Haunted Places in Lusk, Wyoming



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    Silver Cliff Hotel

    Lusk, Wyoming

    Reports say the building is now abandoned, so please pay attention to any No Trespassing signs. Witnesses say a ghostly presence is felt inside the former 19th-century hotel.


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    The Yellow Hotel

    Lusk, Wyoming

    The building was a brothel in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Strange lights, voices and an oppressive uneasy feeling were reported in the building. However, in 2012 the owner had it intentionally burned down by the fire department.


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    Ship of Death - Platte River

    Fort Laramie, Wyoming

    37.5 miles from Lusk, WY

    This phantom ship has been seen and talked about since the mid-1800s. Those who have seen it say it first materializes as a mysterious fog over a small part of the river. Out of the fog sails an ethereal gray ship from long ago. The ship is said to be ...


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    Warbonnet Creek Battlefield Site

    Harrison, Nebraska

    38.4 miles from Lusk, WY

    The Warbonnet Creek Battlefield Site is believed to be haunted by a spirits from its past. Visitors have heard footsteps running through the woods and voices that speak in strange languages, most likely Cheyenne. A green glowing mist has been seen by many visitors near the monument that marks the ...


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    Fort Laramie National Historic Site

    Fort Laramie, Wyoming

    38.9 miles from Lusk, WY

    Among the phenomena seen and heard at this 1800s fort are the ghost of a cavalry officer nicknamed Old Bedlam who likes to tell visitors "Be quiet!" and a spirit the museum employees call George, who likes to open doors and startle people with the sound of footsteps. Reports say ...


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    White Wolf Saloon

    Douglas, Wyoming

    47.2 miles from Lusk, WY

    This old-fashioned saloon is rumoured to be haunted. Patrons and employees have reported items moving around the main office, as well as a presence in the rear rooms of the establishment. The jukebox has also been known to start up of its own accord, and play old time music ...


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    Princess Theatre

    Douglas, Wyoming

    47.3 miles from Lusk, WY

    When the theatre shuts down for the night, staff report various accounts of paranormal activity. The stage curtains will open and close by themselves, running footsteps are heard and doors open and close by themselves. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Pioneer Memorial Museum

    Douglas, Wyoming

    47.6 miles from Lusk, WY

    The free admission is not the only great aspect of this historic museum. Visitors to the museum claim to have seen a ghostly face looking out of the building into the street, and there are various accounts of the employees hearing running footsteps in the building after it has closed ...


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    Villa Theresa Guest House

    Hot Springs, South Dakota

    67.6 miles from Lusk, WY

    Not currently open, Villa Theresa Guest House has also been A Dakota Dream B&B and The Total House. Some reports say the place is for sale at $189,000. It is said to be haunted by many spirits, and several apparitions have been seen.


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    Higgins Hotel

    Glenrock, Wyoming

    72.3 miles from Lusk, WY

    This 1916 railroad hotel has been a local establishment for almost one hundred years, and remains popular with locals, travellers and even the spirit crowd. Rumoured to have at least three ghostly presences roaming the halls, the hotel has well and truly put the small town on the paranormal ...


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    Olde Main Street Inn

    Chadron, Nebraska

    73.8 miles from Lusk, WY

    Visit this inn and you may see signs of a friendly ghost named Jack. Witnesses have heard unexplained footsteps and experienced objects that move from one spot to another when no one has touched them.


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    Scotts Bluff National Monument

    Gering, Nebraska

    74.5 miles from Lusk, WY

    Reports say a female apparition in white walks along the bluff's base at around midnight during the end of July or beginning of August.


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    Black Hills Playhouse

    Custer, South Dakota

    88.7 miles from Lusk, WY

    This historic building was once Camp Lodge, Depression-era housing for unemployed men who were to work on the then-new national parks system. One of the workmen's daughters is said to haunt the playhouse's costume room. The ghost likes to lay out certain costumes in the night, which are found by ...


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    Mount Rushmore Brewing Company - Hill City Harley Davidson

    Hill City, South Dakota

    92 miles from Lusk, WY

    Formerly a restaurant and now a Harley-Davidson store, this building is no stranger to the spooky: It was once a funeral home and crematory. Reports say the crematory is still visible in the basement, and employees say objects move and strange noises are heard here. When the place housed pool ...


