Haunted Places in Mason County, Washington

Bigelow House Museum

Olympia, Washington

This historic mansion was built during the 1850's, and is the oldest house in the entire city. Employees closing down for the night have reported seeing the apparition of a distinguished gentleman examining the displays, who vanishes when approached. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

Washington Governor's Mansion

Olympia, Washington

The 1908 Governor's Mansion is home to the ghost of a little boy wearing blue clothing. Witnesses say he appears in your peripheral vision--out of the corner of your eye--often in the lobby or bedroom areas.

Georgia Pacific

Olympia, Washington

People have seen an apparition of an old man walking in the offices above the production floor, sometimes walking through walls. I've seen shadow figures moving in the facility after we closed. I've also seen an amorphous blob shape float up to the ceiling once. I have also heard ...

E.G Rogers Restaurant

Steilacoom, Washington

This delightful restaurant may have closed down, but was formerly a boarding house, and is allegedly haunted by a male apparition who died in a fight on the grounds. Employees and diners claimed to have seen the spook ascending an invisible staircase. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

Bair Drug and Hardware Store Museum

Steilacoom, Washington

This 1908 historic pharmacy and general store is now a museum and bistro, and is rumoured to be haunted. Staff and diners complain of a taciturn spirit that shatters glasses and rearranges cutlery, as well as playing with electrical appliances. The spectre is believed to be W.L Baird, who owned ...

Starvation Heights

Olalla, Washington

Linda Burfield Hazzard and her husband Sam ran a sanitarium in the 1900s. Hazzard believed in "therapeutic fasting," or treating illness with extreme starvation. More than 40 patients died as a result of this treatment. Hazzard also was convicted of forging patients' wills in order to steal their valuables. The ...

Point Defiance Park

Tacoma, Washington

This park is said to be haunted by Jennifer, a 14-year-old whose body was found on the grounds in the 1980s. Her killer was never caught. Her bicycle can be heard on the 5-Mile Drive in the dead of night. One witness reports seeing the girl's smiling ghost, but she ...

Baby Doll Rd

Port Orchard, Washington

It was approximately 4:28 pm some time in March of 2015. I drove my 4x4 north on Baby Doll Rd. hoping to get "out of town" for an hour so to clear my head. I brought my camera and had planned on using my 4 wheel drive on the trail ...

Lewis Army Museum - Fort Lewis Military Museum

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington

Lewis Army Museum (originally Fort Lewis Military Museum), housed in the former historic Red Shield Inn building, is rumored to have haunts in residence. Legend has it that during the filming at the inn of a 1927 silent movie called "The Patent Leather Kid," a worker was murdered on the ...

Lake Quinault Lodge

Quinault, Washington

In the early 1900s a fire here is said to have claimed the life of a housekeeper, who was caught in the attic and could not escape the building. Her ghost lives in the attic still, most of which was saved and restored. Folks say her presence can be felt ...

Lake Quinault Lodge

Quinault, Washington

In the early 1900s a fire here is said to have claimed the life of a housekeeper, who was caught in the attic and could not escape the building. Her ghost lives in the attic still, most of which was saved and restored. Folks say her presence can be felt ...

Thornewood Castle Inn

Tacoma, Washington

At this inn where Stephen King's film "Rose Red" was shot, both guests and employees have reported seeing apparitions and strange lights. Orbs and ectoplasm also have been found here.

Old Tacoma City Hall

Tacoma, Washington

Tenants in the building have been locked out of their offices, and had things thrown at them by an unseen force. The bell tower is haunted by an unknown entity, which rings the bells late at night or in the early hours of morning. Security guards have reported seeing floating ...

Madison's Diner

Bainbridge Island, Washington

This old-fashioned diner was built back in the 1940's, and was shipped to the island recently to begin a new life; although a former owner appears to have stayed behind. Staff at the restaurant have heard people calling their name and had weird experiences while working late shifts. Employees ...

