Haunted Places in Vashon, Washington



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    Starvation Heights

    Olalla, Washington

    4.4 miles from Vashon, WA

    Linda Burfield Hazzard and her husband Sam ran a sanitarium in the 1900s. Hazzard believed in "therapeutic fasting," or treating illness with extreme starvation. More than 40 patients died as a result of this treatment. Hazzard also was convicted of forging patients' wills in order to steal their valuables. The ...


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    Baby Doll Rd

    Port Orchard, Washington

    9.4 miles from Vashon, WA

    It was approximately 4:28 pm some time in March of 2015. I drove my 4x4 north on Baby Doll Rd. hoping to get "out of town" for an hour so to clear my head. I brought my camera and had planned on using my 4 wheel drive on the trail ...


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    Jules Maes Saloon and Eatery

    Seattle, Washington

    9.7 miles from Vashon, WA

    An elegant female spirit in old-fashioned dress has appeared to staff and diners near the restroom of this upmarket restaurant and bar. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Calamity Jane's

    Seattle, Washington

    9.7 miles from Vashon, WA

    Reminiscent of a western saloon, this restaurant and bar has old world charm and character; and even some ghosts. The most commonly reported apparition is a man in a bowler hat who has appeared to patrons at the main bar area. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Point Defiance Park

    Tacoma, Washington

    10.2 miles from Vashon, WA

    This park is said to be haunted by Jennifer, a 14-year-old whose body was found on the grounds in the 1980s. Her killer was never caught. Her bicycle can be heard on the 5-Mile Drive in the dead of night. One witness reports seeing the girl's smiling ghost, but she ...


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    Old Train Station

    Kent, Washington

    11.5 miles from Vashon, WA

    This historic station is falling apart, and is long past its former glory. However, one exciting aspect remains. Passer-by's driving through late at night have seen a ghostly train heading straight for them which vanishes suddenly and reappears on the other side of the railroad crossing. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Greater Kent Historical Society - Bereiter House

    Kent, Washington

    11.9 miles from Vashon, WA

    The historic house museum was built in 1907 for the town mayor and his wife, and was leased to the local historical society in 1996. Ever since, visitors and staff have reported various strange occurrences, including objects being moved around by unseen hands, cold spots, ghostly voices and the ...


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    Central Saloon - Central Tavern

    Seattle, Washington

    12.1 miles from Vashon, WA

    Originally Watson Brothers Famous Restaurant in 1901, the Central Saloon was popular with gold miners and has hosted well-known area music artists like Jimi Hendrix, Alice in Chains, Nirvana and Soundgarden. It's also a hot spot for paranormal activity, according to both patrons and employees who have seen apparitions and ...


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    Seattle Underground Tunnels

    Seattle, Washington

    12.2 miles from Vashon, WA

    The allegedly haunted Seattle Underground Tunnels, according to Ghost Hunters, are available for touring. Two popular paranormal hot spots at this historic area are a former prostitute hangout and a bank vault. Some feel that the ghostly voices heard here are simply normal sounds coming down from the street level, ...


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    Wing Luke Museum

    Seattle, Washington

    12.2 miles from Vashon, WA

    This historic building houses artefacts related to the oriental past of the city, and is believed to be haunted by a vengeful spirit. On occasions where contrasting religious displays were put adjacent to each other, the glass cases would shatter of their own accord. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Historic Panama Hotel Bed and Breakfast

    Seattle, Washington

    12.3 miles from Vashon, WA

    The 1910 hotel is rumoured to be haunted. Reports of paranormal activity include doors slamming, windows being rattled by unseen hands and a ghostly couple clad in 1920's attire who have been seen having a conversation on the upper floor. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Il Bistro Restaurant

    Seattle, Washington

    12.5 miles from Vashon, WA

    This quirky bar and restaurant is the perfect spot for a paranormal night out. With a bartender who can read minds and a variety of all types of spirits (including some ghostly ones), it is not hard to see why people, dead and alive, are dying to get in. Some ...


