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0Kingwood Public Library
Kingwood, West Virginia
15.7 miles from Oakland, MD
The circa-1966 library is said to be haunted. Witnesses report noises and footsteps, objects that move on their own, doors that open and close by themselves, and books that jump off the shelves. A jail that once stood on the site is believed by some to be the source of ...
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Fallingwater
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
34.6 miles from Oakland, MD
A solitude woman is said to be seen staring out of the window of the master bedroom. She is believed to the first wife of Edgar Kaufmann, depressed by his unfaithfulness. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Old Hampshire County Jail
Romney, West Virginia
35.1 miles from Oakland, MD
Built in the late 1700s, the old jail has a legend attached. It seems that in the late 1800s a sheriff was shot to death by a gang of bandits on the staircase leading between the jail and the attached brick building, which was the jailer's family home. He was ...
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Graceland Inn and Conference Center
Elkins, West Virginia
40.6 miles from Oakland, MD
This inn, restaurant and conference center is said to be haunted by several entities: a ghost named Grace, senator Henry Davis, and a former servant named Katie.
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Allen’s Haunted Hayrides
Smock, Pennsylvania
46.4 miles from Oakland, MD
Psychics say that the energy here is high because there an Indian burial ground beneath the land. This may be the source of the glowing white figures that are reported, or the strange light manifestations. The hayrides are year-round so visit freely! (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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The Mather Miners
Mather, Pennsylvania
50.8 miles from Oakland, MD
In the center of the town there is a small church, the post office, an apartment building(which used to be a general store) and a baseball field. Up a small connecting road is the old schoolhouse ( now converted into a persons home). Right before dawn when walking ...
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Hutton House Bed and Breakfast
Huttonsville, West Virginia
56.9 miles from Oakland, MD
Built in 1898 by Eugene Elihu Hutton, the Queen Anne-style Victorian home is now an inn, and is believed to be haunted. Folks say that at 5 a.m. the unexplained smell of baking bread wafts through the inn, although the kitchen is closed and the ovens are cold.
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0Century Inn
Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania
58.6 miles from Oakland, MD
Reported to be the oldest inn along Route 40, this inn is said to have a mysterious presence. There is one unexplained very cold room, and an innkeeper there has described a mysterious figure that appeared near its door. As well, strange footsteps have appeared in the snow outside the ...
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Edward G. Acheson House
Monongahela, Pennsylvania
61.8 miles from Oakland, MD
The ghost of a little girl has been seen here. Two other ghosts, seen as orbs, also have been seen. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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0Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
Weston, West Virginia
62.5 miles from Oakland, MD
Once the Weston State Hospital, the asylum is said to be haunted by former patients who passed away there. The plentitude of paranormal phenomena heard, seen, and felt here has prompted its appearance on TV shows such as Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures.
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0Omni Bedford Springs Resort
Bedford, Pennsylvania
62.7 miles from Oakland, MD
Folks say that the ghosts at this 1800s resort want to be in pictures. They show up as oddities on the photographic images taken all over the hotel.
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0Jean Bonnet Tavern
Bedford, Pennsylvania
62.8 miles from Oakland, MD
This tavern building was a French outpost in the 1740s and a war headquarters in the 1750s. It became a tavern in the 1760s, and was also used as a courtroom. Several people were hanged here, and it is said that their spirits walk restlessly throughout the place. Witnesses have ...
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Belle Grove Plantation
Middletown, Virginia
64.8 miles from Oakland, MD
Belle Grove Plantation, built between 1794 and 1797, was once the home of Revolutionary War veteran Major Isaac Hite, Jr. (President James Madison’s brother-in-law) and was the headquarters of General Philip Sheridan during the Battle of Cedar Creek. It is believed to be haunted by an apparition of a woman ...
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Grand Midway Hotel
Windber, Pennsylvania
64.9 miles from Oakland, MD
This historic hotel has been in operation for over a century, but is now believed to be a private residence. The owners have been known to auction the rooms for a night, which is enough for some guests to leave the hotel in fear. Staff have reported a wild apparition ...
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Wayside Theatre
Middletown, Virginia
65.8 miles from Oakland, MD
Wayside Theatre is believed to be the forever home to a ghost of a former caretaker who perished in a fire. His activity centers on the back-porch costume storage, the basement, and the balcony. Seat CC1 is often found to be mysteriously lowered.
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0Wayside Inn
Middletown, Virginia
65.8 miles from Oakland, MD
Wayside Inn is reported to be the oldest inn in the U.S. that is still in operation. Room 14 is rumored to be haunted and is the source of the most unusual happenings in the inn. However, witnesses have seen and heard strange things all over the inn.
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Cork Street Tavern
Winchester, Virginia
68.1 miles from Oakland, MD
The restaurant building here dates back to 1827, and Cork Street Tavern by name to 1985. Two ghosts are said to reside here, John and Emily. John Mann's spirit wears a long black frock coat, and Emily's voice is often heard calling John's name. The ghosts play tricks by moving ...
