Most Haunted Places in Missouri

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    Belvoir Winery

    Liberty, Missouri
    Many spirits are said to reside in the winery buildings, including orphan children and a mischievous man. Ghost investigations have turned up unexplained voices and communication using dowsing rods....
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    EHP Rating: 91.3

    Barbosa's Castillo

    Saint Joseph, Missouri
    A Mexican restaurant specialising in authentic cuisine is housed inside this 1891 historic castle, which was formerly owned by a J.B Moss and his family. Staff nowadays working at the establishment have reported various instances of poltergeist activity, but little else is known about the...
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    EHP Rating: 91.3

    Glenn House

    Cape Girardeau, Missouri
    Glenn House, built in 1883, is haunted by a Christmas ghost. The mansion was built by Edwin Dean for his daughter Lulu and her husband David Glenn. But banker Glenn lost much of his fortune and they moved out in 1915. The property fell into disrepair until it was renovated in the 1970s. When the...
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    EHP Rating: 91.2

    Missouri State Penitentiary

    Jefferson City, Missouri
    Missouri State Penitentiary, explored by TV's Ghost Hunters and over 100 other paranormal investigators, is rumored to be extremely rich with paranormal activity. Witnesses have reported apparitions and unexplained noises, perhaps a result of some leftover spirits from the now-decommissioned...
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    EHP Rating: 90.9

    Kemper Military School - State Fair Community College

    Boonville, Missouri
    The former Kemper Military School, now State Fair Community College, had a ghost of a female cadet who was killed along the track. Her apparition has been seen jogging around the track; it disappears when it gets to the spot where she was killed. The A, C and D Barracks also were known to be...
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    EHP Rating: 90.2

    Jefferson Barracks

    St. Louis, Missouri
    Jefferson Barracks includes 41 historic military buildings and is rumored to be haunted by many ghosts. Building 1, built in 1900, is haunted by an older Confederate Civil War general, seen at the post commander's office, as well as a shadowy ghost of a man who sits at a desk on the second floor....
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    EHP Rating: 90.0

    Muehlebach Hotel

    Kansas City, Missouri
    The hotel building was formerly a theatre, and hotel guests have reported seeing the apparition of a lady in a blue dress on different floors of the hotel. She is believed to have been a former theatre patron or actress who died when the building was part of an adjoining theatre complex in the...
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    EHP Rating: 88.9

    University of Missouri Kansas City - Epperson House

    Kansas City, Missouri
    This house, built around 1920, is now part of the University of Missouri–Kansas City. It is believed to be haunted and has been featured as on of the Top 5 U.S. haunted houses on TV's Unsolved Mysteries. The ghost in residence is Harriet Evelyn Barse, adopted daughter of original owner Uriah...
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    EHP Rating: 88.5

    Lemp Mansion

    St. Louis, Missouri
    Reports say that at this bed-and-breakfast you may experience cold spots, electrical oddities, vibrations from the floors, feelings of sorrow, tapping on your shoulders, a pervasive feeling of being watched, a piano that plays a single note during the night... and if that weren't enough, you may...
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    EHP Rating: 88.2

    Elms Hotel

    Excelsior Springs, Missouri
    This 1912 hotel is noteworthy for many reasons. Harry S. Truman spent election night here in 1948. It was also once a training camp for boxer Jack Dempsey, and a summer camp for the 1948 New York Giants. But the hotel is also noted for its haunts, which provide a pervasive eerie feeling for some...
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    EHP Rating: 87.5

    St Boniface Cemetery

    Brunswick, Missouri
    At St. Boniface Cemetery, there have been reports of unearthly figures walking over the grounds at night and disembodied...
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    EHP Rating: 87.5

    Pink Rosebud Bed and Breakfast

    Plattsburg, Missouri
    This 1878 bed and breakfast has always had a neighbourhood reputation as a 'haunted house', but it wasn't until recently that the current owners suspected that something otherworldly was going on at the inn. Paranormal activity reported at this location includes doors opening and closing of their...
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    EHP Rating: 86.7