Cooney Mansion Bed and Breakfast

Cosmopolis, Washington

This historic mansion was built in 1908 and sits atop a hill with spectacular views of the valley below. According to psychics who visited the property, the old building is haunted by up to seven spirits. Witnesses claim to have seen apparitions, heard disembodied footsteps and been locked out ...

Billy's Bar and Grill Restaurant

Aberdeen, Washington

If you're looking for the most sinister place to eat in town, look no further then this macabre bar and grill. Formerly the union building for sailors arriving from the nearby port, this restaurant was the scene of many murders by a bartender, who befriended weary sailors before shooting ...

Polson Museum

Hoquiam, Washington

Some say the 1924 house museum is haunted by a ghostly lady in white and, in the nursery, the ghost of a young child. The curator denies the claims that any ghosts reside here.

Calamity Jane's

Seattle, Washington

Reminiscent of a western saloon, this restaurant and bar has old world charm and character; and even some ghosts. The most commonly reported apparition is a man in a bowler hat who has appeared to patrons at the main bar area. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

Jules Maes Saloon and Eatery

Seattle, Washington

An elegant female spirit in old-fashioned dress has appeared to staff and diners near the restroom of this upmarket restaurant and bar. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

Butterworth Building

Seattle, Washington

Originally a mortuary, this turn-of-the-century building is said to be popular with the spirit set. It now houses Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub. The site has been featured on TV's Ghost Adventures.

Il Bistro Restaurant

Seattle, Washington

This quirky bar and restaurant is the perfect spot for a paranormal night out. With a bartender who can read minds and a variety of all types of spirits (including some ghostly ones), it is not hard to see why people, dead and alive, are dying to get in. Some ...

Central Saloon - Central Tavern

Seattle, Washington

Originally Watson Brothers Famous Restaurant in 1901, the Central Saloon was popular with gold miners and has hosted well-known area music artists like Jimi Hendrix, Alice in Chains, Nirvana and Soundgarden. It's also a hot spot for paranormal activity, according to both patrons and employees who have seen apparitions and ...

Moore Theatre

Seattle, Washington

The theater is reported to be the site of a drug overdose by deceased Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Some say that theater namesake Mr. Moore still resides here, as well as some of the female actresses who performed on this stage long ago. A phantom smell of cigar smoke has ...

Seattle Underground Tunnels

Seattle, Washington

The allegedly haunted Seattle Underground Tunnels, according to Ghost Hunters, are available for touring. Two popular paranormal hot spots at this historic area are a former prostitute hangout and a bank vault. Some feel that the ghostly voices heard here are simply normal sounds coming down from the street level, ...

Hotel Andra

Seattle, Washington

At this 1920s hotel, which used to be called Claremont Hotel, the sounds of wild carousing in the Roaring '20s have been heard. Witnesses have described loud jazz music, breaking glass and voices. Apparitions have also been seen. The living guests often complain about the noise, but to no avail. ...

Mayflower Park Hotel Seattle

Seattle, Washington

At this location in 1914 was The Crystal Pool, an indoor swimming pool, and it soon after became a boxing venue and then a KKK meetingplace. In 1943 it was turned into a church, until the building was torn down in 2003. When the new hotel was being built, construction ...

Historic Panama Hotel Bed and Breakfast

Seattle, Washington

The 1910 hotel is rumoured to be haunted. Reports of paranormal activity include doors slamming, windows being rattled by unseen hands and a ghostly couple clad in 1920's attire who have been seen having a conversation on the upper floor. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

Wing Luke Museum

Seattle, Washington

This historic building houses artefacts related to the oriental past of the city, and is believed to be haunted by a vengeful spirit. On occasions where contrasting religious displays were put adjacent to each other, the glass cases would shatter of their own accord. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

Sorrento Hotel

Seattle, Washington

Guests at this haunted hotel have reported seeing the apparition of a woman on the fourth floor near room 408. Disembodied footsteps also have been reported, as well as glasses that move on their own in the hotel bar.

