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0Historic Castle House
Brumley, Missouri
46.7 miles from Hickory County, MOThe Historic Castle House is a 165 year-old Queen Anne Victorian that's been restored and now functions as a "haunted" bed and breakfast. Activity includes lights turning on and off by themselves, cold spots, footsteps, whispering and whistling noises, and some visitors claim to have captured ghostly pictures on ...
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Bass Country Inn - Campus Inn
Springfield, Missouri
48.2 miles from Hickory County, MOFormerly the Bass Country Inn and before that, Howard Johnsons, the Campus Inn is home to a ghost called Carl. His apparition has been seen in the hallways and in the kitchen. Objects also are said to fall off the shelves when no one is there. A female spirit is ...
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0Pythian Castle
Springfield, Missouri
49.8 miles from Hickory County, MOThe haunted castle was originally a senior citizens' home and orphanage built by the Knights of Pythias in 1913. It's said to be haunted and has been featured on TV shows. Ghost tours and other events are offered at the castle, now privately owned.
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Drury University
Springfield, Missouri
49.9 miles from Hickory County, MODrury University began in 1873, and was built on land that was both Indian burial grounds and a Civil War battle area. One ghost here is that of a little girl who lived here before Smith Hall was built. She perished in a fire when she re-entered her burning home ...
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Gillioz Theatre
Springfield, Missouri
50.6 miles from Hickory County, MOGillioz Theatre, which opened in 1926, is rumored to have been haunted by a ghost boy since the 1960s. The child's apparition has most often been seen around the area of the restrooms.
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University Plaza Hotel
Springfield, Missouri
50.7 miles from Hickory County, MOA ghost called "The Colonel" is said to haunt this hotel, seen by almost all the staff between midnight and 4 a.m. He is usually seen in the ballroom and back hallways and appears as an older man dressed in black. Folks speculate that in life he was a decorated ...
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Landers Theater
Springfield, Missouri
50.7 miles from Hickory County, MOLanders Theater, aka Springfield Little Theater, was built in 1909 and was renovated in 1970. It is said to be haunted by several ghosts. One is a janitor who perished in a 1920 fire. His apparition is seen in the balcony watching rehearsals. Another is an African-American man who was ...
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0Walnut Street Inn
Springfield, Missouri
50.8 miles from Hickory County, MOThe hauntings at this 1890s-era inn building occur in one of its three buildings called the Main House, which has six rooms. The Rosen Room is haunted by the ghost of an elderly woman who has been spotted many times there and in the hallways.
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Southwest Missouri State University
Springfield, Missouri
51.2 miles from Hickory County, MOSouthwest Missouri State University's Freudenberger House, or Freddy House, built in 1959 and named for a Latin professor who taught for 45 years, has a female ghost affectionately referred to as the Dorm Mom. She's most often spotted on Floor 5.
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Phelps Grove Park
Springfield, Missouri
51.9 miles from Hickory County, MOPhelps Grove Park has a ghost known as the Bride under the Bridge. According to local legend, a just-married couple lost control of their car here, killing them both. The ghost is seen evenings under the park's third bridge, holding the hem of her gown. She has only darkness in ...
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Springfield National Cemetery
Springfield, Missouri
53 miles from Hickory County, MOThe 1860s Springfield National Cemetery is home to some lingering spirits of Civil Wars soldiers, according to those in the know. Some of the gravestones here are known to glow, and orbs and other anomalies have shown up in photographs.
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0Hotel Bothwell
Sedalia, Missouri
53.2 miles from Hickory County, MOThe third floor of this 1927 jazz-era hotel is hopping with the spirit set! Besides seeing numerous ghosts, guests have reported unexplained voices and personal objects that mysteriously go missing in the night.
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Cottey College
Nevada, Missouri
57.7 miles from Hickory County, MOCottey College, founded by Virginia Alice Cottey Stockard in 1884, has a piano-playing ghost. The spirit is thought to be that of Vera Neitzert, a student from 1920 who perished when her clothes caught fire while she was cooking candy. Her ghost has been seen in Main Hall and the ...
