Haunted Places in Mount Airy, Georgia
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Piedmont College
Demorest, GA
4.1 miles from Mount Airy, GA
At Piedmont College, an orange-outlined ghost is said to roam the Getman-Babcock Dormitory, usually in the lobby. Also seen here is a ghostly little girl in a blue dress. Witnesses have reported the door handle turning on its own in the laundry room as well.
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Southern Oaks Inn
Lavonia, GA
23.0 miles from Mount Airy, GA
The Southern Oaks Inn was originally a home built by Charles P. Ray in 1918, who died here in an upstairs room, and that's who the current owners believe haunt the place. Apparitions of a man and woman have been seen, and strange footsteps have been heard. Reports from workers …
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Brenau University
Gainesville, GA
23.6 miles from Mount Airy, GA
Agnes is the ghost who is believed to haunt the 1878 women's college called Brenau University. A former student in the early 1900s, Agnes is said to have hanged herself. Her reasons for her distressed differ depending on who tells the story. She may have been ostracized by sorority members …
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Stonepile Gap
Dahlonega, GA
26.9 miles from Mount Airy, GA
Stonepile Gap may look like a pile of stones, but there is much more to these rocks than meets the eye. As legend tells it, these rocks mark a grave of a Cherokee woman named Trahlyta who was told to drink from a nearby spring (Porter Springs), and (depending on …
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Piazza Italian Restaurant
Dahlonega, GA
27.5 miles from Mount Airy, GA
At the Piazza Italian Restaurant, witnesses have seen plates and other items move or fall by themselves and heard a door with a bell on it open and close when no one was around. Disembodied footsteps have been heard here as well.
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Picnic Cafe
Dahlonega, GA
27.6 miles from Mount Airy, GA
The café, built in 1897 by Colonel W.P. Price, is rumored to be haunted by the Colonel himself. An apparition of a lone figure has been seen, although a psychic has determined that the ghost is a female who stands and waits for something unknown.
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Lumpkin County Courthouse - Dahlonega Gold Museum
Dahlonega, GA
27.6 miles from Mount Airy, GA
Dahlonega Gold Museum, inside the 1836 Lumpkin County Courthouse, is haunted by a ghost the staff calls Tommy. He has shown up as a tall figure in a hooded robe, seen on the balcony or through the windows. The stamp mill has inexplicably come on by itself and strange knocking …
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Fred Jones Building
Dahlonega, GA
27.6 miles from Mount Airy, GA
Former mayor Fred Jones passed away under suspicious circumstances at his Chevrolet dealership, now four stores and a café. He is said to haunt his old building, sitting at the café table right where his old office used to sit. The shopkeepers here have found their locked doors standing open …
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Bourbon Street Grille
Dahlonega, GA
27.6 miles from Mount Airy, GA
Ghost stories abounded when this building housed Gabee’s Cajun Kitchen and the Art Cart. Witnesses heard phantom dishes shatter and disembodied footsteps, and chess pieces moved on their own. At the Art Cart stood a chessboard handmade from gourds, with the pieces made to look like Muslims and Christians. One …
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Back Porch Oyster Bar
Dahlonega, GA
27.6 miles from Mount Airy, GA
The Back Porch Oyster Bar, in a building constructed in 1993, is said to be haunted. Witnesses have noticed odd occurrences such as a black umbrella that swung deliberately on a hook, all by itself; a psychic reported that the ghost is a woman who likes to play pranks, especially …
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Holly Theater
Dahlonega, GA
27.6 miles from Mount Airy, GA
Holly Theatre is rumored to be haunted by ghosts who have shown up to watch rehearsals and sometimes play tricks, such as turning lights on and off. One of the ghosts here is believed to be Edwin Booth, a renowned 1800s actor and brother of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth.
