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Explore 52 haunted places in Washington. Read ghost stories, local history, source notes, and visiting information in the PHASM Haunted Atlas.
Port Townsend, Washington · Historic house
A red-haired woman appears in accounts of the mansion’s staircase, sometimes accompanied by a man believed to be George Starrett. A third figure, a woman in black usually called the nanny, is said to watch visitors or continue cleaning. These apparitions are associated with the former household in local lore.
Bellingham, Washington · Cemetery
Two monuments anchor Bayview’s ghost lore: the so-called Death Bed, said to shorten the life of anyone who lies on it, and Angel Eyes, associated with a spirit wandering the grounds. Other accounts describe drifting figures and unusually warm patches of air. The threatened curse is folklore, not a factual hazard.
Olympia, Washington · Historic house
A local haunting account says an elegantly dressed man appears as employees close the museum for the night. He seems to inspect the displays with a critical expression, then disappears when someone approaches. The story leaves his identity unresolved rather than proving him to be a particular member of the household.
Black Diamond, Washington · Cemetery
The cemetery’s mining-town lore includes spectral coal miners and lanterns appearing to swing in the darkness. Visitors also describe unexplained whistling, drifting mist and a white horse weaving between the grave markers. These are collected local stories rather than evidence that any particular miner or animal has returned.
Index, Washington · Hotel
Room 9 is the center of a lovers’ tragedy in local lore: a woman supposedly died after receiving false news of her lover’s death, and he died after discovering her. Her ghost is said to remain at the inn. The old haunting directory describes a renovation closure; the present operator confirms the restored hotel is welcoming guests.
Yakima, Washington · Theater
The theater’s resident ghost is described in local accounts as mischievous rather than threatening. Staff stories place his pranks mainly after performances, when the building is quiet and being cleaned for the night. The directory gives no verified identity for this supposed backstage resident.
Coupeville, Washington · Hotel
Guests tell of an older woman wandering the inn, the sound of a girl laughing and dents appearing on a bed as if someone unseen had sat down. The accounts leave the woman’s identity uncertain. Their setting is the historic Whidbey Island inn rather than an invented historical tragedy.
Carson, Washington · Hotel
Local legend connects the resort’s spirits with its founding St. Martin couple. Margaret is said to be the more noticeable presence, appearing or making herself heard in the lobby and along the second-floor corridors. Stories about the couple’s deaths should remain attributed lore unless separately documented.
Seattle, Washington · Other
Employees describe a shadow crossing the stage and briefly blocking its light, along with footsteps when no performer is there. A paranormal group’s account adds a woman in white and a larger dark figure. These stories focus on the saloon’s performance space and the impressions of people working there.
Woodinville, Washington · Historic house
The winery’s ghost lore names a servant called Elizabeth and associates her with the former Stimson estate. Visitors’ reported experiences are more modest: cold patches, shadows, odd sounds and toilets flushing without an apparent user. The dramatic tale about Elizabeth’s death is an unverified legend, not established family history.
Seattle, Washington · Hotel
A short local haunting account describes a friendly, musically inclined ghost whose piano playing is heard by guests at the College Inn. The account offers no reliable identity or origin story, so the profile retains that simple reported phenomenon rather than adding a tragedy.
Edmonds, Washington · Theater
Witnesses in the local theater lore describe a dark figure moving up and down an aisle after the house lights dim. Some say it has a faint luminous outline. The story attaches to the cinema’s seating area and does not identify the supposed visitor as a documented former employee.
Spokane, Washington · Cemetery
A crumbling staircase near a Spokane cemetery is the center of a ghost story about a climb that ends with faces and cries from the dead.
Raymond, Washington · Theater
During the former Polish Hall’s conversion into a playhouse, workers reportedly heard attic footsteps, found props moved and noticed doors opening or closing. Later lore describes a caretaker, a costumer and a friendly spirit called Oscar watching over actors. A cat that appeared and abruptly vanished is another part of the theater’s story.
Spokane, Washington · Hotel
The mezzanine is associated with an apparition called Ellen McNamara. Local accounts connect her to a woman said to have died after falling through a skylight in 1920. The reported figure walks the upper level and sometimes looks over its railing toward the lobby below.
Roche Harbor, San Juan Island, Washington · Hotel
Washington tourism identifies the hotel’s rumored resident spirit as Adah Beeny, who worked for the McMillin family. Other tellings leave the woman unnamed. The wider resort also has stories about spectral family members gathering at the nearby McMillin mausoleum’s stone table at sundown.
Seattle, Washington · Hotel
A presence identified in Seattle lore as writer Alice B. Toklas is said to linger near Room 408 and the fourth floor. Accounts describe unattended drinks moving, footsteps and lights flashing. Washington tourism notes that Toklas left Seattle before the hotel opened, so the ghost’s identification is part of the legend.
Seattle, Washington · Hotel
Guests report what sounds like a lively jazz-era party on the ninth floor: music, voices and breaking glasses, followed by the discovery that no party is there. Another story describes a lobby paperweight rising and falling. Accounts sometimes blame a former hotel worker, but that identification is unverified.
Seattle, Washington · Other
The restaurant’s local ghost stories include a figure associated with a mirror and apparitions appearing behind diners. Other accounts describe glasses or plates dropping unexpectedly. This is a specific restaurant beneath the Pike Place Market complex; its interior stories are distinct from the market-wide legends.
Seattle, Washington · Other
A brief local account places a woman in an elegant gown near the saloon’s restroom. It offers no firm name or biography, leaving a simple apparition story attached to the historic Georgetown building. The saloon’s current operator confirms it continues under new ownership after the widely reported 2020 closure.
Seattle, Washington · Other
Inside the former Butterworth mortuary, pubgoers report glasses breaking without explanation and handprints reappearing on newly cleaned windows. The building’s former funeral business supplies the setting for the haunting stories. Kells is a specific physical venue within the Pike Place neighborhood, not a separate name for the entire market.
Quinault, Washington · Hotel
A presence called Beverly or Beverley is said to open windows and occasionally disturb glasses or silverware. Local lore describes her as a former housekeeper connected with an attic fire, and locates her strongest presence in the restored attic. Her supposed biography and the paranormal explanation remain part of the story.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington · Hotel
A cowboy-clad apparition belongs to the former Red Shield Inn’s lore. The tale links him to the 1927 filming of The Patent Leather Kid and says an exorcism eventually quieted that particular ghost. The alleged murder and exorcism are unverified parts of the legend; other presences are still reported in the museum building.
Chehalis, Washington · Other
Investigators at the museum report voices on recordings that seemed to answer their questions. Staff and visitors also describe three distinct apparitions: two men and a woman identified in the local accounts as Native American. The descriptions belong to the museum’s paranormal reputation rather than established identities.