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    Butterworth Building

    Seattle, Washington

    12.5 miles from Vashon, WA

    Originally a mortuary, this turn-of-the-century building is said to be popular with the spirit set. It now houses Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub. The site has been featured on TV's Ghost Adventures.


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    Moore Theatre

    Seattle, Washington

    12.6 miles from Vashon, WA

    The theater is reported to be the site of a drug overdose by deceased Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Some say that theater namesake Mr. Moore still resides here, as well as some of the female actresses who performed on this stage long ago. A phantom smell of cigar smoke has ...


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    Mayflower Park Hotel Seattle

    Seattle, Washington

    12.7 miles from Vashon, WA

    At this location in 1914 was The Crystal Pool, an indoor swimming pool, and it soon after became a boxing venue and then a KKK meetingplace. In 1943 it was turned into a church, until the building was torn down in 2003. When the new hotel was being built, construction ...


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    Madison's Diner

    Bainbridge Island, Washington

    12.7 miles from Vashon, WA

    This old-fashioned diner was built back in the 1940's, and was shipped to the island recently to begin a new life; although a former owner appears to have stayed behind. Staff at the restaurant have heard people calling their name and had weird experiences while working late shifts. Employees ...


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    Hotel Andra

    Seattle, Washington

    12.8 miles from Vashon, WA

    At this 1920s hotel, which used to be called Claremont Hotel, the sounds of wild carousing in the Roaring '20s have been heard. Witnesses have described loud jazz music, breaking glass and voices. Apparitions have also been seen. The living guests often complain about the noise, but to no avail. ...


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    Sorrento Hotel

    Seattle, Washington

    12.8 miles from Vashon, WA

    Guests at this haunted hotel have reported seeing the apparition of a woman on the fourth floor near room 408. Disembodied footsteps also have been reported, as well as glasses that move on their own in the hotel bar.


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    The Baltic Room

    Seattle, Washington

    13.1 miles from Vashon, WA

    Local legend tells of the ghosts of a young 1930s couple who haunt this drinking and dancing spot. The woman is known to look down from the balcony, watching the piano player, and the fedora-ed man walks around as if looking for somebody. One witness claimed that a charcoal drawing ...


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    Old Tacoma City Hall

    Tacoma, Washington

    13.1 miles from Vashon, WA

    Tenants in the building have been locked out of their offices, and had things thrown at them by an unseen force. The bell tower is haunted by an unknown entity, which rings the bells late at night or in the early hours of morning. Security guards have reported seeing floating ...


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    The Old Hotel

    Algona, Washington

    15.1 miles from Vashon, WA

    The old hotel is the second oldest building in Algona, WA. Supposedly there was a witch that lived there that couldn't cast a shadow. To this day, there are sightings of her shadows, black cats, a canary sound, and abnormalities that happen around the building. (Submitted by Merdock D)


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    College Inn

    Seattle, Washington

    15.9 miles from Vashon, WA

    This inn, originally built in 1909, boasts a haunted pub. A musical male ghost has been seen there, and it's said that he also may be heard playing the piano when no one else is in the room.


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    E.G Rogers Restaurant

    Steilacoom, Washington

    20 miles from Vashon, WA

    This delightful restaurant may have closed down, but was formerly a boarding house, and is allegedly haunted by a male apparition who died in a fight on the grounds. Employees and diners claimed to have seen the spook ascending an invisible staircase. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Bair Drug and Hardware Store Museum

    Steilacoom, Washington

    20 miles from Vashon, WA

    This 1908 historic pharmacy and general store is now a museum and bistro, and is rumoured to be haunted. Staff and diners complain of a taciturn spirit that shatters glasses and rearranges cutlery, as well as playing with electrical appliances. The spectre is believed to be W.L Baird, who owned ...


