Most Haunted Places in Alabama

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    Gaines Ridge Dinner Club

    Camden, Alabama
    Housed in an 1820's plantation house, this quaint restaurant serves up delicious southern cuisine and a refreshing variety of ghostly tales. The most notable of these is that of the screaming lady, who has been sighted by diners and staff on many occasions since the establishment opened for...
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    EHP Rating: 87.8

    Maple Hill Cemetery

    Huntsville, Alabama
    It is said that in one of the crypts stands an antique rocking chair, a favorite possession of a lady who was buried in her family crypt. Folks say that when you stand outside the crypt, you can hear the rocking chair...
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    EHP Rating: 87.6

    Old Bryce Hospital

    Northport, Alabama
    A former insane asylum with a reputation for treating its patients cruelly (especially black patients of which there were a disproportionate amount), this place is an obvious choice for claims of haunting. People claim to feel hot and cold spots, see items moving and hear ghostly sounds and...
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    EHP Rating: 87.5

    Consolation Church

    Greenville, Alabama
    If every ghost story about this little church is true, then this place would take the #1 prize as most haunted place on earth. Stories abound from ghostly hell hounds, wailing banshees, confederate army soldiers and so many other reports of haunted happenings that they cannot all be listed here. ...
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    EHP Rating: 87.5

    Harper Hill Cemetery

    Dadeville, Alabama
    This former church and cemetery site is said to be haunted. Legend has it that the church's pastor went mad one day and murdered his entire family and it is their ghosts that are said to haunt the grounds....
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    EHP Rating: 87.5

    Kali Oka Plantation - Oak Grove Plantation

    Mobile, Alabama
    Kali Oka Plantation, also called Oak Grove Plantation, is haunted by the apparition of a dark-skinned man who is 7 feet tall. In life, he was the bodyguard and housekeeper of the home's former resident. The ghostly guard has been seen standing on the front...
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    EHP Rating: 87.2

    Bill Sketoe's Hole - Choctawhatchee Bridge

    Newton, Alabama
    There are a couple of different accounts as to why Bill Sketoe was hanged. Some claim that he deserted his post to care for a sick wife, other's that he was assisting in local guerilla operations against the army, in any event, he ran afoul of the local confederate Home Guard. He was hanged, with...
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    EHP Rating: 87.0

    Malaga Inn

    Mobile, Alabama
    The inn was originally two separate houses built in 1862, which were joined together in the 20th century to form the inn. The apparition of a lady in white has been seen pacing the balcony of Room #007, as well as chandeliers swinging when no one is around, furniture getting moved around and lamps...
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    EHP Rating: 86.7

    The Tutwiler Hotel

    Birmingham, Alabama
    A mischievous ghost is said to turn on the lights and appliances. Although legend attributes the haunting to Colonel Tutwiler, it is highly unlikely, since the current location of the Tutwiler hotel is not the same as the one that originally bore his name and therefore, it is unlikely that he...
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    EHP Rating: 86.7

    Purifoy-Lipscomb House

    Pine Apple, Alabama
    The house is supposedly haunted by a slave who fell into a well and died, and who is seen on the front porch of the house. Wailing sounds are heard by visitors, and locals refuse to venture there at night. (Submitted by Callum...
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    EHP Rating: 86.7

    Gravity Hill

    Munford, Alabama
    This gravity hill can be found on Cheaha Road. In case you aren't familiar with the phenomena of Gravity Hills these occur when an optical illusion makes it appear that your car is rolling upward on a hill, when in fact, you are rolling down. The phenomena can be experienced by simply placing...
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    EHP Rating: 86.3

    Crybaby Bridge

    Saraland, Alabama
    Legend has it a woman drowned her baby near the bridge and you can still hear its death cries....
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    EHP Rating: 86.2

    Gwodz Rd - Patruski Gwonz Road

    Coden, Alabama
    Rumored to be haunted by the ghosts of black men who were hanged along the road by members of the...
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    EHP Rating: 86.2

