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Hotel Blackhawk
Davenport, Iowa
3.8 miles from Rock Island County, ILThis place has undergone extensive renovation since almost burning down in a fire started by a meth lab operating out of the eighth floor in 2006. Could meth fumes, seeping through the walls account for the reports of ghosts? Cary Grant suffered his fatal stroke on the eighth floor ...
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Scott City Hall
Davenport, Iowa
3.9 miles from Rock Island County, ILAn imposing building with a bell tower just begs to have a good ghost story associated with it, and this city hall building is no exception. People claim to see the ghost of a hanged man in the tower at night, allegedly from prisoners who were illegally hanged there. ...
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Masonic Temple
Davenport, Iowa
4.1 miles from Rock Island County, ILA wide assortment of haunted activity is claimed to occur at this former masonic temple. These phenomena include disembodied voices carrying on a conversation, noises without a recognizable source such as footsteps when there is no one seen, names being called when there is no one present, etc. Objects ...
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Phi Kappa Chi
Davenport, Iowa
4.2 miles from Rock Island County, ILThis fraternity house has a haunt of its own, the apparition of a large man who enters at the front door and walks up the stairs to the front bedroom. He wears an overcoat with the collar turned up. Student lore says that the apparition belongs to a homeless man ...
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Palmer College of Chiropractic
Davenport, Iowa
4.3 miles from Rock Island County, ILThere is a lecture hall, built in the 1800s, that is said to be haunted by ghosts who fly around the ceiling, making the hanging lamps sway. It is said that there are no air vents, fans, or windows of any sort placed in such a way that would cause ...
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Alice French House
Davenport, Iowa
4.3 miles from Rock Island County, ILThis historic mansion was the residence of the notable writer, who spent her years throughout here during the warmer months. Her father, the town mayor, originally owned the house, and it may be his spirit that is often reported here by visitors. Witnesses claim to have seen a distinguished ...
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Ambrose Hall
Davenport, Iowa
5 miles from Rock Island County, ILAt this hall in St. Ambrose University, witnesses have reported hearing strange noises and footsteps late at night. They have also seen flickering lights. Some attribute the occurrences to the spirit of an old priest who died many years ago.
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Central Avenue Ghost
Bettendorf, Iowa
5.7 miles from Rock Island County, ILThe spirit of a middle-aged washerwoman haunts the area with her wooden washtub. She has been reported since the late 1800s, but some say she upgraded her equipment and sometimes appears with a double-wringer washing machine.
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Mercer County Courthouse
Aledo, Illinois
20.8 miles from Rock Island County, ILThe courthouse building dates back to the 1890's, and in the 1930's a skeleton was removed from the basement when the interior was remodelled. Ever since, staff have reported hearing footsteps after the courthouse has been locked up for the night, and a woman leaving the building in the ...
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Julia Markham - Death Curve
Cambridge, Illinois
21.5 miles from Rock Island County, ILLocals say that a woman wearing a white flowing gown glides across the field on quiet nights. It is said she is the spirit of Julia Markham, who in 1905 killed her 7 children with an ax and then set her house on fire, killing herself.
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Greenwood Cemetery
Muscatine, Iowa
26.1 miles from Rock Island County, ILThe Blue Angel is a statue with a legend. Reports say that back in the 1950s, she was thought of as the benevolent spirit of the cemetery, protecting it from vandals. Sometime since then, tales about her have become more sinister. She is said to have once held a rose; ...
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Cotton House
Clinton, Iowa
33.9 miles from Rock Island County, ILThis historic gothic mansion belonged to a family of barristers, who moved out after seeing the apparition of a woman in white roaming the hallways and ground after dark. Visitors to the house will not go down to the basement alone, which is believed to be haunted by an ...
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Hickory Hill Cemetery
Charlotte, Iowa
35.1 miles from Rock Island County, ILLegend has it that the ghost of a little girl doesn't want visitors here at all, and she may point at the gates as if telling you to leave. The sound of crying babies also has been heard here.
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Hotel Wapello
Wapello, Iowa
37.7 miles from Rock Island County, ILThe old-fashioned hotel, furnished with original antiques, used to be a schoolhouse and a law office. In 1906 the place became the Commercial Hotel, which became the premier place to stay in town after their main rival burnt to the ground. Now a bed and breakfast inn, the place ...
