Haunted Urban Places (49)

49 verified haunted urban places from around the world. Each location includes its story, a 1–5 scare rating and GPS coordinates.

• Catacombs of Paris
  Île-de-France, Paris · Scare 5/5
  The remains of 6 million people beneath the streets of Paris — moved there in nightly processions from 1788.
• Edifício Joelma
  São Paulo · Scare 5/5
  The 1974 fire killed 189 people — and before that, the "Well Murders" of the 1940s.
• Sennentuntschi
  Graubünden, Chur · Scare 5/5
  Herdarna byggde en docka av halm för ro skull — den vaknade och flådde sin mästare.
• Mary King's Close
  Skottland, Edinburgh · Scare 5/5
  Underground Edinburgh — the streets that were abandoned during the 1645 plague and are now said to be haunted.
• Liwan Plaza
  Guangzhou · Scare 5/5
  Modern shopping centre built on an ancient burial ground — the name means "coffins" in dialect.
• Matsushiro underjordiska kejserliga högkvarter
  Nagano · Scare 4/5
  Bergstunnlar grävda av tusentals koreanska tvångsarbetare — hundratals dog i mörkret under jorden.
• Shanghai Tunnels
  Oregon, Portland · Scare 4/5
  Berusade män bortrövades till havs genom gångarna — och Ninas ande kastades i ett hisschakt.
• Whaley House
  California, San Diego · Scare 4/5
  "America's most supernatural home" according to the Travel Channel — built in 1857 on the site where Yankee Jim was hanged.
• Inunaki Tunnel
  Fukuoka · Scare 4/5
  Tunnel in Fukuoka linked to numerous urban legends and paranormal activity.
• Robert the Doll (Fort East Martello)
  Florida, Key West · Scare 4/5
  Världens mest beryktade hemsökta docka — förbannar dem som fotar honom utan att fråga om lov.
• The Witch House (Jonathan Corwin House)
  Massachusetts, Salem · Scare 4/5
  Judge Jonathan Corwin's house from 1675 — the only building still standing in Salem with a direct connection to the witch trials.
• Casa Matusita
  Lima · Scare 4/5
  Lima's most haunted building — people are said to go mad after visiting the second floor.
• Reieralléen / Reier Gård, Moss
  Østfold, Moss · Scare 4/5
  De huvudlösa stolparna i allén bär sina huvuden under armen i skymningen.
• Kiyotaki Tunnel
  Kyoto · Scare 4/5
  One of Japan's most notorious haunted tunnels — built largely by forced labour during World War II.
• Vale do Anhangabaú
  São Paulo · Scare 4/5
  "Devil's River" in Tupi — São Paulo's central valley linked to suicide and the suffering of the indigenous population.
• Hexenbürgermeisterhaus Lemgo
  Nordrhein-Westfalen, Lemgo · Scare 4/5
  Häxborgmästaren Cothmann skickade hundra människor på bålet — i huset där processerna hölls.
• Sunshine 60
  Tokyo, Ikebukuro · Scare 4/5
  Skyscraper built atop the execution site of Japanese war criminals.
• Bird Cage Theatre
  Arizona, Tombstone · Scare 4/5
  Vilda västerns teater, saloon och bordell. Sexton skottlossningar lämnade kulhål som syns än.
• Jomon-tunneln
  Hokkaido · Scare 4/5
  En jordbävning blottade upprättstående skelett inmurade i väggarna — människooffer för att bära tunneln.
• Tuen Mun Road
  New Territories · Scare 3/5
  Hong Kong's most haunted highway — many fatal accidents and reports of apparitions.
• Princess Theatre
  Victoria, Melbourne · Scare 3/5
  Melbourne's classic theatre haunted by "Federici" — the opera singer who died on stage in 1888.
• Huguang Huiguan
  Peking · Scare 3/5
  Historic opera house in Beijing with a reputation for paranormal activity.
• The East India House / City Museum
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  The golden age of trade left strange events in the hidden storerooms.
• Woodford Academy
  New South Wales, Blue Mountains · Scare 3/5
  The oldest building in the Blue Mountains (1834) — a historic school with reports of paranormal activity.
• Arco do Telles
  Rio de Janeiro · Scare 3/5
  Historic alley in central Rio — legends of "Donna Branca" and the suffering of colonial times.
• Grey High School
  Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth · Scare 3/5
