Check out these spooky spots for a truly bone-chilling experience.
Hauntings aren’t just for Halloween. From haunted hotels and abandoned buildings to creepy lights and deserted roads, the Lone Star State has some truly chilling spots at any time of the year. Check out these haunted places in Texas the next time you’re in a spooky mood.
Hotel Galvez
Located in Galveston, the Hotel Galvez (known today as the Grand Galvez) has a couple of ghostly sightings, light flickering, and TVs turning on and off. The hotel has been visited by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Duke Ellington (they were alive at the time).
One of the hauntings is known as the Love Lorn Lady. This bride-to-be, named Audra, died there in the 1950s. Her soon-to-be-husband was away at sea. His ship capsized in a storm, and she hung herself in the west turret. As the case would be, he had survived the storm and returned a few days later to this unfortunate event. Often seen on the fifth floor, her favorite is room 501 where she used to stay.
Another tale involves the Sisters of Charity. The hurricane of 1900 wrecked Galveston Island and St. Mary’s Orphan’s Asylum where 90 children and 10 nuns died. Visitors claim to see apparitions. A small girl wearing 19th-century clothing has been seen bouncing a ball.
Littlefield House
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Austin’s Littlefield House is located on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. It was built in 1893 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is said to be haunted by a former owner, Alice Littlefield. Visitors claim to feel her presence and see her face peering from windows.
Bragg Road and Saratoga Lights
Our next haunted Texas tale comes from Saratoga in southeast Texas. Known by locals as Ghost Road, the eerie drive along Bragg Road is about eight miles long and dead dark except for unusual lights. Described as a “pumpkin-sized orb of light” in the distance (either white or light blue), the light can’t be caught and usually disappears by the end of the road.
There’s a theory that there was a train conductor (the road was once a railroad) who was tragically decapitated and that the lights are his spirit. Another theory includes a bride who went for a walk after the wedding and never returned. The groom had a lantern and went searching until he died. The lights are said to be from his lantern. The most likely story is that it’s swamp gas, a naturally occurring gas where a blue light is emitted when the gas combusts (also known as “will-o-the-wisp”).
Spaghetti Warehouse
Built around 1912, Houston’s Spaghetti Warehouse became a restaurant in 1972. Prior to this, it saw life as a fruit and vegetable warehouse and a pharmaceutical company. As the story goes, a pharmacist fell down an elevator shaft. His wife was so distressed that she died less than a year later. Their ghosts are said to haunt the building. People have seen floating objects and strange sightings on the second floor. They’ve also had their names called when no one was there. The male spirit is said to inhabit the restroom.
Emily Morgan Hotel
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The Emily Morgan Hotel, in San Antonio, is built on the grounds where Mexican forces battled the Texans in the Long Barracks of the Alamo in 1836 (it’s right across the street from The Alamo). More than 600 people died nearby, so it’s natural for unexplained happenings. The building was originally a medical facility with more than 100 medical professionals such as doctors, dentists, and psychologists. There was a morgue and a crematorium as well.
Weird occurrences include phones ringing but no one’s there, pillows tossed around after the room has been cleaned, elevators stopping at floors for no reason, and hearing what sounds like hospital carts in the hallways. The 14th floor apparently smells like antiseptic. Some guests have seen a woman in white (always a woman in white) and others have seen shadows where none should be. Video cameras have even captured orbs of light.
Have you been to any of these haunted places in Texas? Have you ever experienced ghosts or paranormal activity anywhere in the world? Let us know in the comments.