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    Alpine Inn

    Hill City, South Dakota

    92.1 miles from Lusk, WY

    The second floor of this inn is said to be haunted. Witnesses have reported that the lights have gone out unexpectedly, and they have also heard disembodied footsteps and voices.


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    1880 Train

    Hill City, South Dakota

    92.1 miles from Lusk, WY

    The 1880 train was the first locomotive steam engine brought into the region by a bull team. Employees in the Highliner Eatery, located in an actual train car, say they have seen the apparition of a man in a brown suit.


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    Keystone Cemetery

    Keystone, South Dakota

    93.4 miles from Lusk, WY

    Many workers who died during the construction of Mt. Rushmore are buried in this cemetery that overlooks the Mount itself. It is said that visitors who have taken video of this graveyard have caught images of ghostly figures and faces.


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    Old Bosler Post Office

    Bosler, Wyoming

    103.6 miles from Lusk, WY

    A former courier for the Union Pacific Railroad reported various sightings of the apparition of a tall pale gentleman waving at her from the old post office when she passed during the evenings. Other visitors to the old building have heard strange noises, such as disembodied footsteps or strange voices. (Submitted ...


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    Sioux San Hospital

    Rapid City, South Dakota

    108.4 miles from Lusk, WY

    It began in 1898 as a boarding school for Native Americans, but was turned into a sanitarium in 1933. In 1939 it was converted to a hospital for Native Americans with TB; then in the 1960s, it closed and stayed empty for a time. Currently it is a hospital. Reports ...


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    Hotel Alex Johnson

    Rapid City, South Dakota

    109.8 miles from Lusk, WY

    Site of a "white lady" haunting, allegedly the ghost of a young woman who jumped or was thrown from the window of room 812. She is often seen wandering the halls in a white gown, and the room associated with her has numerous report of haunted activity, including the ...


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    Elks Theatre

    Rapid City, South Dakota

    109.9 miles from Lusk, WY

    Although this historic theatre has been remodeled on several occasions since its opening in the early twentieth century, patrons and staff say the resident ghost has never left. Known fondly as 'Jimmy', staff claim the spirit is benevolent, and is occasionally seen seated in the main theatre after closing hours. (Submitted ...


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    Sports Rock Pizza - Hooky Jacks

    Rapid City, South Dakota

    109.9 miles from Lusk, WY

    Reported to be the oldest building in town, the local hangout housed in an 1800s structure is said to be haunted by John “Hooky Jack” Leary, a former local policeman and night watchman who once lived in the building until he died in a 1928 car accident. His apparition has ...


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    Sanford's

    Rapid City, South Dakota

    110 miles from Lusk, WY

    This diner is believed to be haunted by several spirits, although the origin of the haunting is as of yet unknown. Staff have reported plates flying off shelves, disembodied footsteps and the apparition of a man in a green jacket walking up and down the corridor. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Rocky Mountain Discount Sports

    Gillette, Wyoming

    115 miles from Lusk, WY

    Customers at this store report being followed by shuffling footsteps down the aisle's when there is no one around, as well as heavy breathing and clicking noises. Items get moved around the store at night. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Knight Hall

    Laramie, Wyoming

    115.8 miles from Lusk, WY

    This building at the University of Wyoming is home to many ghostly phenomena. Among them: On the second floor, wailing sounds and faces in the windows have been reported. In the basement, witnesses have heard drums beating. In the West Wing, the apparition of a Native American girl has been ...


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    Laramie Plains Civic Center

    Laramie, Wyoming

    116.1 miles from Lusk, WY

    It is said that in the original part of the civic center building, strange events occur. Radios and other electronic equipment operate by themselves, doors slam, and disembodied voices and Native American drums are heard.


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    Wyoming Territorial Prison Museum

    Laramie, Wyoming

    116.5 miles from Lusk, WY

    Now a historical park, frontier town and museum, this former penitentiary once housed famed outlaw Butch Cassidy. Visitors to the site may get a glimpse of a ghost named Julius Greenwelch, who makes his home here.


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