one female ...
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Fork in the Road
Mukwonago, Wisconsin
44.8 miles from Hanover, WI
Once called Inn the Olden Days, the Fork in the Road restaurant used to be a tavern in its early days. This may explain the ghostly footsteps and the sound of pool balls hitting each other and rolling across the floor. Vaporous clouds and voices also have been seen and ...
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Willow Creek Farm
Shannon, Illinois
45.8 miles from Hanover, WI
Willow Creek Farm was once the property of William Boardman and his wife Mary, who arrived in New York from England in 1835. Homes for his daughters and their families also were built on the property. It is said to be haunted by former residents and Native Americans; witnesses have ...
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Burlington Cemetery
Burlington, Wisconsin
46.3 miles from Hanover, WI
Visitors at Burlington Public Cemetery have described a feeling of being watched or followed--or even chased--by something unseen.
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Heaven City Restaurant
Mukwonago, Wisconsin
46.6 miles from Hanover, WI
Heaven City Restaurant's supernatural activity is attributed to the fact that it sits on an Native-American burial ground. Apparitions have been seen wandering through the eatery and glasses have fallen and broken after closing time.
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La Belle Cemetery
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
47.3 miles from Hanover, WI
Legend here surrounds a large statue of a young girl and a cross. It is said that her apparition appears from the statue and drowns itself in Lac La Belle, or that her statue's hands drip blood.
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0George Stickney House
Woodstock, Illinois
47.4 miles from Hanover, WI
Because of George Stickney's belief in spiritualism, he designed his house with no 90-degree angles inside so that no spirits would be caught in the corners. The Stickneys had 10 children, but only 3 lived to adulthood, and they are said to have regularly conducted seances on the 2nd floor ...
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Nashotah House Theological Seminary
Nashotah, Wisconsin
48.3 miles from Hanover, WI
The ghost at the Nashotah House Theological Seminary is said to have been here since the mid 1700s. So the story goes, the spirit belongs to an acolyte whose wife had an affair with the dean. In order to keep up the adulterous relationship, the woman hanged her husband, and ...
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Tichigan Lake Inn - What About Linda's
Waterford, Wisconsin
49.7 miles from Hanover, WI
Formerly the Tichigan Lake Inn and now called What About Linda's?, the restaurant and bar was once a Speakeasy originally built in the 1920s and is known to be haunted by a poltergeist. Glasses fly across the room and crash to the floor, beer taps turn on all at once, ...
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Tabernacle Cemetery
Waukesha, Wisconsin
49.9 miles from Hanover, WI
The 1842 Tabernacle Cemetery is said to be haunted. The apparition of a man has been seen next to a tree right behind the cemetery sign, and flashes of unexplained light have been seen flashing or shining on visitors. Because of vandalism, the public is not allowed on the property and ...
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0Max Meier's Hartland Inn
Hartland, Wisconsin
52.3 miles from Hanover, WI
Once a hotel and restaurant, the upstairs rooms are no longer in use. The restaurant is still open, however. At the early 1900s building, staff members have seen the apparition of a little girl in a Victorian sailor outfit in the basement and heard loud screams, which also came from ...
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0The Walker House
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
53.6 miles from Hanover, WI
The magnificent stone hotel and restaurant dates back to the 1800s. It is said that the hauntings here may stem from a man during that century who was hanged from a tree outside by an angry mob after he stole a horse from his neighbor. Witnesses to the hauntings have ...
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Deacon West Octagon House
Pewaukee, Wisconsin
55 miles from Hanover, WI
Some people believe that the builder of this manor killed his wife. Guests have reported voices and sometimes see apparitions. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Eagle Road Cemetery
Juneau, Wisconsin
55.2 miles from Hanover, WI
Eagle Road Cemetery, aka Evangelical Church Cemetery or Tabor Cemetery, is a hot spot for activity. Witnesses have seen apparitions and felt cold spots and gusts here, and some have seen the Virgin Mary or experienced stigmata (bleeding from the hands and arms) after leaving.