    Sweetwater Plantation

    Florence, Alabama
    The home of a former Alabama governor, it is reportedly haunted. Many people believe the ghost is that of the Governor's son who died in the Civil War. ...
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    EHP Rating: 86.1

    Jemison Center - Old Bryce Mental Hospital

    Northport, Alabama
    Although most ghost websites will refer to this place as Old Bryce Mental Hospital, this is not an accurate designation. There is a Bryce Mental Hospital in Alabama, but it has been located in Tuscaloosa since its inception in 1861 and the Jemison Center, as this place is accurately called, was not...
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    EHP Rating: 86.1

    Dead Children's Playground - Maple Hill Cemetery

    Huntsville, Alabama
    At this playground set up near the cemetery, the ghosts of children play and swing on the swingsets. Apparitions have been seen, and captured on film by paranormal society investigations; orbs have been reported as well. The swings sometimes can be seen swinging by themselves, and the sounds of...
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    Cedarhurst Mansion

    Huntsville, Alabama
    The Cedarhurst Mansion Estate was originally built in 1823 by Stephen Ewing. While visiting the house, a relative, Sally Carter, died of a short illness at the mansion in 1837. The first reports of a haunting was around 1919 after a teenage boy who slept at the house had a dream about her tombstone...
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    Forks of Cypress

    Florence, Alabama
    This private property houses the infamous ghost bridge that has numerous claims of haunting. People claim to hear singing and voices in the area surrounding the property and some claim they have seen the apparition of a woman walking the grounds....
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    EHP Rating: 85.7

    Railroad Tracks

    Coy, Alabama
    Legend has it that there was a bus accident that killed school children on the railroad tracks and late at night you can hear the sounds of children playing and laughing on the tracks. I am not entirely sure why they would be playing and laughing on the spot where they died, but this is what the...
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    EHP Rating: 85.7

    Union Cemetery

    Woodville, Alabama
    It is alleged that you can hear the screams of soldiers who died in the Civil War at this cemetery....
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    Wesleyan Hall - University of North Alabama

    Florence, Alabama
    This building, constructed in 1856, has a rich and interesting history. During the Civil War it was occupied by both Confederate and Union troops at different times. During the Confederate occupation General John Bell resided there and during the Union occupation, General Sherman himself stayed at...
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    Hodges Cemetery

    Watson, Alabama
    You may experience many things here such as banging on the car, faces or hands in your car windows, a wolf who chases you, moving lights or red glowing eyes. Tombstones are said to move and shadowy beings have been reported, as well as strange noises and...
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    EHP Rating: 85.7

    Burgundy Drive

    Adamsville, Alabama
    The community of Indian Meadows and the adjacent community of Shady Grove are both built over the top of an American Indian Cherokee burial ground. Haunting have been reported in both houses, Burgundy Drive (the street that runs through the communities) and in the adjacent woods. Dark figures and...
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    EHP Rating: 85.5

    Mountain View Hospital

    Gadsden, Alabama
    Strange noises and shadowy masses have been reported by numerous visitors to the hospital....
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    EHP Rating: 85.3

    Redmont Hotel

    Birmingham, Alabama
    The ghost of a woman in white who passed away in the hotel has been seen on the ninth floor of the hotel. The ghost of a small dog is seen in the hallways of the hotel, as well as the ghost of former owner Clifford Stiles. The most famous ghost at the hotel is the apparition of Hank Williams, who...
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    EHP Rating: 85.2

    Kate Shepard House Bed and Breakfast

    Mobile, Alabama
    The historic bed and breakfast is haunted by the apparition of an elderly woman, who has been seen in guest rooms all over the building. A strange presence has been felt by guests and staff. (Submitted by Callum...
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    EHP Rating: 84.9

    Sloss Furnaces

    Birmingham, Alabama
    A National Historic Landmark, Sloss furnaces is not only a testament to a burgeoning industrial age, but a ghostly witness to the untold suffering of its workers. More than 60 people died, often gruesomely, at Sloss Furnaces and legend has it that some of those workers till remain, chained forever...
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    EHP Rating: 84.8

