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Le Sueur County Historical Society Museum
Elysian, Minnesota
13.1 miles from Waseca County, MNSome odd things have been reported at this museum: disembodied voices, a typewriter and a record player that worked by themselves, and a service bell that rang on its own.
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West Hills
Owatonna, Minnesota
17.9 miles from Waseca County, MNGhosts of orphaned children are rumored to linger in this former orphanage, laughing audibly. Witnesses also have seen the floor move and warp and smelled phantom cigar smoke. Books also have moved, temperature has been known to change drastically, and phone calls have been made to the police department from ...
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It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere
Owatonna, Minnesota
18.4 miles from Waseca County, MNThe bar called It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere is said to be haunted. Reports say the apparition of a man in old-fashioned duds and a puddle of blood appear out of nowhere. The bar was a funeral home and a used furniture store in past incarnations.
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Calvary Cemetery
Mankato, Minnesota
22.1 miles from Waseca County, MNAt Calvary Cemetery, you can find the visuals for many stories told by school kids. There are several about an evil doctor who appears as a ghost-devil, and some about Hell Road, a nearby path where animal sacrifices were allegedly performed. Ghost hunters determined that no such devilish behavior really ...
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Minnesota State University Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota
22.1 miles from Waseca County, MNMinnesota State University Mankato is said to have a ghost who rings buzzers and another who steals toilet paper in the Crawford Dorm. And in the Crawford-McElroy Complex, there is a ghost stuck in the 1960s who goes on panty raids.
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R.D Hubbard House Museum
Mankato, Minnesota
22.9 miles from Waseca County, MNThis historic mansion is currently operated as a museum by the Blue Earth County Historical Society, and staff claim that even after the building has closed down for the night, some still walk the halls of the old house. Visitors claim to have heard ghostly laughter, running footsteps in ...
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Montgomery Golf Club
Montgomery, Minnesota
29.8 miles from Waseca County, MNMontgomery Golf Club is home to two ghosts, maybe more. One's identity has been traced to a farmer who once lived on the land and is said to be buried on the first hole of the golf course. His apparition has been spotted in a hat and overalls. The other ...
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Green Lawn Cemetery - CSAH 20 Cemetery
St. Peter, Minnesota
30.7 miles from Waseca County, MNGreen Lawn Cemetery, aka CSAH (County State Aid Highway) 20 Cemetery and Traverse de Sioux Cemetery, is rumored to be haunted and a spot for animal sacrifices. People have reported apparitions, photo anomalies and other strange phenomena here.
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St. Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota
36.3 miles from Waseca County, MNThe four buildings rumored to be haunted at St. Olaf College are Hilleboe Hall, where children singing and playing piano have been heard; Kelsey Theater, where deceased Miss Kelsey has been witnessed playing the piano onstage; Melby Hall, where the apparitions of a man and a woman in Victorian clothing ...
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Mantorville Opera House
Kasson, Minnesota
41.4 miles from Waseca County, MNBuilt in 1918, the Mantorville Opera House building has been a club, a speakeasy, a silent movie house, a skating rink, a city hall and a civic center. It is believed to be haunted by several spirits, including former actors and entertainers and a woman who the staff nicknamed Ellen. ...
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Quill and Quilt Bed and Breakfast
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
47.5 miles from Waseca County, MNBuilt in 1897 for a prominent local physician, this bed and breakfast inn appears to now be a private residence. During the establishments heyday, guests reported catching glimpse of a shadowy apparition in the Quilters Haven Room. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Lambrecht's Gift Store
New Ulm, Minnesota
47.8 miles from Waseca County, MNThis gift store is housed in a historic building, which has a darker history in relation to the murder of a woman that occurred in the building many years before. The apparition of a pale-faced woman with a terrified expression has been seen knocking on the window of the ...
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Andy's Market Hill - Scott Park
Apple Valley, Minnesota
53.4 miles from Waseca County, MNAt the popular sledding spot called Andy's Market Hill, aka Dead Man's Hill in Scott Park, legend has it that a little boy named Dameon was sledding in 1998 when he was killed accidentally by an archer who shot him in the eye. Now, Dameon's sledding apparition is seen here ...
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Buddy Holly Memorial
Clear Lake, Iowa
56.3 miles from Waseca County, MNBuddy Holly may be alive beyond the grave. According to reports, some have seen a phantom plane crashing that matches the one involved in the 1959 tragedy. Also, 3 orbs have been caught on tape in the spot where Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens died.
