Unexpectedly Haunted Places Around the World

Next stop: nightmares. If you're ever taking the subway from Shanghai's Caobao Road Station (nicknamed "Ghost Station" for a reason), keep an eye out for fellow passengers who might not be what they seem. Ever look around at your fellow morning commuters and think you've stumbled onto the set of The Walking Dead? You might not be so far off! At this station, which is located near a mortuary, witnesses have claimed to see an otherworldly spirit drag a waiting passenger off the platform and onto the tracks in front of an oncoming train. Other spooky reports have included the appearance of a girl in red and the sound of a woman laughing in a supposedly empty station.

Missed your putt? At St. Andrews Old Course, you can blame it on a ghost. The Martyrs' Monument, built to commemorate four protestants who were executed during the 16th Century, sits behind the course's 18th hole, and is allegedly haunted.

It's also rumored that the ghost of golfer Tom Morris, who died after falling down a flight of stairs at the New Club, lingers around the course—but this friendly spirit is reported to help golfers find lost balls.

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Former Presidents and White House staff have reported that 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is haunted. Famous deceased souls such as Abraham Lincoln, Abigail Adams, Andrew Jackson, and Dolley Madison have all apparently been spotted hanging around the property. Even the formidable Winston Churchill reportedly refused to sleep in the Lincoln Bedroom out of fear that the former President would return to reclaim his room.

The HMS Queen Mary was launched in 1936 as a luxury liner, but she was commissioned into a troopship known as the Grey Ghost during World War II. After making more than 1,000 transatlantic crossings, the ship was retired in 1967. Unfortunately, it seems that some ghosts decided to buy only a one-way ticket for this cruise and refuse to disembark. Spirits in old-fashioned swimsuits are seen wandering the pool decks, leaving wet footprints from a pool that no longer holds water. Unexplained sounds are often reported as well. See for yourself, if you dare, on one of Queen Mary's paranormal tours.

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Sarah Winchester, the widow of firearm magnate William Wirt Winchester, inherited a vast fortune after the deaths of her husband and infant daughter. With this wealth, she began an extraordinary construction project in 1884—a sprawling mansion in San Jose, California, now known as the Winchester Mystery House.

According to legend, Winchester believed she was haunted by the spirits of those killed by Winchester rifles. She reportedly held nightly séances to seek guidance from these spirits on how to build the house in a way that would appease them and protect her from harm.

The mansion grew chaotically, with staircases leading to ceilings, doors opening into walls, and rooms added seemingly at random. Construction continued almost nonstop for 38 years, as Winchester constantly redesigned, tore down, and rebuilt sections of the house.

Today, the Winchester Mystery House is famous for its maze-like layout and supernatural lore. Visitors have reported feeling cold drafts, hearing unexplained footsteps, and seeing ghostly figures in the halls—adding to its reputation as one of America’s most haunted homes.

Does a cursed ship's bad luck sink with it when it capsizes? Apparently not, according to those who claim the wreck of the Alkimos is haunted. The boat had a run of bad luck even before it sank, including a murder-suicide, a crash on a reef, and allegations that unfortunate welders were accidentally sealed between hulls during the boat's construction. Now the wreck (a popular diving site) is supposedly haunted, and believers blame the Alkimos for a plane crash that killed a wreck visitor, near-drownings close to the boat, unexplained engine failures on boats sailing by, and, of course, plain old ghost sightings.

After a shepherd and his flock of 200 sheep supposedly disappeared here, the forest became the setting for many a spooky tale. Some locals are afraid to venture into the forest, fearing that they will never return. Other brave souls who have gone in claim to have returned with unexplained sicknesses and rashes. UFOs, glowing lights, and apparitions have all been reportedly seen inside the forest.