Haunted Places in Wisconsin

Explore the dark history and bizarre lore surrounding these legendary haunted places in Wisconsin, from the historical hauntings of the Ridgeway Ghost and the notorious Summerwind Mansion, to the chilling encounters in Dartford Cemetery and the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. Restless spirits of the past still seem to linger where some of the worst Wisconsin tragedies occurred, like the Peshtigo Fire Museum, or Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin, and in places where turn-of-the-century spiritualists communed with the dead such as Whitewater and Rienzi Cemetery.

If you’re looking for ghosts, portals to Hell, and other creepy Wisconsin things, let us be your paranormal guide to the Badger State’s haunted roads, mysterious graves, abandoned houses, and dark, hidden history.

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Come face-to-face with local legends with these popular Wisconsin ghost tours into the haunted history of the witches of Whitewater, the spirits of Wisconsin Dells, Milwaukee, Madison, and more.

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Summerwind Mansion

Discover the chilling story of Summerwind Mansion, the abandoned Wisconsin house said to be haunted by the spirit of 18th-century explorer Jonathan Carver.

Witch Road

Legend says Witch Road near Ripon, WI is haunted by an evil crone whose ghost dwells in the woods, causing mysterious lights and other paranormal phenomena.

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The Rave Haunted Holidays Tours

Go backstage for The Rave Haunted Holiday Tours this Christmas, where you'll encounter the ghosts of Milwaukee's historic haunted concert venue.

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Haunted Hotel for Sale in Wisconsin, Ghosts Included

If you're looking to get into the haunted hotel business, this spooky historic bar with 6 hotel rooms in Humbird, WI includes everything you need to get started - even the ghosts.

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Mysteries of Holy Hill

Miracles, mysteries, and a murderous hermit. The history of Holy Hill is equally as strange as the haunted cemetery, goatman legends, and bearwolf sightings that surround it.

Maribel Caves Hotel, also known as Hotel Hell in Maribel, WI

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Maribel Caves Hotel Hell

The historic Maribel Caves Hotel, known as "Hotel Hell," may be one of the most haunted places in Wisconsin, complete with a Portal to Hell in the old well.

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Old Glenbeulah School

Built in 1916, the old Glenbeulah School has been home to haunted phenomena for decades.

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Moe Lutheran Church

Legend says that 30 people perished when Moe Lutheran Church burned down in the 1900s, and that ghosts from the cemetery across the street cause car accidents.

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Polk County Poor Farm

The house originally built for the Polk County Poor Farm in Amery, WI is believed to be haunted by the spirit of a young boy murdered there many years ago.

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Amery Lutheran Church

Voices inside the walls and the bell ringing by itself have lead some parishioners to believe the Amery haunted church is occupied by a phantom congregation.

Holy Hill Art Farm ghost caught on camera in Wisconsin

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Creepy Figure Caught on Trail Cam Near Holy Hill

An eerie image appearing to a show a ghost captured on film at the idyllic Holy Hill Art Farm hints that the site may be home to some lingering spirits.

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Hotel Chequamegon

The Hotel Chequamegon is a historic haunted hotel in Northern Wisconsin with a reputation for strange sounds, voices, and the ghost of a man in a top hat.

Does the Christmas Tree Ship still sail Lake Michigan on Christmas Eve?

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The Ghost of the Christmas Tree Ship

The legendary Christmas Tree Ship sank into Lake Michigan over 100 years ago, but that doesn't stop her ghostly crew from trying to finish their final voyage.

The ghost of Milwaukee hotel magnate Walter Schroeder

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The Many Hauntings of Walter Schroeder

From the haunted Retlaw in Fond du Lac to the Milwaukee Hilton, the ghost of hotel magnate Walter Schroeder has been keeping busy from beyond the grave.

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Peshtigo Fire Museum & Mass Grave

The Peshtigo Fire Museum displays relics and tells the story of the devastating 1871 inferno that wiped out 17 towns and left as many as 2,500 dead.

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Sheboygan County Asylum

The haunted halls of the Sheboygan County Asylum are said to have driven nurses to suicide. What spirits lurk in the abandoned tunnels of the insane asylum?

St. Killian's Catholic Cemetery in Lake Geneva

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St. Kilian’s Catholic Cemetery

The church was burned to the ground following rumors of Satanic rituals and black masses, but St. Kilian’s Catholic Cemetery in Lake Geneva is still home to something evil.

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Evergreen Inn Hotel

Legend says the old Evergreen Inn Hotel building in Manitowoc has seen many deaths over the years, and those spirits still wander the halls and their old rooms.

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Pioneers Rest Cemetery

Known as Bandli Graveyard, Pioneers Rest Cemetery in Rice Lake is the site of macabre legends including murder, Satanic rituals, and the ghost of a young girl.

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Evil Book in the UW-Whitewater Library

According to legend, an evil book that drives readers to insanity and suicide lurks behind lock and key in the basement of a Whitewater library.