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Historic Worley Bed and Breakfast Inn
Dahlonega, GA
27.7 miles from Mount Airy, GA
The image of a boy was caught on camera lying in a bed. The ghost was said to be that of Claude Worley who was struck by a train and was brought to this inn, but never recovered. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Mount Hope Cemetery
Dahlonega, GA
27.7 miles from Mount Airy, GA
According to a psychic, Mount Hope Cemetery and the areas nearby are a hangout for a group of Civil War veteran ghosts. In fact, in 1953 town librarian and historian Madeleine Anthony took a photograph of the cemetery which is believed to show several ghosts as well as a mysterious …
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The Old Cotton Mill
Jefferson, GA
28.1 miles from Mount Airy, GA
The Cotton Mill in Jefferson, GA – This old cotton mill has a been shut down for nearly 50 years but has recently undertaken a restoration project turning it into an event center. Workers have seen several unexplainable acts including: -dark objects running at them and then bolt to the …
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York House Inn
Rabun Gap, GA
29.7 miles from Mount Airy, GA
York House Inn is Georgia's oldest continuously operating Inn, since 1896. All manner of living, births and deaths have taken place in the ensuing 120 years. It has been rumored by various employees that a Civil War soldier smokes cigars in one room and several children play in the Inn. …
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Braselton Town Hall
Braselton, GA
32.1 miles from Mount Airy, GA
The 1909 residence of the town's founding family is said to be haunted by a ghost called Little John, said to have been a mentally challenged boy who lived in the attic. He is heard walking around and banging when the place closes for the night. Also reported here are …
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Forrest Hills Resort and Conference Center
Dahlonega, GA
38.9 miles from Mount Airy, GA
Forrest Hills has quite the active property for ghosts. The property itself is rich in history with the Trail of Tears having gone through it along with a rich past of moonshiners and even a suicide by hanging. The majority of the ghosts here are quite friendly and even playful …
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Aqua Terra Bistro
Buford, GA
39.8 miles from Mount Airy, GA
At Aqua Terra Bistro, witnesses say coffee mugs and wine bottles fly off shelves, voices can be heard in the dining room, and EVPs and a ghostly apparition have been picked up by ghost hunters.
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Georgia Guidestones
Dewy Rose, GA
39.8 miles from Mount Airy, GA
The Georgia Guidestones, known as "American Stonehenge," is a granite monument consisting of six astronomically aligned slabs inscribed in four ancient languages: Babylonian, Classical Greek, Sanskrit and Egyptian hieroglyphs. The origin of the structure is a bit of a mystery, perhaps leading to the opinion that the place may be …
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Amicalola Falls Lodge
Dawsonville, GA
42.4 miles from Mount Airy, GA
The Cherokee Indian braves used to pray on Amicalola Mountain, seeking visions that would guide them in their lives. Folks say the spirits they consulted still remain on the mountain, and sometimes visit the beautiful lodge as well. Reports say the spirits disapprove of negative energy, and in one incidence …
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Chiquola Club Hotel
Anderson, SC
48.4 miles from Mount Airy, GA
The apparition of a nun in a habit has been by staff and guests on several occasions throughout the hotel building. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Anderson Muncipal Business Center
Anderson, SC
48.5 miles from Mount Airy, GA
The origin of the haunting within this building is unknown, but staff working late hours claimed to have seen a shadowy figure materialising and disappear throughout the entire edifice. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Cry Baby Bridge
Anderson, SC
51.4 miles from Mount Airy, GA
One of the most famous cry baby bridges in the state, the iron construction still sits alongside a modern concrete bridge connecting two sides of the county. Passer-by's claim to have seen a lady in a white dress on the old bridge, looking for someone. She vanishes when approached. (Submitted …
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Pickens County Museum
Pickens, SC
51.7 miles from Mount Airy, GA
The Pickens County Museum of Art and History, formerly the county jail, is said to be home to the ghost of a boy named Willie Earle who calls out in anguish, "I didn't do it!" So the story goes, in 1944 Willie was blamed for killing a cab driver when, …
