Haunted Hospitals
Hospitals have inspired some of the darkest ghost stories in America, especially where loss, trauma, and abandoned spaces intersect. Explore haunted hospitals, eerie encounters, and the history behind these unsettling medical sites.
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Building 16 and the Ruins of Mansfield Training School
Discover the chilling secrets of Mansfield Training School And Hospital. Unearth the terrors lurking within its haunted halls. Dare to enter…
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Ivy on the Brickwork: Central State Hospital, Milledgeville
Set on a sprawling campus in Milledgeville, Central State Hospital is one of Georgia’s most recognizable ruins: a landscape of empty wards, rusted bedframes,…
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From Boys’ School to Ward: St. Albans Sanatorium, Radford
St. Albans Sanatorium in Virginia is steeped in chilling tales. Once a boys’ school, then a psychiatric facility, its storied halls whisper of unexplained…
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The Sealed Tunnels of Fairfield Hills Hospital, Newtown
Fairfield Hills State Hospital in Connecticut looms as a monument to mysteries past. Once a bustling asylum, its vacant halls now echo with tales…
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Cries in the Pediatric Ward: Spruce Pine’s Old Davis Hospital
For decades the Old Davis Hospital sat empty on a rise in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, a brick shell that went from being one…
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Poker Ghosts and a Woman in White: The White Sanitarium
Drive through Wichita Falls and the White Sanitarium does not announce itself. There is no plaque, no gift shop, no ticket booth. What this…
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Twelve Patients Built It: Clark County Insane Asylum, Wisconsin
Few buildings in rural Wisconsin carry a reputation as lopsided as the Clark County Insane Asylum: a short, plainly documented institutional history on one…
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Ten Thousand Residents: Eloise Psychiatric Hospital, Michigan
Eloise Psychiatric Hospital was never one building. At its height it was a self-contained town on the western edge of Wayne County, Michigan, with…
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Molly Stark Sanatorium: The Hill Hospital That Came Down in 2025
Immerse yourself in the eerie adventures at Molly Stark Sanatorium. This blog takes you through the haunted history of this once buzzing tuberculosis hospital,…
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Do You Love Me? Inside Yorktown Memorial Hospital
Yorktown Memorial Hospital sits on the edge of a small town in DeWitt County, Texas, a mid-century medical building that has spent longer empty…
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The Elevator to the Morgue at Old St Joseph’s Hospital
Every old hospital collects stories, but the ones attached to the old St Joseph’s Hospital tend to circle back to the same short list:…
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Ladd School in Exeter: A Eugenics Colony’s Empty Ground
Almost nothing is left to walk through. The Ladd School in Exeter, Rhode Island, ran for eighty five years as a state institution for…
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Public Hospital of 1773: Ghosts of America’s First Asylum
Williamsburg, Virginia keeps two versions of the same building: the one that burned and the one that stands today. The Public Hospital of 1773,…
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The Bancroft Building Stands Empty: New Hampshire State Hospital
Eight years of stalled bills, postponed resolutions and one inconclusive statewide vote stood between a governor’s plea and the opening of the New Hampshire…
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Seven Steeples: Ghost Stories at Central State Hospital
A broad, empty lawn on the west side of Indianapolis is the most honest monument Central State Hospital has. It marks the footprint of…
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Copper Canisters and Cuckoo’s Nest: Oregon State Hospital
Few American institutions carry as much documented weight as the Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon: a Kirkbride Plan asylum that has been admitting…
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Independence State Mental Hospital: Inside Iowa’s Second Asylum
The Independence State Mental Hospital was the second asylum built in the state of Iowa, opened in 1873 in the small eastern Iowa city…
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Inside Haunted Ashmore Estates, the Coles County Almshouse
Most buildings with a haunted reputation earn it through a single grim event. Haunted Ashmore Estates, standing in farmland outside the village of Ashmore…
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Old Tooele Hospital: Asylum 49 and the Ward Next Door
Few haunted attractions in the United States share a wall with a working care home, but the Old Tooele Hospital does. In Tooele, Utah,…
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Harrisburg State Hospital: History, Hauntings and Ghost Stories of Pennsylvania’s City on the Hill
Harrisburg State Hospital sits near Cameron and Maclay Streets in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The former state mental hospital is also associated with the address 20…
