Explore 10 documented paranormal encounters and legends
Aventine Hall, 143 South Court Street, Luray, Virginia
This Greek Revival mansion, built in 1852 and once used as a Civil War hospital, is haunted by the ghosts of Confederate and Union soldiers who are frequently seen walking the stairs at night.
Route 684, west of Luray, Page County, Virginia
The site of the 1842 axe murder of farmer John Wesley Bell by his enslaved workers became the center of a macabre legend involving glass coffins and a haunted mausoleum west of Luray.
The Wayside Inn, 7783 Main Street, Middletown, Virginia
Operating since 1797, America's oldest continuously running inn harbors restless Civil War spirits in Room 14, where guests experience cold touches, sudden blackouts, and ghost investigators have captured unexplained voices.
Fishersville and the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
Nearly 50 UFO sightings flooded the Shenandoah Valley in a six-month period beginning in December 1964, including a massive craft landing near Fishersville that triggered a top-secret Project Blue Book investigation.
Braley Pond Recreation Area, George Washington National Forest, West Augusta, Virginia
A remote campground in the George Washington National Forest near the Shenandoah Valley is considered one of the most haunted places in Virginia, where a 2003 murder spawned reports of ghostly children laughing and a paranormal investigator driven to madness.
Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive, Virginia
The forested mountains surrounding the Shenandoah Valley have produced decades of Sasquatch sightings, including a daylight encounter on Skyline Drive and reports of giant footprints and wood knocking in the hollows near Page County.