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Little Gardens
Lawrenceville, GA
54.4 miles from Mount Airy, GA
Now a venue for upscale events, Little Gardens was once an 1800s plantation house. Its restaurant is said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who died here in the early 1900s. According to witnesses, she moves dishes and silverware, sometimes throwing them across tables. She also makes …
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Western Carolina University - The Moore Building
Cullowhee, NC
57.8 miles from Mount Airy, GA
As rumor has it, in the mid-1960s a student was murdered after she refused a man's amorous advances. She now is said to haunt the third floor, crying, screaming and pacing. The man was caught and served a few years in a mental hospital, but then was released. He passed …
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Three Bridges Road
Powdersville, SC
58.9 miles from Mount Airy, GA
Three Bridges Road is known to ghost enthusiasts as the place where Eloise, a Civil War-era slave, roams. So her story goes, Union soldiers killed Eloise's master nearby, and the distraught slave woman was reluctant to leave her master's body. When soldiers found her there mourning his death, they killed …
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Hard Labor Creek State Park - Camp Rutledge
Rutledge, GA
60.0 miles from Mount Airy, GA
Locals say there are two ghosts here: one of a man, and another of a boy named Ethan. Ethan is said to roll a red ball toward witnesses. The man, witnesses say, will slam doors, knock on cabin walls, and walk around outside late at night. Also, a figure has …
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Public House
Roswell, GA
60.1 miles from Mount Airy, GA
The Public House, known as Peasant Restaurant in the 1970s, was originally a commissary for the Roswell Mill constructed in 1854. The building housed the Dunwoody Shoe Shop in 1920 and a funeral home upstairs. It was a Union hospital during the Civil War, and as legend goes, is the …
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Old Hester Store
Easley, SC
60.8 miles from Mount Airy, GA
The Old Hester Store was built in 1893 by William Hester and is now taken care of by the Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation and Pickens County Historical Society. It is said to be haunted by the ghost of an African-American man who was hanged in the back of the …
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Village Inn Bed and Breakfast
Stone Mountain, GA
62.3 miles from Mount Airy, GA
Once used as a Civil War hospital, the 1830s hotel is the site of many strange events. Folks have witnessed apparitions, including that of an African-American man singing and/or whistling, and heard the unexplained sounds of footsteps, slamming doors and Morse code.
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Sycamore Grill Building
Stone Mountain, GA
62.3 miles from Mount Airy, GA
The Sycamore Grill building, now empty, is a former Civil War hospital said to be haunted by its past patients. Witnesses have reported shadowy figures and apparitions in the dining area and heard strange shuffling sounds.
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Hot Dog Heaven
Woodstock, GA
64.8 miles from Mount Airy, GA
The prankish ghost at this Hot Dog Heaven location is blamed for turning off the hot dog cooker and hurling buns out of locked bins in the middle of the lunch rush.
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Early Hill Plantation
Greensboro, GA
66.3 miles from Mount Airy, GA
Once a bed-and-breakfast, this site is reportedly no longer in business. The mansion was built in the 1700s for the mayor, John Brown. Tragedy struck when a branch broke in the front yard, killing the family's young daughter. Reported sightings have included the girl swinging from the tree at night …
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Children's Graveyard - Duncan Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
Greenville, SC
66.8 miles from Mount Airy, GA
Duncan Chapel Methodist Church, built in the 1850s, has a cemetery known as the Children's Graveyard. The road to get there is across from a McDonalds. Apparently the cemetery is older than the church, as the dates on the gravestones are said to range from the late 1700s to the …
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Balsam Mountain Inn
Sylva, NC
67.0 miles from Mount Airy, GA
This early-1900s inn has two haunted rooms: 205 and 207. There are logs in the room where guests can write about anything strange that occurs during their stay. Folks have reported footsteps, jiggling doorknobs, unexplained noises, and other sounds of someone making a racket in the hallway.
