Most Haunted Places In The World (Part - 1)

Nothing beats a good ghost story, and our globe is full with them: ghosts roaming the halls of British castles, murders on lavish cruise liners, and UFO sightings in Transylvania. You can always find some sort of haunted monument wherever you go, along with a ghost tour to go with it.

Even if you don't believe in ghosts or other supernatural phenomena, some of the spookiest places are still worth seeing because of their stunning architecture, breathtaking settings, or intriguing histories. Here are the top 43 haunted locations in the globe that you should visit year-round, not just on October 31.

Hoia-Baciu Forest, Romania

Hoia-Baciu has earned paranormal popularity worldwide after a military technician photographed a "UFO" hovering over the woodland in 1968; some think it is a portal that leads visitors to vanish. According to The Independent, people who have gone through the forest without being zapped into another realm have experienced anxiety, nausea, and skin rashes. The mysterious twisted trees that inhabit the woodland, known as the "Bermuda Triangle of Transylvania," only serve to heighten the strange atmosphere.

The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Colorado

From its debut in 1909, the Stanley Hotel has drawn tourists to Estes Park with its grand Georgian architecture and legendary whisky bar. Nevertheless, the hotel's fame grew after serving as the model for the fictional Overlook Hotel in Stephen King's The Shining. Aside from that unsettling association, the Stanley Hotel has also been linked to numerous additional ghost sightings and some ghostly piano music, and it capitalises on this notoriety with nightly ghost tours and psychic readings from the on-site Madame Vera.

Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia

What's spookier than a ghostly cemetery? Perhaps a graveyard that is 50 feet underwater and is spooky. During World War II, the Japanese Navy used the Chuuk Lagoon in Micronesia (formerly known as Truk Lagoon) as a defended base. In 1944, American forces struck Chuuk Lagoon during a three-day airstrike. The "Ghost Fleet of Truk Lagoon" is made up of dozens of abandoned battleships, aeroplanes, tanks, and railroad waggons that fell to the lagoon's floor. Scuba divers adore the ship graveyard, which PADI refers to as "one of the top wreck diving spots on the planet." Swim up close to the warships, which are scattered with armaments, gas masks, and, in the opinion of some superstitious divers, a few bones.

St. George’s Church, Czech Republic

St. George's Church, located around 125 miles east of Prague, was first constructed in 1352 and has a long history. Over the years, there have been numerous fires that almost completely destroyed the structure. In 1968, a burial was taking place when a portion of the roof fell. Following that incident, the congregation started to believe the church was haunted and stopped going inside; as a result, the edifice was robbed and vandalised. All of that changed in 2012 when a University of West Bohemia art student came up with the concept of 30 ghost sculptures seated in the pews with their heads down as a way to draw people back to the church. The "Ghost Chapel" (which is accessible to the public every Saturday afternoon) has attracted a large influx of tourists today.

Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

The capital city of Scotland's largest attraction is also thought to be one of its most haunted. Visitors have reported seeing colonial prisoners from the American Revolutionary War, French prisoners from the Seven Years War, and even the spirit of a dog roaming the castle's canine cemetery in the old fortress's mediaeval dungeons, some of which date back more than 900 years.

Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia

When it was constructed in 1829, the castle-like Eastern State Prison raised the bar for solitary confinement. Prisoners ate, exercised, and lived alone. When a prisoner left his cell, a guard would put a hood over his head to prevent him from seeing or being seen. Overcrowding forced the jail to relinquish its solitary system in 1913, but the methods of punishment did not become any less harsh till it was permanently shuttered in 1970 (one example being chaining an inmate's mouth to his wrists). Today, the location draws thousands of tourists each year for its museum and Halloween events. There have been reports of ghostly activity such as pacing footsteps, shadowy figures, and unidentified laughter.