The 20 Most Haunted Places in St. Louis

By Riverfront Times Staff on Sat, Oct 12, 2019 at 3:08 pm

It's that time of year, St. Louis: Time to get weird. Don't get too creeped out, but you probably live near a haunted site. Sorry.

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The Lemp Mansion
3322 DeMenil Place

Easily one of the most haunted places in town, the Lemp Mansion is so known for its paranormal activity that the building frequenly hosts murder mystery dinners and haunted tours. But it's the uninvited guests that keep the place interesting. The staff can tell you all about the history of the Lemp family and the many deaths, suicides and scandals that have taken place on the property.

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Exorcist House
located in Bel-Nor, a suburb of St. Louis

If you've seen The Exorcist, you have a general idea of the evil that happened in this house. It was a movie based off of a book of the true tale of a posessed 14-year-old boy. This was where he lived.

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Alexian Brothers Hospital site
3933 South Broadway

The wing where they treated the kid from The Exorcist has since been torn down, but it was right around this corner on South Broadway. The exorcism was performed on these grounds.

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Bellefontaine Cemetery
4947 West Florissant Avenue

Mysterious white fogs are said to move around some headones at Bellefontaine, sometimes even in the broad daylight. Many believe these are ghostly figures returning to their own graves or those of their loved ones. Many victims from the cholera epidemic were buried here and it's said the died so quickly that their souls are not at rest.

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Calvary Cemetery & Mausoleum
5239 West Florissant Avenue

The "Ghost on the Hill" at Calvary Cemetery is one paranormal tale that has endured for years. It's said that often when driving by Calvary Cemetery if you look up you will see a ghost standing on top of a hill on the southeast corner overlooking the road.

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Calvary Avenue
the road between Calvary Cemetery and Bellefontaine Cemetery

This is where you can find one of the most notorious ghosts in town: Hitchhike Annie. Discribed as a woman with long dark hair and wearing a white dress, Annie is said to flag you down for a ride, only to disappear once she gets into your car.

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The Bissell Mansion
4426 Randall Place

Built in 1823 by Captain Lewis Bissell, this house is said to be haunted by its original owner, who is said to be seen out in the parking lot frequently keeping watch over the house.

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Zombie Road
Rock Hollow Trail, Wildwood

This trail alongside Ridge Road is said to be haunted AF. The frequently foggy area is said to be the former site of a loner who lived in the woods and would attack young couples looking for a lovers' lane. It's also supposedly the former site of an orphanage and is also haunted by a woman who was hit and killed by a train. If you drive this road at night, you will believe it all.

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Lafayette Square Neighborhood
South City

The Great Cyclone of May 1896 hit this area hard, causing multitudes of disasters in the area. One of the deadliest most damaging tornados in history, 255 people were killed in the area. It's said that there are many ghosts that roam the streets of Lafayette Squre and the hallways of these old houses trying to figure out what happened to their lives.

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The Lion's House in Soulard
1126 Sidney Street

Looking in the windows from outside this house feels creepy and nobody really knows why. There are reports that inside poltergeists move objects around but never cause too much trouble. Still, something just seems off at this place.

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The Artz House
2330 S. 12th Street

Dr. Franz Arzt (1844-1923) was a character in his time. An immigrant from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Arzt found tons of business opportunities in bustling St. Louis. He's said to haunt the grounds of the property today (including the many secret underground tunnels). If you're interested in exploring here, a piece of the property can be rented on Airbnb.

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Payne-Gentry House
4211 Fee Fee Road; Bridgeton, MO

There is a small cemetery behind this house where a number of children were buried. Over the years, many people have claimed that they've seen the ghosts of these children playing in the garden.

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Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
2900 Sheridan Road

There is tons of paranormal activity reported at this national cemetery, including flickering lights, strange sounds and visions of a ghostly little girl walking through the headstones.

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The Lehmann House
10 Benton Place

This bed and breakfast is known all around the world for the shadowy figures and unexplained noises that scare guests frequently. It's considered one of the most haunted spots in all of St. Louis, even more so than the Lemp Mansion.

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McPike Mansion
2018 Alby Street; Alton, IL

All of Alton is said to be a ghostly land, but the McPike Mansion has some extra-special creepiness. It's said to be haunted by the McPike family and ghosts can be seen in the windows along with strange flickering lights.

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Mineral Springs Mall
301 East Broadway; Alton, IL

This antique mall used to be a hotel and some of the spirits seen there are antique, too. Old ghosts walk the halls here so much that this place is the main location for several haunted tour groups in the area.

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Powell Symphony Hall
718 North Grand Boulevard

Paranormal investigators love this place because something creepy is always going down here. People report feeling watched here and get freaked out by doors here opening by themselves. There are even some reports of people heraing violin music playing here late at night. Creepy.

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Sole House
911 North Tucker Boulevard

This, the only remaining row house in the area, stands alone in a parking lot on Tucker Boulevard. It's said to be the former home of the infamous "Stagger Lee" and is rumored by downtown workers to be haunted because they've allegedly seen creepy things pass by the windows here frequently.

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Main Street St. Charles
St. Charles Historic District

There are many ghost tours available in St. Charles and most center around Main Street. The old, historic part of town is always going to be more interesting, but they say this area is particularly haunted because there used to be a cemetery here that was moved and some of the bodies were left behind without headstones. Spirits don't like to be disrespected.

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Peabody Opera House
1400 Market Street

The St. Louis Paranormal Research Society says the Peabody Opera House is one of the most haunted buildings that they have ever investigated. In addition to hearing ghostly music, they've also spied spirits there like a woman they call the Lady in White.

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