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Hamilton House

The historic Hamilton House in Whitewater may still be the home of Sarah Posey and her son, though they’ve been buried in Hillside Cemetery for 100 years.

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USS Cobia Haunted Submarine

The USS Cobia haunted submarine is permanently moored at the Manitowoc Maritime Museum, where tour guides have had ghostly encounters with a crewman killed in WWII.

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Amityville Horror House

The Amityville Horror house seen in the 2005 remake starring Ryan Reynolds was filmed in Wisconsin at this Victorian manor on the shore of Silver Lake.

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Octagon House

The historic Octagon House in Fond du Lac conceals secret rooms, passageways, and the ghosts of the family that lived there over 150 years ago.

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Glenbeulah Cemetery

Legends of Glenbeulah Cemetery of glowing graves, a headless man, the ghost of a lost girl, and more make it possibly the most haunted cemetery in Wisconsin.

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Witherell House

Legend says a deranged child murdered her parents in the abandoned Witherell House in Fond du Lac, and they may still haunt the cursed property.

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Rienzi Cemetery

Founded by a family of spiritualists, Rienzi Cemetery in Fond du Lac is home to many notable Wisconsin figures, as well as its share of haunted legends.

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History of the Haunted Witch Tower in Whitewater

The haunted witch tower in Whitewater, a historical water tower in Starin Park, has long been rumored to be the location of occult rituals and witchcraft.

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The Grave of Kate Blood

Her gravestone may drip blood, but was she really an axe-murdering witch? Here's the story of the haunted grave of Kate Blood in Appleton's Riverside Cemetery.

Jay Road is one of the most haunted roads in Wisconsin

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The Jay Road Ghost Jogger

A bleak stretch of road where travelers have encountered the restless spirit of a hit-and-run victim hoping to hitch a ride.

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Dartford Cemetery

Green Lake's old pioneer burial ground Dartford Cemetery holds the dark secrets of the idyllic community's tragic past, and its spirits are not resting.

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The Eerie Legends of the Most Haunted Cemeteries in Wisconsin

From exhumed graves and axe murdering witches to portals to Hell itself, the legends and spirits of these haunted cemeteries in Wisconsin will never rest.

The abandoned Castle of Terror haunted house in Wisconsin Dells

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Remembering the Haunted Attractions of Wisconsin Dells Past

These haunts may have given up the ghost, but they will forever torment the memories of our childhood vacations to the Dells.

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Taliesin Massacre: The Bloody History of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Home

In 1914 the famous architect's home became the stage for a brutal massacre, and some believe the spirits still linger.

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Haunted Tugboat Lurks in the Milwaukee Harbor

Six men lost their lives when the tugboat Wisconsin sank in 1941. Since its restoration, strange phenomena have convinced some that those men never left it.

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What is the most haunted place in Wisconsin?

It’s difficult to measure a haunting, but based on the factors such as the age, uniqueness, notoriety, and continuing paranormal activity of some places, the title of the “most haunted place in Wisconsin” would have to go to Summerwind Mansion, Sheboygan Asylum, the Pfister Hotel, or the entire town of Whitewater.

What is the most haunted hotel in Wisconsin?

Wisconsin has numerous haunted hotels and B&Bs. The one with the most notable encounters is probably the Pfister Hotel, as is has become notorious among professional baseball players, musicians and other celebrities for the eerie, unexplained phenomena they experiencing there while staying in Milwaukee.

What are the best haunted places to visit in Wisconsin?

Many haunted locations are private residences or businesses, and therefore not accessible to the public, but thankfully some of Wisconsin’s most haunted places are – and they may even conduct their own ghost tours. Some of the best haunted places to visit due to accessibility and experience include Shaker’s Cigar Bar, Milwaukee Public Museum, the USS Cobia submarine in Manitowoc, Taliesin in Spring Green, Sanatorium Hill and Bascom Hill in Madison, the Peshtigo Fire Museum, and Holy Hill.

What is the haunted asylum in Wisconsin?

Wisconsin has several haunted places associated with asylums. The most well known is the Sheboygan Asylum, which has been closed for some time now but is open for haunted tours. The spooky hospital was featured in an episode of the Travel Channel series Destination Fear. Next is the Winnebago Mental Health Institute, which is remains haunted by the ghosts of the original facility called the Northern State Hospital for the Insane. Asylum Hill in Eau Claire is another spot where spirits reputedly still linger even though the hospital itself was torn down years ago. The Havenwood Apartments in Lake Geneva are rumored to be inhabited by the lost souls of the Oakwood Sanitarium that once stood in the exact same place.

What is the most haunted town in Wisconsin?

Wisconsin has a lot of ghosts, but the most haunted town has to be Whitewater. Known as Second Salem, spiritualists at the Morris Pratt Institute pierced the veil with their experiments in conjuring and speaking with the dead that many believe have left the town deeply haunted to this day. A close second is St. Nazianz, location of JFK Prep, where an excommunicated priest and his followers built their own community where they could freely conduct the “mystical” and “heretical” works the church condemned them for. Some believe Father Oschwald cursed the town upon his death.

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