    Morse Mill Hotel

    Dittmer, Missouri
    Built in 1816 as a farmhouse, the hotel had its heyday in the 1920s and '30s. Clara Bow, Charles Lindbergh, Jesse James and Al Capone are among the famous guests who stayed here, as well as serial killer Bertha Gifford, who killed many victims by poisoning with arsenic. Witnesses have reported...
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    EHP Rating: 86.7

    Vaile Mansion

    Independence, Missouri
    People believe that the former mistress of the home still occupies it. People claim to see Mrs. Vaile looking through the window and have seen her about the property. In addition, people believe that there is left over residual hauntings and negative energy from the mansion's days as an asylum. ...
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    EHP Rating: 85.7

    Oliver Anderson House

    Lexington, Missouri
    The 1853 Oliver Anderson House is believed to be haunted by ghostly soldiers who fought Civil War battles on and near the...
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    EHP Rating: 85.7

    Stephens College

    Columbia, Missouri
    St. Stephens College has many ghosts, according to its campus lore. One haunted site is the Pillsbury/Roblee Dorm Hall, where three ghostly women called the Blue Ladies sing to students and tuck them in to bed at night. And a phantom baby cries at night at Searcy Hall, a lingering spirit of a...
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    EHP Rating: 85.7

    Oak Ridge Cemetery

    Doniphan, Missouri
    Oak Ridge Cemetery is said to have a female apparition that has been seen among the graves. Voices have been reported here too, and one local legend says that the statue of Belle Neal comes to life at...
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    EHP Rating: 85.1

    Glore Psychiatric Museum

    St. Joseph, Missouri
    The Glore Psychiatric Museum is rumored to be haunted by long-dead patients who are still hoping that their mental illness can be cured. Apparitions seen here include a sharply dressed man and an elderly man, and in the basement, the motion detector is often set off when no one is down there....
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    EHP Rating: 84.9

    Rivercene Mansion

    New Franklin, Missouri
    Built originally by a riverboat captain named Joseph Kinney in 1869, this inn is said to be haunted by a member of the Kinney family named Noble, whose ghost has been encountered by many. At age 26, Noble was killed when after falling down the grand...
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    EHP Rating: 84.9

    Cottey College

    Nevada, Missouri
    Cottey College, founded by Virginia Alice Cottey Stockard in 1884, has a piano-playing ghost. The spirit is thought to be that of Vera Neitzert, a student from 1920 who perished when her clothes caught fire while she was cooking candy. Her ghost has been seen in Main Hall and the former Rosemary...
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    EHP Rating: 84.5

    Hotel Bothwell

    Sedalia, Missouri
    The third floor of this 1927 jazz-era hotel is hopping with the spirit set! Besides seeing numerous ghosts, guests have reported unexplained voices and personal objects that mysteriously go missing in the...
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    EHP Rating: 84.0

    Concord Cemetery

    Exeter, Missouri
    Investigators claim to have captured orbs in photographs taken at this cemetery, and mysterious breathing noises appear on audio...
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    EHP Rating: 83.3

    John Walsh Mansion

    Monett, Missouri
    House has at least 3 paranormal residents. A man in formal dress is often glimpsed, especially in upper bedroom areas. A small child most likely female is also present and likes to play with the household dogs. A middle age woman visits the "music room' part of the house and when an antique pump...
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    EHP Rating: 83.3

    Lula Belle's

    Hannibal, Missouri
    This one-time bordello opened in 1917, and is now a bed-and-breakfast and restaurant. The haunts here are known to move or throw things in the kitchen, or twist utensils into pretzels. They show themselves as orbs, shadows or mirror reflections, and can be heard as footsteps or disembodied voices....
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    EHP Rating: 83.3

    Main Street Galleria

    Weston, Missouri
    In all areas of the building, there have been items moved, voices, as well as the smell of cigarette smoke when the owner of the building, Verna (Treese) Kowertz was alone. teams of paranormal investigators have been in and experienced having items moved, disappear, and batteries die when they were...
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    EHP Rating: 83.3