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Abbewood Bed and Breakfast Inn
Abbeville, SC
67.5 miles from Mount Airy, GA
This elegant bed and breakfast inn is rumoured to date back to the civil war era, and is supposedly haunted by a soldier who hanged himself in the attic. Guests who have stayed in the inn report feeling cold spots in the attic, and have felt an eerie presence. Others …
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Trinity Episcopal Church
Abbeville, SC
68.0 miles from Mount Airy, GA
This gothic church, dating back to 1842, is believed to be haunted by Elizabeth Marshall, whose husband died during the Second Battle of Manassas in 1862. Visitors to the church have reported seeing the apparition of a woman in an old-fashioned dress walking amongst the pews, while others claim to …
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Abbeville Welcome Center
Abbeville, SC
68.1 miles from Mount Airy, GA
This historic building dates back to the 1870's, and was formerly the town bank. The apparition reported here is that of a young boy, who has been seen staring down into the street and has even been known to follow staff throughout the hallways. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Pope-Walton House
Atlanta, GA
68.1 miles from Mount Airy, GA
Although the site, once the Pope-Walton House and then Anthony's Fine Dining, is reported no longer to be in operation, it was rumored to be haunted by Annie Barnett, who was married here in 1882. The sound of ghostly children singing also has been reported.
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Abbeville Opera House
Abbeville, SC
68.1 miles from Mount Airy, GA
Abbeville Opera House is believed to be haunted by the spirit of a woman. Her apparition has been seen applauding in the balcony, wearing a period dress. Now, the theater keeps the seat open for her, should she ever want to return. The lady is believed to be an actress …
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Belmont Inn
Abbeville, SC
68.1 miles from Mount Airy, GA
This historic hotel dates back to the turn of the twentieth century, and served as luxurious railroad accommodation for visitors to the town. Guests staying in the hotel have reported weird occurrences in various rooms of the hotel, including an entity that opens and closes doors. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Abbeville County Museum
Abbeville, SC
68.2 miles from Mount Airy, GA
The historic jail building now serves as the county museum, and dates back to the civil war era. The third floor of the jailhouse is believed to be the most haunted, as the worst prisoners were housed here. Staff claim to have run into a friendly African American prisoner named …
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Fitzpatrick Hotel
Washington, GA
69.2 miles from Mount Airy, GA
Following the 'Great Fire' of 1895, this historic hotel was constructed to provide accommodation for visitors to the town. Dating back to 1898, it is rumoured to be haunted by a lady in green, whose appearance is often accompanied by the scent of floral perfume. Phantom music has also been …
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Embassy Suites
Greenville, SC
70.3 miles from Mount Airy, GA
Many strange things can be said about this location of Embassy Suites. According to witnesses, lights turn on and off at will, doors come flying open by themselves, and during a period of construction when the electricity was disconnected, lights came on during the night. In addition, the golf course …
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Thomas Divide Overlook
Cherokee, NC
70.7 miles from Mount Airy, GA
Night-time visitors to this overlook area off the Blue Ridge Parkway (near mile marker 464) often claim to see strange, glowing lights in the sky. No one has yet been able to definitively explain the source or reason for these lights.
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Rhodes Hall
Atlanta, GA
71.0 miles from Mount Airy, GA
Rhodes Hall, built in 1904 by founder of Rhodes Furniture Amos Rhodes, is rumored to be haunted by Mrs. Rhodes, who passed away in the home. Ghostly children have been seen and heard laughing here as well. But the scariest ghost here is the Shadow Man, said to reside in …
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The Masquerade
Atlanta, GA
71.3 miles from Mount Airy, GA
This night club is said to be visited by the spirits who died in fire and tuberculosis outbreaks long ago, both of which killed several members of the building's former staff. Apparitions have been seen and unexplained footsteps have been reported.
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Kennesaw House
Marietta, GA
71.4 miles from Mount Airy, GA
Originally built in the 1840s as a cotton warehouse, the place was a makeshift hospital and morgue during the war. Many TV shows have featured this site, where visitors who descended to the basement in the elevator saw an active wartime hospital room. Another ghost reported to reside here is …
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kennesaw, GA
71.6 miles from Mount Airy, GA
The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, fought June 18 to July 2, 1864, is the source of the battlefield's hauntings. Ghostly soldiers walk the grounds; gunshots and cannons are heard. Also reported here are ghost deer who run at the witness and then disappear when they get close. The smell of …
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