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Explore 60 haunted places in New York. Read ghost stories, local history, source notes, and visiting information in the PHASM Haunted Atlas.
Hinsdale, New York · Historic house
The Dandy family reported lights switching by themselves, chanting from the woods and apparitions after moving into the house in the 1970s. Their account says frightening activity continued despite a priest's attempted exorcism, and they moved out. The house later became a paranormal-research venue, where the family story remains central to guided visits.
Binghamton, New York · Other
A named contributor to HauntedPlaces.org describes figures at a second-floor window and an unsteady sensation on the third floor that investigators call a vortex. The same account places an uneasy presence near the basement's African art displays. These are community-submitted paranormal reports associated with the museum's established ghost-tour program, not a verified diagnosis of the building.
Johnstown, New York · Historic house
Knox Mansion guests report footsteps, disembodied voices, shifting lamps and bedcovers pulled away during the night. A piano is said to play without a visible musician. Children have reportedly described a long-dead gardener, remembered in the mansion's stories as someone who enjoyed their company. The Trail records these as visitor accounts.
Syracuse, New York · Theater
The Landmark's ghost is called Clarissa, described as a pale woman in a white dress who appears to workers and guests. The Trail's legend says she fell from a balcony in 1930 and sometimes turns up when people break the theater's rules. That death narrative is retained as folklore, not an independently documented fatality.
Naples, New York · Hotel
Naples Hotel's stories include Topper and Alice, a woman reportedly seen sitting in the front dining room while two children appear at upstairs windows. A lilac scent is associated with another woman, and a soldier-like figure is said to descend the basement stairs. Staff also report moving artwork, flickering lights and televisions switching on unexpectedly.
Watertown, New York · Other
Local accounts identify Olive Paddock as the mansion's lingering presence. Figures have reportedly appeared in an upstairs bedroom window and the front parlor, while investigators have recorded activity they could not explain. The former Paddock family home now houses the Jefferson County Historical Society Museum and uses these stories in its paranormal programs.
Napanoch, New York · Hotel
At the Shanley, visitors describe rocking chairs moving by themselves, unexplained clock chimes, whistling and children's laughter. Footsteps and piano music are reported alongside cooking aromas when no food is being prepared. Shadows, figures and the sensation of being watched recur in the hotel's accounts, shared through its overnight investigation programs.
Tarrytown, New York · Theater
Music Hall staff describe lights switching back on after closing and an unseen singer practicing scales in the wings. Some performers reportedly avoid a dressing room because they sense a presence. The theater invited Gotham Paranormal Research Society to investigate in 2019, and its ghost tours now share the resulting recordings and staff accounts.
Rochester, New York · Other
The tavern's owners and guests describe a woman by the fireplace and male figures in the basement. Cold patches, cigarette smells, doors moving and upstairs whistling are also reported. Some diners feel an unexplained touch on an arm or shoulder. Staff share the encounters through the restaurant's history-and-storytelling programs.
Burt (Town of Newfane), New York · Historic house
The Van Horn Mansion in western New York is a living-history museum with a familiar name in its ghost stories: Malinda. Attic disturbances, unexplained whistling and figures at the windows accompany the family history. Seasonal candlelight tours and year-round private historical tours offer authorized ways inside.
Salamanca, New York · Hospital
People visiting the former treatment center report dark figures, unexplained lights and recordings interpreted as voices. Some describe an invisible touch or push. The Trail traces the house's later uses through tuberculosis care, private residences and apartments, but does not securely connect these reported phenomena with any named former patient.
Appleton, New York · Other
The manor’s best-known story concerns Lewis Merritt, said to have been accidentally shot by his father. Staff describe a Victorian boy standing in the doorway associated with his death, while visitors report a voice challenging them about being in the house. Other accounts include lights switching on and wine bottles falling from shelves.