    Caledonia Wine Cottage

    Caledonia, Missouri
    Since the place was renovated in 2006, many paranormal experiences have been reported. Folks have heard a friendly elderly voice saying hello, and there have been many reports of toddler-aged children waving at someone the adults can't see or playing with another child named Erica that doesn't seem...
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    EHP Rating: 83.3

    1859 Jail and Marshal's Museum

    Independence, Missouri
    The 1859 Jail and Marshal's Museum is said to be visited by spirits, including Henry Bugler, a former Jackson County sheriff, who was killed at the jail in 1866 and has been seen in the center south cell in a blue suit. Jesse James' brother Frank was imprisoned here for almost six months. Witnesses...
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    EHP Rating: 83.3

    Main Street Inn Bed and Breakfast

    Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
    Open since 1882, this inn is said to be haunted by a man who died here back in the 1890s. Although he makes a lot of noise up on the top floor in the early morning hours, he is said to be completely harmless. The locals say all he wants is for people to take notice of...
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    EHP Rating: 83.0

    Arcadia Academy

    Arcadia, Missouri
    This academy was originally built as a Methodist high school in 1840, and it was once used as a Civil War hospital. After that, it was a girls' Catholic school until it became a bed-and-breakfast and antique store. The nuns who used to run the school here are said to haunt the place, and in fact...
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    EHP Rating: 83.0

    Arcadia Academy

    Arcadia, Missouri
    This academy was originally built as a Methodist high school in 1840, and it was once used as a Civil War hospital. After that, it was a girls' Catholic school until it became a bed-and-breakfast and antique store. The nuns who used to run the school here are said to haunt the place, and in fact...
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    EHP Rating: 82.9

    Landers Theater

    Springfield, Missouri
    Landers Theater, aka Springfield Little Theater, was built in 1909 and was renovated in 1970. It is said to be haunted by several ghosts. One is a janitor who perished in a 1920 fire. His apparition is seen in the balcony watching rehearsals. Another is an African-American man who was stabbed to...
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    EHP Rating: 82.5

    Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center

    Kansas City, Missouri
    Formerly the Hyatt Regency, the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center building has seen some tragic incidents. In 1981, two walkways collapsed onto a dance competition in the lobby, killing 114 and injuring 216. It is supposed that the hotel's occasional supernatural visitor, a ghostly woman...
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    EHP Rating: 82.4

    Park University

    Parkville, Missouri
    Rumor around Park University is that during World War II, two female students hanged themselves in Herr House. Footsteps coming from empty rooms and other strange occurrences have led students to believe the ladies' spirits linger here. And the Jenkin and Barbara David Theater is said to be haunted...
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    EHP Rating: 82.1

    Creve Coeur Park

    St. Louis, Missouri
    Creve Coeur Park has a legend from the 1800s about the beautiful daughter of a Native-American chief who married a warrior. When he died on a hunting trip, the heartbroken woman jumped from the high cliff and died in the waters below. Her ghost is said to be heard crying, and her apparition has...
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    EHP Rating: 81.5

    Grand Avenue Bed and Breakfast

    Carthage, Missouri
    The ghost in residence at this early-20th-century house is said to be a male whose cigarette smoke smell fills the dining room and parlor when he is around. The spirit is thought to be that of Albert Carmean, a former owner in its early...
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    EHP Rating: 81.3

    President Truman's House

    Independence, Missouri
    President Truman's House is a Victorian 14-room home, now operating as a museum. Staff members have seen the ghost of President Truman himself inside the home, often in the living room or walking the sidewalks outside. The smell of his brandy also has been detected. President Truman passed away in...
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    EHP Rating: 81.0

    Avilla, Missouri

    Reeds, Missouri
    Shadow Folk are known to haunt the old abandoned part of this historic village along Route 66. The shadowy people can be seen walking along the street and going about daily business, usually from the corner of your eye. The Avilla Death Tree is haunted by Civil War-era bushwhacker Rotten Johnny...
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    EHP Rating: 80.4

    Union Station

    Kansas City, Missouri
    Union Station's busiest time was during World War II, when 300 passengers came through per day. Its ghosts are believed to have come from this time. Suggs Mailer is the most well-known spirit here, a man whose job it was to transfer mail from underground trains to the post office by way of a...
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    EHP Rating: 80.0