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Ferguson’s Cemetery
Norwood Young America, Minnesota
57.3 miles from Waseca County, MNAccording to local legend, Ferguson’s Cemetery is the home of a ghostly little boy who peeks out over a tombstone. Reports say his grave is the one in the southwest corner, separated from the other graves. Orbs, eerie feelings and the sound of a phantom dog barking also have been ...
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Chanhassen Water Tower
Chaska, Minnesota
57.7 miles from Waseca County, MNFolks say strange noises and a ghostly dancing figure around and atop the water tower prove that it's haunted.
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Chanhassen Dinner Theatre
Waseca County,
58 miles from Waseca County, MNAccording to local lore, the theater was built on the site of a home that burned down, killing the woman who was inside. Her spirit was said to haunt the theater, along with the ghost of a former actor who was bicycling home when she was hit and killed by ...
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William G. LeDuc House
Hastings, Minnesota
60.9 miles from Waseca County, MNCivil War quartermaster General William Leduc's home, built in 1865, and his family reportedly dabbled in spiritualism. Many spirits are said to reside here, and the apparition of General Leduc himself has been spotted. His daughter Alice and family friend Carroll Simmons are believed to be here as well, and ...
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Grey Cloud Island
St. Paul Park, Minnesota
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Rosewood Inn Bed and Breakfast
Hastings, Minnesota
61.5 miles from Waseca County, MNPeople have reported seeing a strange glowing apparition walking around the grounds and inside the historic inn. When the inn was abandoned for a period of time, people were reportedly chased by the spirit on various occasions. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Treat Me Sweet
Hastings, Minnesota
61.7 miles from Waseca County, MNTreat Me Sweet was a restaurant (no longer open) rumored to be haunted by a former owner who committed suicide in the kitchen.
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Treasure Island Resort and Casino
Welch, Minnesota
62.6 miles from Waseca County, MNOne night after leaving the Treasure Island Resort and Casino, a man pulled over to take a nap. A few moments later, he heard footsteps coming toward his car, sounding like the walker was dragging one leg. The man looked out his car window and saw a bony old ghost ...
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Hamlet Park - Dead Man's Pond
Cottage Grove, Minnesota
63.5 miles from Waseca County, MNLegend has it that the little swampy, algae-covered pond in Hamlet Park claimed a victim long ago, and today it is haunted... and lies in wait for its next victim.
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St. James Hotel
Red Wing, Minnesota
64.1 miles from Waseca County, MNThe hotel building was built in 1875, and several spirits are believed to haunt it. The first is a hostile entity that haunts all floors of the building, and which has been known to attack guests and to slam doors. The second apparition is that of a lady in a ...
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College of St. Catherine
Saint Paul, Minnesota
65.5 miles from Waseca County, MNAt College of St. Catherine's St. Mary’s Hall, a gray lady appears in doorways of the second floor rooms. Students also have reported something poking them awake right before their alarms go off or cold fingers on the backs of their necks. Some have heard the sound of someone running ...
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Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis, Minnesota
66.4 miles from Waseca County, MNAt the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, legend has it that the ghost of someone who was murdered in a campus building's basement terrifies the students. Some have awoken in the night to screaming inside their heads, unable to move.
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Holbrook Park
Long Lake, Minnesota
66.5 miles from Waseca County, MNLocals may tell you that around 2 a.m. on Sunday nights, a ghstly little girl is seen walking around the park. If you get close, she disappears. When she comes back later she is with the apparition of her father and she is carrying apples in her apron. Some say ...
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Minnesota Institute of the Arts
Minneapolis, Minnesota
66.5 miles from Waseca County, MNSome say the spirit of a student who was raped and murdered haunts the Minnesota Institute of the Arts. The Connecticut Room is reported to have unexplained cold spots, and some students say they have awoken in the night freezing cold to the sound of screaming.
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Cottage Grove Cemetery
Cottage Grove, Minnesota
66.7 miles from Waseca County, MNReported in this cemetery have been an apparition seen in the storage shed window and phantom perfume aromas.
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Schmidt Brewery
Saint Paul, Minnesota
66.7 miles from Waseca County, MNAllegedly haunted by a variety of employees who died there in various ways. Details on the actual haunted activity are scarce but seem to fall primarily into the "eerie feeling" and "random sound" categories.
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Marie Schmidt-Bremer House
Saint Paul, Minnesota
66.8 miles from Waseca County, MNThis house is known in these parts because it belonged to Marie Schmidt-Bremer, the daughter of Schmidt Brewing Company founder Jacob Schmidt. She and her husband Adolf Bremer had a son, Edward, who was kidnapped in 1934 by the Karpis-Barker gang. The house is haunted by an apparition of a ...