The Old Hotel

Algona, Washington

The old hotel is the second oldest building in Algona, WA. Supposedly there was a witch that lived there that couldn't cast a shadow. To this day, there are sightings of her shadows, black cats, a canary sound, and abnormalities that happen around the building. (Submitted by Merdock D)

The Baltic Room

Seattle, Washington

Local legend tells of the ghosts of a young 1930s couple who haunt this drinking and dancing spot. The woman is known to look down from the balcony, watching the piano player, and the fedora-ed man walks around as if looking for somebody. One witness claimed that a charcoal drawing ...

Old Train Station

Kent, Washington

This historic station is falling apart, and is long past its former glory. However, one exciting aspect remains. Passer-by's driving through late at night have seen a ghostly train heading straight for them which vanishes suddenly and reappears on the other side of the railroad crossing. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

Walker-Ames House

Poulsbo, Washington

Port Gamble was founded in 1853 by Maine businessmen Pope and Talbot. They established a saw mill in 1853 that ran until 1995 making it the longest running saw mill in U.S. history. The town of Port Gamble has always been and still is a company-owned town and is one ...

Greater Kent Historical Society - Bereiter House

Kent, Washington

The historic house museum was built in 1907 for the town mayor and his wife, and was leased to the local historical society in 1996. Ever since, visitors and staff have reported various strange occurrences, including objects being moved around by unseen hands, cold spots, ghostly voices and the ...

The Olympic Club Hotel

Centralia, Washington

Built in 1908, the historic hotel and saloon has had an eventful past history, and has been the scene of several murders. Staff have reported seeing and hearing apparitions throughout various parts of the establishment. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

College Inn

Seattle, Washington

This inn, originally built in 1909, boasts a haunted pub. A musical male ghost has been seen there, and it's said that he also may be heard playing the piano when no one else is in the room.

The Museum Of North Beach

Moclips, Washington

This delightful quaint museum details the local history, and is believed to be haunted. Staff reported numerous paranormal occurrences, and called in a team of paranormal investigators to assist. The team recorded ghostly voices, strange music and a possessed piñata. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

Edmonds Theatre

Edmonds, Washington

Built in the early 1900s, the theater was purchased and renovated by a new owner in the 1980s. Witnesses say a shadowy figure surrounded by a glowing aura appears walking down an aisle.

Hannan Playhouse

Raymond, Washington

The historic playhouse is rumoured to be haunted by up to four spirits. On the day of the grand reopening of the theatre, a member of the theatre company found a set of footprints in a layer of dust several inches thick on the main stage, despite the fact ...

The Rock

Lynnwood, Washington

Before this site was The Rock, it was The Tankee diner but before that it was a restaurant called "The crab tree" (something like that). The book keeper was embezzling money in the 50's. When the restaurant was going out of business she hung herself in the basement. Phenomenons: -a server claims ...

Super 8 Port Angeles

Port Angeles, Washington

Chateau Ste. Michelle

Kirkland, Washington

Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery Manor House was built on land once owned by lumber and dairy baron Fredrick Stimson, and the early 1900s Stimson mansion still remains on the land. A folk legend tells of Mr. Stimson's affair with a servant named Elizabeth, who became pregnant. When Mrs. Stimson found ...

Manresa Castle

Port Townsend, Washington

Two ghosts are said to haunt Manresa Castle. The first is a young woman named Kate who is said to have leapt to her death from her room (306) in despair after her lover either failed to show up, or was killed. The other is the ghost of ...

The Palace Hotel

Port Townsend, Washington

The Palace Hotel was formerly a brothel that closed down during the war, when it was refurbished and opened as a historic hotel. The Palace Hotel is believed to be haunted by at least ten spirits, including the former sea captain who constructed the hotel. The most well known apparition ...

