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Welles House
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
15.2 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
The circa-1860 Welles House, built by industrialist Augustus C. Laning, has been compared to the Amityville Horror house. Strange deaths and tragedies followed Laning: His factories burned down and his nephew was killed after a lightning strike began a fire in the barn, trapping him under the body of a ...
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Fishing Creek Lodge Bed and Breakfast
Benton, Pennsylvania
15.9 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
Multiple appearances of ghost(s) in different rooms to different guests. Doors opened on their own, unexplained noises at night. (Submitted by Karen Parsons)
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The Inn at Turkey Hill
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
17 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
Housed in an 1839 farmhouse, the inn is said to be haunted by an owner's mother, who died in the building. Her perfume has been detected, and she is said to walk the place at night. The rocking chair on the porch would move as well. Folks who rented the ...
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Bloomsburg University
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
18.6 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
Bloomsburg University is believed to be haunted, at least in a few of its buildings. For example, the Harvey A. Andruss Library is reported to have a ghostly man who appears on the fourth floor, asking library visitors to change his diaper. And in the Haas Center, campus legend says ...
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Irondale Inn
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
19.2 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
Three ghosts are said to reside at this inn set on the site of an old plantation, one of which is an elderly female who likes to close doors behind the guests. The inn's ghosts are said to come from a large heating vent located in the basement. The owners ...
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Hotel Iola
Millville, Pennsylvania
20.5 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
Although this 19th-century hotel building was a restaurant for a while during recent years, it is now reportly empty and up for sale. The place was said to be haunted, as evidenced by bar stools that rotated by themselves, shadowy forms appearing in long black dresses, and faces wearing Victorian-style ...
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Old Jail Museum
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
28 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
Legend has it that at the Old Jail Museum, a bloody handprint on one of the jail walls keeps coming back even if it is painted over. Ghost tours are offered on the premises.
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The Inn At Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
28.3 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
The inn, originally built in 1833, is said to be haunted. Guests have reported seeing orbs and shadows in their photographs, and even in their beds. TVs operate by themselves, objects move, and in some instances, guests have awakened to find the chairs in their room have been turned upside-down ...
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Courthouse Square
Scranton, Pennsylvania
30.9 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
Nightly walks of Scranton's oldest and most haunted area. The office television show had a whole evening devoted to the Scranton Ghost Walk. The title of the show was Spooky. It is a 90 minute tour that includes the most haunted places in the area. Including where ...
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The Banshee Pub
Scranton, Pennsylvania
30.9 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
Once a warehouse building, the pub was used as a morgue during a 1917 Spanish flu epidemic. It was believed to be haunted, hence the spooky name. The pub closed in 2012.
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Houdini Museum
Scranton, Pennsylvania
31.9 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
The Houdini museum with its psychic theater is considered a very haunted place. Seances are conducted here, and the place has been featured on many TV programs.
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Andy Gavin's Eatery and Pub
Scranton, Pennsylvania
32.1 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
The 1800s building that houses this restaurant and pub is haunted by a spirit folks call George. George tinkers with the lights, moves dishes around, and even uses the restroom, including latching the stall door and flushing the toilet. Some witnesses have even seen George's apparition.
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1217 Marion Street
Dunmore, Pennsylvania
32.2 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
This 113-year-old home was listed for sale in January 2014 with the description: “slightly haunted.” The owners say they experienced banging doors, strange noises from the basement, footsteps, knocks, screams in the night, a ghostly face that appears in the mirror in the second-floor bathroom, and a constant eerie feeling ...
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Woodfield Manor
Cresco, Pennsylvania
43.4 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
We've recently covered a story and made a video about the haunting at one of our locations, Woodfield Manor near the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. The story about the haunting can be found here: https://sundancevacationsblog.com/travel/a-haunting-in-the-poconos/ Allegedly, the spirit of a woman haunts the manor. The owner explains in the video that she ...
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Tannersville Inn
Tannersville, Pennsylvania
44.3 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
If you ask around at this restaurant, you may get a tale with your meal. Locals say that many years ago, a man in his 30s or 40s was killed behind the building in a hit-and-run accident. His ghost has been seen an upstairs room, often lying on the bed ...
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Buck Hill Falls
Cresco, Pennsylvania
45.5 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
This now-closed inn was originally opened by Quakers in 1901 and remained in business until 1990. Its haunted status merited it a place on the MTV show "Fear." Witnesses say that a woman committed suicide in room 62 just before her wedding, and her ghost has been seen. The men's ...
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Cranberry Manor Bed and Breakfast
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
45.6 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
Cranberry Manor Bed and Breakfast is a former 1880's Summer Boarding house located in East Stroudsburg, PA. Innkeepers and Guests have had many unexplained events at the B&B. Guests have awakened to the smell of "Bacon" or "muffins" or "coffee" around 5AM. Several of the guests ...