    Lost History Museum

    Valles Mines, Missouri
    This 1749 house museum is haunted, and travellers driving past claim to have seen the apparition of a soldier staring down into the street. Other activity reported here includes people being touched by unseen hands, and strange anomalies have shown up in photographs taken at the...
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    Hotel Savoy

    Kansas City, Missouri
    It is said that Betsy Ward, who lived here in the late 1800s, died in room 505 of this hotel, although how she died is uncertain. One story says she committed suicide in the bathtub; another that there was foul play. Both guests and staff have heard unexplained voices, seen shadows, and heard doors...
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    EHP Rating: 80.0

    Kansas City Music Hall

    Kansas City, Missouri
    Kansas City Music Hall is a 1930s marvel with elaborate décor and an impressive antique pipe organ sporting over 2,000 pipes. But that's not all the ritzy theater has to offer. It seems to be a hangout for the music-loving spirit set. During performances, folks have reported apparitions of...
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    The Folly Theater

    Kansas City, Missouri
    The Folly Theater, known as “The Pink Lady,” opened around 1900 and is haunted by an early manager. Joe Donegan was known for bringing big names to his theater, including the Marx Brothers, Gypsy Rose Lee, Fanny Brice, and prizefighters Jack Dempsey and Jack Johnson. When the theater underwent...
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    EHP Rating: 79.3

    Peace Church Cemetery

    Joplin, Missouri
    This cemetery dates back to the mid 19th century, but has been more or less abandoned for the past three decades. Its most famous "inhabitant" is probably Billy Cook, who killed six people during a 22-day criminal rampage between Missouri and California in the early 1950s. He was buried here in...
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    EHP Rating: 79.2

    Saint George Hotel

    Weston, Missouri
    This 1845 hotel is rumoured to have a few hauntings dating back to the civil war, including the ghost of a young boy who has been known to hide objects belonging to guests. According to the guestbook, most of the ghostly activity is confined to Room #302 and Room #303. (Submitted by Callum...
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    EHP Rating: 79.2

    Lindenwood University

    St. Charles, Missouri
    The Lindenwood Auditorium ghost, a former teacher who never got to see her play, is not the only one on campus. Also haunted, according to reports, are the Sibley Chapel, where an organ has played by itself, and Cobbs Hall, where an apparition of a woman in a white dress was...
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    Hotel Baring

    Edina, Missouri
    This historic hotel is believed to be haunted, and was formerly a railroad stopover during the early twentieth century era. The building is believed to be haunted by several apparitions, who are believed to be associated the building as it changed hands and uses over the many years of its...
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    Springfield National Cemetery

    Springfield, Missouri
    The 1860s Springfield National Cemetery is home to some lingering spirits of Civil Wars soldiers, according to those in the know. Some of the gravestones here are known to glow, and orbs and other anomalies have shown up in...
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    EHP Rating: 79.0

    Woodlock Cemetery

    Davisville, Missouri
    The hilltop Woodlock Cemetery has a stone staircase set in the hillside, and this is the area where the haunted activity is said to take place. Apparitions and a phantom horse are among the phenomena reported, but as this land is now private property, trespassing is not...
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    EHP Rating: 78.4

    Pythian Castle

    Springfield, Missouri
    The haunted castle was originally a senior citizens' home and orphanage built by the Knights of Pythias in 1913. It's said to be haunted and has been featured on TV shows. Ghost tours and other events are offered at the castle, now privately...
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    EHP Rating: 78.3

    Thias House

    Washington, Missouri
    Although this building still stands, reports say it is no longer open for business. It used to be open for tours and as a restaurant, and witnesses there saw an apparition of a lady combing her hair at the dresser in the master bedroom. Some also reported someone touching their shoulder in the...
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    EHP Rating: 77.8

    Governor Thomas Fletcher House

    Hillsboro, Missouri
    The Governor Thomas Fletcher House was built in 1851 by Thomas C. Fletcher. Witnesses have reported that the place is haunted, citing a phantom smell of baking bread, a piano playing by itself, cold spots, feelings of being watched, and...
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    EHP Rating: 77.8

