• The Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, now a museum, is said to be haunted by ex-inmates. • A shuttered psychiatric facility in Washington is said to be haunted by former patients. • NBA players have reported seeing ghosts at the Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City.
From homes and hotels to churches, theaters, and cemeteries, there's no shortage of supposedly haunted places across the United States.
Nearly every state has its own eerie legends — stories of restless spirits, mysterious footsteps in empty hallways, and unexplained flickering lights that locals swear attest to these spots being haunted by spirits.
Many of these sites are also steeped in history, with tragic pasts or notorious events.
We examined local legends and historic sites to determine the most reportedly h

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