    Little Vine Cemetery

    Walker, Alabama
    Possibly among the most inane of haunted reports, people claim to see a green light in the cemetery at night. ...
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    EHP Rating: 84.6

    Trotter Home

    Selma, Alabama
    The spirit who lives here is reported to appear as a shadow in the corner of your eye. Other strange things happen here too: Doors open and lights turn on by themselves, footsteps and knocking soundes are heard, and balls of light have been seen. Also, plants are knocked down and jars explode....
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    EHP Rating: 84.5

    Bass Cemetery

    Birmingham, Alabama
    Screams are heard and a heavy presence is felt. ...
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    EHP Rating: 83.7

    Pickens County Courthouse

    Carrollton, Alabama
    A ghostly face appears in the window of this courthouse in Carrollton, Alabama. Legend attributes the face to a wrongly-accused man who was either lynched by an angry mob after being dragged from the courthouse or who died after being struck by lightning at the exact moment that he leaned out the...
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    EHP Rating: 83.3

    Gaineswood Plantation

    Demopolis, Alabama
    No plantation is complete without stories of a ghostly haunting and this one is fairly tame by comparison. A young woman who died while visiting the plantation is said to haunt Gaineswood. angry that she was not promptly returned to her home state for burial. Her anger must not be too great...
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    EHP Rating: 83.3

    Drish House

    Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    People claim to see lights in the mansion when no one is there and there are also reports of the tower being engulfed in ghostly flames....
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    Lucas Tavern - Old Alabama Town

    Montgomery, Alabama
    The ghost of owner and hostess Eliza Lucas is said to appear here. She wears Victorian clothing and is very friendly: She waves and smiles at passersby from the...
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    EHP Rating: 83.3

    Death Masks of Mt. Nebo Cemetery

    Wagarville, Alabama
    This place doesn't even need to be haunted, it's just freaking eerie. ...
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    EHP Rating: 83.3

    Kendall Manor Inn

    Eufaula, Alabama
    This 1872 inn was said to be haunted by Annie, a dedicated nursemaid who took care of a former owner's children, and stayed on even after her death. Also believed to reside here are the ghosts of a Victorian lady and little girl who hang out in the downstairs area and on the porch, respectively;...
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    EHP Rating: 83.3

    Robert M. Guillot University Center

    Florence, Alabama
    Reportedly haunted by the ghost of a woman who hanged herself back in the day when the Center was a teaching college. Supposedly you can still hear what sounds like the body swaying on the second floor....
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    EHP Rating: 83.3

    1880's Josephine Hotel

    Union Springs, Alabama
    Although the historic hotel is no longer in service, it now is an art museum and a café. Ghostly voices and strange lights have been seen in the building after it has closed down for the night. (Submitted by Callum...
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    EHP Rating: 83.3

    Sturdivant Mansion

    Jacksons' Gap, Alabama
    Nothing but a few walls remain of Sturdivant mansion except rumors of the ghosts that resided there. The ruin in the woods is reportedly haunted, though reports as to the exact nature of the haunting differ. There is a legend that a madman once slaughtered every person inside the home, but there...
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    EHP Rating: 83.3

    Highway 5 Ghost

    Lynn, Alabama
    The ghost of a woman who died after being hit by a truck is said to haunt this stretch of road....
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    EHP Rating: 83.0

    Fort Morgan

    Gulf Shores, Alabama
    Reports of shadowy people, strange mists and noises and an oppressive feeling of dread that descends, often right before the appearance of a male apparition. Fort Morgan has seen its share of death and war, did some soldiers linger on...
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    EHP Rating: 82.9

    Dump Road - Old Chief Ladiga Trail

    Jacksonville, Alabama
    Many people claim to have seen many different ghostly things, primarily people in old-fashioned clothes walking the road, a possible former slave being hanged from atop an embankment. It is rumored that somewhere along the road is the site of a former slave quarter, from which horrible screams can...
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    EHP Rating: 82.9