    Jacques Guibourd Historic House - Guibourd Valle House

    Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
    Jacques Guibourd Historic House, aka Guibourd Valle House, is a 1784 Creole house museum and is rumored to be haunted. Witnesses have seen apparitions, heard footsteps in the servant's quarters, and have been awakened by banging, breaking glass, furniture being thrown and other sounds. The...
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    EHP Rating: 77.3

    Zombie Road - Lawler Ford Road

    Wildwood, Missouri
    This road goes through two miles of woods, and comes to a dead end at what used to be a rock quarry. The reported ghosts said to roam here include are a man hit and killed by a train, a child who fell to his death from the nearby bluffs, Satan worshipers, a crazy old lady who yells at you from her...
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    EHP Rating: 76.9

    Old Cooper County Jail and Hanging Barn

    Boonville, Missouri
    At the Old Cooper County Jail and Hanging Barn, built in 1848, folks say the ghost of a young prisoner materializes and pounds on the old cell doors. Dark shadow figures have been seen here as...
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    EHP Rating: 76.9

    Wine Valley Inn

    Hermann, Missouri
    The historic Wine Valley Inn is believed to be haunted by the male ghost of a former owner. He has been known to whisper things from the dark corners of rooms, charge the air with static electricity, and even sometimes appear as a shadowy...
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    EHP Rating: 76.9

    Kemper Arena

    Kansas City, Missouri
    According to local lore, it is the ghost of former WWE wrestler Owen Hart who haunts this arena. In 1999 he died when he fell from the arena's ceiling while attempting to descend as his superhero image The Blue Blazer. Folks say Hart's ghost has been seen wearing his blue blazer, sitting at the top...
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    EHP Rating: 76.5

    High Creek Cemetery

    Watson, Missouri
    Upon finding this website, I was shocked to find this location was not listed, as it is "well known" by locals to be noted as haunted. The experience I had there happened about 10 years ago. A friend and I were hanging out one night and decided to visit the grave of a friend who is buried there. ...
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    EHP Rating: 76.5

    Prosperity School Bed and Breakfast

    Joplin, Missouri
    A school in its olden days, this building stood empty for three decades before it was renovated into an inn. During the time it was empty, it became known as a hot spot for haunts. TV's Ghost Hunters has caught an image of ghost children running down a hall; shadow figures and a ghost nurse have...
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    EHP Rating: 76.2

    Ramada Inn - Holiday Inn Six Flags

    Pacific, Missouri
    This former Ramada Inn, now Holiday Inn, is said to be haunted by the ghost of a little girl named Aggie who used to live in the building. According to the tales told in these parts, Aggie fell to her death from a window of the barn, which was located where the banquet halls and front desk now...
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    EHP Rating: 76.0

    The Jesse James Farm

    Kearney, Missouri
    The Jesse James Farm is where well-known outlaw Jesse James grew up, and it's rumored to be haunted. Jesse James’ parents moved there in 1842, and Jesse's and brother Frank's James Gang terrorized the West from 1860 to 1882, stealing an estimated $200,000. Jesse was killed in 1882 when Bob Ford...
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    EHP Rating: 76.0

    Port Cape Girardeau

    Cape Girardeau, Missouri
    Port Cape Girardeau Restaurant and Lounge in Warehouse Row is housed in a circa-1860 warehouse. It is haunted by an unknown female ghost nicknamed Belle. The bartender who named her said that she showed him she liked the name he gave her. A few days after he thought up the name, a bell in the...
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    EHP Rating: 75.0

    Lorimier Cemetery

    Cape Girardeau, Missouri
    Historic Lorimier Cemetery from the early 1800s is home to a phenomenon known as the Tapping Ghost. It is a sensation of something tapping you on the shoulder, usually making visitors think a nut has fallen from a tree. The tapping repeats, usually until the visitor gets freaked out and hurries...
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    Pitcher Cemetery

