GHOST TOURS IN WEST VIRGINIA

The Lowe Hotel was originally opened between 1901 and 1904 under the name of Spencer Hotel. It was owned and operated by two brothers, Homer and Griff Smith, and was named for J.S. Spencer, a friend of the brothers, financial backer for the hotel, and local lawyer/judge. Homer Smith was born in 1868 and made his career in the hotel business. By the age of 23, he had been promoted to manager o... [Read more]

The Asylum has had apparition sightings, unexplainable voices and sounds, and other paranormal activity reported in the past by guests, staff, SyFy's Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters Academy, the Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures and Paranormal Challenge. Step back in time and see how the mentally insane lived, and died, within these walls. Thousands have been committed to the asylum over the years... [Read more]

Ghost Tours of Harpers Ferry by "O' Be JoyFull" is now rated by TripAdvisor.com as the #2 Attraction in Harpers Ferry, WV! Ghost Tours of Harpers Ferry is now also rated as the #1 Ghost Tour in America by TripAdvisor.com (Based on customer ratings)! Plus, "O' Be JoyFull's" Historical Walking Tour of Harpers Ferry, WV and its Historical Songs & Stories Shows are rated by TripAdvisor.com as t... [Read more]

West Virginia Penitentiary, 818 Jefferson Avenue, Moundsville, West Virginia 26041 Location: In the town of Moundsville, West Virginia Penitentiary can be found on the corner of Jefferson and 8th Street. From I-70, take Route 2 South to Moundsville, turn left on Eighth Street, and the Penitentiary is two blocks ahead. MANIFESTATIONS: Prisons are often the places of unhappy, angry people a... [Read more]

The Blennerhassett Hotel is said to be haunted. Blennerhassett ghost stories The Blennerhassett, like any old building, has a few ghost stories. I’m not sure why. Possibly it is only natural a building more than a century old has picked up a few ghosts. Chief among these wandering spirits is an older gentleman in an old-fashioned, three-piece grey suit. Staff who have seen him describe him as ... [Read more]