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Explore 50 haunted places in Maryland. Read ghost stories, local history, source notes, and visiting information in the PHASM Haunted Atlas.
Stevensville, Maryland · Hotel
The account on Haunted Places connects Room 210 with a presence named Alexander Thompson. Visitors reportedly notice unexplained cigar smoke, hear footsteps and voices, and see lights in the halls; doors are also said to move when nobody is touching them. Historical name retained; current branding and operation require checking. Death narrative omitted as unverified.
Urbana, Maryland · Historic house
In Haunted Places’ account, soldier apparitions wander the house and grounds while cries, prayers and pleas for help are heard indoors. The basement has its own reports of abrupt cold, an unseen touch on the shoulder and a strong sense that someone is watching. Directory labels Frederick; road intersection and nearest locality establish Urbana. Unverified historical abuse claims omitted.
Baltimore, Maryland · Hotel
Haunted Places records a little girl’s apparition on the nineteenth floor and sightings of a couple dressed for a formal occasion. The brief account presents these as recurring figures in the hotel’s ghost tradition.
Annapolis, Maryland · Hotel
Haunted Places describes a spectral bride, a sea captain, a woman dressed in black and a soldier whose singing is heard before dawn. Reports also include perfume without an apparent source, cold patches and footsteps. The bride and captain belong to a local tale of a reunion ended by a carriage accident. The bride/captain narrative is also supported by Historic Hotels of America’s 2023 haunted hotels report. Oldest-hotel claim omitted.
Hagerstown, Maryland · Theater
Haunted Places recounts an early manager’s daughter seeing what she believed was her father’s ghost in the theatre. Other witnesses describe unidentified voices and the unsettling sense of another person nearby when they appear to be alone.
Annapolis, Maryland · Other
Haunted Places calls the tavern’s recurring figure Roland: a man in Revolutionary-era clothes who looks toward the water from downstairs. His appearances are associated with cigar smoke. Other accounts describe crockery sliding from shelves, furniture moving and wall lamps being turned upside down. Nicknamed spirit; identity uncertain.
Ellicott City, Maryland · Historic house
The sound of jingling keys is Mount Ida’s signature ghost story in Haunted Places. Locals attribute it to Miss Ida Tyson, said to have carried a ring of keys in life and to continue watching over the house after death.
Frederick, Maryland · Other
The Haunted Places entry describes objects disappearing or shifting position inside the museum. Its most unusual sound report is a persistent scratching, likened to a cat using a scratching post, coming from the executive director’s office without an obvious animal source.
St. Michaels, Maryland · Hotel
Haunted Places recounts two unseen men arguing in a downstairs room and a blue light moving through the house amid slamming doors. A figure looking down from an upstairs window is sometimes identified as Robert E. Lee in the inn’s lore.
Boonsboro, Maryland · Hotel
In the story retold by Haunted Places, Madeline Dahlgren’s ghost acted as a protector. A normally closed door supposedly opened by itself, allowing an employee to notice smoke from a fire at the rear of the inn before the danger spread. Source spells the name Madeline; historical spelling requires independent review. Operating status not checked.
Scotland, Maryland · Natural landmark
At the mouth of the Potomac, Point Lookout’s former wartime prison site and lighthouse are associated with vanishing soldiers and unexplained visitors.
Salisbury, Maryland · Historic house
Haunted Places records a group of spirits at Poplar Hill: a former resident, a servant called Samuel and an enslaved girl whose story involves a fatal clothing fire. Their supposed continued presence is part of the mansion’s local ghost tradition. Deaths and identities are attributed traditions rather than independently corroborated events.
Annapolis, Maryland · Other
Haunted Places identifies Amy as the tavern’s best-known ghost and associates her with a bedpost displayed downstairs. Staff reportedly see her apparition, while another account describes an elderly woman. Mischievous movements of objects in the bar round out the tradition.
Annapolis, Maryland · Other
Haunted Places attributes the tavern’s activity to Mary Reynolds. Accounts describe objects moving without contact and a woman singing seasonal carols, while one investigation supposedly ended with a dish broken by an unseen presence. Apparition identification remains folklore.
Frederick, Maryland · Historic house
Haunted Places records voices speaking German and footsteps passing through the old house. The local explanation identifies the unseen residents with Joseph and Elias Brunner, connecting the haunting to the property’s early German-speaking occupants.
Mechanicsville, Maryland · Other
According to Haunted Places, investigators found lights burning after switching them off. Other reported episodes include bedclothes shifting without anyone touching them and a rosary swinging on its own inside the historic property.
Clinton, Maryland · Historic house
Haunted Places says Mary Surratt’s apparition has been seen on the porch and the staircase between the first two floors. Male figures reportedly appear on the rear stairs, accompanied by muffled, animated conversations when no speakers can be found.
Ellicott City, Maryland · Other
Haunted Places connects an apparition at the former Berger’s Grocery with Mary Berger. The local story says she remains in the building following a tragic romance, and visitors have reportedly continued seeing her after its conversion to a bar. Specific death circumstances are an uncorroborated legend and omitted.
Port Deposit, Maryland · Other
The Union Hotel’s account on Haunted Places centers on a woman in a blue dress. The owner and employees are said to have glimpsed her inside the historic tavern building, giving this otherwise brief haunting tradition a recognizable recurring figure.
Baltimore, Maryland · Other
Haunted Places describes former sailors appearing aboard the preserved cutter, together with footsteps and voices heard on deck and below. A particularly distinctive report involves speech coming through a public-address system said to be out of service. Historic ship name retained for dedupe; current museum naming, berth and admission should be verified. Wartime numerical claims omitted.
Baltimore, Maryland · Other
Haunted Places records voices and walking sounds coming from the building’s upper stories when those rooms were thought to be empty. The tale concerns the historic Waterfront Hotel building on Thames Street, subsequently used as a restaurant.
Ellicott City, Maryland · Hotel
Haunted Places mentions a female spirit at the inn and a separate encounter in which a door seemed to open, followed by footsteps drawing nearer. The witness reportedly found nobody there to account for the sounds.
Baltimore, Maryland · Cemetery
The burial ground’s Haunted Places entry recounts a white-haired figure moving among the stones and appearances attributed to Edgar Allan Poe and Lucia Watson Taylor. Muffled cries and an unpleasant smell are also reported, alongside tales of spirits discouraging unwanted attention.
Annapolis, Maryland · Historic house
According to Haunted Places, a man dressed in colonial clothing has been seen looking out from the upper windows. Some witnesses identify the figure with William Paca, whose name remains attached to the house and garden.