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1875 Decker Hotel
Maquoketa, Iowa
42 miles from Rock Island County, ILThis hotel was built in (you guessed it) 1875, and is rumoured to be haunted by a prankster ghost who plays with the lights. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Stony Hollow Road
Burlington, Iowa
46.5 miles from Rock Island County, ILSpooky tales told here revolve around a ghost named Lucinda. She is said to have committed suicide by jumping off a cliff when her beloved failed to meet her to run away together. There are many reports of people seeing the ghost. Local urban legend also says that if you ...
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Friendly Cafe
Abingdon, Illinois
46.7 miles from Rock Island County, ILThe café is rumoured to be haunted. Employees have been touched by unseen hands, and a woman in a long dress appeared to a former owner in the main kitchen. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Watt's Antiques and Collectables
Iowa City, Iowa
50.5 miles from Rock Island County, ILThis address, at the corner of Muscatine Ave. and Dearborn Rd., is now an antique store that is rumored rumored to be haunted. People are said to have heard footsteps, voices, seen apparitions, and felt patches of paranormal feelings (ex. cold spots, uncomfortable feelings...) A great place to visit for ...
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Black Angel - Oakland Cemetery
Iowa City, Iowa
51.3 miles from Rock Island County, ILStrange phenomona occur here, seemingly revolving around two statues: the Black Angel and a young girl set on a pedestal. Folks have reported seeing strange lights and the Angel walking about as a glowing shape. It is said that the little girl statue will pick out one member of a ...
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Currier Hall - University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
51.9 miles from Rock Island County, ILStudents like to tell of a triple suicide that occurred on the 4th floor. The reason? Three roommates fell in love with the same man. It is said that if roommates get into arguments, their ghosts will step in to restore harmony. Rumor also has it that the ghost of ...
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Slater Hall - University of Iowa
University Heights, Iowa
52.2 miles from Rock Island County, ILIt is reported that on the ninth floor a student once jumped to his death. Students say his ghost roams the halls carrying an ax, and footsteps and screams may be heard at night.
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Riverside Cemetery
Riverside, Iowa
52.4 miles from Rock Island County, ILIt is said that many pairs of glowing eyes, belonging to the many graveyard spirits, can be seen by those who drive past.
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Highway 34 Ghost
Burlington, Iowa
53.1 miles from Rock Island County, ILThe ghost who walks along the highway at night is said to be an escaped slave who died in the 1860s of diptheria and was buried in the basement of a nearby home. He carries a leather bag and walks westward on the north side of the road between 1 ...
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The Drake Bar and Restaurant
Burlington, Iowa
53.2 miles from Rock Island County, ILThis upscale restaurant is housed in a historic building, and staff and diners report that the women's restroom is haunted by a lady in an old-fashioned dress, who has been known to walk through the walls. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Edinburgh Manor
Monticello, Iowa
54.6 miles from Rock Island County, ILBuilt in 1908, this building is rumored to be hopping with haunts. It has been a mental institution among other things, and at least 80 people are said to have died here. For ghost enthusiasts, the place is available for private lockdowns.
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Burlington National Guard Armory
Burlington, Iowa
55.4 miles from Rock Island County, ILHorses' hooves and footsteps can be heard late at night, doors open and close by themselves, and one witness reported seeing a reflection of a man with a handlebar mustache in a computer screen, but when he turned around, no one was there.
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Holy Cross Cemetary
Anamosa, Iowa
58.4 miles from Rock Island County, ILAn old hanging tree is said to lie behind the first group of trees in back of this cemetery. Orbs and shadowy figures are reported to appear here; the area is said to be an old Native American burial ground.
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Springville Cemetery
Springville, Iowa
60.5 miles from Rock Island County, ILAccording to reports, a gravedigger died in 1920 while digging a grave. He fell in and broke his neck, which killed him instantly. It is said you can still see him working at night, with a glowing green shovel.
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The Trunkless Tree - Campbell Cemetery
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
61.2 miles from Rock Island County, ILIs it an optical illusion or a spirited trick? Locals say that if you visit this cemetery at night and turn off your headlights, you will see a tree that looks as if it has no trunk. It appears to float in the air. Reports say there used to be ...
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Matsell Bridge - Matt's Bridge
Central City, Iowa
62.2 miles from Rock Island County, ILLegend around town says that if you drive out the the middle of the bridge and shut off the car, an unseen force will push your car across the bridge. What's more, you will hear strange sounds outside around your car, and when you leave the place, you will see ...
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Willow Creek Farm
Shannon, Illinois
62.8 miles from Rock Island County, ILWillow 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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Birthday Bridge - Giblin Bridge
Mount Pleasant, Iowa
63.2 miles from Rock Island County, ILThis spot, near where Kentucky Avenue and US 218 meet, is said to be haunted by a local girl who hanged herself from the bridge after having an affair with a married doctor. The day she died was also her birthday. Legend has it that her ghost can be seen ...
