ghosts

It's funny what some people consider a "vacation". For some, that apparently includes visiting a haunted Missouri cemetery where there's a decent chance you'll leave with scratches and scars from the experience.

If you drive through what remains of Avilla, Missouri, you'll see that it's mainly a tiny community supported by farmers. Why then is it considered a Route 66 ghost town haunted by "shadow people"? The tales go back to a character known as Rotten Johnny.

It's one thing to say a place is haunted. It's quite another when it's been declared "certified haunted", but that's exactly the case for a haunted Missouri castle where over 100 have died.

It's a much-visited historic Missouri bridge. What could possibly go wrong if you were to visit it at night? If legend is to be believed, you don't want to find out.

It was built in 1869 and has gone through many different owners, but they all seem to agree on one thing. McPike Mansion is one of the most haunted locations in Illinois and now you can see what it's like inside...if you dare.

It was like a dream team of paranormal investigators. The original Ghost Hunters teamed up with Destination Fear to investigate the old Joliet prison in Illinois and they encountered a lot of unexplained phenomena including voices.

It's not common to be physically attacked when you're ghost hunting. It's even wilder to think that the attack might have come by the ghost of a famous gangster, but that's exactly what one investigator had happen when he was exploring an Illinois jail.

We've seen a lot of investigations of the Old Missouri State Penitentiary over the years. The fact that most ghost hunters consider it one of the most haunted places in the Midwest is the reason why. One TV show recently returned to the penitentiary and found new things that went bump in the night.

If the legend is to be believed, this is one Missouri bridge you don't want to drive over when it's your wedding day. The stories claim there is a sad bride who was murdered before she was married that resides there.

Do you believe it's possible to record a ghost's voice? An explorer who visited an Illinois church claims to have captured electronic voice phenomena of alleged ghosts outside of a church near Alton that some believe is cursed.