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San Haven Sanatorium: The Haunted History of North Dakota’s Forgotten Tuberculosis Hospital
San Haven Sanatorium, later known as San Haven State Hospital, was a former tuberculosis treatment center and state hospital near Dunseith, North Dakota. The…
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Nopeming Sanatorium: The Haunted History of Duluth’s Abandoned Tuberculosis Hospital
Nopeming Sanatorium is one of the most talked-about abandoned places in Minnesota. Set back in the woods near Duluth, the former tuberculosis hospital later…
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Northern State Mental Hospital: History, Hauntings, and Forgotten Graves in Washington
Address and visitor info: the former hospital grounds are now split between the Northern State Recreation Area, 25625 Helmick Road, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284, and…
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Starvation Heights Sanitarium: History, Deaths, and Haunting Reports in Olalla, Washington
Starvation Heights was located in Olalla, Kitsap County, Washington, on private property tied to Linda Hazzard’s former Wilderness Heights operation. It is not a…
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Pennhurst Asylum: The True History, Disability Rights Legacy, and Reported Hauntings
Address: 601 N Church St, Spring City, PA 19475 Official site: Pennhurst AsylumPhone: (484) 886-6080 Hours: Events and tour times vary by season and ticket type. Check the official ticket…
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Waverly Hills Sanatorium – Kentucky’s Haunted Tuberculosis Hospital
Address: 4400 Paralee Drive, Louisville, KY 40272Official Site: thewaverlyhillssanatorium.comTours: Historical, paranormal, and private overnight investigations are available year-round. The History of Waverly Hills Sanatorium Standing high on…
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The Haunted History of Athens Lunatic Asylum | The Ridges in Ohio
Address: 100 Ridges Circle, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA.URL: https://www.ohio.edu/ridges/current-use History of the Asylum From the onset it was intended to reflect reformist ideals. Construction…
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The Haunted Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia
Address: 71 South Asylum Drive, Weston, West Virginia 26452Phone: (304) 269-5070Website: trans-alleghenylunaticasylum.comTour Hours: Historic and paranormal tours generally run from March through November. Private investigations are available year-round…
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Norwich State Hospital: History, Hauntings, and What Remains Today
Norwich State Hospital in Connecticut, once bustling with medical staff and patients, now stands eerily silent. Yet, many claim it’s anything but quiet. With…
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The Haunted History of the Clarinda Treatment Complex in Iowa
Address: 1800 N. 16th Street, Clarinda, Iowa The Clarinda Treatment Complex, once known as the Clarinda State Hospital, is one of the most historically significant—and allegedly…
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Ghosts of the Greenville Tuberculosis Hospital
Discover the intriguing history of the Greenville Tuberculosis Hospital, a relic of our medical past. Explore the challenges and breakthroughs that marked its journey…
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Seaside Sanatorium
Experience horror and the unknown at Seaside Sanatorium – a haunted asylum that will leave you trembling! Are you brave enough to enter?
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Connecticut Valley Hospital
Discover the eerie history and terrifying secrets of Connecticut Valley Hospital. Dare to visit the asylum that hides unspeakable horrors.
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Phelps Dodge Hospital
The Eerie Legacy of Phelps Dodge Hospital in Arizona Located deep within Arizona’s rugged landscape, the Phelps Dodge Hospital is a silhouette against the…
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Danvers State Hospital
Exploring the Shadows of Danvers State Hospital: A Legacy of Mystery and Tragedy Located a mere 18 miles north of Boston in Massachusetts, the…
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Old Bryce Hospital
Exploring the Haunting Echoes of Old Bryce Hospital in Alabama Nestled in the heart of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the Old Bryce Hospital stands as a…
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Sioux San Hospital
The Haunting Legacy of Sioux San Hospital In the heart of Rapid City, South Dakota, the Sioux San Hospital stands as a monument to…
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Ohio State Reformatory
Exploring the Eerie Legacy of the Ohio State Reformatory Steeped in history and shrouded in mystery, the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield stands as…
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Old Candler Hospital Morgue Tunnel
Exploring the Haunting Depths of Savannah’s Old Candler Hospital Morgue Tunnel In the heart of Savannah, Georgia, the Old Candler Hospital stands as a…
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Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
The Enigmatic Fairbanks Memorial Hospital: Alaska’s Haunted Healthcare Haven Located in the heart of Alaska, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is more than just a medical…