    Winston House

    Tuscumbia, Alabama
    In 1874, a tornado took the life of lady of the house Judith Winston, who was crushed beneath rubble. Her sons pulled her from the wreckage, but she died in the front bedroom on the eastern side. Since 1982, the 1824 house has been a museum and event space. Mrs. Winston is said to once have rattled...
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    EHP Rating: 82.8

    Hotel Highland - Pickwick Hotel

    Birmingham, Alabama
    Formerly the Pickwick Hotel, a 1950s creation named after an even older historic spot, the Pickwick Club, the Hotel Highland may have a ghost that comes from its historic past when it was a medical building. Witnesses say a ghostly nurse haunts the...
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    EHP Rating: 82.6

    Cardiff Cemetery

    Graysville, Alabama
    Typical cemetery haunting fare including orbs and reports that your car will die if you drive there on specific dates....
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    EHP Rating: 82.4

    Holt Cemetery

    Auburn, Alabama
    It is said that photos taken here have turned up strange things after being developed, and those who leave tape recorders here will pick up the sound of someone...
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    EHP Rating: 82.0

    Bayview Bridge

    Mulga, Alabama
    There are many different versions of the haunting of this bridge, from a woman alone, to a woman and a baby to a car crash...etc. Guess you will just have to visit and see for...
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    EHP Rating: 81.8

    Bottenfield Middle School

    Adamsville, Alabama
    Many witnesses have reported seeing the ghost of a young man who appears and quickly disappears in the section of the school that houses the band and choir rooms. A musically inclined ghost,...
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    EHP Rating: 81.8

    Fort McClellan

    Anniston, Alabama
    Supposed to be haunted. Your guess is as good as ours as to how or the particulars as we have not been able to uncover much, or any, info, however we will keep looking. If you find any actual documentation on this haunting, let us know....
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    Lovelady Bridge

    Camp Hill, Alabama
    Reportedly the site of a suicide or car accident in which a pregnant woman died. Apparently you can hear her crying at night on the bridge. (Photo courtesy of Steve...
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    EHP Rating: 81.8

    Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce

    Wetumpka, Alabama
    The chambers are housed within a 1910 building, which was originally the town bank. Staff have reported hearing disembodied footsteps, ghostly voices and the sound of someone being dragged through an upstairs corridor. On the third floor, which hasn't been used for decades according to staff,...
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    EHP Rating: 81.8

    Liberty Cemetery

    Alexander City, Alabama
    You may hear the cries of a baby who died during the Civil War, and feel an eerie...
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    Hinds Road

    Gadsden, Alabama
    Ah no backwoods town is complete without the story of the Witch in the Woods who sold her soul to the devil, lived in a shack (because if you sold your soul to the devil, all you'd want out of it was a shack in the middle of some hillbilly wood in Alabama, right?). In any event, legend goes this...
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    EHP Rating: 81.6

    Marion Military Institute

    Marion, Alabama
    Claims of strange noises and objects being moved cause some people to say that the MMI is haunted....
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    EHP Rating: 81.5

    Woodland Hospital

    Cullman, Alabama
    Although this hospital is now closed and operates a geriatric-psych ward, employees tell tales of "Homer" a ghost who roamsthe halls. He is known to flush toilets, independently operate ice machines and brush past people leaving them with chills. Both staff and patients of this former hospital...
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    EHP Rating: 81.4

    Belle Mont Mansion

    Tuscumbia, Alabama
    A former slave plantation, it is believed to be haunted by slaves that lived and died here and also possibly by the ghosts of its former owners....
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    EHP Rating: 81.4

    Ghost Bridge

    Florence, Alabama
    Properly called Jackson Ford Bridge, there are currently plans to demolish the bridge due to vandalism and decay making for a safety hazard. Of course if people start dying, that will just add to its reputation as a haunted spot, so possibly Darwinism should be allowed to take place here. There...
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    EHP Rating: 81.3

