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Pennsylvania

36 sourced records. Reports are attributed claims, not proof of supernatural activity.

Pittsburgh · Pennsylvania

Allegheny Cemetery

Victims of the 1862 Allegheny Arsenal explosion were buried in this historic cemetery. Pennsylvania's tourism itinerary records a local haunted reputation attached to the cemetery and arsenal history. The tragedy is historical; the guide's mention of ghosts does not establish any apparition as one of its victims.

Gettysburg · Pennsylvania

Baladerry Inn

History Goes Bump recounts guests’ reports of unexplained sounds and figures at this Gettysburg inn. Its episode connects those accounts with the property’s field-hospital history. These are hospitality and paranormal anecdotes, not independently established evidence of spirits.

Philadelphia · Pennsylvania

Betsy Ross House

Local accounts place an apparition identified as Betsy Ross inside the historic house, sometimes heard crying. Visit Philadelphia presents the story as a rumor associated with her family losses, rather than evidence that the flagmaker’s spirit inhabits the museum.

Pittsburgh area · Pennsylvania

Carrie Blast Furnaces

This preserved steelmaking landmark is associated with visitor reports of unusual sounds, voices and shadowy figures. Its industrial history is distinct from interpretations of those experiences. Pennsylvania's tourism office records the haunting reputation alongside the site's role in preserving the region's steelmaking past.

Cashtown · Pennsylvania

Cashtown Inn

A travel feature hosted by Gettysburg's tourism organization connects this historic inn's Confederate headquarters past with its reputation for ghost encounters. The military association is part of the site's history; later stories about soldiers returning are paranormal claims. Check current lodging arrangements before planning an overnight visit.

Pittsburgh · Pennsylvania

Cathedral of Learning — Early American Room

The University of Pittsburgh's educational tower contains an Early American Room associated with reports of shifting objects, cold spots and flaring candles. Pennsylvania tourism includes these accounts in its haunting guide. The reported experiences do not establish their cause or the presence of a spirit.

Philadelphia · Pennsylvania

Christ Church Burial Ground

Benjamin Franklin’s grave attracts coins and stories about his supposed spirit. The city tourism account records a mischievous legend that he takes visitors’ change or throws pennies, adding a supernatural interpretation to this well-known historical burial site.

Philadelphia · Pennsylvania

Cliveden

The Battle of Germantown brought fighting to Cliveden in 1777. Later séances reportedly sought contact with Samuel Chew Jr., a former resident; Visit Philadelphia includes those claims in its survey of supernatural traditions surrounding the city’s historic landmarks.

Philadelphia · Pennsylvania

Cruiser Olympia

The preserved cruiser, launched in 1892, has reports of shadowy figures and an alleged presence called Gunner Johnson. These stories form part of the vessel’s paranormal reputation at the Independence Seaport Museum, alongside its documented naval history.

Bethlehem · Pennsylvania

Donegal Square

Pennsylvania tourism records reports of faucets operating and furniture moving at this Bethlehem business. A related story links a young woman to Lafayette's recovery nearby. That romantic narrative should be treated as local legend; the unusual-activity reports are separate claims whose causes remain unverified.

Philadelphia · Pennsylvania

Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern State’s own FAQ acknowledges reported visions and unusual experiences and confirms extensive paranormal television coverage. It also states that paranormal investigations and investigation equipment are not permitted. Visitors can explore the prison’s history through official programs while keeping reported haunting claims separate from documented incarceration history.

Easton · Pennsylvania

Easton Public Library

Built on land formerly used for burials, the library is associated with staff accounts of closing drawers and falling books. Local tourism reporting describes a retained vault of unclaimed remains beneath the property. That history and the reported activity do not demonstrate a causal connection.

Gettysburg · Pennsylvania

Farnsworth House Inn

The Farnsworth House retains Civil War bullet scars and presents haunting accounts through cellar programs. Mark Nesbitt's Visit Pennsylvania article identifies it as a recurring Gettysburg ghost-tour setting, connecting the reported presences with an accessible historic lodging and dining site.

Philadelphia · Pennsylvania

Fort Mifflin

The historic fort offers candlelight ghost walks and authorized overnight investigations centered on its reported presences. Its own program encourages visitors to consider the haunted reputation for themselves. Scheduled investigations document public interest and claims, rather than establishing that unexplained experiences have a supernatural cause.

Easton · Pennsylvania

Grand Eastonian Hotel

Local tourism coverage records stories of missing objects, a top-hatted figure in an elevator and an apparent cat on the second floor. Some retellings identify former managers as the supposed presences. The hotel's reported haunting tradition does not establish those identities or promise a supernatural encounter.

Pittsburgh · Pennsylvania

Heinz History Center

The museum occupies the former Chautauqua Lake Ice Company site. Pennsylvania tourism records visitor accounts of unusual sights and sounds associated in local retellings with an earlier fire and explosion. These interpretations belong to the building's haunting reputation; the museum's historical collections stand on a separate evidentiary footing.

New Castle · Pennsylvania

Hill View Manor

Hill View Manor’s operator publishes a Ghost Adventures clip among its video coverage. The property is marketed as a site for haunting investigations, making the program a useful lead for reviewing specific claims. Broadcast footage is an edited presentation and should not be treated as independent confirmation of paranormal activity.

Bethlehem · Pennsylvania

Historic Hotel Bethlehem

Pennsylvania's tourism guide describes reports of an unexplained figure and unusual mirror reflections in room 932. The hotel's reputation includes supposedly friendly presences. These are guest stories associated with a functioning historic hotel, rather than evidence that an overnight visitor will encounter anything supernatural.

