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Real Haunted Places Across Alabama

Across ##Region##, there are countless locations that are believed to be haunted, ranging from houses & hotels, to lighthouses, roadways, and wooded areas - ghosts and spirits don't seem to discriminate when it comes to what locations they're haunting! Find out all about Alabama's unique haunted locales, many of which are open to the public, and if you're feeling very brave, visit one of these exciting haunted places!
 
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  • Consolation Church Red Level, AL
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    Left abandoned for years, the Consolation Church in Red Level was rumored to be host to a variety of ghostly and otherworldly visitors. Confederate soldiers and ghostly little boys and girls have been seen walking the grounds, and a shrieking banshee has been heard sobbing and wailing from within the building. Some even say that they have seen hellhounds with glowing red eyes on the... Read More

    Categories: Real Haunted Cemeteries | Real Haunted Places

  •   The Drish House Tuscaloosa, AL
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    The Historic Drish House in Tuscaloosa is a well known spot for paranormal activity. It dates back to 1937 and was built by Dr. John R. Drish over a plantation that offered 450 acres. Stories say that Dr. Drish fell down a stairway while drunk in 1867 and died. His wife became obsessed with planning her husband's funeral and even wanted the same candles used at his to be used at her own... Read More

    Categories: Real Haunted Houses | Real Haunted Places

  • High Hill Church Parrish, AL
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    Locals have been reporting some strange happenings at this old church since it was first abandoned many years ago. Large crowds of people have been seen participating in a religious mass late at night, and the spirit of the church's pastor was recently seen hunting in the surrounding woods, despite having died in the late 1970s. Another incident involved a ghostly bride and groom... Read More

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  • Gwodz Road Bayou La Batre, AL
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    It is said that during the 1930s and '40s several black people were viciously attacked and hanged by members of the KKK on Gwodz Road. Since then passersby have reported some strange occurrences, including the sounds of laughter and screaming. Supposedly if you stop your car underneath one of the limbs from which the hangings took place and turn it off you will hear scratches on the... Read More

    Categories: Real Haunted Bridges & Overpasses | Real Haunted Places | Real Haunted Roads & Highways

  •   Haunted Train Tracks Coy, AL
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    A tragic school bus accident is said to have happened on these tracks during the 1950s, killing the occupants of the bus. Locals say you can hear children playing on the tracks and may even see their apparitions if you visit late at night or early in the morning. Read More

    Categories: Real Haunted Bridges & Overpasses | Real Haunted Places

  • Moundville Archaeological Site Moundville, AL
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    The Moundville Archaeological Site was the political and ceremonial center of a Mississippian culture that occupied the area from about the 11th through the 16th century. Today it is maintained by the University of Alabama Museums. The site fell into decline around 1450 AD, but 29 platform mounds remain to this day. Some visitors have reported seeing lights coming from one of the larger... Read More

    Categories: Real Haunted Places | Real Haunted Museums

  •   King-Criswell-Garrett Mansion Uriah, AL
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    Located in Monroe County at the intersection of Highway 59 & Orchard Road sits the King-Criswell-Garrett Mansion. The home was built in the late 1850s by Dr. William H. King, the nephew of the only vice president from Alabama, William Rufus King. The mansion features 9,000 square feet of space - making it the largest historic home in the state of Alabama. One of the previous owners, who... Read More

    Categories: Real Haunted Houses | Real Haunted Places

  • Sloss Furnaces Birmingham, AL
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    The Sloss Furnaces, now a National Historic Landmark, were constructed in the 1880s on a fifty acre site to produce pig iron, steadily growing in size and production over the decades until their eventual closure in the early 1970s. The furnaces were declared a landmark in 1981 and began operating as a museum for the City of Birmingham in 1983. While still use poor working conditions at... Read More

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  •   Cahawba Cahawba, AL
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    Cahawba, Alabama (also spelled as Cahaba) was Alabama's first capital. The area is located at the confluence of the Alabama and Cahaba rivers, causing it to suffer from regular seasonal flooding. In 1826, the state legislature moved the capital to Tuscaloosa. The ghost town that remains was abandoned after the Civil War and it now features empty buildings, a slave burial ground, and... Read More

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  •   Albertville Public Library Albertville, AL
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    The Albertville Public Library stands on the site of a former residence which was demolished at some point in the early 1900s. Though the current building was itself never a house, rumor has it the spirits of those that previously lived there have remained behind to haunt the area. Faucets have turned on and off of their own accord, and the elevator is said to run by itself at times. Read More

    Categories: Real Haunted Places | Real Haunted Libraries

  • Bear Creek Swamp Autaugaville, AL
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    Many legends and rumors circulate around Bear Creek Swamp, including a variety of ghost stories. Phantom cars are said to speed down the adjacent road and vanish into the darkness late at night, floating orbs of light have been spotted, and some have reported seeing an apparition roughly four feet tall popping out in front of their cars. There have also been sightings of the ghosts of... Read More

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  • Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce Wetumpka, AL
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    Built in 1910 and originally used as the town bank, the Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce offices are a short distance from the old Wetumpka Mortuary. Like the haunted mortuary, there have been reports of ghostly happenings at the Chamber of Commerce, including sounds of ghostly voices and disembodied voices. One incident involved what sounded like a person being dragged through the upstairs... Read More

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  • Dump Road Jacksonville, AL
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    Dump Road, a colloquial name given to a section of Old Chief Ladiga Trail for its past problems with litter, has been host to several ghostly happenings. The most common report is of people in old-fashioned clothing walking along the road, but there have also been claims of horrible screams ringing out along the path. An old slave's quarter is alleged to have stood on the road, and some... Read More

    Categories: Real Haunted Places | Real Haunted Nature & Outdoors (ie. Haunted Woods) | Real Haunted Roads & Highways

  •   St. James Hotel Selma, AL
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    Dating back to 1837, the St. James Hotel in Selma is one of the oldest buildings in all of Alabama. During the Civil War, it was used as the headquarters for Union troops and survived the burning of city buildings after the Battle of Selma. The hotel's most haunted rooms are said to be 214, 314, and 315. So, if you're a fan of all things paranormal, stay in one of these rooms! Some... Read More

    Categories: Real Haunted Hotels & Lodging | Real Haunted Places

  •   Wetumpka Mortuary Wetumpka, AL
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    Though the building has not been used as a mortuary for some time, the old Westumpka Mortuary seems to still be a hotbed for the dead. The building's lights have been known to mysteriously flicker on and off, and passersby have heard screams coming out from the building. Similar incidents have also been reported in some of the nearby buildings. Read More

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  •   Pickens County Courthouse Carrollton, AL
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    There are several variants of the story behind the ghostly face that appears in the Pickens County Courthouse's window, but they all revolve around the death of a man alleged of wrongdoing. Local legend has it that one Henry Wells, a freedman living in Carrollton, was accused of having burned down the local courthouse in 1876, just 12 years after Union soldiers had done the same to the... Read More

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