    Independence, Missouri
    Pitcher Cemetery began as an 1830s family plot for the Thomas Pitcher family. It is also a burial spot for Revolutionary War soldiers, as well as some mass graves, one for Civil War soldiers and another for a group of pioneers who died of cholera around 1850. Orbs, strange noises and a floating...
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    EHP Rating: 75.0

    Parlor Bed and Breakfast

    Ironton, Missouri
    This beautiful turreted 1908 house, in the 1960s briefly a funeral home and now an inn, is said to be home to many spirits. They ring the doorbells at all hours, turn clocks and radios on and off, and activate other electrical objects. They may speak to you or touch your face, or materialize as a...
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    EHP Rating: 75.0

    Southwest Missouri State University

    Springfield, Missouri
    Southwest Missouri State University's Freudenberger House, or Freddy House, built in 1959 and named for a Latin professor who taught for 45 years, has a female ghost affectionately referred to as the Dorm Mom. She's most often spotted on Floor...
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    EHP Rating: 74.6

    Abandoned Public Pool

    St. Louis, Missouri
    This old public pool was abandoned many years ago, left for the teens to graffiti inside. But the teens regularly report strange experiences there. They claim they hear water splashing and footsteps inside. Some accounts have said they have felt ghosts touching them. One account said that they...
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    EHP Rating: 73.1

    Mother in Law House

    St. Charles, Missouri
    The Mother in Law House was built with two halves by Captain Krammer. ONe side was for his family, and the other for his mother-in-law. Witnesses say objects are moved, footsteps have been heard, and names of guests have mysteriously appeared on Easter Eggs and it wasn't done by the staff. Psychics...
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    EHP Rating: 72.7

    Garden House Bed & Breakfast

    Hannibal, Missouri
    Garden House Bed & Breakfast is a stop on the Haunted Hannibal Ghost Tour, and folks who have stayed here have reported some very odd things. According to reports from the hotel staff, most incidents occur between 2 and 3...
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    EHP Rating: 72.7

    Pretty Boy Floyd's Hideout

    Kansas City, Missouri
    Pretty Boy Floyd's Hideout, a home at 6612 Edgevale in Armor Hills, was the home of Vivian Mathias, gangster Verne Miller's girlfriend. It was where in June 1933, Miller and Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd planned their unsuccessful prison break for buddy Frank "Jelly" Nash who, along with two...
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    EHP Rating: 72.7

    Fort Belle Fontaine

    St. Louis, Missouri
    The historic Fort Belle Fontaine, famously visited by explorers Lewis and Clark, is said to be home to a presence that appears as dark-red smoke or a red light on the...
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    EHP Rating: 72.5

    University of Central Missouri

    Warrensburg, Missouri
    Rumored hauntings at the University of Central Missouri range from Hawkins Hall, where strange occurrences are attributed to a student who hanged himself, to Diemer Hall, where a bathroom sink has turned on by itself. Also noteworthy are North Ellis, where an alarm clock has flown across the room...
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    EHP Rating: 72.2

    Kansas City Power and Light Company Building

    Kansas City, Missouri
    Employees have reported seeing shadowy figures jumping from the top of the historic building, only to vanish before they reach the ground. Night staff have reported hearing weird noises and getting the feeling of being watched. (Submitted by Callum...
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    EHP Rating: 71.4

    Charles B. Leach House

    Kansas City, Missouri
    Charles B. Leach was a lumber baron who built this Queen Anne Victorian home in 1887. Beginning in 1915, the house was used as a home for unwed mothers and later a women's shelter. It was in operation until 1990. The house is believed to be haunted because of mysterious footsteps, shadows, phantom...
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    EHP Rating: 71.4

    Alexander Major's Historic Museum

    Kansas City, Missouri
    At the 1856 building that houses Alexander Major's Historic Museum, ghost investigators have found colds spots, voices and EVPs in several rooms of the house. The voices belonged to men, women and...
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    EHP Rating: 71.4

    Boondocker Inn

    New Haven, Missouri
    No longer an inn, this establishment can be rented out for events. It is said to be haunted by four ghosts: a man who is wearing boots, a little girl, a boy who screams, and a woman who wears a flowered shirt. Also, objects have been known to float and lights to flicker in the...
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    EHP Rating: 70.0

