35 haunted places around the world

The real locations behind SPECTRAL's case files. For each one: what actually happened there, the legends people tell, how much of it holds up, and whether you can go.

The Americas 10

Belcourt Castle Newport, Rhode Island, USA Private — rarely open Eastern State Penitentiary Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Open to visitors Island of the Dolls Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico Open to visitors St. Augustine Lighthouse St. Augustine, Florida, USA Open to visitors The Myrtles Plantation St. Francisville, Louisiana, USA Open to visitors The Queen Mary Long Beach, California, USA Open to visitors The Riddle House West Palm Beach, Florida, USA Guided tours The Stanley Hotel Estes Park, Colorado, USA Open to visitors Waverly Hills Sanatorium Louisville, Kentucky, USA Guided tours Winchester Mystery House San Jose, California, USA Open to visitors

Europe 17

Akershus Fortress Oslo, Norway Open to visitors Borgvattnet Vicarage Borgvattnet, Jämtland, Sweden Open to visitors Bran Castle Bran, near Brașov, Romania Open to visitors Catacombs of Paris Paris, France Open to visitors Château de Brissac Brissac-Quincé, Loire Valley, France Open to visitors Château de Châteaubriant Châteaubriant, Loire-Atlantique, France Open to visitors Corvin Castle Hunedoara, Romania Open to visitors Edinburgh Vaults Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Guided tours Hellfire Caves West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK Open to visitors Hoia-Baciu Forest Cluj-Napoca, Romania Open to visitors Leap Castle County Offaly, Ireland Private — rarely open Mary King's Close Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Guided tours Pluckley Kent, England, UK Open to visitors Poveglia Island Venetian Lagoon, Italy Closed to the public Raynham Hall Norfolk, England, UK Private — rarely open The Ancient Ram Inn Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, UK Private — rarely open The Tower of London London, United Kingdom Open to visitors

Asia & Oceania 8

Aokigahara Forest Yamanashi, Japan Open to visitors Bhangarh Fort Alwar, Rajasthan, India Daytime only Hashima Island Nagasaki, Japan Guided tours Lawang Sewu Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia Open to visitors Monte Cristo Homestead Junee, New South Wales, Australia Guided tours Old Changi Hospital Changi, Singapore Closed to the public SS Ourang Medan Strait of Malacca Lost at sea The Forbidden City Beijing, China Open to visitors

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