Haunted Places in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — 22 Locations

James Martin School

📍 Philadelphia, PA

This used to be a hospital and nursing school.. and at times you could see bloody hands and people in the…

Baleroy

📍 Philadelphia, PA

a number of ghosts have been seen here including Thomas Jefferson.

Bright Hope Baptist Church

📍 Philadelphia, PA

Sounds of unsettlement have been heard behind the church after everyone leaves the building.

Byberry Mental Hospital

📍 Philadelphia, PA

Said to be haunted by the different patients that were mistreated in there. It was shut down for good in 1990…

Eastern State Penitentiary

📍 Philadelphia, PA

Eastern State is haunted by hundreds of prisoners that have been executed, beaten to death, or committed…

Fairless Hills

📍 Philadelphia, PA

Bolton Mansion grounds - . While sledding in the winter, a witness reports a few times they had looked up at…

Fort Mifflin

📍 Philadelphia, PA

Three ghosts are here. A women in the ruins of the commanders house, she is called the screaming woman…

Friends Hospital

📍 Philadelphia, PA

Built in 1813 this building was the original patient quarters and home to the superintendent and his wife. It…

General Wayne Inn

📍 Philadelphia, PA

This inn is home to more than 17 ghosts including Hessians, a ghost wanting his wives picture, a old owner…

The Institute of Pennsylvania

📍 Philadelphia, PA

Reports of the elevator opening with a loud noise and voices, and foot steps came from the elevator.

Jeans Hospital

📍 Philadelphia, PA

A few years ago Jeans Hospital was having financial difficulties and there were rumors that it would be…

Orleans 8 Movie Theater

📍 Philadelphia, PA

A little girl seems to be haunting the projection booth. Sometimes, late at night, you can hear the little…

Palmer Cemetery

📍 Philadelphia, PA

A witness visiting a grave of a relative reports bring flowers to the grave. Upon feeling a strange feeling…

St. Dominic’s Catholic School

📍 Philadelphia, PA

there is said to be a ghostly presence in the graveyard.

Saint Maria Goretti High School for Girls

📍 Philadelphia, PA

Cold hands felt, a ghost roams the halls throughout the schools and that the statue in front of the school…

The Civil War Library and Museum

📍 Philadelphia, PA

Was feature on unsolved mysteries--net work tv. On the second floor, in the Lincoln Room, the spirits of…

The old Penn Rynn Manor

📍 Philadelphia, PA

Used to be the Biddle estate(as in Bailey, Banks and Biddle) It is right on the Delaware river. The story is…

The Walnut St. Theater

📍 Philadelphia, PA

reorts of an apparition of a liitle girl from the earl 1900s & hearing voices..

Roxborough

📍 Philadelphia, PA

Leverington Cemetery - a very haunted site in Philadelphia, apparitions have been seen frequently

Somerton

📍 Philadelphia, PA

St. Andrews Church - Original Chapel - Next door to the newer church building is the older chapel, a white…

University of the Sciences

📍 Philadelphia, PA

Osol Hall - was originally a Psychiatric Institute. Legend goes, that a girl who was admitted there, went…

Wissahickon Canoe Club

📍 Philadelphia, PA

Originally a mill in the 1600's, this creek-side building is said to have many ghosts. The presence of a…

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