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Haunting legends of spirits, lost souls, and mysterious places across the U.S.

Myrtles Plantation with the ghost of Chloe on the veranda in Louisiana.

Haunted Myrtles Plantation Louisiana, Southern Ghost Tale

by Elizabeth Fabowale

October 21, 2025

American Ghost Stories·American Regional Hauntings

In the quiet town of St. Francisville, Louisiana, stands a grand home known as the Myrtles Plantation. Surrounded by ancient oak trees draped in Spanish moss, the house is beautiful in the soft southern light. its wide verandas, elegant windows, and magnolia-lined paths seem to hold the grace of another time. Yet beneath its charm lies a haunting stillness. For

RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach harbor at dusk surrounded by soft mist.

American Ghost Stories·American Haunted Places

Ghost Legends of the Queen Mary Ship California Folktale

Beneath the soft California sky, the RMS Queen Mary rests quietly in the harbor of Long Beach, her grand silhouette reflected in the water like a sleeping giant. To visitors who admire her by daylight, she appears majestic and peaceful, a monument to the age of great ocean liners. But

ghostly Alamo soldiers guarding the mission under moonlight Texas folklore.

The Ghosts of the Alamo, Texas

In the heart of San Antonio stands the Alamo, a small stone

a New York City subway tunnel with ghostly light and empty tracks, American urban folklore.

The Ghosts of the New York City Subway

Beneath the restless rhythm of New York City, where millions hurry above

a veiled woman in black near a foggy lake in Golden Gate Park, American urban folklore.

The Lady in Black of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park

October 22, 2025

American Ghost Stories·American Urban Ghost Tales

Golden Gate Park in San Francisco is one of the city’s most beloved landmarks, a place where beauty and mystery coexist beneath the drifting fog. Its winding paths, still waters, and ancient trees have witnessed more than a century of human stories. Yet among its gardens and lakes, one tale

Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel at night with ghostly Hollywood stars appearing in the windows.

The Ghosts of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

October 22, 2025

American Ghost Stories·American Urban Ghost Tales

In the heart of Los Angeles, where palm trees line the streets and spotlights sweep across the night sky, stands the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Its tall white walls and Spanish Revival architecture have seen nearly a century of dreams, triumphs, and whispered secrets. Opened in 1927, it became an instant

a ghostly woman in white standing beside a car on Route 66 under a moonlit sky.

The Vanishing Hitchhiker of Route 66

October 22, 2025

American Ghost Stories·American Urban Ghost Tales

When the sun begins to sink behind the wide horizon of the American Southwest, Route 66 takes on an almost dreamlike glow. The old road stretches endlessly across plains and deserts, its cracked asphalt shimmering in the heat by day and glowing softly under moonlight by night. For travelers, the

The Legend of Resurrection Mary

October 22, 2025

American Ghost Stories·American Spirit Legends

On quiet nights along Archer Avenue, south of Chicago, the road winds between patches of woods and the high stone walls of an old cemetery. Drivers passing through sometimes slow as their headlights sweep across a lone figure walking beside the road. She is slender, dressed in a white gown

glowing spirit lights drifting above a North Carolina mountain landscape.

The Brown Mountain Lights

October 22, 2025

American Ghost Stories·American Spirit Legends

When night falls over the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, the valleys darken into silence and the hills seem to hum with memory. Then, as twilight deepens, mysterious orbs of light begin to drift across the slopes of Brown Mountain. They glow softly in shades of gold, white, and

Blue Lady ghost gliding over a moonlit lake in Oklahoma folklore.

The Spirit of the Blue Lady

October 22, 2025

American Ghost Stories·American Spirit Legends

When the moon rises over the still waters of Lake Blue in southeastern Oklahoma, the surface turns silver and the trees along the shoreline seem to hold their breath. On nights like this, when the air hums with silence and the frogs cease their songs, locals say the Blue Lady

The Legend of the Thunderbird

October 22, 2025

American Ghost Stories·American Spirit Legends

Across the endless plains and along the rugged peaks of the Pacific Northwest, stories are still told of the Thunderbird, a being of vast power, a guardian spirit of the skies, and the keeper of thunder, lightning, and rain. Long before towns and highways, before the sound of machines drowned

Stuckey’s Bridge glowing with a ghostly lantern over the Chunky River Mississippi.

Haunting of Stuckey’s Bridge, Mississippi

October 21, 2025

American Ghost Stories·American Regional Hauntings

In the quiet countryside near Meridian, Mississippi, an old bridge stretches across the slow waters of the Chunky River. During the day, it looks peaceful, sunlight flickers through the trees, and the air hums with insects. But when night falls, and fog begins to rise from the water, the place

Lady of the Lake in blue on misty Lake Lanier Georgia.

The Lady of the Lake Georgia Ghost Story

October 21, 2025

American Ghost Stories·American Regional Hauntings

When the morning mist rolls over Lake Lanier in northern Georgia, it carries with it an eerie quiet. The still water stretches wide and blue, framed by pine-covered hills and peaceful homes. To the casual eye, it is a place of beauty and calm, a weekend haven for boating and

St. Augustine Lighthouse at night with a faint child figure and glowing light.

The Haunted St. Augustine Lighthouse

October 21, 2025

American Ghost Stories·American Haunted Places

On the windswept shores of Florida’s Anastasia Island stands the St. Augustine Lighthouse, a black and white spiral tower that has watched over the Atlantic since 1874. Its light once guided countless ships through fog and storm toward the safety of the coast. But as sailors and travelers will tell

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American Ghost Stories

Haunted Myrtles Plantation Louisiana, Southern Ghost Tale

Ghost Legends of the Queen Mary Ship California Folktale

The Ghosts of the Alamo, Texas

The Ghosts of the New York City Subway

The Lady in Black of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park

The Ghosts of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

The Vanishing Hitchhiker of Route 66

The Legend of Resurrection Mary

The Brown Mountain Lights

The Spirit of the Blue Lady

The Legend of the Thunderbird

Haunting of Stuckey’s Bridge, Mississippi

The Lady of the Lake Georgia Ghost Story

The Haunted St. Augustine Lighthouse

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