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Explore 60 haunted places in Missouri. Read ghost stories, local history, source notes, and visiting information in the PHASM Haunted Atlas.
Independence, Missouri · Prison
A blue-suited apparition in the center south cell is identified in local lore as former sheriff Henry Bugler. HauntedPlaces.org also records footsteps, growling, and gasping sounds, sometimes accompanied by abrupt cold or nausea. The jail's ghost stories combine a named historic figure with less easily identified presences. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
Kansas City, Missouri · Historic house
Investigators at the Alexander Majors House report sudden cold areas and recorded voices in several rooms. HauntedPlaces.org says the alleged voices include adults and children. The account describes investigation experiences rather than identifying the presence as the house's original owner. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
Arcadia, Missouri · Other
The former academy's ghost tradition centers on nuns who once worked there. HauntedPlaces.org describes photographs interpreted as showing unusual mists and light forms, with local stories linking the presences to the former religious community and cemetery on the grounds. These image interpretations remain paranormal claims. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
West Plains, Missouri · Theater
A baby's cries reportedly come from the upper seats of the Avenue Theatre. HauntedPlaces.org also recounts flickering lights after dark and props hidden or moved without anyone being seen to touch them. The account leaves the source of the crying and practical jokes unidentified. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
Saint Joseph, Missouri · Other
A contribution to HauntedPlaces.org describes staff encountering poltergeist-like disturbances in the castle-shaped building when it operated as a Mexican restaurant. The account does not identify a particular ghost. Its atmosphere comes from unexplained activity amid the rooms of a former family home. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
Liberty, Missouri · Other
At Belvoir, the former institutional buildings have acquired stories of child spirits and a prank-playing man. HauntedPlaces.org records investigators' claims of unexplained voices and responses through dowsing rods. The children are associated in the lore with the property's former orphanage. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
Caledonia, Missouri · Other
Children reportedly greet an unseen playmate called Erica at the Wine Cottage, while adults hear an elderly voice saying hello. HauntedPlaces.org also recounts falling or thrown objects, footsteps, and a soldier-shaped shadow. The range of encounters is associated with the building after a renovation rather than one confirmed origin story. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
Nevada, Missouri · Other
Unexplained piano music is central to Cottey's ghost lore. HauntedPlaces.org offers two possible identities: student Vera Neitzert, associated with Main Hall and the former Rosemary Hall, and music teacher Madame Blitz. The uncertainty is part of the story; the accounts do not establish who, if anyone, is responsible for the music. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
St. Louis, Missouri · Natural landmark
The park's romantic ghost legend describes a grieving woman heard crying near the lake and seen under a full moon. In HauntedPlaces.org's retelling, she sometimes repeats a fatal leap from the bluff before vanishing. The purported Indigenous biography is an unverified local legend, not a claim about documented tribal history. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
Excelsior Springs, Missouri · Hotel
The Elms' pool has competing ghost stories: one concerns a man from the speakeasy era, another a distraught woman searching for her child. HauntedPlaces.org also describes a young apparition dressed as a maid on the third floor, supposedly inspecting the work of present-day housekeepers. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
Kansas City, Missouri · Historic house
Evening-gowned Harriet Evelyn Barse is the best-known figure in Epperson House lore, accompanied by organ music and strange lights after dark. HauntedPlaces.org recounts sightings by students and security officers, including a phantom arm in a blue sleeve. Another police story describes an apparent rear-end collision that left no vehicle or damage behind. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
Kansas City, Missouri · Theater
Renovation-era stories at the Folly describe a man in a bowler hat, usually identified as former manager Joe Donegan. HauntedPlaces.org also recounts a woman in a long dress rushing toward the stage. Both figures fit the theater's backstage folklore rather than a single confirmed incident. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
St. Louis, Missouri · Natural landmark
A red glow or cloudlike patch is said to appear around the stairs at Fort Belle Fontaine. HauntedPlaces.org describes the phenomenon as dark-red smoke or light rather than a clearly human figure. This concise story attaches the apparition to a specific feature of the historic grounds. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
Springfield, Missouri · Other
The residence hall's affectionate ghost nickname is the Dorm Mom. HauntedPlaces.org describes a female apparition most often reported on the fifth floor of Freudenberger House. Its listing uses the university's former Southwest Missouri State name; this profile refers to the same Springfield building. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
Hannibal, Missouri · Hotel
Mark Twain is the figure traditionally associated with Garth Woodside's haunting, particularly the room bearing his name. HauntedPlaces.org recounts an unexplained smell of pipe tobacco and unusual light forms. The attribution draws on Twain's connection with the owners, while the reported phenomena remain guest lore. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
Springfield, Missouri · Theater
The Gillioz's recurring ghost is a young boy, reportedly seen most often near the restrooms. HauntedPlaces.org traces the theater's reputation for this apparition to stories circulating since the 1960s, but supplies neither a name nor a confirmed explanation for his presence. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
Cape Girardeau, Missouri · Historic house
Christmas decorations are at the center of Glenn House's ghost story: packages supposedly open or become stacked, and ornaments shift without help. HauntedPlaces.org also recounts footsteps in empty rooms and chilly patches on the stairs. Local speculation connects the playful visitor with a girl said to have died in a staircase fall. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
St. Joseph, Missouri · Other
Museum haunting accounts include an elderly man, a neatly dressed figure, and a shadowy man heard muttering as he passes. HauntedPlaces.org records crying, a woman's plea for help, and a basement apparition shouting at visitors. Motion detectors reportedly activate in the empty basement, adding to the site's investigation lore. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
Hillsboro, Missouri · Historic house
Fresh-bread smells without a visible baker and a piano reportedly playing on its own are the Fletcher House's distinctive claims. HauntedPlaces.org also records sudden cold patches and the sensation of being watched. The account leaves the supposed presence unnamed. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
Carthage, Missouri · Hotel
Cigarette smoke that appears without a smoker is the distinctive sign of this house's supposed resident spirit. HauntedPlaces.org says the odor is noticed in the dining room and parlor. Local speculation identifies the presence as former owner Albert Carmean. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri · Historic house
Footsteps in the former servants' quarters and a harpsichord sounding without a player feature in the Guibourd-Vallé House tradition. HauntedPlaces.org also reports apparitions and loud nighttime sounds resembling smashing glass or moving furniture. The haunting is associated with this particular Creole house, not other Vallé-family properties nearby. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
Independence, Missouri · Historic house
HauntedPlaces.org recounts staff stories of Harry Truman appearing in the living room and along the sidewalks outside his Independence home. Another reported sign is the smell of brandy without an apparent source. These stories concern the home itself, not the separate presidential library. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
Eureka, Missouri · Hotel
A girl called Aggie reportedly runs down corridors and peeks around corners in this former Ramada property. HauntedPlaces.org links her to a local story about a fatal fall from an earlier barn. A separate hotel tale concerns a frightening bathtub apparition that disappeared before staff arrived to inspect it. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.
Sedalia, Missouri · Hotel
The third floor is the focus of the Bothwell's haunting reputation. In accounts collected by HauntedPlaces.org, guests see unexplained figures, hear voices, and discover that belongings have disappeared overnight. No single named spirit dominates this collection of hotel encounters. Historical explanations and identities are folklore unless independently sourced.