    Gillioz Theatre

    Springfield, Missouri
    Gillioz Theatre, which opened in 1926, is rumored to have been haunted by a ghost boy since the 1960s. The child's apparition has most often been seen around the area of the...
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    EHP Rating: 70.0

    Avenue Theatre

    West Plains, Missouri
    The 1950s Art Deco Avenue Theatre is home to some strange activity. A baby's voice can be heard crying in the upper seating areas, flickering lights have been seen when it is dark, and props are moved or hidden by unseen...
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    EHP Rating: 69.2

    Darlene’s One Stop

    Berger, Missouri
    Darlene’s One Stop, a sports bar and grill once known as Mac’s Cafe, is said to be haunted by a man who ised to live in an apartment above the restaurant. Jack Schaefer was an explosive character and an abusive boyfriend and stepfather. In one incidence he was found firing a shotgun into the...
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    EHP Rating: 68.4

    The Lehmann House

    St. Louis, Missouri
    This 1960s building, now a bed-and-breakfast, is said to be haunted by original owner Mr. Edward Rowse, who passed away in the dining room. Folks have reported shadowy figures, unexplained voices, and banging sounds....
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    EHP Rating: 68.2

    Rose Bed Inn

    Cape Girardeau, Missouri
    Alex is a ghost who haunts Rose Bed Inn, housed in a former home built in 1908. The Schrader Family owned the home originally, and eventually it was put on the market. A young man named Alex expressed interest in the home. He didn't have the money to buy the house yet, but he was engaged to a...
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    EHP Rating: 66.7

    Chestnut House

    Kansas City, Missouri
    Chestnut House is an 1884 Victorian Gothic house that is believed to be haunted by former tenants named the Finches, a mother and her son who occupied the home for 70 years. Both apparitions have been seen; the mother in a mourning dress and the son in a bow tie. Subsequent tenants have reported...
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    EHP Rating: 66.7

    Southeast Missouri State University

    Cape Girardeau, Missouri
    Southeast Missouri State University's Cheney Hall is rumored to be haunted by a female student who committed suicide in a bathtub. Folks say now the door slams by itself and unexplained noises are heard in the room. The Music Building is also said to be haunted by apparitions and slamming doors,...
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    EHP Rating: 66.7

    Upper Big Lake

    Charleston, Missouri
    A fisherman's ghost is purported to haunt Upper Big Lake. So the story goes, the fisherman accidentally killed his nephew with a shotgun, and the nephew's ghost came back and drowned his uncle while he was fishing on the...
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    EHP Rating: 66.7

    Lost Graveyard

    Saint Charles, Missouri
    From approximately 1750 through 1854, there was a graveyard at this location - about 9 square blocks. In 1853 they moved MOST of the bodies to the current Borromeo cemetery, about 1-1/2 miles west. Conservatively, there are still between 50 - 200 bodies still there. Graves were opened there as...
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    EHP Rating: 66.7

    Jack's Gourmet Restaurant and Bar

    Columbia, Missouri
    Jack's Gourmet Restaurant and Bar, housed in an 1800s building that was once a rowdy saloon, is believed to be haunted by Sarah, a woman who died on the premises long...
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    EHP Rating: 65.4

    The Shepherd of the Hills

    Branson, Missouri
    The Shepherd of the Hills is an outdoor theater venue rumored to be haunted by the ghost of a Confederate soldier. Witnesses have seen him running from the actors during night performances of a show about the Bald Knobbers, a group of 1880s Missouri...
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    EHP Rating: 64.3

    John Wornall House

    Kansas City, Missouri
    At the John Wornall House, built during the 1850s, soldiers' ghosts have been seen on the balconies and guarding the doors. The farm is very close to the site of the Civil War Battle of Westport, and this house was used as a temporary hospital for the injured men from both the Confederate and Union...
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    EHP Rating: 63.6