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    Antique Importers

    Issaquah, Washington

    20.7 miles from Vashon, WA

    Formerly a gas station and repair shop, the Antique Importers building is notorious for activity. 2 spirits inhabit the space... both were 2 long time Issaquah residents and worked at the gas station. They are friendly and helpful. The woman who used to run a consignment shop out of ...


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    Thornewood Castle Inn

    Tacoma, Washington

    22.3 miles from Vashon, WA

    At this inn where Stephen King's film "Rose Red" was shot, both guests and employees have reported seeing apparitions and strange lights. Orbs and ectoplasm also have been found here.


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    Black Diamond Cemetery

    Black Diamond, Washington

    22.8 miles from Vashon, WA

    A phantom white horse and the ghostly swinging lanterns and whistling of long-deceased coal miners have been reported here.


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    Chateau Ste. Michelle

    Kirkland, Washington

    24.2 miles from Vashon, WA

    Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery Manor House was built on land once owned by lumber and dairy baron Fredrick Stimson, and the early 1900s Stimson mansion still remains on the land. A folk legend tells of Mr. Stimson's affair with a servant named Elizabeth, who became pregnant. When Mrs. Stimson found ...


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    Lewis Army Museum - Fort Lewis Military Museum

    Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington

    25.3 miles from Vashon, WA

    Lewis Army Museum (originally Fort Lewis Military Museum), housed in the former historic Red Shield Inn building, is rumored to have haunts in residence. Legend has it that during the filming at the inn of a 1927 silent movie called "The Patent Leather Kid," a worker was murdered on the ...


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    Edmonds Theatre

    Edmonds, Washington

    25.4 miles from Vashon, WA

    Built in the early 1900s, the theater was purchased and renovated by a new owner in the 1980s. Witnesses say a shadowy figure surrounded by a glowing aura appears walking down an aisle.


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    The Rock

    Lynnwood, Washington

    27 miles from Vashon, WA

    Before this site was The Rock, it was The Tankee diner but before that it was a restaurant called "The crab tree" (something like that). The book keeper was embezzling money in the 50's. When the restaurant was going out of business she hung herself in the basement. Phenomenons: -a server claims ...


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    Walker-Ames House

    Poulsbo, Washington

    28.8 miles from Vashon, WA

    Port Gamble was founded in 1853 by Maine businessmen Pope and Talbot. They established a saw mill in 1853 that ran until 1995 making it the longest running saw mill in U.S. history. The town of Port Gamble has always been and still is a company-owned town and is one ...


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    Maltby Cemetery

    Woodinville, Washington

    28.8 miles from Vashon, WA

    Apparitions of women and children in ragged clothing have been reported at this cemetery, and legend tells of an old underground crypt that was once here. Teens who used the cemetery for a hangout said when you reached the bottom of the stairs and turned around, you could see a ...


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    Carnation Cemetery

    Carnation, Washington

    29.3 miles from Vashon, WA

    Among the eerie things reported in this cemetery are disembodied footsteps and whispers, the apparition of a woman in a white dress (sometimes with a young boy), apparitions that show up in your peripheral vision and unexplained pains suffered by visitors.


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    Georgia Pacific

    Olympia, Washington

    33.6 miles from Vashon, WA

    People have seen an apparition of an old man walking in the offices above the production floor, sometimes walking through walls. I've seen shadow figures moving in the facility after we closed. I've also seen an amorphous blob shape float up to the ceiling once. I have also heard ...


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    Bigelow House Museum

    Olympia, Washington

    34.1 miles from Vashon, WA

    This historic mansion was built during the 1850's, and is the oldest house in the entire city. Employees closing down for the night have reported seeing the apparition of a distinguished gentleman examining the displays, who vanishes when approached. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Washington Governor's Mansion

    Olympia, Washington

    35.3 miles from Vashon, WA

    The 1908 Governor's Mansion is home to the ghost of a little boy wearing blue clothing. Witnesses say he appears in your peripheral vision--out of the corner of your eye--often in the lobby or bedroom areas.