    Whatley House

    Moundville, Alabama
    Although the house no longer exists, the ground it stands on still does and the ground itself is the source of the haunting claims. Supposedly this house was built on old slave quarters and a cemetery (very busy stretch of land) and this made for some uneasy living....
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    EHP Rating: 80.9

    Cry Baby Hollow Bridge

    Hartselle, Alabama
    Various urban legends have arisen around the claims that Cry Baby Hollow and the bridge going across it are haunted. A baby is said to have died there, either from murder, a car accident, a wagon accident from pioneer days, or variations on the theme. People claim to hear the baby crying and...
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    EHP Rating: 80.8

    Albertville Public Library

    Albertville, Alabama
    An elevator that runs by itself. Water faucets that turn on and off. Are the former owners of this home-turned-library angry at the intrusion into their afterlives or just trying to say hello? ...
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    EHP Rating: 80.8

    Old Covington County Jail

    Andalusia, Alabama
    This historic jail is no longer in operation, but is rumoured to be haunted. Visitors to the jail claim to have heard voices, felt cold spots and smelt new paint, despite the fact that the building was never renovated. Others claim to have seen a figure peering out of the barred windows of the...
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    EHP Rating: 80.7

    Coat's Bend Plantation House

    Gadsden, Alabama
    This historic mansion is haunted by a former slave at the plantation house. Residents claim to have seen her standing in the courtyard of the mansion, staring up at them. A male resident was apparently attacked by a flying ghostly light that materialised in the private cemetery adjacent to the...
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    EHP Rating: 80.7

    Off Campus Book Store - University of North Alabama

    Florence, Alabama
    Locals tell a story that this building once was occupied by a young girl, Molly, who died in the 1930s or 1940s. Molly was bittem by her puppy, which had contracted rabies. Her ghost is said to look down from the upstairs...
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    EHP Rating: 80.7

    Whole Backstage Theater

    Guntersville, Alabama
    A pyromaniac ghost? That might be a first. Rumored to be haunted by an old man ghost with a fondness for flammables as well as a young boy who is often heard laughing....
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    EHP Rating: 80.0

    Moundville Archaeological Park

    Moundville, Alabama
    At these historic Native American mounds, reports say, ghostly drums may be heard at night and lights may be seen coming from one of the larger mounds that looks like a...
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    EHP Rating: 80.0

    Aunt B's - Southern Hospitality

    Elba, Alabama
    Originally built in 1910 for the family of a doctor, Aunt B's was an inn that was rumored to be haunted. Reports say it is no longer in operation and is for sale. Witnesses say the hauntings here consist of men who try to break into the window or peer in from the outside. The theory is that the...
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    EHP Rating: 80.0

    New Providence Cemetery - Carstarphen Cemetery

    Coy, Alabama
    Also called Coy Cemetery, this is a burial spot for prominent African-American families. A light is reported to glow over the graves, which has an unknown source. Visitors to the cemetery also have said they hear voices speaking, even calling their...
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    Pope’s Tavern

    Florence, Alabama
    This historic museum operated as a hospital during the civil war, so the rumours of haunting's appear to have a leg to stand on; which can't be said for some of the apparitions supposedly reported. Staff and visitors have reported the apparitions of various amputees in the main bedroom which...
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    EHP Rating: 80.0

    Sturdivant Museum

    Selma, Alabama
    Those who work there claim there are many ghostly occurrences within its walls. Rocking chairs that rock on their own, doors that are opened by an unseen hand and other unexplained phenomena have lead some to conclude that Sturdivant is haunted by its former master John...
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    EHP Rating: 80.0

    Gallant Children's Cemetery

    Gallant, Alabama
    Visitors here may see ghostly children coming out to...
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    Grave of Red Eagle

    Little River, Alabama
    Ghost websites will tell you that this gravesite is haunted by the ghost of Red Eagle and if you go out late at night you'll see the spirit doing an Indian dance on his own grave. Yes, because that makes perfect sense. I mean everyone knows them injun fellers is dancing fools, even to the point of...
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    EHP Rating: 80.0