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Abram's Delight
Winchester, Virginia
68.6 miles from Oakland, MD
Abram's Delight was the residence of five generations of the Hollingsworth family, beginning with Abraham Hollingsworth in the mid-1700s. It is now a historic museum complex and is rumored to be haunted by Mary, the daughter of David Hollingsworth, and perhaps one other gentleman ghost. The gentleman appears as a ...
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By the Side of the Road Bed and Breakfast
Harrisonburg, Virginia
71.4 miles from Oakland, MD
This historic b&b was built just a bit after the American Revolution, and it was used a Civil War hospital in 1864. It is said that when the area was burned by Union soldiers, the flame-retardant building just wouldn't catch fire, so it became a sort of haven during the ...
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Virginia Quilt Museum
Harrisonburg, Virginia
72.4 miles from Oakland, MD
This 1856 antebellum home was formerly known as the Warren-Sip House, and during the Civil War, it served as a hospital for wounded soldiers. Visitors to the current museum have reported sighting the apparition of a Confederate soldier on the second floor of the building. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Poor House Farm Park
Martinsburg, West Virginia
73.1 miles from Oakland, MD
The original stone house in the historic park is believed to be haunted. Witnesses say they have felt a heavy presence inside, during which it is difficult to breathe. Also, a soldier's apparition has been spotted on the park grounds.
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3406 Brownsville Road
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
73.4 miles from Oakland, MD
3406 Brownsville Road is said to be haunted by a demon, known as "The Demon of Brownsville Road" in the book by Bob Cranmer. According to Cranmer, the demon manifested in many ways, including a black fog, a bad smell, or an unseen attacker. Cranmer also described blood-dripping walls, bent ...
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Carnegie Library of Homestead
Munhall, Pennsylvania
73.9 miles from Oakland, MD
Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1896, the library was built with a music hall and an athletic center with a heated swimming pool. It is believed to be haunted. Witnesses have reported apparitions of steel workers, books that fly off of shelves, shadowy figures and unexplained male and female voices.
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Old Homestead Police Department
Homestead, Pennsylvania
73.9 miles from Oakland, MD
The former Homestead Police Department building is said to be haunted by something that taps folks on the shoulder, slams doors, turns on appliances and created unexplained footsteps. Ghost investigators caught slams and screams and video of ghostly activity.
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Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, Virginia
74.9 miles from Oakland, MD
Cole Hall at the est.-1880 Bridgewater College is rumored to be haunted by its namesake, Dr. Charles Knox Cole. Built in 1929 by Cole's daughter, Mrs. Virginia Garber Cole Strickler, the hall is an auditorium, and Mr. Cole's ghost is said to attend the plays shown there. The ghost sits ...
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Fort Frederick Maryland
Big Pool, Maryland
76 miles from Oakland, MD
A stone star fort in the Maryland Panhandle, Fort Frederick Maryland was built in the 1750s to defend Maryland from French and Indian raiders. During the American Revolution it was used as a prisoner of war camp for soldiers surrendered at Yorktown. It was a Federal outpost during the ...
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Frick Mansion - Clayton
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
76.5 miles from Oakland, MD
The Frick Mansion was home to industrial magnate Henry Clay Frick and his wife Adelaide Howard Childs, who began living there in 1883 and the family moved to New York in 1900. Their youngest daughter, Helen Clay Frick, kept up the mansion all those years and then moved back in ...
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Apollo Theatre
Martinsburg, West Virginia
77.2 miles from Oakland, MD
The vaudeville venue built in 1913 is the home of a ghostly former manager. He has been seen standing outside the building smoking a cigar. His cigar smoke has been smelled by witnesses as well.
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
77.2 miles from Oakland, MD
Four ghosts are said to haunt the University of Pittsburgh campus: a prima ballerina in the Tansky Family Lounge of the William Pitt Union; Harriet, who committed suicide in 1201 Bruce Hall; a grandmother who rumples the quilts and bakes phantom bread in the Early American Room of the Cathedral ...
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0Omni William Penn Hotel
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
77.9 miles from Oakland, MD
At this famous 1915-16 hotel where among other luminaries JFK has stayed, and Bob Hope proposed marriage in 1934, there are said to be two haunted floors. Floors 22 and 23, both unused, are visited by strange sounds, cold wind gusts, and ghosts that hide and watch folks, giving them ...
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Allegheny Center, Building #7
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
79 miles from Oakland, MD
The student housing here has a high turnover rate believed to be caused by the poltergeist activity. Students report loud noises throughout and have yet to disprove the source. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
79.1 miles from Oakland, MD
Few people realize that, in paranormal aspects, living near a hospital is like living near a cemetery. Many who have died within this building are said to remain here; in the South Wing (where most of the activity occurs), voices and strange noises are heard. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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0West Virginia State Penitentiary
Moundsville, West Virginia
79.3 miles from Oakland, MD
Once considered one of the most violent prisons in the US people believe that this prison's violent past has left an indelible mark on the building. People believe it is haunted by both active ghosts, possibly men who were murdered there, and also residual hauntings that take the form ...