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The Buckingham
Minneapolis, Minnesota
67 miles from Waseca County, MNI don't go around seeing ghosts everywhere. The last ghost I saw was in 1983 when I lived in an apartment building called The Buckingham. I was in my bedroom when I saw a shadowy silhouette of a man enter, stand and stare at me, and proceed to ...
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The Jonathan Padelford
Saint Paul, Minnesota
67.5 miles from Waseca County, MNThe Jonathan Padelford is a Mississippi River steamboat that's believed to be haunted by a man who drowned after climbing to the top of the pilothouse and then falling from it into the river. Both employees and passengers have heard this phantom scene replay, complete with footsteps and a large ...
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Griggs Mansion
Saint Paul, Minnesota
67.5 miles from Waseca County, MNThe 1883 Griggs Mansion was turned into apartments, and then an art school in 1939. It has many ghosts, including a maid who hanged herself on the fourth floor landing in 1915; gardener Charles Wade, who has been heard flipping through books in the library; a thin man in a ...
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Wabasha Street Caves
Saint Paul, Minnesota
67.8 miles from Waseca County, MNWabasha Street Caves are sandstone underground caves available for tours. They are decorated with brick walls, stucco ceilings and carpet or tile floors. Apparitions seen here include a man in a panama hat, another man who meets a woman in the bar area around 3 a.m., a man who sits ...
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Forepaugh's Restaurant
Saint Paul, Minnesota
67.8 miles from Waseca County, MNForepaugh's Restaurant serves French cuisine in an 1800s Victorian mansion. It is believed to be haunted by Molly, a young maid who had an affair with Joseph Lybrandt Forepaugh. When Joseph's wife Mary caught them in bed, pregnant Molly hanged herself from a chandelier and threw herself out a third-story ...
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First Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota
67.8 miles from Waseca County, MNRumor has it that the upstairs dance lounge is haunted, and deejays report growls and other noises in the headphones. And according to local legend, when the site was a bus station long ago, a distraught woman hanged herself in the restroom. She was going to meet her boyfriend who ...
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Minneapolis City Hall
Minneapolis, Minnesota
67.9 miles from Waseca County, MNThe turn-of-the-century Minneapolis City Hall building is said to be haunted by John Moshik. In 1898, he was convicted of murder and his hanging was botched, forcing him to endure 3 minutes of slow strangulation. As a result, no more hangings occurred here. Now, folks have seen his apparition or ...
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Washington Avenue Bridge
Minneapolis, Minnesota
67.9 miles from Waseca County, MNWashington Avenue Bridge at the University of Minnesota is the stuff of local haunted legend, especially among students. Witnesses have heard footsteps along the bridge that seem to follow them, stopping when they stop and resuming when they do. The haunting is said to be a result of the many ...
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St. Paul City Hall - Ramsey County Courthouse
Saint Paul, Minnesota
68.2 miles from Waseca County, MNThe Ramsey County Courthouse is haunted, say witnesses who have seen apparitions in old-style clothes and heard laughter in empty rooms and high heels walking down empty halls. The apparition of a shoeshine man has been seen in the lobby, and another man has been seen hanging from a noose, ...
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Landmark Center
Saint Paul, Minnesota
68.2 miles from Waseca County, MNThis beautiful castle-like location is said to be haunted by Jack Pfeiffer, a former bellhop who got in with gangsters and began laudering money. He was arrested and, fearful of going to prison, killed himself by poisoning in his jail cell. Jack's ghost enjoys ladies, drinking and partying, and can ...
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Cuzzy's Bar and Grill
Minneapolis, Minnesota
68.4 miles from Waseca County, MNIn 1890, this building was a brothel where a young girl named Betsy worked as an entertainer, with her true love being a soldier at war. He promised to take her away, but she was murdered before this happened. Today, it is a bar in the Minneapolis warehouse district, minus ...
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Fitzgerald Theater
Saint Paul, Minnesota
68.4 miles from Waseca County, MNThe 1910 Fitzgerald Theater is reportedly haunted by Ben, thought to be a former stagehand, and Veronica, a former actress. During a restoration in 1985, workers removed a false ceiling and discovered a second balcony, on which was a note written to Ben. Since then, a male apparition has been ...
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The Soap Factory
Minneapolis, Minnesota
68.5 miles from Waseca County, MNThe old 1880s soap factory, now an experimental art venue, is said to be a doozy of a haunted site, based partly on the reality that soap was made from animal fat (allegedly from thousands of strangled stray dogs and the like). Not only that, but before it was a ...
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Hamline University
Saint Paul, Minnesota
68.5 miles from Waseca County, MNHamline University has a few haunted halls, say the students. One building said to see the most ghostly activity is the Manor Hall, where apparitions, moving objects and strange noises abound. The third floor is the most active. Old Main and Drew Hall are no slouches either, as far as ...
