Whether or not you believe in the supernatural, every state has its own legends and ghost stories that some locals swear are true. Here are the most haunted place in each state across America, according to its residents.
Alabama
The Sloss Furnaces of Birmingham, Alabama are said to be haunted by the former workers who helped produce iron at the foundry. Urban legends claim the boss, James Wormwood, was a harsh taskmaster and had his workers toil under brutal conditions. Forty-seven people died under his leadership, and Wormwood himself also slipped and fell into the furnaces, ending his life.
Alaska
Alaska is an unforgiving state. It’s not called the Last Frontier just because it sounds cool! The state’s most haunted site is reportedly Kennecott, a remote ghost town that has been uninhabited since the 50s. While the town was buoyed by a successful copper mine in the early 20th century, it was abandoned when the copper veins dried up.
Arizona
Arizona’s Lost Dutchman State Park is allegedly the location of a long-forgotten gold mine under Apache Junction. Local legend holds that adventurers seeking the lost mine who fall in their pursuit of the gold become spirits that haunt the state park and waylay would-be treasure hunters.
Arkansas
The Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs is marketed to visitors as a profoundly haunted site. In fact, the hotel offers ghost tours for visitors and says lucky guests might even catch a glimpse of some famous phantoms, like the “girl in the mist”.
California
The gold rush in the late 1800s reshaped many Western states, including California. Bodie, California is a gold rush town that was abandoned when the gold mines ran out of the precious metal. Bodie is still dotted with late 19th century architecture, and locals insist that the ghosts of its former residents haunt the town.