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Summit Hose Company
Tarentum, Pennsylvania
84.4 miles from Oakland, MD
Voices and odd noises are heard, doors open by themselves, and shadows have been seen here. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Phillips' Rangers Monument
Saxton, Pennsylvania
84.4 miles from Oakland, MD
In 1780 during the Revolutionary war, a group of rangers were engaged in a battle against the Iroquois who were fighting on behalf of the British. The natives outnumbered the rangers some five to one and the Rangers eventually surrendered. After their surrender the Rangers were tied ...
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Allegheny-Kiski Valley Heritage Museum
Tarentum, Pennsylvania
84.6 miles from Oakland, MD
A former volunteer named Jack is commonly seen in the basement. He is said to be seen mostly around the old gardening tools. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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0Dixmont State Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
85.2 miles from Oakland, MD
The 1862 hospital was haunted by many entities, notably a male spirit who was said to guard the morgue area and frighten away intruders. The hospital building was closed in 1984 and was demolished in 2006.
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Depreciation Lands Museum
Hampton Township, Pennsylvania
86.9 miles from Oakland, MD
A rather helpful man in a long coat and out-of-date boots has been responsible for catching a painter's ladder after the man lost his balance, catching a cleaning woman who fell, fixing a broken window, and saving a group of girl scouts when the ceiling collapsed over them. (Submitted by ...
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Conyers House
Sperryville, Virginia
86.9 miles from Oakland, MD
A man named Sim Wright lived here from 1924 to 1964, with his wife Martha. It is said that he still haunts the inn to this day.
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Thornrose House
Staunton, Virginia
88.1 miles from Oakland, MD
This historic home now operates as a bed and breakfast called "Thornrose House". The B&B has a room called "Caroline's Room" which allegedly has been a hot-spot for ghostly apparitions. The bed and breakfast is under new management as of Spring 2014.
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Mary Baldwin College
Staunton, Virginia
88.5 miles from Oakland, MD
Mary Baldwin College is a four-year liberal arts women's college based in Staunton, VA. It was founded in 1842, and was originally called the Augusta Female Seminary. There are several reported ghosts at the college: A ghost known as "Richard" haunts the several areas, including the Administration Building, Wenger Hall and ...
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0Belle Grae Inn - Ubon Thai Victorian Inn
Staunton, Virginia
88.6 miles from Oakland, MD
This inn is haunted by Mrs. Bagsby, a spirit who has resided here since the 1800s. Mrs. Bagsby unlocks doors and plays other tricks; it is said that she has been known to cause the inn's hot water supply to bypass the room of a guest that she doesn't like. ...
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0Culmerville Hotel - Zottola's Pub and Eatery
Tarentum, Pennsylvania
89.2 miles from Oakland, MD
A spirit is said to reside in the former Culmervilel Hotel, now Zottola's Pub and Eatery.
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Western State Hospital - Dejarnette Building
Staunton, Virginia
90.3 miles from Oakland, MD
Western State Hospital, a fancy resort-style asylum called Western State Lunatic Asylum in its early years, was originally built in the 1820s. In 1905 it was taken over by Dr. Joseph Dejarnette, under whose authority patients were tortured. When the hospital moved in the 1970s the building became the Staunton ...
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0The Lafayette Inn
Stanardsville, Virginia
92.7 miles from Oakland, MD
Rumor has it that a phantom bloodstain in the foyer returns daily from a Confederate soldier who long ago committed suicide after the stress of learning his wife had been unfaithful with a Yankee soldier. The soldier's ghost is said to wander the halls at night with a pistol, still ...
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Railroaders Memorial Museum
Altoona, Pennsylvania
93.2 miles from Oakland, MD
The Railroaders Museum is said to be haunted by a spirit named Frank, who has been seen all over the museum. Other apparitions have been noted as well, and employees have opened to find all the gift shop items removed from the shelves and set on the floor, and Big ...
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0Mishler Theatre
Altoona, Pennsylvania
93.2 miles from Oakland, MD
This 1906 theater building, still in operation today, is said to be home to three ghosts: Mr. Isaac Mishler, a howling dog, and a female spirit who plays pranks in the restroom.
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Brush Creek Inn
Warrendale, Pennsylvania
93.2 miles from Oakland, MD
Keep watch for airborne bottles if you visit Brush Creek Inn! It is said that the spirits at the restaurant will shatter bottles at the bar or hurl them across the room. Witnesses also have reported that the windows open and close by themselves and furniture flips over.
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The Devil's Elbow
Dysart, Pennsylvania
94 miles from Oakland, MD
The Devil's Elbow is a dangerous curve along Wopsy Road that has a story about a ghostly white lady. Legend has it that she was a new bride on her honeymoon at the Wopsononock Hotel, which burned down long ago. As their carriage rounded the Devil's Elbow, there was an ...
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Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park
Oakland, West Virginia
100.7 miles from Oakland, MD
The Droop Mountain Battlefield was the site of an 1863 battle. Folks have reported soldiers' apparitions, some headless, in the fog that comes rolling over the mountain.
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