These are the hot spots where ghosts come out to socialize. From the La Laurie Mansion to Blicking Hall, to the House of the Seven Gables, these haunted places will send shivers down your spine. WatchMojo counts down the Top 10 Famous Haunted Houses.
For this list we are taking a look at homes around the world with twisted back-stories and reports of paranormal activity, suggesting that they might actually be haunted. Just to clarify, we are only exploring houses on this ghost tour, so don’t expect to see the Stanly Hotel.
#10 La Laurie Mansion – New Orleans, Louisiana
Much like the mansion, she lived in, Delphine La Lorie, might have been classy on the surface, behind closed doors though she was an unspeakably inhumane slave owner. This wealthy socialites crimes were exposed on April 10th 1834 when a slave set her Royal Street house on fire. When the public learned of the slaves La Laurie had tortured and possibly even murdered, they chased her out of New Orleans and she fled to Paris.
#9 Blickling Hall - Blickling, England
This Norfolk country house is speculated to be the birthplace of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII. Although the Queen of England gave birth to Elizabeth I, she couldn’t fulfill Henry’s desire to have a son. As their marriage reached its breaking point, Boleyn was charged for adultery incest and conspiracy to murder the King while many historians believe this charges to be fabricated, Boleyn was still executed by beheading on May 18th, 1536.
#8 House of the Seven Gables – Salem, Massachusetts
This colonial mansion was built by Captain John Turner in 1669 and remained in his family for three generations. The house’s unique design and history would provide the inspiration for author Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1851 gothic novel The House of the Seven Gables. Today the house operates as a museum that offers occasional programs.
#7 Molly Brown House – Denver, Colorado
Molly Brown not only survived the 1912 sinking of the RSM <a href="https://rumble.com/v3ewm4-titanic-facts-rare-news.html" target="_blank">Titanic</a> but also encouraged the lifeboat the crew to turn back and save the others. Because of the this, she was dubbed as the unsinkable Molly Brown! Although she passed away in 1932, it’s possible that Molly is unsinkable even in death. It’s been reported that her spirit still lives in her old house!
#6 Myrtles Plantation – St. Francisville, Louisiana
Now bed and breakfast, the Myrtles plantation is promoted as one of the most haunted homes in America. General David Bradford builds this house in 1976 supposedly on an ancient Tunica Indian burial ground. The ghost who caught the most attention is Chloe. Cloe was a slave, after cutting her ear off for eavesdropping, she baked a poisonous birthday cake. She was hung and thrown into the lake!
#5 Whaley House- San Diego, California
In 1852 Tomas Whaley witness the hanging of James Yankee Jim Robinson who had been convicted of grand larceny! Years later, Whaley built a greek house on that exact site. It’s rumored that the ghost of Yankee Jim haunts this historic house.
#4 Winchester Mystery House- San Jose, California.
This historical mansion was the house of Sara Winchester, the wife of the manufacturer William Wirt Winchester. When he died Sara became the heiress of his 20 million dollar fortune. As legend has it Sarah believed the souls who were killed by the Winchester rifle were hunting her.
#3 Lizzie Borden House-Fall River, Massachusetts
Lizzie Borden stands out as one of America’s most infamous figures having been tried for murdering her mother and stepfather with an ax. So it’s no surprise that the house she once lived in has some potentially ghostly baggage.
#2 The Amityville Horror House- Amityville, New York
Chances are you have seen a least one of the horror movies about this house. The story is about Ronald DeFeo shot six of his family members to death.
#1 <a href="https://rumble.com/v3zulh-fb-melania-decorates-the-white-house-for-christmas.html" target="_blank">The White House</a>-Washington, D.C
It’s amazing to think that the most iconic house in the U.S is the most haunted house! Strangely enough, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue has been the setting of numerous ghost stories throughout history many of which involve Abraham Lincoln.