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Henryville House
Henryville, Pennsylvania
46.7 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
The beautiful hotel that once stood on this spot no longer stands, but it was well known as the area's haunted house while it sat for years unused. Folks claim at least 9 spirits lived there, including a child, 3 men and 5 women. They were siad to be friendly ...
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Topton House Pub - White Palm Tavern
Topton, Pennsylvania
49.6 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
The former Topton House Pub, now White Palm Tavern, was built around 1860. It's haunted, locals say, by many ghosts, perhaps the favorite being Emma. The little girl has been seen playing in the dining room by staff and even by visitors, who have no idea she's a ghost until ...
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The Montrose House
Montrose, Pennsylvania
49.6 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
The original building that stood here was once a jail, a funeral home, and a schoolhouse, but that building burned down in the 1920s. The current building was finished in 1926 and is said to be haunted by a little boy's ghost. He is seen often in the halls and ...
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Cedar Crest College
Allentown, Pennsylvania
50.2 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
Cedar Crest College, a woman's Christian college founded in 1867, is said to be haunted by a pregnant student named Wanda who hanged herself in 1956 in a stairwell of Butz Hall. She manifests as a young woman or a little girl walking in the halls or in reflective surfaces, ...
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King George Inn
Allentown, Pennsylvania
50.4 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
This inn is scheduled to be demolished in 2013 and is no longer open. Folks claimed it was haunted by several spirits, including Charlie, a ghost who played tricks in the kitchen by dropping silverware and moving things around. A woman, child, and Revolutionary War soldier haunted the basement.
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Riverside Cabaret
Port Trevorton, Pennsylvania
50.5 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
Riverside Cabaret (previously called "Wild J's") has had several paranormal events that occur almost weekly. Orbs have been seen both live and recorded on CCTV. Several staff have reported an hearing a male voice talk to them, a woman's sobbing is constantly heard in the basement, and many ...
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Hanoverville Road House
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
50.9 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
Constructed around 1825, the building that houses the Hanoverville Road House restaurant is believed to be haunted. The ghost of a boy around 8 to 10 years old has been seen here, wearing dark clothing. Strange noises, voices and footsteps also have been heard, and poltergeist pranks have been reported. ...
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Moravian College
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
52.9 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
Moravian College dates back to the 1700s. In the 1800s it was a girls' seminary and hospital, and a ghostly nurse and an occasional bandage patient are said to walk the halls. Several buildings on campus are said to house ghosts as well: Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority House was once ...
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Buck Hotel and Tavern
Jonestown, Pennsylvania
53.3 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
If you don't believe in ghosts, you will after a visit to this historic hotel. Built in 1804, there is much unknown about certain time periods in the hotel's history. Several of the predominant spirits haunting the place are a young girl often seen walking the halls, an old man ...
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Sun Inn
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
53.4 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
This 1758 historic inn is said to be haunted, possibly by Elizabeth Moore, a nurse who died here in 1897. Apparitions and electronic voice phenomena have been noted.
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Hotel Bethlehem
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
53.5 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
This "ghost-friendly" historic hotel offers ghost tours and "Room with a Boo!" ghost weekend packages. Among the spirits who reside here are a little girl who has been seen in a window, thought to be a former owner's granddaughter, and a woman in period clothing who appears in the kitchen ...
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Moravian Book Shop
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
53.5 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
Moravian Book Shop is the oldest continuously operating book shop in the United States. We opened in 1745 and over the years have expanded to occupy 5 different buildings in the Historic District of Downtown Bethlehem. Over the years it seems we’ve attracted quite a few ghosts throughout the buildings ...
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C. Stouch Tavern
Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania
53.8 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
This elegant tavern was originally built in the 1700s, and after suffering two fires has been completely restored. It is named after original owner Conrad Stouch. George Washington once spent the night here, as did other digitaries. Given its long history, it's not surprising that it sees so much paranormal ...
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Lehigh University - Linderman Library
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
54.3 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
Lehigh's Linderman Library is believed to haunted by the ghost of an elderly man, a deceased library patron. Some say the library is also haunted by Lucy Packer, daughter of Lehigh founder Asa Packer.
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The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
54.4 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
Visit this inn and you may catch a glimpse of a ghostly woman who walks past the lobby into the Dogwood Dining Room. The ghost also is said to use the ladies' restroom, locking herself into a stall from the inside and then flushing the toilet. Some folks have described ...
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Willow Grove Hotel
Freemansburg, Pennsylvania
54.8 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
A little girl ghost haunts this Civil War-era hotel. Witnesses sayd she looks as if she had suffered from burns, and she has been seen in the rooms and the hallways. She sometimes pulls on the pant legs of men. No details of the little girl's history are known.
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Richmond Hotel
Bangor, Pennsylvania
55.8 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
The Richmond Hotel is a casual restaurant in an historic building in Bangor, PA. The owner, Debbie, has worked there for 26 years, and has owned it for the last 14. She's told us that she's seen orbs, people have had their backs touched by unseen hands, and ...
