Four Haunted Houses...

To see some haunts for yourself, check out "The Field Guide to North American Hauntings" by W. Haden Blackman. The book lists the 15 most haunted sites in North America, including these four houses, which are all open to the public.

 

• The LaLaurie House is a French Quarter landmark in New Orleans. It is reportedly haunted by the ghosts of up to 25 slaves and servants, along with the deranged and murderous ghost of Madame Delphine Macarty LaLaurie, who built the home in 1832. Passersby say they hear shrieks and screams from the house. Several French Quarter ghost tours include a peek inside the home and a chance to see LaLaurie’s ghost. However, Blackman warns “only experienced ghost hunters should attempt to establish any form of communication with this spirit, whose evil nature cannot be ignored.”

 

• The Spy House in Port Monmouth, N.J., is haunted by at least 24 specters, including the pirate Captain Morgan, Lord Charles Cornwallis and several playful children. The building has more than 350 years of history as a home to pirates and colonists alike, and has been a tavern, inn, bordello and more. It is now a museum, and Blackman quotes ghost hunter Arthur Myers calling the Spy House “one of the most haunted places I have ever visited or heard about.”

 

• The Whaley House in San Diego is haunted by the reportedly pleasant but restless Whaley family and some neighbors, including children and a family dog. A thief who was hanged at the site also haunts the home. The home is currently a museum.

 

• The White House (yes, that White House) in Washington is widely believed to be haunted by former presidents and relatives who don’t want to leave the world’s most famous address. The L.A. Times reported that Michelle Obama experienced supernatural happenings at the White House. Former resident Hillary Rodham Clinton said, "There is something about the house at night that you just feel like you are summoning up the spirits of all the people who have lived there and worked there and walked through the halls there."

 

Many, most notably Lady Bird Johnson, Eleanor Roosevelt and Winston Churchill have seen or felt the ghost of Abraham Lincoln. Abigail Adams is known to haunt the East Room, and William Henry Harrison is often heard in the attic. Portions of the White House are open for tours, but many of the haunted areas are off-limits.

 

The other “most haunted” sites include ships, cemeteries, prisons and theaters, as well as Highway 666 in the southwestern United States, and Salem, Mass.

 

This article originally appeared here on Networx.com.