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P M and L Theatre
Antioch, Illinois
55.4 miles from Hanover, WI
The PM&L Theatre has--or had--a ghost. Folks reported a ghost girl who turned lights on and off and made strange noises. But a retired longtime theater volunteer, Elmarie Beno, has admitted creating the ghost and perpetuating the rumor for years. Some say there really is a ghost, despite the ruse, ...
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Taliesin
Spring Green, Wisconsin
57.6 miles from Hanover, WI
The house (an estate once owned by Frank Lloyd Wright) is haunted by the apparition of a lady in a white gown. Windows open and close by themselves, and late at night, the lights in the building will flash on and off when no one is around.
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Beaver Dam Community Theater
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
59 miles from Hanover, WI
Beaver Dam Community Theater is reported to have a ghost of a disgruntled actress. So the story goes, after failing to get a part she wanted, the actress called Lacy hanged herself in the loft. Footsteps, crying and electrical anomalies have been reported around the area.
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Dousman Stagecoach Inn Museum
Brookfield, Wisconsin
60.3 miles from Hanover, WI
Dousman Stagecoach Inn Museum was an old stagecoach stop and, later, a farmhouse. The place was moved to its current museum location, and its spirits are said to have moved with it. Witnesses say doors slam on their own, and a dark figure can be seen pacing upstairs. The ghost ...
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Whitnall Park
Franklin, Wisconsin
60.6 miles from Hanover, WI
Rumors about Whitnall Park involve a female apparition with no feet, sometimes holding a ghostly baby, who floats to ward visitors screaming "Go away and leave my baby alone!" Some reports say the ghost doesn't interact with the living, but only floats off into the woods. Yet others say she ...
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White Cemetery
Barrington, Illinois
60.9 miles from Hanover, WI
Among the phenomena associated with this spot are glowing orbs and mist, a disappearing house and black car, and the sounds of someone walking through leaves. It is said that photographs taken of this cemetery always fail; the photos do not develop or the camera will be lost.
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Sunset Playhouse
Elm Grove, Wisconsin
61.5 miles from Hanover, WI
Sunset Playhouse is believed to be haunted by local actor Lester L. Schultz, nicknamed Pinky, who died of a heart attack as he left the stage in 1968. He was a former Marine who had been with the playhouse since 1960. His ghost continues to be accepted and active in ...
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Majdecki Piggly Wiggly
West Allis, Wisconsin
61.9 miles from Hanover, WI
Piggly Wiggly, formerly a Sentry grocery, has a ghost who has been heard whistling in the aisles and the back room. It has also been reported that food disappears and toys have been played with at night, and the laughter of invisible children can be heard. Some blame the activity ...
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0The Ably House
Scales Mound, Illinois
62.1 miles from Hanover, WI
There were allegedly some murders that took place in this old home, and it is said that the spirits of the dead still remain within its walls.
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Wisconsin Lutheran College
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
64 miles from Hanover, WI
Established in 1973, the Wisconsin Lutheran College is believed to have 6 ghosts. One is an evil presence; another is a group of children who laugh eerily. There are also a singing nun, a mother superior, a janitor and a poltergeist.
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Old Baraboo Inn
Baraboo, Wisconsin
64.1 miles from Hanover, WI
This renovated, historic pub and grille, and former brewery and brothel, is believed to have many active spirits in the building according to paranormal investigators. Audio recordings of voices and sounds and video of orbs, light flashes, and anomalies have all been captured. Cowboys, a prostitute named Mary, several children, ...
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Amboy Pharmacy
Amboy, Illinois
64.5 miles from Hanover, WI
This old-fashioned pharmacy is haunted by at least seven spirits, according to a visiting psychic. Dating back to the early 1860's, the main haunting here is by a former pharmacy owner who was displeased by recent renovations. Known as 'Steve', he has been known to knock objects off shelves, ...
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0Hotel Baker
St. Charles, Illinois
66.2 miles from Hanover, WI
At this splendid historic hotel, originally built in 1928, an apparent suicide is often given as the reason for some strange phenomena. Moaning sounds come from the sixth floor storage area, which used to be used as housing for employees. Folks say in the 1970s, a hotel chambermaid who was ...
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