Holly Hill House

Port Townsend, Washington

Although the bed and breakfast is no longer in operation and now a private residence, the spirits who haunt the historic manor house have not moved on. The apparition of a gentleman in old-fashioned clothing has been seen on the staircase, and in a bedroom on the uppers floor, the ...

Rothschild House Museum

Port Townsend, Washington

From its construction in 1868 to 1959, the manor house has been home to various members of the Rothschild family, some of whom are still believed to haunt what is now a museum. Visitors to the house have heard slamming doors and felt cold spots, A sad entity has been ...

Water Street Hotel

Port Townsend, Washington

Located in the historic H.D. Hill building in downtown Port Townsend, this hotel has had it's fair share of haunted activity. There have been many cases of people taking pictures of orbs as well as several sightings of men in top hats walking the halls at night only to ...

Ann Starrett Mansion Bed and Breakfast

Port Townsend, Washington

This glorious 1899 mansion, now a hotel, is home to several resident spirits. The first is that of a red haired woman in a white gown, who has been seen floating through the hotel and on the stairs. She is believed to be the apparition of Ann Starrett, the namesake ...

Tokeland Hotel

Tokeland, Washington

A ghost called Charley haunts this hotel, said to be an illegal immigrant from China who died in the hotel in the 1930s. He has been seen in the hallways and has been known to cause dinner plates at the restaurant to fly up or spin around. A ghost cat ...

Rucker Mansion

Everett, Washington

Mrs. Rucker herself is believed to haunt Rucker Mansion. Reports say she leapt to her death from a bedroom window. She has been heard playing the piano.

The Oxford Saloon

Snohomish, Washington

The historic saloon, built in 1900, was originally Blackman’s Dry Goods Store. But it's been a saloon (and, some say, bordello) since around 1910. Legend has it that a policeman named Henry was stabbed to death here while trying to break up a fight. His ghost is said to remain, ...

Cabbage Patch Restaurant

Snohomish, Washington

Staff are aware of activity. We ate lunch there and my sister's coffee cup moved across the table.. on it's own. The staff say the old house used to be home to a family and the spirit is a little girl who fell off the upper staircase and died. (Submitted by Mary ...

Captain Whidbey Inn

Coupeville, Washington

At this early 1900s inn, folks say the apparition of an older woman roams the halls. Witnesses also have heard the ghostly sound of girls laughing in one room, and in another, a ghost makes an impression in a bed. There is also said to be a haunted cabin on ...

Stanwood Hotel and Saloon

Stanwood, Washington

I lived there for a few years just a few houses down the road from it and worked directly across the street at my fathers restaurant which people also said was "haunted" we even had kids from the local school come ask us questions because it was apparently ...

Ross Bay Cemetery

Victoria, British Columbia

The Victorian Ross Bay Cemetery has some well-known ghosts, like David Fee, killed on the St. Andrews Cathedral steps Christmas Eve 1890, and Isabella Ross, the first female BC landowner, who owned this land before the cemetery was here. An unknown elderly Victorian couple are seen on the cemetery's west ...

Victoria Golf Club

Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria Golf Club has a spooky story. Locals say that in 1936, nurse Doris Gravlin, age 30, was strangled on the fairway. The murderer? Her estranged husband, who left her body on a shore near the seventh green. Doris was found five days later, and her husband's body was ...

Emily Carr House

Victoria, British Columbia

Built in 1863, the childhood home of Canadian painter Emily Carr is said to have a ghost that appears on the stairs and in Emily's mother's room.

James Bay Inn

Victoria, British Columbia

James Bay Inn, now a men's pub, is haunted by a former patient and celebrity who died here on March 2, 1945 when it was a hospital. Canadian artist and author Emily Carr's ghost has been seen floating in the room where she died. Some say she especially haunts those ...