Gettysburg · Pennsylvania

Hospital Woods

At this former field-hospital area, medium Kayla Miner reported encountering officers she identified as Feeney and Moseley of the 42nd Mississippi. Other neighborhood accounts describe disturbed furniture and electrical equipment. Mark Nesbitt recounts the claims; the alleged spirit identifications are not verified.

Gettysburg · Pennsylvania

Inn at Herr Ridge

The inn's Civil War hospital history underlies its reputation for unusual experiences. Pennsylvania tourism notes a television investigation and continuing guest stories. The property's history and the existence of an investigation are distinct from any conclusion about ghosts; unexplained experiences remain reported claims.

Jim Thorpe · Pennsylvania

Inn at Jim Thorpe

Guest accounts at this nineteenth-century inn describe cold spots, objects moving and furniture being overturned. Pennsylvania tourism singles out room 310 in the local haunting tradition. The inn is a real lodging property; a reported grip attributed to a nurse remains an unverified interpretation.

Bedford · Pennsylvania

Jean Bonnet Tavern

The tavern collects employee and guest reports, including unexpected voices and objects apparently moving. Its official folklore page also reproduces material from Patti Wilson's ghost guide. Alongside these claims, it includes visitors who noticed nothing unusual, a useful reminder that a haunted reputation is not a guaranteed experience.

New Hope · Pennsylvania

Logan Inn

This long-running inn has a reputation for several supposed resident spirits. Pennsylvania tourism describes guest and employee stories involving a Revolutionary-era soldier and a child near the parking area. These reported figures form the property's ghost lore rather than confirmed identities of supernatural visitors.

Altoona · Pennsylvania

Mishler Theatre

Pennsylvania tourism records Madeline Letsche's account of cigar smoke and a sensed presence attributed to theater founder Isaac Mishler. Other workers reportedly describe similar experiences. This is a record of testimony associated with a working theater, rather than a verified visitation by its former owner.

Allentown · Pennsylvania

Museum of Indian Culture

Lehigh Valley tourism records accounts of doors swinging, knocking in the library and a young girl reportedly carrying flowers at the museum. These stories describe alleged experiences in a real cultural institution. They should not be treated as proof of spirits or as interpretations of Indigenous beliefs.

Jim Thorpe · Pennsylvania

Old Jail Museum

The former Carbon County Jail is associated with a persistent-handprint story in Cell 17. The museum ties it to the condemned Molly Maguires, while its own account notes uncertainty over whose handprint it was. The mark and the historical executions do not establish a supernatural explanation.

Wellsboro · Pennsylvania

Penn Wells Hotel

The historic hotel opened in 1870 as the Cone House after construction the previous year. Pennsylvania tourism records guest reports of unexpected nighttime music and stories associating presences with an early owner's family. Those family identifications remain part of the haunting tradition rather than established fact.

Pittsburgh · Pennsylvania

Point State Park

Pennsylvania tourism records stories of soldiers wandering near this landmark park, connecting the tradition to fighting at Grant's Hill nearby. These are reported local beliefs about a historical landscape, not verified encounters. Visitors can explore military history while keeping battlefield events separate from later ghost interpretations.

Gettysburg · Pennsylvania

Sachs Covered Bridge

History Goes Bump collects visitors’ accounts of figures, unexplained sounds and unusual lights at Sachs Covered Bridge. The hosts also question the often-repeated story of executed deserters, saying they found no supporting proof. The archive preserves that distinction between testimony and legend.

Bethlehem · Pennsylvania

Sayre Mansion

Visitors have reported a woman's reflection in room 23 and a dark shape in room 32, according to Lehigh Valley tourism. The former Sayre family home is now lodging. Attempts to identify those figures with particular relatives are speculative, even when a room's historical use is known.

Norristown · Pennsylvania

Selma Mansion

This historic house, dating to 1794, has a reported haunting reputation associated with former resident families. Pennsylvania tourism identifies it as a place where history visits and seasonal events take place. Stories of returning residents remain claims; organized access does not authenticate supernatural activity.

West Pittston · Pennsylvania

Smurl Family Haunting

The Smurl family’s reported haunting became the subject of books and screen adaptations. Author Maxim W. Furek revisits the case and its association with Ed and Lorraine Warren. This record documents the family’s published claims; a film dramatization does not independently verify the alleged events.

Gettysburg · Pennsylvania

Spangler's Meadow

Mark Nesbitt describes reports of a woman in white appearing near Spangler's Meadow, where Union troops fought on July 3, 1863. Witnesses describe her bending as if searching. Suggestions that she represents a wartime nurse or nun are speculative.

Bethlehem · Pennsylvania

Sun Inn

The 1758 inn counts prominent Revolutionary-era figures among its historical guests. Its later haunting reputation drew paranormal investigators and television coverage. Pennsylvania tourism identifies the site as a Ghost Hunters location. The program documents an investigation and claims, not a scientific finding of ghosts.

Philadelphia · Pennsylvania

The Bellevue Hotel

Visitors to this historic Philadelphia hotel have reported sudden cold sensations, a feeling of presence and bedding being tugged. Pennsylvania tourism includes the accounts in its haunted lodging guide. The experiences are anecdotal; no supernatural cause is established by the existence of a ghost-story tradition.

Gettysburg · Pennsylvania

Tillie Pierce House Inn

A History Goes Bump episode describes reports of footsteps, a pacing soldier and impressions on beds at the Tillie Pierce House Inn. The account distinguishes the inn from the farm where Tillie sheltered during the battle; the haunting claims remain anecdotal.