Following are the most haunted places in Burlington, Vermont, where the echoes of tragic deaths and forgotten souls linger in the darkness. These haunted spots have witnessed centuries of sorrow, and some say the spirits of the departed are not yet ready to rest.
Carburs Restaurant
: "A man who once worked there killed himself in the basement. The bullet went through his head and into the wall. You can still see the bullet hole in the basement. Most encounters happen in the basement, which houses the kitchen and tapped kegs under the bar. Waitresses reported their skirts being lifted up from a cold wind. Doors always slam closed, trapping waitresses in the basement''s walk-in. Waitresses were told not to even go down in the basement anymore. The basement is also connected to other old buildings in downtown Burlington by various tunnels from the prohibition era. There are a lot of reports of hearing people talking throughout the restaurant when no one is there. The ghost seems to mess mostly with women. A lot of breaking glasses, plates flying off of counters and sudden increased oven temps too. Bartender (female) reported a pyramid of water glasses appearing on the bar, right after she had put the glasses away and turned her back for a second."
Champlain College
: "Aiken Hall(Dorm) - Throughout the whole dorm an uneasy feeling is common. In an upstairs bedroom noises have been heard and the television randomly turns off on it''s own. People have been touched by the spirit, one girl felt her hair being played with, while another girl felt hands on her shoulders. Cold spots are common. Noises throughout the room have kept people awake at night. Hauntings are still occurring today, in 2003."
University of Vermont
: "has another ghost residing in the Farm on Spear Street."
University of Vermont
: "Agriculture Department AKA Bittersweet House - has a female ghost in period dress (c. late 19th century) that appears from time to time."
University of Vermont
: "Center for Counseling and Testing - The former director saw the ghost of Captain Jacobs, a retired seaman who died there in the early part of the 20th century. Also, mild poltergeist activity has been reported there as recently as 1992"
University of Vermont
: "Center for Cultural Pluralism AKA Allen House - has a ghost on the top floor. Though it doesn''t manifest visually, a cold presence can follow one around from time to time."
University of Vermont
: "Converse Hall - is haunted by a former student who committed suicide there. Though never seen, he turns radios on and off and interacts with electrical equipment. The student electrocuted himself in 1998."
University of Vermont
: "Coolidge Hall (dormitory) - has a few ghosts throughout, including a male presence that likes to wake up the residents by staring at them."
University of Vermont
: "Grasse Mount House - has a history of voices and doors locking and slamming on the second floor when no one is up there."
University of Vermont
: "Living and Learning Center - Section C - - At UVM, in the Living and Learning Dorms (Section C) there - are always strange noises coming from under the stair cases that lead into Section B., as if the dead had been lurking amongst us."
University of Vermont
: "Millis Hall (dormitory) - had a female ghost on the 2nd floor during the 97-98 year."
University of Vermont
: "Redstone Hall (dormitory) - has an intermittent ghost that appears in the back staircase and has been seen to run through walls. He''s not fond of female students for some reason (pertaining to the circumstances of his death) and has chased people out of the area on occasion."
University of Vermont
: "Simpson Hall - a spirit of a man who stalked a girl, followed her to her dorm one year. He now resides in Simpson. Late at night students wake up with a sense they are being watched, usually the room becomes icy cold when it happens. Very rarely some wake up freezing at night with the feeling that there is someone else in there bed."