Thrills and Chills at Haunted Places You Can Visit in the US

Oct 30, 2025

We’re closing out our Halloween Celebrations with an homage to some of the most haunted road trip destinations in the US! Our list includes places you can tour and even stay overnight, if you dare! Extend your Halloween season beyond October and book a ghost hunting package, take a self-guided tour, and more at any of these spine-tingling locations! Well, what are you waiting for? Let’s make like Scooby Doo and the Mystery Machine Crew – hop in your new car from Classic and let’s hit the road to thrills and chills!

Biltmore in North Carolina is a sprawling, majestic estate in Asheville built by the prominent Vanderbilt family in the 1800s, completed in 1895. With an overwhelming 250 rooms in total, its quite easy to see how spirits can get lost here for all of eternity! The most famous ghost sighting from visitors is the notorious woman in pink, seen whisking away down the corridors and flitting through the halls, or if you’re lucky she may be spotted sitting in one of the rooms; it’s rumored she may even be the ghost of George Vanderbilt’s mistress. Other sightings include a charming young boy playing in and around the gardens, spectral beings moving up and down the stairs, noticing strange aromas in the halls, walking through cold spots, and the sound of disembodied footsteps echoing when no one is around you.

LaLaurie Mansion in Louisiana is haunted by the ghosts of American history and decades of cruelty and violence towards the slaves who were captured here, leaving it teeming with ghostly figures, tormented souls, and aggressive apparitions. Locals claim the historic mansion is cursed, having been home to the intimidating and unflinchingly violent Madame Delphine LaLaurie. There are significant reports of moans and wails coming from the room where LaLaurie imprisoned her slaves. Visitors report hearing echoes of footsteps down empty hallways, guides and visitors being physically tapped, poked, and grabbed by unseen spirits, lamp lights flickering on and off, and decades of other paranormal activities. Even passersby report an overwhelming feeling of negative energy and extreme sadness and pain when standing or walking too close to the building.

Winchester Mystery House in California is perhaps the most famous entry on our list, with dozens of ghosts and supernatural occurrences being reported over the years, and rumored to have been built by Sarah Pardee Winchester at the behest of the spirits from beyond! One of the most prevalent spirits spotted by tourists is the “wheelbarrow ghost” who carts a wheelbarrow of coal around the basement and Clyde, the spectral figure of a former worker in the home.The list of sightings is numerous, with strange disappearing shadows in the windows and mirrors, flickering lights, strange footsteps, unnerving sounds, phantom cooking smells, etc, all of which are unusual for a house that no one has lived in since the 90s.

The Stanley Hotel in Colorado is affectionately known by paranormal enthusiasts as “The Disneyworld of Ghosts”, with sightings and reports too numerous to count. If you’re a fan of “The Shining”, you’ll be delighted to know that author Stephen King once stayed at this hotel with his wife, and the nightmares which plagued him during the day were the inspiration for the story! Everyone from staff to ghost hunters to visitors staying the night have all reported a variety of sightings including disembodied laughter, flickering lights, items moving on their own accord, shadowy figures lurking, doors opening and closing on their own, and more. In particular, it’s said that the fourth floor is the most haunted, but you’ll certainly find no shortage of spirits here on any floor.

Lizzie Borden House in Massachusetts is the former home of Lizzie Borden and her family, all involved in the infamous 1892 unsolved murder of Lizzie’s father and stepmother and sensational trial. It’s rife with paranormal activity, and has now become one of the most popular haunted houses and spooky Bed and Breakfasts in all of America! You can book a tour of the 6 bedroom home, or opt for an overnight stay in one of the rooms, including the notorious “murder room” if you dare. As an added bonus, you can book a special ghost hunting experience and search for spectral inhabitants with your friends! It’s been reported to be one of the creepiest places visitors have ever come across, much less stayed the night in! Rumors of sightings include the ghost of the Bordens, disembodied and strange eerie laughter echoing throughout the halls, spectral children skipping from room to room, and then some…

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