Haunted Places in Miami, Oklahoma
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Joplin Spook Light - Hornet Spooklight
Seneca, MO
15.1 miles from Miami, OK
Joplin Spook Light, aka Hollis Light or Hornet Spooklight, is a ball of light or group of lights that appear in an area called the Devil's Promenade. The lights have been seen as far back as the mid-1800s. Legend has it that the phenomena has to do with two deceased …
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Oak Hill Cemetery - Witch's Grave
Galena, KS
19.9 miles from Miami, OK
Legend has it that there is a grave of a witch toward the back of this cemetery, and some claim that apparitions, voices, and strange sounds will come from the area, especially around the hour of 3:33 a.m.
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Hotel Vinita - Napoli's Italian Restaurant
Vinita, OK
22.5 miles from Miami, OK
Built in Spanish Revival-style, the 1927 hotel now features a quaint restaurant on the ground floor. The guest rooms have since been refurbished as apartments, but the original ballroom still retains its period features. This part of the building is haunted according to visitors, who have reported ghostly piano music …
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Peace Church Cemetery
Joplin, MO
25.0 miles from Miami, OK
This cemetery dates back to the mid 19th century, but has been more or less abandoned for the past three decades. Its most famous "inhabitant" is probably Billy Cook, who killed six people during a 22-day criminal rampage between Missouri and California in the early 1950s. He was buried here …
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Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, MO
27.7 miles from Miami, OK
Missouri Southern State University has a ghostly Dark Lady who is known to move objects and create cold spots. Some also maintain that the Billingsly Student Center is haunted.
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Prosperity School Bed and Breakfast
Joplin, MO
30.5 miles from Miami, OK
A 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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All Star Pizzeria
Noel, MO
31.4 miles from Miami, OK
This historic building was a former pizzeria, but is now boarded up. People who drive past late at night have seen a white apparition standing at the windows, and while it was in operation, staff would report all sorts of various paranormal activity. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Kansas Army Ammunition Plant
Parsons, KS
33.0 miles from Miami, OK
Rumor has it that the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant is haunted by a victim of an explosion in the late 1980s. When the plant was reopened for the Persian Gulf War in the 1990s, workers suffered from nightmares and visions and heard the phantom sound of bicycle bells once used …
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Grand Avenue Bed and Breakfast
Carthage, MO
37.1 miles from Miami, OK
The 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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Kendrick Place
Carthage, MO
38.4 miles from Miami, OK
Kendrick 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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Brown Mansion
Coffeyville, KS
42.0 miles from Miami, OK
Completed in 1904, the grand Brown Mansion is said to be haunted. Although the staff complain to have no evidence of the haunting, local tales tell that when the building spent several years vacant, with the power turned off, glowing green lights could be seen coming from the mansion grounds.
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Elmwood Cemetery
Coffeyville, KS
42.2 miles from Miami, OK
Elmwood Cemetery contains the graves of the Dalton Gang bank robbers and the town's defenders from the gun battle of October 5, 1892. Witnesses describe odd noises, shadows that chase them, and uneasy feelings.
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Dale Apartments
Coffeyville, KS
42.4 miles from Miami, OK
People who live in this historic apartment complex have heard screams and moans when there is no one around, as well as seeing a shadowy apparition that slams doors. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Avilla, Missouri
Reeds, MO
46.9 miles from Miami, OK
Shadow 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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Concord Cemetery
Exeter, MO
50.0 miles from Miami, OK
Investigators claim to have captured orbs in photographs taken at this cemetery, and mysterious breathing noises appear on audio recordings.
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Peel Mansion
Bentonville, AR
50.3 miles from Miami, OK
This historic mansion, built by Samuel Peel in 1875, is said to be haunted by Peel himself and by his daughter, Minnie Belle. Minnie Belle is known to play the piano when no one is in the room.
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Station Cafe
Bentonville, AR
50.7 miles from Miami, OK
Once a theatre, this building is now home to a restaurant called "The Station Cafe". Items are moved in the main dining room and kitchen, sometimes violently. A ghostly figure of a man has been seen roaming the hallway.
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John Walsh Mansion
Monett, MO
52.9 miles from Miami, OK
House 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 house and …
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Radar Road Phantom
Rogers, AR
54.4 miles from Miami, OK
Locals have reported seeing a phantom horse and rider on the outskirts of the city of Rogers. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Pea Ridge National Military Park
Garfield, AR
55.1 miles from Miami, OK
On the battlefield in the middle of the night, witnesses have heard musket fire and seen apparitions of soldiers from the Battle of Pea Ridge. Some guests to the site have reported a feeling of being followed by something unseen.