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Otto's Place
Galena, Illinois
65.7 miles from Rock Island County, ILThis quaint restaurant is haunted by Otto Sallman, the namesake of the establishment. A former tenant and café owner, his apparition has been seen walking the railroad tracks adjacent to the building. The current owners believe he is a welcoming spirit, who simply intends to greet customers to his ...
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
65.8 miles from Rock Island County, ILThe ghost of a little Czech girl named Tillie is said to linger in this cemetery, haunting through the night carrying a lit candle. It is said she may try to pull visitors into a mausoleum.
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Desoto House Hotel
Galena, Illinois
65.8 miles from Rock Island County, ILThe 1855 DeSoto House Hotel boasts such esteemed former guests as Abraham Lincoln and William Jennings Bryan. It was also the presidential campaign headquarters for Ulysses S. Grant, among others. Although the identity of the ghosts here is unknown, many folks have reported phantom cigar smoke, voices in the halls, ...
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Brucemore
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
66.1 miles from Rock Island County, ILThe library is allegedly haunted by a poltergeist-type entity who moves objects, laughs and makes other noises. Some people claim to see a glowing "presence" in the library as well.
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Granger House Museum
Marion, Iowa
66.1 miles from Rock Island County, ILFolks around these parts will tell of a ghost at the Granger House Museum. Her white figure is said to be seen at midnight, sitting in front of a window.
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Carlos O'Kelly's
Marion, Iowa
66.5 miles from Rock Island County, ILThe bar is said to be haunted by prank-playing spirits. Workers say the lights flicker, the blenders start up by themselves even when unplugged, and plates fall off their racks.
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Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
66.7 miles from Rock Island County, ILThe building was the town library until 1985. According to stories told by locals, one day in the 1960s a regular patron named Hazel visited the library. She was seen walking through the rooms by patrons and employees alike. However, it was soon realized that Hazel had passed away in ...
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Coe College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
66.8 miles from Rock Island County, ILThe resident ghost here is Helen, a student who died of influenza in 1918. A grandfather clock located here is said to have been donated by her parents; it used to be in her dorm. Some say the clock is where her spirit lives, but she may come out at ...
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Stello Performance Hall - Mount Mercy
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
67.2 miles from Rock Island County, ILReports say that a nun once hanged herself from the choir loft balcony, and she now wanders the halls. Especially haunted is said to be Warde Hall.
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Wildwood Apartments
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
67.6 miles from Rock Island County, ILIt is said that a convicted child molestor once lived here and was beaten to death by one of the victims' parents. Some say you can hear the cries of his victims echoing through the apartment halls late at night.
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Super 8 Macomb
Macomb, Illinois
69 miles from Rock Island County, ILThis Super 8 has been the site of numerous strange happenings. Witnesses say the lights and air conditioning will turn on and off by themselves, doors will open on their own, and mysterious whistling can be heard. Clerks have experienced electrical malfunctions with the phone, such as all the lines ...
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The Ably House
Scales Mound, Illinois
69.7 miles from Rock Island County, ILThere 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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Western Illinois University
Macomb, Illinois
69.7 miles from Rock Island County, ILLingering spirits are many at this university! Bayliss Hall, room 1117, is haunted by a former occupant who delivered a baby in secret, threw it down the trash chute, then hung herself in the closet. Cries and moans can be heard in her room. In room 501, a severely depressed ...
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Lennox College
Hopkinton, Iowa
69.9 miles from Rock Island County, ILI was scrolling through the haunted places in Iowa and wanted to suggest adding the Lennox College campus in Hopkinton. A family friend is the mayor of the little town and said when people stop by for a tour, they've seen a woman in one of the dorm hall windows ...
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Peoria Players Theatre
Peoria, Illinois
70.7 miles from Rock Island County, ILPeoria Players Theatre is said to be haunted by a playful ghost named Norman, a former theater director who died in 1960 at age 34, and a more sinister entity whose identity is unknown.
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Captain Merry Historic Inn
East Dubuque, Illinois
70.9 miles from Rock Island County, ILThis historic inn is believed to have closed, and may now be a private residence. The building the inn was housed in has a colourful past, and is rumoured to be one of the most haunted houses in town. Reports range from sightings of a woman in a black ...
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Hotel Julien
Dubuque, Iowa
71.3 miles from Rock Island County, ILAccording to staff and guests at this historic boutique hotel, sightings of the apparition of a man in period clothing on the upper floors of the hotel aren't uncommon; and neither are the legends surrounding his appearance. Some believe this spectre is Al Capone, who frequently stayed in the ...