    Bass Country Inn - Campus Inn

    Springfield, Missouri
    Formerly the Bass Country Inn and before that, Howard Johnsons, the Campus Inn is home to a ghost called Carl. His apparition has been seen in the hallways and in the kitchen. Objects also are said to fall off the shelves when no one is there. A female spirit is said to haunt the place as...
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    EHP Rating: 63.6

    Little Hills Winery and Restaurant

    St. Charles, Missouri
    Little Hills Winery and Restaurant is said to be haunted by two ghosts, a man and a woman, who speak French. It is believed that they lived on the site around 1900. Witnesses say boxes and other objects in the storage area are found in disarray in the morning, as if someone had had a rowdy fight...
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    EHP Rating: 62.5

    Reeb House - Vintage Essentials Antiques

    Saint Charles, Missouri
    This historic antiques store may have returned to it's original status as a private residence, but visitors and past owners reported that the building was haunted. Doors slamming shut, ghostly voices, cold spots and disembodied footsteps were just some of the phenomena reported when the business...
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    EHP Rating: 62.5

    University Plaza Hotel

    Springfield, Missouri
    A ghost called "The Colonel" is said to haunt this hotel, seen by almost all the staff between midnight and 4 a.m. He is usually seen in the ballroom and back hallways and appears as an older man dressed in black. Folks speculate that in life he was a decorated Civil War hero and may have owned the...
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    EHP Rating: 62.2

    Longview Mansion

    Lee's Summit, Missouri
    Longview Mansion, built in 1914 by millionaire lumberman Robert A. Long, is said to be haunted by Long's daughter, Loula Long-Combs, a renowned horsewoman. Her apparition has been seen and heard riding horseback on the property, and her bed is sometimes in disarray in the morning as if she had...
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    EHP Rating: 61.5

    Kendrick Place

    Carthage, Missouri
    Kendrick Place, or Kendrick House, was built in 1849 and is said to be haunted, perhaps by a slave woman who was hanged from a nearby tree dring the Civil...
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    EHP Rating: 61.5

    Rose Garden Apartments

    Richmond Heights, Missouri
    Cannot claim the witnessing personally, but two tenants in a row have complained of strange noises and potential shapes in mirror reflections. Specifically the unit at 1264 Hawthorne Pl. Unit D. Both have moved out because of the perceived activities. Both have moved to other units in the same...
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    EHP Rating: 60.0

    Phillips 66

    Liberty, Missouri
    There is a ghost that haunts this location regularly at nights. I used to work there and sometimes a ghost would move items in the store or open the freezer cabinets. One time an orange. When I got the job I was told about the ghost and about how the last three people working there had quit...
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    EHP Rating: 60.0

    Columbia College

    Columbia, Missouri
    The Gray Lady is a campus legend about a ghost of a young Southern Belle who committed suicide after her lover was killed for trying to sneak into her dorm during the Civil War. Her apparition has been seen, and she has been known to close windows and iron clothes. However, years later, a student...
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    EHP Rating: 59.5

    Drury Inn and Suites Creve Coeur

    Creve Coeur, Missouri
    On the fifth floor is where the eerie things happen at this inn. Witnesses have seen apparitions who walk down the hall but disappear when you get close to them. They have also reported hearing the sounds of footsteps, voices, and an elevator ding, and feeling a presence when no one is...
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    EHP Rating: 58.8

    Drury University

    Springfield, Missouri
    Drury University began in 1873, and was built on land that was both Indian burial grounds and a Civil War battle area. One ghost here is that of a little girl who lived here before Smith Hall was built. She perished in a fire when she re-entered her burning home for her teddy bear, and her ghost,...
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    EHP Rating: 58.6

    Garth Woodside Mansion

    Hannibal, Missouri
    This inn, built originally in 1871, is known for its connection with renowned author Mark Twain. Personal friends of the owners, the author would send them his books and stay there when he was in town. Folks believe his ghost still visits the place, especially the room that was named after him....
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    EHP Rating: 57.9

    Walnut Street Inn

    Springfield, Missouri
    The hauntings at this 1890s-era inn building occur in one of its three buildings called the Main House, which has six rooms. The Rosen Room is haunted by the ghost of an elderly woman who has been spotted many times there and in the...