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

Ghost Legends of the Queen Mary Ship California Folktale

October 21, 2025

American Ghost Stories·American Haunted Places

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 when evening settles and the sea turns silver beneath the

ghostly Alamo soldiers guarding the mission under moonlight Texas folklore.

American Ghost Stories·American Regional Hauntings

The Ghosts of the Alamo, Texas

In the heart of San Antonio stands the Alamo, a small stone mission whose walls still echo with the courage and tragedy of one of America’s most famous battles. Once a humble Spanish mission, it became a fortress in 1836, when a small band of Texian soldiers faced the advancing

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

The Haunted St. Augustine Lighthouse

On the windswept shores of Florida’s Anastasia Island stands the St. Augustine

the Winchester Mystery House at dusk with glowing windows and soft mist.

The Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, California

In the heart of San Jose stands a mansion unlike any other

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

Stanley Hotel glowing at dusk in Colorado with faint ghostly figures on the veranda.

The Legend of the Stanley Hotel

October 21, 2025

American Ghost Stories·American Haunted Places

High in the Rocky Mountains, just outside the quiet town of Estes Park, Colorado, stands a grand white building that gleams beneath the mountain sun. With its long veranda, red roof, and sweeping view of the valley, the Stanley Hotel looks like something out of a dream. For more than

Parchment-style illustration of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox in snowy woods, American folktale.

Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox: An American Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Strength, Teamwork, and the Power of Legend

Long ago, in the rugged northern forests of America, where towering pines whispered to the wind and the snow stretched farther than

Parchment-style artwork of Davy Crockett firing into the sunrise on a frosty Tennessee hill, American folktale scene.

Davy Crockett and the Frozen Dawn: An American Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Boasting and Humor

In the early days of the American frontier, when the land stretched wild and untamed across Tennessee, there lived a man whose

A realistic painting of an American alligator resting on a muddy riverbank at dawn, surrounded by misty wetlands and tall grasses under soft golden light.

The American Alligator Legend

In the vast marshes and slow-moving rivers of the southern United States, where the air hangs heavy with mist and the reeds

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