The Bent Mast

Victoria, British Columbia

The Bent Mast bar, inside an 1870s Victorian house, is said to be haunted by a ghost who touches, pinches and pushes folks. In, some reports say it's haunted by three ghosts: A man and two children.

Beacon Hill Park

Victoria, British Columbia

The beautiful Beacon Hill Park has a ghost known as the Screaming Doppelganger, who appears on the rocks near the corner of Douglas and Superior streets around sunrise. The ghost is believed to be the spirit of a woman who was murdered nearby.

Langham Court Theatre

Victoria, British Columbia

Langham Court Theatre, a playhouse since 1929, is haunted by a ghost known as the Lady in the Loft, seen by both theater staff and patrons.

St. Ann's Academy

Victoria, British Columbia

St. Ann’s Academy's oldest building, the chapel, was constructed in 1858. It was moved to its present spot and the rest of the school was built around it in 1871. Witnesses here report such ghostly activity as dark figures in doorways and unexplained singing in the middle of the night.

Helmcken House

Victoria, British Columbia

Helmcken House was the home of Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken, first speaker of an elected assembly in BC, who lived there from 1853 to 1920. Cecelia Helmcken is suspected to be the ghost who haunts it; ghostly piano playing is heard along with occasional pranks.

Parliament Buildings

Victoria, British Columbia

The historic 1890s Parliament Buildings are open for tours year-round. One of the most well-known ghosts here is architect Francis Mawson Rattenbury, who chooses to remain here, where he is appreciated daily, instead of in England where he was buried in an unmarked grave after being beaten to death by ...

Craigdarroch Castle

Victoria, British Columbia

The late-1800s Craigdarroch Castle is large and haunted, just as a castle should be. It has 39 rooms in over 25,000 square feet, and was built for the family of coal magnate Robert Dunsmuir, although both he and architect Warren Heywood Williams died before it was finished. Its ghost is ...

Empress Hotel

Victoria, British Columbia

The Empress Hotel has several ghosts, including a thin, mustached man with a cane (believed to be its architect, Francis Rattenbury) and a ghost maid who still cleans on the sixth floor. The ghost of an employee who hanged himself was seen near the fated chandelier from which he did ...

Pioneer Square Park - Quadra St Cemetery

Victoria, British Columbia

Pioneer Square, aka the Old Burying Ground, is where, between 1855 and 1873, thousands of bodies were buried with tiny tombstones. The ghost of a woman has been seen here, along with one of a prominent man, R.B. Johnson, a founding father of Victoria. His ghost re-enacts his death: He ...

Royal Theatre

Victoria, British Columbia

A ghostly man has been seen at the Royal Theatre, a 1913 opera house and concert hall. Some witnesses also have felt as if they were being stabbed.

Rogers Chocolates

Victoria, British Columbia

Rogers Chocolates in Old Town is a historic old chocolate shop with a couple of ghosts. Founders Charles and Leah Rogers used to sometimes sleep in the shop's kitchen, and some say the couple still visits in spirit.

Old Morris Tobacconists

Victoria, British Columbia

Old Morris Tobacconists is a historic building with many o fits original fixtures such as a leaded-glass dome and onyx pillars. It's haunted by an employee who died in the upstairs workshop. Witnesses to the ghost's existence have heard footsteps and cupboards opening and closing upstairs when no one is ...

Bedford Regency Hotel

Victoria, British Columbia

Lady Churchill and Brady are the names of two ghosts said to appear at the Bedford Regency Hotel. Lady Churchill also has a presence at a restaurant across the street called Camillo's.

Maritime Museum

Victoria, British Columbia

Local lore has it that many ghosts visit the Maritime Museum, housed in a former courthouse building that includes Victoria’s original gallows. Some say the hanged men were buried on the grounds. Add to it that 135 people perished in the steamship Valencia wreck of 1908, and a few years ...

Pounders

Victoria, British Columbia

Objects have been moved by unseen hands at Pounders restaurant, perhaps by the ghostly lady who has been seen on the stairway.