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    The Oxford Saloon

    Snohomish, Washington

    36.3 miles from Vashon, WA

    The historic saloon, built in 1900, was originally Blackman’s Dry Goods Store. But it's been a saloon (and, some say, bordello) since around 1910. Legend has it that a policeman named Henry was stabbed to death here while trying to break up a fight. His ghost is said to remain, ...


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    Cabbage Patch Restaurant

    Snohomish, Washington

    36.3 miles from Vashon, WA

    Staff are aware of activity. We ate lunch there and my sister's coffee cup moved across the table.. on it's own. The staff say the old house used to be home to a family and the spirit is a little girl who fell off the upper staircase and died. (Submitted by Mary ...


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    Rucker Mansion

    Everett, Washington

    37.9 miles from Vashon, WA

    Mrs. Rucker herself is believed to haunt Rucker Mansion. Reports say she leapt to her death from a bedroom window. She has been heard playing the piano.


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    Manresa Castle

    Port Townsend, Washington

    47.9 miles from Vashon, WA

    Two ghosts are said to haunt Manresa Castle. The first is a young woman named Kate who is said to have leapt to her death from her room (306) in despair after her lover either failed to show up, or was killed. The other is the ghost of ...


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    The Palace Hotel

    Port Townsend, Washington

    48.1 miles from Vashon, WA

    The Palace Hotel was formerly a brothel that closed down during the war, when it was refurbished and opened as a historic hotel. The Palace Hotel is believed to be haunted by at least ten spirits, including the former sea captain who constructed the hotel. The most well known apparition ...


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    Water Street Hotel

    Port Townsend, Washington

    48.1 miles from Vashon, WA

    Located in the historic H.D. Hill building in downtown Port Townsend, this hotel has had it's fair share of haunted activity. There have been many cases of people taking pictures of orbs as well as several sightings of men in top hats walking the halls at night only to ...


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    Rothschild House Museum

    Port Townsend, Washington

    48.2 miles from Vashon, WA

    From its construction in 1868 to 1959, the manor house has been home to various members of the Rothschild family, some of whom are still believed to haunt what is now a museum. Visitors to the house have heard slamming doors and felt cold spots, A sad entity has been ...


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    Holly Hill House

    Port Townsend, Washington

    48.3 miles from Vashon, WA

    Although the bed and breakfast is no longer in operation and now a private residence, the spirits who haunt the historic manor house have not moved on. The apparition of a gentleman in old-fashioned clothing has been seen on the staircase, and in a bedroom on the uppers floor, the ...


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    Ann Starrett Mansion Bed and Breakfast

    Port Townsend, Washington

    48.4 miles from Vashon, WA

    This glorious 1899 mansion, now a hotel, is home to several resident spirits. The first is that of a red haired woman in a white gown, who has been seen floating through the hotel and on the stairs. She is believed to be the apparition of Ann Starrett, the namesake ...


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    Bush House Country Inn

    Index, Washington

    49.4 miles from Vashon, WA

    Although this inn is said to be closed for restoration, the 1889 inn is the home of a ghost named Annabel. When poor Annabel heard her soon-to-be husband was killed in an explosion while working in the nearby mines, and she hanged herself in distress. But as it turns out, ...


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    Mirkwood Cafe

    Arlington, Washington

    54.2 miles from Vashon, WA

    This former church now houses an upbeat café and tattoo parlour, and is rumoured to be haunted. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Skykomish Hotel

    Kent, Washington

    54.3 miles from Vashon, WA

    Reports say this hotel is no longer open, but it used to be a bed-and-breakfast where a Blue Lady walked, and maybe still walks. She is said to have been a prostitute in the days when the location was a speakeasy, and was killed by her new boyfriend, who flew ...


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    Captain Whidbey Inn

    Coupeville, Washington

    55 miles from Vashon, WA

    At this early 1900s inn, folks say the apparition of an older woman roams the halls. Witnesses also have heard the ghostly sound of girls laughing in one room, and in another, a ghost makes an impression in a bed. There is also said to be a haunted cabin on ...


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