Most Haunted Places in America ( Part - 5 )

Pittock Mansion, Portland, Oregon

Pioneers from Oregon Henry and Georgiana Pittock inspired the Pittock Mansion's creative design and construction when they decided to create their dream home in 1909, while they were in their golden years. Regrettably, Georgiana and Henry were only able to enjoy their property for a short time before passing suddenly in 1918 and 1919, respectively. Georgiana's favourite flower, roses, filled a room without any flowers, and a childhood painting of Henry moved around the house by itself have both been attributed to the building, which is now a popular tourist attraction. Death was obviously not a sufficient excuse for the Pittocks to leave their cherished house.

Red Onion Saloon, Skagway, Alaska

Alaska's Red Onion Saloon, which was founded in 1898 as a brothel for miners during the Klondike Gold Rush, stood apart from other bordellos because it employed dolls to manage its business. (Always encouraging.) Ten dolls, each one symbolising a woman who worked in the upstairs rooms, were displayed on the bar each day. When a customer selected one of the dolls, it was placed on the bar to show that particular employee was busy. The doll would be placed back in her sitting position when the customer returned downstairs so that other possible customers would know she was accessible. In 2019, the Red Onion Saloon is still in business as a bar and

RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, California

The RMS Queen Mary operated as a luxury ocean liner from 1936 to 1967, with the exception of a brief period during World War II when it was a war ship. At least one murder, a sailor being crushed to death by a door in the engine room, and kids drowning in the pool occurred there during that time. The ship was bought by the city of Long Beach in 1967 and converted into a hotel, and it continues to be used for that purpose even though it is said that the ghosts of the murdered passengers are allowed to stay there for free. See if you can enter the ship's engine room, which is regarded by many as a "hotbed" of paranormal activity, for an extra dosage of spine-tingling sensations.

San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Texas

The oldest church in Texas, a magnificent specimen of Gothic Revival architecture, hosts El Mariachi Mass every Sunday. You would need to be a bit of a daring to enter its myth-filled grounds after dark though. As workmen began repairing the cathedral in 1936, they discovered bones, nails, and ragged clothing next to the altar that some speculate belonged to three Alamo soldiers. Visitors have documented eerie figures and orbs in their photos since the unsettling incident, as well as spirits in the church's interior. Among these strange dwellers are a man in black and individuals wearing hooded, monk-like robes.

Sheffield Island Lighthouse, Norwalk, Connecticut

This 10-room Victorian-style lighthouse, which took 45 minutes to get to by ferry from South Norwalk, was constructed in 1868 to aid ships in reaching Sheffield Island in Connecticut. The first keeper of the lighthouse passed away unexpectedly in 1972 while using a spyglass to observe passing ships; the cause of his death was never revealed. Later, in 1991, an archaeologist involved in the preservation of historic sites reported a number of strange occurrences, including mystical music emanating from the shoreline, far-off pleas for aid, and the sound of a foghorn—even though the island had no foghorn. Many people think Captain Robert Sheffield's ghost, who first bought the islands in the early 1800s, made the sounds (and apparently had a knack for weird musical instruments). The Sheffield Island Lighthouse now provides guided tours.