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Holy Name Cemetery
Wayzata, Minnesota
68.7 miles from Waseca County, MNA white apparition, phantom disappearing headlights, footsteps, voices, and unexplained wind have all been reported at the Holy Name Cemetery across from a brick church.
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Minnesota State Capitol
Saint Paul, Minnesota
68.7 miles from Waseca County, MNThe Minnesota State Capitol was completed in 1905, replacing an older building that had burned down. Witnesses have described unexplained noises that come from the second story, cold gusts of air, and apparitions of deceased senators and governors in the halls and stairways. Something may be strange about Room 217 ...
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Mounds Theatre
Saint Paul, Minnesota
69.4 miles from Waseca County, MNAt this 1922 playhouse building, folks have reported being grabbed physically while working late at night. An obscenity-shouting ghost named Red sometimes even throws objects at women, and a little girl in a pink dress may bounce a ball on the stage. But beware: Stories say some investigators didn't leave ...
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Minnesota State Fairgrounds
Falcon Heights, Minnesota
69.4 miles from Waseca County, MNThe Minnesota State Fairgrounds, according to some, is haunted by a ghost pig, or half-human, half-pig called the Pigman. Other reports say a small brown bird that nests here is believed to be a reincarnation of Wayne Murray, a maintenance man who died here in 1986. Also, the ghost of ...
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Gypsy Cemetery - Union Township Cemetery
Algona, Iowa
69.6 miles from Waseca County, MNThis small gypsy cemetery is said to be haunted by a gypsy queen, who is guarded by a murder of crows. Legend has it that in the 1800s gypsies came through here often with their wagons. If any member of their group was sick and dying, they would simply bury ...
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William Hamm Mansion
Saint Paul, Minnesota
69.7 miles from Waseca County, MNThis historic mansion seems to harbour a spirit determined to protect owners from peril. The ghost has been known to wake up tenants during the night to forewarn them of impending disasters, and is believed to be a former resident dating back to when the house was built for ...
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Oakland Cemetery
Saint Paul, Minnesota
69.7 miles from Waseca County, MNWitnesses who have seen the ghost believed to haunt this cemetery have given a thorough description of her apparition. She is in her mid twenties and has shoulder-length brown hair and blue eyes, and wears a turn-of-the-century lace dress.
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Gibbs Museum Farmhouse
Falcon Heights, Minnesota
69.8 miles from Waseca County, MNAt the 1800s Gibbs Museum Farmhouse, spirits are a regular occurrence, some say. Doors and cupboards are known to open and close, a chair rocks with no one in it, toys are moved around in the night, footsteps are heard in the halls, and the apparition of a little boy ...
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Plum Creek Pits
Algona, Iowa
70.2 miles from Waseca County, MNLocals say a little boy's ghost appears at this popular fishing spot. Some say the boy was once accidentally impaled by a stick when he fell while running nearby. The ghost has been seen walking along the bank of the pit.
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The Moonshine Saloon
Saint Paul, Minnesota
70.4 miles from Waseca County, MNPreviously known as the Noose Bar, Moonshine Saloon definitely has some ghosts, witnesses say. For one thing, a beer glass flew across the room and shattered against the wall, and for another, a jukebox started up on its own. A neon sign swung and fell despite a lack of wind, ...
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Roselawn Cemetery
Roseville, Minnesota
70.6 miles from Waseca County, MNA ghost called Smiling Jack resides at the lovely Roselawn Cemetery. According to local tales, the police got several calls about a person who was trapped inside a mausoleum. When they responded, the police never found anyone, so the locals decided they had a ghost on their hands. He was ...
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Dairy Queen
St. Anthony, Minnesota
71 miles from Waseca County, MNWho else would haunt a Dairy Queen but ice-cream-loving kids? Children's laughter and the sounds of employees' names being called have been heard after closing, and mysterious orders print up that were not ordered by anyone in the realm of the living. Items also have been known to disappear or ...
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Harrington-Merrill House
Hutchinson, Minnesota
71.6 miles from Waseca County, MNBuilt around 1820, the house is said to be haunted by a Native American Sioux named Little Crow and his son, who were both shot by a farmer while spending the night in the house. Some reports say the son was not killed.
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Fountain Lake
Delano, Minnesota
72 miles from Waseca County, MNAt Fountain Lake, witnesses say, the ghost of a Native American woman who drowned here can be heard screaming late at night.
