Most Haunted Places In Boston, Massachusetts To Visit

Following are the most haunted places in Boston, Massachusetts, 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.

Berklee College of Music

: "The Massachusetts Ave Dorms - were once a hotel where there was a fire. people have seen apparitions in hallways and students have had victims of the fire living in their rooms. talk to any Berklee alumni and chances are they will have some story to tell or know another student who has a story."


The Boston Common

: "has been know to be the site of two ghostly women, dressed in nineteenth century tea dresses, who smile at passers-by kindly, but vanish when approached."


Boston Conservatory Dorms

: "footsteps ,slamming doors, audible voices, missing items, doors mysteriously not unlocking then flying open, used to be a hospital in the 1800''s"


Boston University

: "Shelton Hall, - which is now a residence hall, was once a Sheraton Hotel. Playwright Eugene O''Neill lived in room 401 and supposedly died in his room in 1953 and now haunts that floor. The floor is now reserved for students majoring in writing."


Catholic Memorial

: "A Christian Brother that passed away has been heard talking in the halls to a teacher during classes."


Charlesgate

: "Originally a hotel of ill repute, then a dorm for Emerson College, is currently selling condos. Haunted by persistent flappers, drug-addicted dandies, and an old man with a beard. Parapsychologists filmed ghostly horses in lower basement, which once served as the stables."


Emerson Majestic Theatre

: "Built in 1903, the Majestic has been noted as one of the most haunted theatres in the district. A mayor of the city died in the theatre during a performance and today he is still seen in his seat. There is also a little girl and a married couple dressed in turn of the century clothes that haunt the now un-used balcony."


The Everett Theatre

: "In the 1700''s The Everett Theatre on Fairmount Ave. People on the balcony were all slaughtered on the balcony. Story is that that the further stage lights above the balcony were cut down by two murderers. They killed a whole sold-out audience in the balcony. Today the theatre is closed because the people who owned it ran out of money. Still today the people who were killed are seen screaming and crying up there."


Fort Warren

: "haunted by a lady in black believed to be the wife of Lt. Andrew Lanier. Fort Warren was a prison during the civil war, and the Lt. was confined there. The story is that his wife came to Boston. She dressed as a man, and snuck onto the island one moonless night to try and help her husband escape. They were cornered however, and when her gun misfired her husband was killed. She was sentenced to be hanged, and her only request was that she be allowed to be dressed as a woman. Someone found a black dress that had been used in a play the soldiers had put on and she wore it to the gallows. Its said she still walks the island. Reports for hearing gunshot and screams, and moaning."


Genova inn

: "Heard footsteps, TV come on in the middle of the night and stuff moved around and blankets being pulled off and saw something floating above the bed."


Parker House (hotel)

: "It is reported by employees that there are several ghosts that inhabit this old hotel in the heart of down town Boston. doors open and close by themselves, lights mysteriously turned on & off. several employees have left scared because they have reportedly seen these lost souls. the apparitions seem to be of older times with the attire and hair styles of the old aristocrat era there is also supposed to be voices throughout the night in the lobby, restaurant, and hall ways."