  South Africa's oldest boys' school (1856) — said to have a teacher's ghost wandering its corridors.
• Filmteateret Stavanger — Kinosal 1
  Rogaland, Stavanger · Scare 3/5
  Iskall pust vid första raden på balkongen och den låsta dörren som slår av sig själv.
• Gave & Interiørglede, Hamar
  Innlandet, Hamar · Scare 3/5
  Övervakningskameran fångade den vita gestalten — och vaserna faller fortfarande i golvet.
• Langangen / Prestemoen, Porsgrunn
  Vestfold og Telemark, Porsgrunn · Scare 3/5
  Vita vagnen med skelett och de svarta skikkelserna — visar sig dagen innan en begravning.
• Steinkjer Kulturhus
  Trøndelag, Steinkjer · Scare 3/5
  En man som försvinner i tom luft, sceneridån som griper tag och NRK-team som hörde slag och rassel.
• Edifício Martinelli
  São Paulo · Scare 3/5
  São Paulo's first skyscraper (1929) — Italian workers' ghosts are said to wander the tower.
• Tunnel 33 (Barog)
  Himachal Pradesh, Barog · Scare 3/5
  Ingenjören sköt sig efter ett ödesdigert räknefel — hans vänliga ande pratar gärna med resenärer.
• The Grand Theatre (Storan)
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Voices in the auditorium and the White Lady — when the stage is empty, actors hear the inexplicable.
• Caobao Road Station
  Shanghai · Scare 3/5
  A subway station in Shanghai associated with urban ghost stories.
• Hanayashiki
  Tokyo, Asakusa · Scare 3/5
  Japan's oldest amusement park (1853) in Asakusa — full of urban ghost stories.
• Adelaide Arcade
  South Australia, Adelaide · Scare 3/5
  Shopping arcade from 1885 in Adelaide — haunted by Francis Cluney, the watchman who died in the elevator in 1887.
• Kvinnemuseet, Kongsvinger
  Innlandet, Kongsvinger · Scare 3/5
  Den lilla svartklädda kvinnan i Blå rommet och fest i tomma våningen.
• Estrada do Repouso
  Macau · Scare 3/5
  Stretch of road in Macau with local ghost stories.
• Africana Library
  Northern Cape, Kimberley · Scare 3/5
  The Diamond City's Victorian library from 1882 — unusual sound phenomena reported at night.
• Bairro da Liberdade
  São Paulo · Scare 3/5
  São Paulo's Japanese quarter — built on an old gallows and execution site.
• How to Create a Ghost Walk
  Scare 3/5
  Get more guests and share the story. Ghost walks have grown increasingly popular and are an excellent way to create an experience that visitors will talk about long after their visit.
• The Town Hall — The Whipping Chamber
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Echoing footsteps in the corridors above the dreaded Whipping Chamber.
• Hollywood Sign (Peg Entwistle's Ghost)
  California, Los Angeles · Scare 3/5
  The sign where 24-year-old actress Peg Entwistle leapt from the "H" in 1932 — said to walk Mount Lee to this day.
• Calçada do Amparo
  Macau · Scare 3/5
  An alley in old Macau associated with ghost stories from the Portuguese colonial era.
• Tap Sac Square
  Macau · Scare 3/5
  Central square in Macau with colonial architecture and local ghost stories.
• Gridley Tunnel
  Kanagawa, Yokosuka · Scare 3/5
  Tunnel in Yokosuka with reports of paranormal phenomena.
• Prudential Tower (Tokyo)
  Tokyo · Scare 3/5
  Tokyo skyscraper linked to urban legends of paranormal activity.
• Ghost Hotel Gasten (Liseberg)
  Västra Götaland · Scare 3/5
  Staff report genuine shadows and whispers when everything is closed — and a construction worker who haunts the place.
• Silverpilen
  Stockholm · Scare 3/5
  Tunnelbanetåget rusar fram genom berget. Efter Hallonbergen dröjer det ovanligt länge innan nästa station. Mörkret utanför fönstret ligger tätare än [...]

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How many haunted urban places are there?

Haunted Places lists 49 haunted urban places worldwide, each with its story and a 1–5 scare rating.

What are the most famous haunted urban places?

Among the most notable: Catacombs of Paris, Edifício Joelma, Sennentuntschi.

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