Louisville Haunted Places
Like all cities, Louisville has its share of haunted places that dot the map. Some of these haunted places are legends, others are very much based on true stories. In fact, Louisville is home to what has been deemed to be one of the scariest places on earth the Waverly Hills Sanatorium. However, this isn’t the only creepy place in town. There are many ghosts floating around the city. You just have to know where to look! We will be posting more haunted places as we find them. We will also be posting pictures and any other information we can find as well so be sure to keep checking back!
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Sleepy Hollow
No, not the headless horseman story. Sleepy Hollow is a road that is so isolated and dark that the only light to guide you is your headlights and the moon. The tree line casts creepy shadows over the road so that it is hard to see anything else.There are many stories tied to Sleepy Hollow. The most well known is that of the black hearse. It is said that whi [more...]
Location: Eastern border of Oldham and Jefferson County, KY
Admission: N/A
Speed Art Museum
The Speed Art Museum was established by Harriet (Hattie) Bishop speed, the second wife of JB Speed, in 1927. It was created as a memorial for her late husband who never loved her quite as much as her loved his first wife, Cora. Hattie was always very jealous of Cora. Hattie loved the arts and she donated many pieces to the museum that her and JB had collecte [more...]
Location: Louisville, KY
Admission: Free, but a $4 donation is greatly encouraged.
Joe’s Older Than Dirt
We all know of Joe’s Older Than Dirt in Lyndon. Many of us have probably been there. But what most of us didn’t know is that it’s haunted. Workers will be there late at night after closing and will hear chairs moving, and unexplained voices. Some workers have even claimed to see white apparitions pass them at night or the early hours of the morning when the [more...]
Location: Lyndon, KY
Admission: No cover charge
Eastern Cemetery
Most of us have heard of Eastern Cemetery becuase of all the times it has made local news. This cemetery has been used to bury bodies since 1843. Iit was brought to light that there were coffins stacked as many as five deep when they started sticking out of the ground. The condition of the cemetery is dispicable. Volunteers try to upkeep the cemetery, but it [more...]
Location: Louisville, KY
Admission: N/A
Cave Hill Cemetery
One of Louisville’s largest cemetery’s, it is said that if you visit Cave Hill Cemetery at night you can see green lights floating through the air. It is also been told that if you listen very carefully you can hear the gravestones being knocked over and other noises. Let’s face it, it’s a cemetery…at night…it’s going to be SCARY! [more...]
Location: Louisville, KY
Admission: N/A
Hot Rod Haven
The story tells of a young girl and boy that that died on their way to a dance. Hot Rod Haven is actually a part of Mitchell Hill Road. Mitchell Hill Road has a stretch that is winding and twisting with short straight-aways and curves. It was a very popular place to test your racing skills from the 1940’s to the 70’s. On September 23rd 1946, Roy [more...]
Location: Mitchell Hill Road, Louisville Ky
Admission: N/A
The Story Inn
A little outside of Louisville near Brown County,IN is the town of Story. Story, IN is one of the smallest towns I have ever encountered. Story, IN literally consists of one city block. On this block is the Story Inn. The Story Inn has multiple styles of accommodations that are period specific. One accommodation, the Blue Lady Room, is rumored to be haunted by… [more...]
Location: Story, IN
Admission: Accommodation prices vary
Palace Theatre
There is a haunted legend to the Palace Theatre that dates back to the 1990s restoration and reopening. It was during this time that workers began to see a man at a variety of places around the building. An older man, wearing work clothes, his hair in a flat top and wearing older style glasses. One worker swore that as he walked across the stage he saw the older [more...]
Location: Palace Theatre Louisville, KY
Admission: Depends upon the show
The Captain’s Tomb
Located a mile down from Horseshoe Casino, the Captain’s Tomb has log been seen as a haunted location in the Metro area. Halloween night on the Ohio. Listen closely and you may hear the breath of Captain Frances McHarry an old steamboat captain in the Louisville area.. McHarry, born in 1805, was a wealthy and well-known steamboat captain who ran ferry boats from [more...]
Location: Elizabeth, IN
Admission: N/A
The Witch’s Castle
The Legend of the Witch’s Castle is that you can here a little girl laughing in the woods and loud thumps. People have seen a white mist moving very fast in what looked like the living room, but only the foundation and a fire place remain of the main house at the Witch’s Castle. Up the hill just behind the main house is a small shack surrounded by a ditch and a c [more...]
Location: Utica, IN
Admission: N/A
Culbertson Mansion
Old toys give you the creeps? Really? Too bad…In 1987 the Friends of the Culbertson Mansion started using the Carriage House for Literally, a Haunted House. In seasons past the House has been inhabited by deranged dentists, paranormal entities, undead monstrosities, evil cults and a dark carnival. This year we discovered some new disturbing history. In 1930, Th [more...]
Location: 914 East Main St New Albany, IN
Dates: Fri & Sat nights Sept 28-Oct 27, 2012
Admission: $13, Mansion tours available
Waverly Hills Sanatorium
If you are from Louisville, then you are VERY familiar with Waverly Hills. Waverly Hills Sanatorium is an old TB Hospital that has seen thousands of deaths in its day. Waverly has been featured on World’s Scariest Places and it is definitely one of the scariest places that I have ever laid my eyes on. The building alone is menacing and that is before you even ste [more...]
Location: 4400 Paralee Lane Louisville, KY
Dates: Fri & Sat Sept 21-Oct 27, 2012 Paranormal tours available
Admission: $20, Private paranormal tours available