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Belvidere Mansion
Claremore, OK
56.2 miles from Miami, OK
Belvidere Mansion, built by John M. Bayless around in 1902, is a gothic-style brick home. Its third floor is a ballroom. In 1907, six months before it was completed, Mr. Bayless died of complications from appendicitis surgery. Mary Bayless and their six surviving children finished the mansion and lived there …
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Rogers State University
Claremore, OK
57.0 miles from Miami, OK
At night, students say, an elderly Native American man's apparition can be seen walking on the grounds. Also, legend has it that when the school was a military academy, a cadet died in a hazing accident, and he now haunts the college TV station. The former radio station is rumored …
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Dewey Hotel Museum
Dewey, OK
58.9 miles from Miami, OK
Visitors to this 1899 hotel-turned-museum have supposedly felt a male presence in an upstairs bedroom, possibly that of town founder Jacob Bartle's. Submitted by Callum Swift
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Frank and Lola's
Bartlesville, OK
61.3 miles from Miami, OK
Located in the 1910 Buford & Son Building, this historic bar and restaurant is rumoured to be haunted by a female spirit dating back to when the premises served as a brothel. Legend says that the ghost is that of a murdered prostitute named Estelle, who has been seen and …
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Jesse Creek Cemetery
Bartlesville, OK
63.0 miles from Miami, OK
This abandoned and overgrown cemetery is reported to be near Haunted Hill and Circle Mountain off CR 2700, and lies in an open field near an abandoned landscape business. Folks report that those who try to use digital cameras to take pictures here find that their cameras are not working …
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Labadie Mansion
Copan, OK
63.2 miles from Miami, OK
The rumor mill tells of a man who murdered his wife here in 1935, which may be the spark for the odd happenings. Only a wall and the foundation still exist, as the once beautiful mansion has been ravaged by time and 2 fires. Some witnesses say their flashlights suddenly …
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Timber Ridge Cemetery
Catoosa, OK
64.8 miles from Miami, OK
Locals have nicknamed this place Haunted Hollow. Legend has it that a Native American boy who was hit by a car and killed while riding his bicycle in 1989 is buried here. Witnesses say that his spirit, along with his bicycle, can be seen along the roadside. Some say they …
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Cherokee County Courthouse
Tahlequah, OK
66.6 miles from Miami, OK
Previously the city's hospital, the courthouse is believed to be haunted. Folks have reported the sound of the jail door closing when no one is there, and the sound of a hospital gurney being rolled across ceramic tile has been reported even though the areas have been carpeted or tiled …
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Elcado Cemetery
Peru, KS
66.8 miles from Miami, OK
A reported misty white figure that flits through the trees as well as unexplained voices, laughter, and chain-rattling make this an eerie spot, and a hangout for town teens.
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Fort Scott
Fort Scott, KS
67.6 miles from Miami, OK
Fort Scott, originally Camp Scott in honor of General Winfield Scott, was established in 1842. It is restored as a historic site, and is rumored to be haunted. Ghostly soldiers and officers are seen on the lawn, around the courtyard, in the cell blocks and in the stables. They have …
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Inn at Carnall Hall
Fayetteville, AR
68.0 miles from Miami, OK
Originially built in 1905 as a women's dorm, the building now houses a 50-room hotel and Ella's French restaurant. Witnesses here have seen the floating apparition of a woman in a gown, without a head or feet, and indentations on the bed as if someone were sitting on it. Other …
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Witch's Grave - Hillside Cemetery
Skiatook, OK
68.7 miles from Miami, OK
Among its late 1800s and early 1900s graves, Hillside Cemetery is said to house a witch's final(?) resting place. Legend has it that those who tamper with her grave have suffered dire consequences from life ruination to demonic possession. Also, the ghost of a teen who wrecked his car nearby …
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James Parkinson House
Wagoner, OK
68.8 miles from Miami, OK
The 1892 Victorian mansion is rumoured to be haunted, according to the current residents. Orbs have been known to show up in photographs, and lamps have been known to flicker for no apparent reason. In an upstairs bedroom, strange noises and ghostly voices have been heard. The current owner refuses …
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Pink House Restauant
Wagoner, OK
68.8 miles from Miami, OK
The 1906 Pink House Restaurant was recently painted green amid local controversy, and is supposedly haunted by a frustrated female spirit who is very much against change. During the initial renovations, tools and furniture were constantly moved around by unseen hands, and doors slammed shut of their own accord. The …
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Crescent Hotel
Eureka Springs, AR
70.8 miles from Miami, OK
One of the most well-known haunted hotels in America, the Crescent hotel has a history that just requires there to be ghosts and haunts associated with it. And the Crescent has plenty. The site of a former hospital run by a con artist who had previously been convicted of practicing …
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Basin Park Hotel
Eureka Springs, AR
71.0 miles from Miami, OK
A haunted tour is offered here, and the hotel even has its own ghosts, including a young woman with blonde hair and blue eyes and a toddler-aged girl wearing pigtails and a yellow dress. Witnesses have also reported orbs and objects that move by themselves.