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Inn 422
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
57.7 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
This historic Victorian estate is said to be haunted by original builder Mr. Coleman's daughter, Anne. She committed suicide by laudanum poisoning in 1819, rather than go on without her love, whom her father refused to allow her to marry. Her apparition has been seen extinguishing candles, opening or closing ...
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Lebanon Valley College
Annville, Pennsylvania
59.3 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
At the Mary Capp Green residence hall, students are not the only ones in residence. A little ghost girl is rumored to be here, as evidenced by sounds of her giggling and ball-bouncing.
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Holiday Inn Harrisburg/Hershey
Grantville, Pennsylvania
59.3 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
According to reports, a haunting incident occurred in one of the rooms here at night. The apparition of a girl appeared walking around inside the room, until she walked through a wall and disappeared.
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Black Horse Inn - Stemie's Place
Mocanaqua, Pennsylvania
59.5 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
The building dates back to 1773. It was once Black Horse Inn, but is now a restaurant called Stemie's Place. It's said that in the old inn days (in 1927, to be exact), a mobster was shot in the hall near the restrooms. After a dramatic fall down the stairs, ...
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Ridgewood Winery
Birdsboro, Pennsylvania
59.8 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
When the Lewis and Dick family built Ridgewood Farm in 1725 & 1811, we’re certain they would have never dreamed that one day the creation of these buildings would still be standing nearly 300 years later. A lot has happened over the years, to the residents and property, to still ...
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Yellow House Hotel
Douglassville, Pennsylvania
60 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
The apparition of a woman has been seen by many in the Yellow House Hotel. Rumor has it that she committed suicide in one of the rooms.
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St John's Cemetery
Quakertown, Pennsylvania
61 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
There is a small graveyard owned by the church located across the road with tilted gravestones melted by time. Some of the gravestones date to the early 1700s and are barely readable. In 2015, two new houses were built immediately next to the graveyard. At the time the second house (which ...
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Hunt Homestead
Phillipsburg, New Jersey
62.5 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
Hunt Homestead, circa 1758, is famous for being the wintering spot for 60 Revolutionary War cavalry horses. It's also rumored to be home to a ghost. The woman's apparition, wearing a dark hood, passes by the kitchen window toward the back door, then vanishes. The ghost has traveled this route ...
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Emily's
Mohnton, Pennsylvania
63.8 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
A young girl is said to haunt this restaurant, which has also gone by the names Martha's Vineyard and the Post Office Inn. It's now called Emily, after the ghost's nickname. Locals will tell you that as far back as they can remember, folks have talked about Emily the ghost. ...
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Shippen Manor
Oxford Township, New Jersey
63.9 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
Shippen Manor, a historic Georgian mansion built in the 1760s for Dr. William Shippen II and his brother Joseph Shippen II, is the site of some strange happenings. Witnesses report that items appear on shelves that weren't there before, doors open and close on their own, and ghosts have been ...
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The Hotel Hershey
Hershey, Pennsylvania
64.2 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
At this 1930s hotel, chocolate mogul Mr. Hershey himself is said to linger in spirit. His apparition has been seen, and doors open and close by themselves. Footsteps have been heard in the wine cellar, and there have been many other unexplained sounds throughout the building.
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Trum Tavern
Quakertown, Pennsylvania
64.3 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
Once a 1700s courthouse, the tavern's second floor is said to be haunted by the ghost of former owner Jacob. Witnesses have described a feeling of someone behind them, objects that move on their own, and unexplained noises.
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Indian Rock Inn
Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania
65 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
At this remote inn and restaurant, some guests have witnessed apparitions and shadowy forms. Jiggling doorknobs, faucets that turn on and off by themselves, and strange knocking sounds also have been noted. Reports say that the site may once have been used to house the actors from a haunted hayride ...
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Union Canal House
Hershey, Pennsylvania
65.4 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
This restaurant, which dates back to the 18th century, is said to be one of the oldest buildings in the town. At the bar, people have felt like they've been touched by an unseen hand, and objects have been reported to move on their own. Room 104 is said to ...
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Bucksville House Bed and Breakfast
Kintnersville, Pennsylvania
65.5 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
The Bucksville House Bed and Breakfast, housed in a 1795 building, is said to be haunted by several ghosts. Apparitions have been seen of a tall man in a black hat, a woman in white, and a young boy who likes to play pranks. Photos taken here have shown strange ...
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Brinton Lodge
Douglassville, Pennsylvania
65.5 miles from Mocanaqua, PA
The 18th-century lodge, originally a one-room tavern until it was remodeled into a summer home, ended up as a bar and restaurant, now closed and vacant. Folks say the spot was haunted by several entities including a Lady in White, an elderly woman, Caleb Brinton, a ghost called Dapper Dan, ...
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