Haunted Places in Council, Idaho



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    Plaza Bridge

    Emmett, Idaho

    55.8 miles from Council, ID

    Witnesses have reported many strange happenings here, such as apparitions of women who seem to be searching for crying babies, as judged by the wailing sounds heard simultaneously.


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    Malheur Butte

    Ontario, Oregon

    59.1 miles from Council, ID

    Legend has it that Malheur Butte, a dead volcano, was a place where witches met in secret. Diminutive shadowy creatures are said to appear here after dark and chase visitors. The imps are about the size of a dog and may make strange noises.


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    Geiser Grand Hotel

    Baker City, Oregon

    68.3 miles from Council, ID

    A great many haunts are believed to reside in the 1889 Geiser Grand Hotel was built in 1889 as luxurious lodgings for mine investors and other wealthy folks. A few of the apparitions seen here are a young girl, a 1930s woman in a purple dress, a 1920s saloon dancer, ...


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    Boot Hill Cemetery - Idaho City Pioneer Cemetery

    Idaho City, Idaho

    68.7 miles from Council, ID

    There are said to be over 3,000 buried here, including hundreds of unknown or unmarked graves, many no doubt a result of the violence at this 1860s Gold Rush town. Locals say many of their spirits still linger here.


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    Donna's Place

    Idaho City, Idaho

    68.9 miles from Council, ID

    Donna's Place is where to shop for NASCAR and Budweiser memorabilia, but it is also renowned for its ghost. The female apparition appears to staff and customers, and has been known to answer questions by knocking on the walls.


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    Dry Creek Cemetery

    Boise, Idaho

    72 miles from Council, ID

    Urban legend has it that if you go to the cemetery's edge near the canal at night any time past 2:15 a.m., you can hear a ghost horse running along the canal bank.


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    Canyon Hill Cemetery

    Caldwell, Idaho

    73 miles from Council, ID

    According to urban legend, those brave enough to park between the trees facing the cemetery will see the midnight jogger appear to tap on their window. She is said to run around the cemetery at night.


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    River Road Bridge

    Caldwell, Idaho

    73 miles from Council, ID

    Locals tell of a woman who hanged herself here long ago. According to urban legend, if you park your car on the bridge at night and turn off the lights, you will see her shadow on the side of the bridge.


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    Night Moves - Satin Dolls

    Boise, Idaho

    75.5 miles from Council, ID

    Formerly Night Movies, the gentlman's club is now Satin Dolls. Employees and patrons have seen apparitions, some which have appeared in photographs, and felt cold spots. Objecst have been thrown, and chandeliers have been made to swing by an unseen force. The many spirits thought to haunt the place include ...


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    Loon Creek Area

    Boise, Idaho

    76.6 miles from Council, ID

    An 1870 robbery led to the haunting of this place. Manuel Sato was cooking breakfast at his campsite when he was fatally knifed in a sneak attack. The robber recently had also robbed a bank, and when soldiers came to search for the loot, they found Sato's spirit leading a ...


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    Union Carnegie Library

    Union, Oregon

    77.3 miles from Council, ID

    In an unfinished basement storage room, folks say strange noises and feelings can be experienced. And in the upstairs main library, some have felt an eerie feeling behind them, perhaps having to do with the giant portrait near the front desk.


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    Fort Boise Military Cemetery - Cottonwood Cemetery

    Boise, Idaho

    77.5 miles from Council, ID

    The many unmarked graves here help to fuel the reasoning for the haunts here. According to reports, most often seen are the spirits of children and a woman, who has also been seen at a nearby school.


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    Owyhee Plaza Hotel

    Boise, Idaho

    77.7 miles from Council, ID

    Apparitions have been seen both in the guest rooms and in meeting rooms or basement areas. The ghosts have been reported by both staff and guests.


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    Kit Kat Klub

    Meridian, Idaho

    77.7 miles from Council, ID

    Employees here say they've seen ghosts that come along with unexplained pounding sounds.


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    Idanha Hotel

    Boise, Idaho

    77.8 miles from Council, ID

    During the renovations of the hotel, many construction workers and employees quit due to reports of paranormal activity. The ghost a bellman who was gunned down in the hotel moves the elevator up and down by itself. Guests also report seeing him peering around corners in the building. Doors open ...


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    Egyptian Theatre

    Boise, Idaho

    77.9 miles from Council, ID

    When King Tutankhamen’s tomb was discovered in 1922, Egypt became part of popular culture. Fitting right in, the Egyptian Theatre opened in 1927, and the first film shown there was "Don Juan." The ghost said to reside here is believed to be Joe, a projectionist who worked here from the ...


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    Old Idaho State Penitentiary

    Boise, Idaho

    79.1 miles from Council, ID

    Witnesses have reported flickering lights and uneasy feelings at this site.


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    Pete's Tavern

    Nampa, Idaho

    79.7 miles from Council, ID

    Pete's Tavern, with its back room called the Cave, is famous for its spirits -- the paranormal kind. Recordings inside the Cave have turned up 4 different diesmbodied voices: a grumbly older man, a female with a Southern accent, a whispering female, and a young man. Witnesses say the spirits ...


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    Old Mercy Hospital

    Nampa, Idaho

    80.4 miles from Council, ID

    This building was built in 1918, and shut down in 1999, due to chemical leaks from the basement pipes. Since it was shut down, there have been many sightings of ghosts and what some believe may be demons, or the angry spirits of the patients who just happened to die ...


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    Murder House - Boise State University

    Boise, Idaho

    80.5 miles from Council, ID

    The site, now a frat house, was reported to be the setting for a brutal murder in 1987, and some folks believe it is haunted. Blood stains may appear on the walls and the blinds will open and close by themselves.


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    Gots Point - Lake Lowell

    Nampa, Idaho

    82.3 miles from Council, ID

    Urban legend has it that in the 1970s a girl drowned here while waterskiing. Folks have seen her ghost sitting on the shore rocks, looking out upon the water. Those who have tried to approach her say she disappears.


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    Grand Brick Guesthouse

    Grangeville, Idaho

    83.9 miles from Council, ID

    It is unclear whether this historic inn is still in operation, but guests staying in various rooms have reported showers and faucets that turn on by themselves and quarters which appear out of no where. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Marsing-Homedale Cemetery

    Marsing, Idaho

    84.8 miles from Council, ID

    Visitors here at night report a feeling of oppressive sadness and have seen "dancing" lights above the headstones. Some have attributed this to the fact that many people under age 18 have been buried here.


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    Elgin Opera House

    Elgin, Oregon

    92.4 miles from Council, ID

    The ghostly pair who reside here are seemingly bound in their duel for eternity. As legend has it, a gunfight occurred in the late 1800s over the hand of a local young woman. On the front steps, the two men's apparitions plug each other with six-shooters, clutch their chests, and ...


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    Lake Waha

    Lewiston, Idaho

    104.1 miles from Council, ID

    Locals report seeing a Native American woman walk around the lake's shore. She is said to disappear into the lake, creating a whirlpool as she goes.


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