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10 Most Haunted Cities in America Revealed

by Fran Golden Subscribe to Fran Golden's postsPosted Oct 1st 2010 11:17 AM

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For those looking for a haunted good time this Halloween, Rent.com has named Savannah in the No. 1 spot on its list of America's Top 10 Most Haunted Cities.

Rent.com says it compiled its list based on research, and that "The cities chosen for this list each boast a high number of spooky or Halloween-related attractions."

Yes, the the website's goal is to attract those looking for rental housing. But apparently, where ghosts hang out renters follow.

Savannah, Rent.com notes, was also named "America's Most Haunted City" in 2002 by the American Institute of Parapsychology. The Georgia city played a role in the Revolutionary War and Civil War and also is where the creepy bestseller "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" was based, Rent.com notes.

Second on the rental site's Most Haunted list is Gettysburg, where a Civil War battle resulted in 51,000 American casualties and where the ghost of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is said to be among the apparitions spotted.

And third place goes to Salem, Massachusetts, home to the famous witch trials, nicknamed "Witch City, USA," and scene of a major annual Halloween celebration.

Also on the list are New Orleans (cited for its voodoo magic), San Antonio (home to haunted events including at the Alamo) and St, Augustine, Florida (the nation's oldest and longest-haunted city).

Rounding out the Top 10 are Charleston, South Carolina (ghost stories influenced by West African culture), Chicago (ghosts may include Prohibition era gangsters), San Francisco (ghost sightings in Chinatown and Acatraz), and Portland, Oregon (home to the ghostly Shanghai Tunnels).



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joel

But here in the USA you even have full ghost train , however that train was a real one and He creamed a gohst hunter this summer How come you do not have host on the Mississippi as after the civil wasone boat sank killing 1/3 more peoples than the Titanic .

October 08 2010 at 1:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
joel

This is pure hog wash to remain polite . I was Born and raised in Europe , we experienced invasions like the flu every other year , each more bloody than the other , we experience the war between Catholic and Protestants , we saw war between with the British , the Arabs , the austrians , the Germans , the Italians ,an extremely bloody revolution , the city I came from is a medieval City and no one as ever seen a ghost ????

October 08 2010 at 1:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Zach

This is a great list. I recommend taking a look at MetroFlats.com for vacation rentals in these areas!

Zach
MetroFlats.com

October 05 2010 at 1:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
glory 51

Montavallo, Alabama and the University of Montavallo should be in the top 20 at least. Very strange happenings!!!

October 04 2010 at 11:43 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Arseno

San Diego is a hot-bed of paranormal and ghost activity with well documented cases in Old Town to the Coronado Hotel, as well as many stately old homes in Pt. Loma area and areas settled by the early Portegues and Spanish explorers starting in the 1600's.

October 04 2010 at 3:32 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ED

After seeing the footage near Jim Morrison's tomb I'll believe almost anything. it was as real as day unless there was an image the light was deliberately reflecting off, which I doubt.. There is a spirit, period, and it may take on various forms..

October 04 2010 at 2:28 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Scott

St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest continuous city in the United States--but it's not really the first. Pensacola, Florida is the first. Pensacola was the first European settlement in what is now the United States. The only reason it's not the oldest continuous city is that, after Tristan de Luna landed here, a major hurricane hit, and wiped out much of the supplies. He tried to keep the colony going anyway, but too much had been destroyed. St. Augustine was his second choice.

October 04 2010 at 2:14 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sun

Harper's Ferry
Gettysburg
Galveston Island, Texas
The Alamo, Texas
Pike's Place, Seattle, Washington
Washington, DC
Many more of the Most Haunted Towns in America

October 04 2010 at 1:23 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
MIRIAM

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FACT THAT GALVESTON TX IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE 2ND MOST HAUNTED TOWN IN AMERICA. WE HAD OVER 6,000 KILLED IN THE 1900 STORM, & THEY WERE JUST COUNTING THE WHITE MEN -- ADD IN THE WOMEN, CHILDREN, & MINORITIES, AND YOU END UP WITH ABOUT 23,000. WE HAVE NUMEROUS HAUNTED TOURS DOWN HERE, AND THEY ARE ALL TERRIFIC & VERY INTERESTING. I THINK THE TOWNS CHOSEN WERE JUST GOOD SITES FOR RENT.COM TO RENT PLACES IN!! THEY JUST GOT PICKED BECAUSE IT WAS GOOD BUSINESS FOR RENT.COM.

October 04 2010 at 12:26 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lee

I can't believe Galveston Island ,TX is not number one. the 1900 storm, 6000 dead, mass graves, bodies burned in piles on the beach, and that is just one example, there are the pirates, the civil war dead, did anyone check history books?

October 03 2010 at 11:55 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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