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Tilly Willy Bridge
Fayetteville, AR
72.0 miles from Miami, OK
The bridge was demolished in 2010 or 2011; the map shows the location of theh former bridge. It is said that a woman in the 1970s drove off the bridge, killing herself and her children. Her phantom car was seen driving across the bridge, and her apparition has been spotted …
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Cottey College
Nevada, MO
72.2 miles from Miami, OK
Cottey 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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Mohawk Park and Golf Course
Tulsa, OK
73.2 miles from Miami, OK
Mohawk Park is reported to be full of "little people" who can be heard talking and moving throughout the area, although they are invisible. The park is also said to be home to an 8-foot-tall Deer Lady--half woman, half deer--who may appear standing on her hind legs. On the golf …
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Safari Mark's Bar and Bistro
Sedan, KS
74.5 miles from Miami, OK
Dating back to 1904, the historic 'Bradford Hotel' is now a bar and bistro called 'Safari Mark's'. The place is said to be haunted by the ghost of Andrew Eaton (otherwise known as Indian Slim), a local character who had a reputation as a gambler and a champion horse rider. …
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McBride House
Fort Gibson, OK
76.7 miles from Miami, OK
This private home is now abandoned but its former owner claims it was haunted by numerous ghosts. She's even written a book about it. She claims that the previous owner and original builder of the house still resides there and is prone to throwing ghostly parties at 2 am. He …
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Fort Gibson
Fort Gibson, OK
76.7 miles from Miami, OK
The legend of Vivia Thomas is told around Fort Gibson. So it goes, one morning in 1870, a soldier was found dead atop a grave in the nearby cemetery. When the doctor examined the body, he found she was a woman. Vivia Thomas had been educated and elegant, and she …
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Tyrrell Hall - University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
77.4 miles from Miami, OK
Tyrrell Hall, located in the center of the University of Tulsa, is one of the three original buildings on the campus, which predates the city itself. Until recently, it housed the university's school of music since the university's establishment in 1894. The building is comprised of a ground floor, a …
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Cain's Ballroom
Tulsa, OK
79.0 miles from Miami, OK
Built in 1924, the historic Cain's Ballroom is a concert venue that has hosted such acts as the Sex Pistols, Van Halen and the Ramones. The building is believed to be haunted. Cold and hot spots, orbs that show up in photos, and lights that turn on and off have …
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Brady Theater
Tulsa, OK
79.2 miles from Miami, OK
Brady Theater, a public assembly facility since 1914, is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of opera singer Enrico Caruso, who performed there in 1920. Local legend has it that it was here that he caught the cold that led to his 1921 death by pleurisy.
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Philbrook Museum of Art
Tulsa, OK
79.6 miles from Miami, OK
At this art museum, some say the statues' eyes follow you, and if you look closely, you may notice their heads actually turn! Reports also mention lights that turn on by themselves up and down the hallways when no one is there.
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Gilcrease Museum
Tulsa, OK
79.6 miles from Miami, OK
Nighttime security guards and other employees reportedly have witnessed a ghost that roams the halls in the museum.
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Tulsa Spotlight Theatre
Tulsa, OK
80.0 miles from Miami, OK
Some say those who visit the second floor alone or with only one other person may hear footsteps in the costume room. The basement is also said to be a bit eerie, with strange scratch marks on the walls and, as some witnesses have reported, a faint sound of phantom …
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Constantine Arts Council and Theatre
Pawhuska, OK
82.2 miles from Miami, OK
The historic building is haunted by the spirit of Sappho Constantine Brown, the daughter of a former theatre owner. Workmen refurbishing the building during the 1980's were the first to encounter her apparition, which was often accompanied by light footsteps. The sounds of a phantom brawl has also been heard …
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Thomas-Foreman Historic Home
Muskogee, OK
82.4 miles from Miami, OK
This 1898 home-turned-house-museum built in former "Indian Territory" is said to be haunted by the ghost of former resident Mrs. Foreman, who passed away in the home in 1968. Its caretaker said he often looked up while working outside to see the apparition of Mrs. Foreman in the doorway watching …
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