Hotel Rialto

Victoria, British Columbia

The 1911 Hotel Rialto was originally Hotel Douglas up until December 2007. A mysterious knocking sound comes from the door to the basement, set in an area where only employees can reach it. According to reports, the ghostly knocking has come about because the basement was once used as a ...

Market Square

Victoria, British Columbia

Market Square includes several buildings from the late 1800s and is visited by spirits who were patrons of the long-gone saloons and brothels here. Two of the ghosts are Charlie Kincaid, whose throat was slit, and his girlfriend Belle Adams, who committed the crime.

McPherson Playhouse

Victoria, British Columbia

Ghosts at McPherson Playhouse, according to witnesses, include a Frenchman and a lady in gray. The Frenchman is seen outside on the corner in October. Voices and objects that have been moved also have been reported.

Princess Mary Restaurant

Victoria, British Columbia

Some reports say the Princess Mary Restaurant has closed. It was housed on the Princess Mary, a passenger ship that was scrapped in 1951 and more recently used as a cafeteria for a tug- and barge-building operation. It was said to be haunted by a former captain's wife who hanged ...

Fan Tan Alley

Victoria, British Columbia

Theh ghost at Fan Tan Alley, Chung, is said to have killed a sing-song girl who spurned his advances. Chung has been known to push people asie as he comes through.

Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub and Guest Houses

Victoria, British Columbia

The specter of an elderly woman with long gray hair and unexplained sounds have been reported at Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub and Guest Houses.

Tod House

Victoria, British Columbia

The home of Hudson's Bay Company's John Tod, built in 1850, was once said to be haunted by a native woman in chains. The ghost, according to reports, no longer haunts the site.

Old Point Ellice Bridge

Victoria, British Columbia

The red ghost lights that hover about 18" off the ground at Old Point Ellice Bridge are believed to be remnants from the May 26, 1896 disaster when Point Ellice Bridge collapsed into the Upper Harbour under a laden streetcar. Of the 143 on board, 55 were killed. The cause ...

Point Ellice House

Victoria, British Columbia

Point Ellice, a 19th-century residence of Peter and Caroline O'Reilly and their four children Frank, Kathleen, Mary Augusta and Jack, is said to be haunted by the family. The house museum has a nice collection of Victoriana and is open for tours and teas in the summer.

Gorge Road Hospital

Victoria, British Columbia

Strange white lights and a ghostly lady have been reported at Gorge Road Hospital.

Hatley Castle

Victoria, British Columbia

Built in the early 1900s by former British Columbian lieutenant governor James Dunsmuir, Hatley Castle is said to be haunted by a Dunsmuir son who died at war. When the castle became a military academy, another ghost is said to have joined him: that of his mother, who would drag ...

Mirkwood Cafe

Arlington, Washington

This former church now houses an upbeat café and tattoo parlour, and is rumoured to be haunted. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

Lighthouse Oceanfront Resort

Long Beach, Washington

The older cabins on the ridge are said to be haunted, and contain journals in which guests log the spooky things they've experienced there. Examples found in the logs include furniture that has been found completely rearranged in the morning, TVs that turn on and off, rocking chairs that rock ...

Thunderbird Motel

Long Beach, Washington

It's been a while since this encounter(2005?), but as it was my first, I feel like I should share in hopes that someone out there may be able to validate this experience aside from me and my husband. My husband and I were traveling home from a family visit on the ...

Shelburne Inn

Seaview, Washington

This historic inn was built at the turn of the nineteenth century as a boarding house and hotel. During the early twentieth century, a team of horses pulled the inn across the street to where it now resides today. And shortly after the inn began operations again, it became ...

The Lamplighter

Seaview, Washington

A ghost believed to be a former owner named Louie is rumored to haunt the bar area, mess with the pool balls during games, and tinker with the electricity. His ashes are reported to be kept in a container on the bar's mantle.