    University of Montevallo

    Montevallo, Alabama
    Reports tell of a spooky tunnel that runs under this entire campus once used during the Civil War, now used as a steam chassis. The Reynolds theater department was said to be used as a Civil War hospital, and rumor has it that one of the rooms was stacked with bodies of those who could not be...
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    EHP Rating: 79.2

    Boyington Oak - Church Street Cemetery

    Mobile, Alabama
    At this old cemetery behind the Mobile Library's main branch, there is an oak tree growing out of the grave of a man named Boyington. It is said that he was an African American who was executed for a crime that he did not commit. According to local lore, his last words stated that an oak tree would...
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    EHP Rating: 79.2

    Old Public Library - Jemison Mansion

    Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    This mansion turned library turned tourist attraction/wedding venue is said to be haunted. Visitors report cold spots, strange feelings and an eerie "presence". ...
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    EHP Rating: 79.2

    Cemetery Mountain

    Talladega, Alabama
    If it's called Cemetery Mountain, well it just has to be haunted. You can't have a place called Cemetery Mountain and it not be haunted, that would be un-American. It's called Cemetery Mountain, and it's spooky and there are a lot of cemeteries there. So it's haunted. Case closed....
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    EHP Rating: 79.2

    High Hill Church

    Parrish, Alabama
    This church and cemetery is believed to be haunted by locals. Locals report seeing people in the cemetery late at night. Some locals have witnessed crowds of people which resembled a revival late at night at the church even though the church has been abandoned for years. One local reports running...
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    EHP Rating: 79.2

    Abandoned Butcher's Shop

    Russellville, Alabama
    Not much info on this, apart from the fact that it is an old, abandoned butcher's shop on the side of this dirt road, about 1.5 miles south from Fletcher Road. See map for precise location. Locals get an eerie feeling around this...
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    EHP Rating: 79.2

    Bear Creek Swamp

    Prattville, Alabama
    Ghostly lights and Civil War era soldiers seem to be haunting Bear Creek...
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    EHP Rating: 79.0

    The Dancing Ghost of Grancer Harrison

    Kinston, Alabama
    William "Grancer" Harrison loved dancing and parties so much, that he built a dance hall on his property to hold weekly festivities. As he aged he realized he would not live forever and so had a grave site with an above ground tomb constructed near the dance hall so that he might enjoy the...
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    EHP Rating: 78.6

    Oakachoy Covered Bridge

    Alexander City, Alabama
    Vandals burned the bridge down a few years ago, but it was reported that it was haunted by a slave who was hanged...
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    EHP Rating: 78.6

    McFall Road Tunnel

    Jacksonville, Alabama
    A narrow tunnel on McFall Road in Jacksonville Alabama where you can park your car and turn the headlights off. It is rumored that there are black figures that fade in and out of the shadows as your eyes adjust. (Submitted by Braden...
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    EHP Rating: 78.3

    Cooley Cemetery

    Guntersville, Alabama
    It is said that a mysterious fog covers this area day or night, and it surrounds the...
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    EHP Rating: 78.2

    Salem-Shotwell Covered Bridge

    Opelika, Alabama
    The original bridge was the site of a tragedy when a woman and her two children were crossing it in a car and the bridge collapsed. All three were killed. Urban legend has it that if you put candy on the bridge's edge at night, by the light of your car headlights you will see the ghost children...
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    EHP Rating: 78.1

    Red Lady of Huntingdon College

    Montgomery, Alabama
    The ghost of a lonely girl, an outcast from all her peers who committed suicide is said to wander the dorms of Huntingdon College. It is also said that every year, on the night of her suicide (no exact date on offer, of course) red light emanates from the room in which she died....
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    EHP Rating: 77.8

    Wetumpka Mortuary

    Wetumpka, Alabama
    This historic building is no longer a mortuary, and is currently believed to be unoccupied. A poltergeist has been known to turn the lights on and off, and passer-by's have reportedly heard screams coming out of the building. (Submitted by Callum...
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    EHP Rating: 77.8

