Are you afraid of ghosts or are you the one who finds them exciting and wishes to have an encounter with supernatural elements? Naturally enough, most of us are afraid of ghosts and don’t want to visit such places that are said to be abode of supernatural elements. The article features 11 such places which are considered to be the most haunted in the whole world. Although there might be many others, these 11 are the ones you will never wish to visit. But at the same time, you will be shocked to know that in some cities, these serve as tourist attractions and people do pay a visit there just out of curiosity and interest. However, no doubt, they must have been scared while seeing them!
Let’s take a look at these 11 most haunted places of the world:
1. Ancient Ram Inn in Gloucestershire, England
Guests of this Inn got terrified to such a level that they jumped from the windows of their rooms. It is believed to have been built on a burial ground and it is said that worship of devil and child sacrifice was practiced here.
2. Bhangarh Fort in Alwar, Rajasthan
This is the most haunted place in India and it has many legends; however, two are more famous than others. First is about Emperor Madho Singh – Guru Balu Nath and the second one is about Princess Ratnavati.
It is said that a saint named Guru Balu Nath used to live here and king Madho Singh wanted to built a fort there. The king asked for permission from the saint who agreed on the condition that the shadow of his fort would not fall on the house of the saint otherwise everything would be ruined. When the fort was built, its shadow fell on the house of the saint and due to this, the fort was doomed and now it is a haunted place.
3. Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town, South Africa
The guards of the castle feel scared at night because they can hear people screaming as well as sound of footsteps. People think that those who were tortured in the castle centuries ago are still making their presence felt.
4. Eastern State Penitentiary, Pennsylvania, US
Thousands of prisoners were kept here and they were tortured in the ways which cannot be called humane in any manner. The history of this place is full of murder, suicide, torture and madness. Quite obviously, this place has such great amount of negativity.
5. Highgate Cemetery in North London, England
Paranormal activities have been noticed in this graveyard many times and people say that this place doesn’t only have ghosts but vampires can also be found here.
6. Island of the Dolls in Mexico
Creepy dolls are hanged everywhere and this tourist place has a very tragic story behind it, which is related to the death of a girl who died after drowning in the canal.
7. Mary King’s Close in Edinburgh, Scotland
Many times, strange sightings and weird voices have been witnessed as it is said that ghosts of those who used to live here and died because of plague are still present at the place.
8. Monte Cristo Homestead in New South Wales, Australia
This is said to be the most haunted house in Australia and as per the family who lived here for 50 years, the ghosts of original owners are still living in the house.
9. Poveglia Island in Italy
Island of Poveglia in Northern Italy is said to be the most active location of paranormal activities. Nearly 160,000 plague sufferers were dumped in this island and it has been completely abandoned for a long time now.
10. Screaming Tunnel in Niagara Falls, Ontario
The legend says that nearly 100 years ago, a farm house near the tunnel caught fire and a girl who had caught fire came running into the tunnel and died of her burns. It is said that some people have seen her over there.
11. St. Augustine Lighthouse in Florida, USA
This old lighthouse has shown direction to many ships but nowadays, it is said that the presence of its old keeper Peter Rasmussen can be felt there, especially the smell of his cigar, as Peter was very fond of it.
Which of these places did you find the most haunting where you never ever want to go? And which you think is not that really scary? Did I miss any that you find more fearful and ghostly?