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University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri
60.8 miles from Hickory County, MORumored hauntings at the University of Central Missouri range from Hawkins Hall, where strange occurrences are attributed to a student who hanged himself, to Diemer Hall, where a bathroom sink has turned on by itself. Also noteworthy are North Ellis, where an alarm clock has flown across the room and ...
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0Avilla, Missouri
Reeds, Missouri
67.9 miles from Hickory County, MOShadow Folk are known to haunt the old abandoned part of this historic village along Route 66. The shadowy people can be seen walking along the street and going about daily business, usually from the corner of your eye. The Avilla Death Tree is haunted by Civil War-era bushwhacker Rotten ...
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Kendrick Place
Carthage, Missouri
74.7 miles from Hickory County, MOKendrick Place, or Kendrick House, was built in 1849 and is said to be haunted, perhaps by a slave woman who was hanged from a nearby tree dring the Civil War.
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0Grand Avenue Bed and Breakfast
Carthage, Missouri
76.4 miles from Hickory County, MOThe ghost in residence at this early-20th-century house is said to be a male whose cigarette smoke smell fills the dining room and parlor when he is around. The spirit is thought to be that of Albert Carmean, a former owner in its early days.
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John Walsh Mansion
Monett, Missouri
77.6 miles from Hickory County, MOHouse has at least 3 paranormal residents. A man in formal dress is often glimpsed, especially in upper bedroom areas. A small child most likely female is also present and likes to play with the household dogs. A middle age woman visits the "music room' part of the ...
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Kemper Military School - State Fair Community College
Boonville, Missouri
77.7 miles from Hickory County, MOThe former Kemper Military School, now State Fair Community College, had a ghost of a female cadet who was killed along the track. Her apparition has been seen jogging around the track; it disappears when it gets to the spot where she was killed. The A, C and D Barracks ...
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Old Cooper County Jail and Hanging Barn
Boonville, Missouri
78.1 miles from Hickory County, MOAt the Old Cooper County Jail and Hanging Barn, built in 1848, folks say the ghost of a young prisoner materializes and pounds on the old cell doors. Dark shadow figures have been seen here as well.
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0Rivercene Mansion
New Franklin, Missouri
78.8 miles from Hickory County, MOBuilt originally by a riverboat captain named Joseph Kinney in 1869, this inn is said to be haunted by a member of the Kinney family named Noble, whose ghost has been encountered by many. At age 26, Noble was killed when after falling down the grand staircase.
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0Prosperity School Bed and Breakfast
Joplin, Missouri
82.6 miles from Hickory County, MOA school in its olden days, this building stood empty for three decades before it was renovated into an inn. During the time it was empty, it became known as a hot spot for haunts. TV's Ghost Hunters has caught an image of ghost children running down a hall; shadow ...
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Missouri Theatre
Columbia, Missouri
88 miles from Hickory County, MOThe ornate Missouri Theatre was built in 1928, designed to resemble the Paris Opera House. A former owner is said to linger here in spirit, operating the theater curtains and making strange clanking sounds.
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0Tiger Hotel
Columbia, Missouri
88 miles from Hickory County, MOThis hotel, built in 1928, was turned into a "flop house" offering very cheap lodgings during the Depression. Many folks starved to death or died of illness in those hard times, and it is said that at least one of those poor souls lingers in the building. Strange things happen ...
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Stephens College
Columbia, Missouri
88.3 miles from Hickory County, MOSt. Stephens College has many ghosts, according to its campus lore. One haunted site is the Pillsbury/Roblee Dorm Hall, where three ghostly women called the Blue Ladies sing to students and tuck them in to bed at night. And a phantom baby cries at night at Searcy Hall, a lingering ...
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Columbia College
Columbia, Missouri
88.5 miles from Hickory County, MOThe Gray Lady is a campus legend about a ghost of a young Southern Belle who committed suicide after her lover was killed for trying to sneak into her dorm during the Civil War. Her apparition has been seen, and she has been known to close windows and iron clothes. ...
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Jack's Gourmet Restaurant and Bar
Columbia, Missouri
89.4 miles from Hickory County, MOJack's Gourmet Restaurant and Bar, housed in an 1800s building that was once a rowdy saloon, is believed to be haunted by Sarah, a woman who died on the premises long ago.
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