    McCandless Hall - Athens State College

    Athens, Alabama
    Reportedly haunted by the ghost of a young singer who died on the night of her greatest triumph. Having promised her adoring audience she would return, she was killed in an accident on the way. Shortly thereafter, sightings of a young woman in white roaming the hall began to be reported....
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    EHP Rating: 77.8

    George Baker House

    Selma, Alabama
    Thought to be build sometime before 1861, this house was the site of a Civil War battle, during which a wounded Union soldier crept beneath the stairs and died. Reports say his blood is still visible there, and residents hear footsteps in the upstairs part of the building--even though the second...
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    EHP Rating: 77.8

    Bethlehem United Methodist Church

    Munford, Alabama
    People claim to see orbs rising over the cemetery attached to the...
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    EHP Rating: 77.1

    Main Street Strip

    Albertville, Alabama
    Apparently the entire length of Main Street is haunted by the ghosts of tornado victims. Residents hear screaming and footsteps and other ghostly sounds....
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    EHP Rating: 76.9

    Rocky Mount

    Prattville, Alabama
    This 1891 establishment used to be a b&b; however, it is now only hired out for weddings and events. The ghost who resides here, believed to be the owner's Great-Aunt Mae. In life, Great-Aunt Mae loved music so much she would wake up in the middle of the night and go to a nearby church, and...
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    EHP Rating: 75.8

    USS Alabama Battleship

    Mobile, Alabama
    Ghostly footsteps, strange voices and hatches slamming shut comprise the majority of the ghostly activity on board this retired Battleship. Haunted or not, we hope the sailors rest in peace....
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    EHP Rating: 75.6

    Lilly Lane

    Hueytown, Alabama
    The ghost of an old man apparently wanders the streets at night. Reported by numerous residents who claim to have seen...
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    University Chapel - Auburn University

    Auburn, Alabama
    Originally haunted by a ghost dubbed "Sydney", the spirit of a Confederate soldier who died there. Sydney reportedly manifested in the 20's when an acting troupe took over the chapel and he began bedeviling them. Overactive theater students imaginations or evidence of an actual haunting, who...
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    501 Tremont Street

    Selma, Alabama
    This privately owned home is haunted by Gerald, a ghost who moves objects in the house to suit his taste. If anything is put in a spot where it does not belong, Gerald moves it to another area. For example, the ghost doesn't like for anything to be placed on a certain shelf in the kitchen, so if...
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    The Castle - Weaver House

    Selma, Alabama
    This 1865 house is rumored to have been copied from a castle on the Rhine and was once owned by one of Selma's founding families. Strange things happen here, such as the faint sound of music playing at night and a light that a witness outside saw shining in the attic (which wasn't wired for...
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    Fort Gaines

    Dauphin Island, Alabama
    Ghostly apparitions, cold spots, shadows and numerous other reports of hauntings make Fort Gaines a highly haunted hot spot. Definitely worth checking out....
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    St. James Hotel

    Selma, Alabama
    Built in 1837, the historic hotel was fully renovated in 1997. Frank and Jesse James were frequent, sometimes long-term, guests at the hotel. Among other spirits, the ghost of Jesse James is said to reside here, a male apparition in 1880s cowboy garb. Jesse's girlfriend Lucinda has been seen here...
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    Pinson Cemetery

    Pinson, Alabama
    There's legend here of a ghost who does housework! That's right, allegedly there are sightings of a ghost... sweeping. Because after an entire life of drudgery and cleaning, that's how every woman wants to spend her afterlife....
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    Jack's Restaurant

    Parrish, Alabama
    You may experience the presence of a Native American ghost named Mary who knocks things over, plays electrical pranks, alters the temperature, and whispers over the drive-through...
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    Tuskegee Army Airfield - Sharpe Airfield

    Tuskegee, Alabama
    There is no trespassing allowed on this site, as it is owned by a hunting club. Signs posted here reportedly say "Anyone found here at night will be found here in the morning." It is said that the sound of a phantom explosion can be heard as well as the voices of...