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Afton House Inn
Afton, Minnesota
72.5 miles from Waseca County, MNThe 1867 historic inn is rumoured to be haunted by a ghost or two. The spirit set here include a woman known as 'Margaret', a young boy in old-fashioned breeches and the apparition of a farmer. Other encounters indicate that disembodied footsteps, cold spots and the smell of ...
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Lake Rebecca Park Reserve
Rockford, Minnesota
73 miles from Waseca County, MNLake Rebecca Park Reserve is full of maple and basswood forests and hiking, biking and nature trails. A bench along one of the trails is alleged to be haunted by the ghost of a man who committed suicide there.
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Lake Elmo Park Reserve
Lake Elmo, Minnesota
73.7 miles from Waseca County, MNThe forest all around Lake Elmo (lake) is rumoured to be haunted by a middle-aged man who walks the trails in the early evening hours. Visitors who approach or greet the apparition get a surprise when the man disappears into thin air, no-where to be seen. People who walk ...
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Little Africa - Geigel Woods
Algona, Iowa
74.2 miles from Waseca County, MNThis site is said to be very active with spirits, in part because the old bridge was the site of two hangings. Car accidents have been caused by apparitions standing in the middle of the road. Also, at the old farm house, the husband is said to have killed the ...
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Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts
Fridley, Minnesota
75.3 miles from Waseca County, MNThe building was built in 1847 and is on the MIssissippi River. It was a rooming house for those on the Red River Ox Cart Trail. There have been numerous reports of smells, sightings, and sounds by a variety of visitors. Personally I have seen a woman ...
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Matoska Park
White Bear Lake, Minnesota
79.1 miles from Waseca County, MNSeveral reports claim that an apparition can be seen standing in the shallow marsh to the left of the bridge to Manitou Island (private area). The ghostly figure is said to be a younger female, wearing casual clothing from circa 1920. The figure has yet to be identified. Others have claimed ...
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Rudy's Redeye Grill and Hotel
White Bear Lake, Minnesota
79.2 miles from Waseca County, MNLocal legends claim that the wardrobe on the second level of the hotel is haunted by an unknown spirit that was cursed to the wardrobe a long time ago after it was made. Other reports claim seeing shadowy apparitions in the 3rd and 4th hotel halls in between the ...
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Riverside Cemetery
Charles City, Iowa
79.3 miles from Waseca County, MNVisitors here have reported dark figures and a feeling of being watched. The ghost of a Native American is said to have been seen -- perhaps it is he who keeps an eye on the place.
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Children of Iron Hill
Charles City, Iowa
80.3 miles from Waseca County, MNAccording to local lore, in the 1920s there was a fiery train crash that killed many passengers. One car was full of orphan children who perished in the fires. It is said that the ghost children can still be heard crying, and sometimes the smell of burning is detected. Some ...
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Lumber Barons - The Water Street Inn
Stillwater, Minnesota
81.2 miles from Waseca County, MNFormer Lumber Barons and now the Water Street Inn, the place is said to be haunted by the spirit of a drunken Confederate soldier. The soldier died on the S.W. suite of the second floor, and witnesses say his ghostly sweaty odor can still be detected.
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Warden's House Museum
Stillwater, Minnesota
81.4 miles from Waseca County, MNThe Warden's House Museum, built in 1853 as the home of the Minnesota Territorial Prison warden, is said to be haunted. Trudy, the daughter of Henry Wolfer, last warden to live here, got married and moved away. Right after she had a son, she died appendicitis, and her father raised ...
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Lot Behind Nauss Oil
Emmetsburg, Iowa
83 miles from Waseca County, MNA motel once stood in this vacant lot, but it has since been demolished. The foundation/drive-/walkway is still there. Locals say the spirit of an old man in a plaid shirt and chinos walks along the way, stopping several times as if he is checking to make sure the motel ...
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Grotto of the Redemption
West Bend, Iowa
84.8 miles from Waseca County, MNThis sacred site was constructed over a 42-year period, beginning in 1912, using semiprecious stones from every state in the U.S. and every world region. The Christmas Chapel contains a 300-lb. amethyst, and Bethlehem Cave contains 65 tons of petrified wood. The spiritual place has tons of statues depicting the ...
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Ness Church
Litchfield, Minnesota
89.5 miles from Waseca County, MNLegends of ghostly Sioux Indians and a little girl named Annie surround this church. Some say the church lights come on and apparitions can be seen around the grounds.
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Kozy Korner Restaurant
New Richmond, Wisconsin
91.9 miles from Waseca County, MNThe Kozy Korner Restaurant is no longer in operation, but who knows whether anyone told the ghost boy who frequents it. The ghost was unknown until a photograph of a boy who resembles the apparition turned up; locals have learned that the ghost's name is Carl.
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