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Redstone Inn and Suites
Dubuque, Iowa
71.4 miles from Rock Island County, ILThe nineteenth century inn was built in 1894 by a man who was forced to jump ship in the town and ended up prospering and owning a wagon empire. Staff and guests nowadays have reported seeing the apparition of an distinguished gentleman, while the owner claims to have heard ...
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Grand Opera House
Dubuque, Iowa
71.6 miles from Rock Island County, ILThe haunts at this opera house, built between 1889 and 1890, like to pull pranks. The lights operate by themselves, and cameras and tape recorders behave strangely. Witnesses have also heard ghostly singing from a seemingly empty stage, and apparitions have been seen as well. The ghosts here are loved ...
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Fischer Building
Dubuque, Iowa
71.7 miles from Rock Island County, ILThere are two ghosts that appear from time to time in the mid-19th-century Fischer Building, according to those in the know. One is a tall man who walks in the basement, and the other is a woman wearing a 1920s- or '30s-style dress and furs who walks around on the ...
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Mary Frances Hall - Clarke College
Dubuque, Iowa
72.3 miles from Rock Island County, ILCalled Mary Fran by students, this hall was built in 1924 and is said to be haunted by school founder Mary Frances Clarke. Students have experienced unexplained footsteps in the hall and an uneasy feeling of being watched, and they have seen a shrouded apparition near the chapel. In other ...
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Vishnu Springs
Colchester, Illinois
73.5 miles from Rock Island County, ILBack in the 1880s, the strange-tasting water at Vishnu Springs, named after a Hindu god, was thought to have healing properties. Holiness Camp Meetings of folks who wanted to partake of the magical waters drew 3,000 people to the area, and a town was formed. Witnesses say the area is ...
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Peoria State Hospital
Bartonville, Illinois
73.6 miles from Rock Island County, ILThis abandoned mental hospital, now in the planning stages for restoration, is said to be haunted by Manuel A. Bookbinder, or Old Book. Old Book was a patient who worked with the burial crew at the hospital until his own death.
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Matthias Ham House
Dubuque, Iowa
73.6 miles from Rock Island County, ILNo one knows exactly who is haunting the Matthias Ham museum, but ghostly tales abound. People have felt icy drafts in rooms that are closed, objects move and lights turn on independently of any explainable source. People also claim to hear strange noises and occasional whispering. One of ...
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Peoria Public Library
Peoria, Illinois
73.7 miles from Rock Island County, ILPeoria Public Library, according to local lore, was built upon cursed ground. So the story goes, Mrs. Andrew Gray lived in a house here around 1830. Family and financial hardships led to a foreclosure on her home, and Mrs. Gray cursed the property and all of its future owners. Her ...
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Emack and Bolio's
Peoria, Illinois
74.1 miles from Rock Island County, ILThis ice cream parlour is haunted by former owner Jim Schwab, who died after falling headfirst down a flight of stairs. Staff have reported disembodied footsteps descending the staircase, while others have encountered a male apparition on the upper floor. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Safari Bowl
Morton, Illinois
82.1 miles from Rock Island County, ILYou will hear footsteps on the lanes when it is jaut you in there. You can hear pins be thrown across the back of bowling ally when no one is back there. There are dog barking. There is also a little girl that is 8 yrs old that haunts ...
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Pettlon Family House
Manchester, Iowa
83.6 miles from Rock Island County, ILThis home was built by the Pettlon family back in 1913, and has been in the family all that time. It is now for sale as of 2014. A member of the Pettlon family has shared with us her paranormal experiences there: "Visiting my Grandmother in the family home ...
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220 North 4th - Keokuk
Keokuk, Iowa
85.3 miles from Rock Island County, ILBuilt by businessman Enos H. Harrison in 1857, this house is reported to be the home of a friendly ghost, according to many witnesses who have seen and heard the spirit.
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Hotel Iowa
Keokuk, Iowa
85.4 miles from Rock Island County, ILThis historic hotel was built in the early twentieth century for workers constructing a nearby lock for the town dam. And according to some reports by guests, they may have never left. Ghostly music, disembodied footsteps, screams and a male apparition in workman clothes have all been reported by staff. ...
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Stagecoach Inn Museum
Manchester, Iowa
86.9 miles from Rock Island County, ILThe Stagecoach House, formerly an inn and a museum, is now a private residence, so please respect the owners' privacy. The building is said to be haunted by the Baker family, who used to own and run the museum and are buried in a nearby graveyard.
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