Anoka Asylum
From apparitions appearing in the windows, to an eerie feeling in the halls, both workers and visitors have reported what they believe to be paranormal encounters. The place is so creepy I actually did a video documenting the site.
Glensheen Mansion
Duluth, MN
There are plenty of supernatural incidents reported to have occurred at the Glensheen mansion in Duluth and the library and the large windows above the entrance are both hot spots.
The Depot
Duluth, MN
There are a lot of different stories concerning who the spirits might be at The Depot in Duluth, MN and all of them point to the spirits being workers who once worked the rails.
The Warden's House
Stillwater, MN
Over the years there have been thirteen different wardens from Stillwater State Prison who have occupied this house. The main haunting in the house is the daughter of a former Warden had just given birth to a son when she died suddenly of appendicitis. The little boy was sent to live with the warden up until the Wolfer’s moved out in 1914.
Minneapolis City Hall
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis City Hall is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of John Moshik. He is the only person to be executed at the city hall. Moshik was convicted of murder and sentenced to be hung. Moshik’s execution was a nightmare of errors, causing him to be hung twice. His angry ghost supposeduly felt that he was treated unfairly during his trial. In the office of the judge who sentenced John to death, framed pictures have suddenly fallen off the wall smashing to the floor. Several people who have occupied the office have become inexplicably ill, and some have even died.
Wabasha Caves
St. Paul, MN
During the prohibition era, these caves were said to host a number of famous figures including John Dillinger and Ma Baker when they were used as a speakeasy. However, not everyone left the caves alive! It is said that the caves are now haunted by the spirits of three gangsters who were murdered in a back room and buried under the cement floors.
St. James Hotel
St. James, MN
This hotel dates back to 1875 and is rumored to have several spirits that linger throughout. The first entity is said to be a hostile one, and he supposedly haunts all floors of the building. He is known to attack guests and slam doors. The second spirit is that of a woman in a white dress, who has appeared in the rooms of guests during the night. The third is a workman dressed in overalls, who is believed to have fallen to his death while he was doing construction on the building. Guests have reported seeing him on the grand staircase, but when they approach him, he fades away.
Weld Hall at Moorhead State University
Moorhead, MN
This university's Weld Hall is rumored to have a ghost and there's a legend or two surrounding it. Depending on who you hear the story from, either a janitor, maintenance man or construction worker fell off a roof, ladder or spiral staircase and died. His apparition has appeared on the stage or in the building, floating, as if he has no legs. (this may be because both were broken when he fell).
The Soap Factory
Minneapolis, MN
This old factory is now an experimental art venue and is believed to be quite haunted. It has been said that the soap was made from animal fat (allegedly from thousands of strangled stray dogs and the like). The site was also said to produce limbs for injured Civil War soldier before it became a factory. The site is said to smell of sulfur and be infested with demonic entities, some if who many take over the actors as they perform.
First Ave
Minneapolis, MN
This location is rumored to have a haunted dance lounge upstairs and DJ's have claimed hearing growls and other noises in the headphones. According to a local legend, when the location was once a bus station a long time ago, a distraught woman hanged herself in the bathroom. She was on her way to meet her boyfriend who had been returning home form war when she found out he died in combat. People say they have seen her grisly apparition in a ladies' stall or dancing, though sans legs, on the dance floor wearing a green army jacket