Best Places to Find Ghosts!

We look at where to find ghosts!

Sometimes when people first get interested in ghost investigation, they wonder what places may be the best to find ghosts. The reality is that ghosts may be found anywhere; there are no rules or boundaries a disembodied soul must adhere to. It's really the choice and preference of each ghost. Ghosts may hang around whatever, whomever or wherever they please. The choice could be one of comfort or opportunity, depending upon what drives the mind of the earthbound spirit.

Our Top Ten List of Best Ghost Places
That said, we tried to make a short list of some places that present the best possibilities for encountering ghosts. Keeping in mind that ghosts may follow a person for any reason imaginable, let's take a look at some places that people have witnessed ghost activity – haunting. Let's assume ghosts are dwelling there. Some of the best places are not surprising - here is our top ten list of places to find ghosts:

1. Hospitals – These places are commonly haunted by ghosts. They may be the spirits people who have passed and are disoriented, resident ghosts of doctors and nurses who are still practicing, or the victims of tragic and sudden deaths who are looking for assistance by emergency personnel.
2. Nursing Homes – Sad to say, “rest homes” are often viewed as places full of people waiting to die. Need we say more? Care facilities often experience ghosts of patients seen wandering the halls.
3. Mental Health Facilities – Ghosts of the mentally traumatized sometimes choose to remain behind. Our experiments with recording the voices of ghosts at these hospitals have yielded plenty of results. These places are notoriously haunted.
4. Churches – Yes, we said it: churches. Religious places, including synagogues, churches, sacred sites, etc are often home to resident ghosts looking for direction. It is especially so for those who have fearfully been told they will end up in either a heaven or a hell after passing. Some ghosts are looking for forgiveness; others for heaven. Others fear eternal punishment. We have recorded ghosts pleading for help outside church doors.
5. Cemeteries – We know. We know. It has been said, “Why would ghosts want to stay at places that are uninviting such as graveyards? Many people have accounts of haunting experiences that took place at burial sites. Some ghosts may be protective of their graves; others might find it a peaceful place to wander. It's possible that there are ghosts who are awaiting the resurrection of their former bodies (that will not happen). We are not sure, but we have recorded the voices of ghosts in these hallowed places too.
6. Prisons – Tragedy, murder, punishment, fighting, pain, suffering and more has taken place inside the walls of penitentiaries. There have been numerous ghostly sightings and encounters behind the bars of active and abandoned reformatories and jails.
7. Police Stations - While we are mentioning prison cells, we best not forget police departments. It has been said that ghosts looking for their murderers to be caught or for their bodies to be found will often try to get messages through to officers of the law. Police stations are not the only public service places visited by ghosts. For some reason, fire stations also seem to have their fair share of haunting.
8. Battlegrounds – Place of tragedy, high mortality and trauma are often haunted by the ghosts who suffered there (and still suffer there). These ghosts seem trapped in time, seeking an end of some sort to their emotional pain.
9. Orphanages – Stories of ghost children are said to have been sighted in many a orphanage. It's possible that some children passed while residing at these homes, especially if now abandoned. It is also possible for ghosts of children who find orphanages that are active to be drawn toward the possibility of interacting with other children.
10. Theaters/Movie Lots – These places are often beloved places of energy, bustling with stories played out on stage and screen. Ghosts of former actors, directors and people who worked behind the stages and sets seem to love the atmosphere. The ghosts of spectators have also been sighted at these places. They, too, apparently love the environment. We guess for some, the show must go on!

Places Known and Rumored to be Haunted by Ghosts
Some will say that ghosts cannot manifest without people around them. It is theorized that the disembodied spirits need other human energy to be able to gain enough power to become active. However, this does not explain the innumerable sightings of ghosts witnessed by multiple people at abandoned buildings and grounds, etc. Obviously, sites that have a history of tragedy present a good chance for haunting. The following places to look for ghosts receive our “honorable mention,” with a couple of them only being rumored as potential hot spots:

• Railroad Yards – Danger lurks with silent but deadly trains slowly moving.
• Shipyards – Tragic accidents from the past...
• Restaurants – Perhaps an old favorite place of people - the site could also have lots of history.
• Bars & Taverns – Some ghosts still wish to experience their vices...
• Antique Stores – Emotional attachments to things considered important...
• Apartment Buildings – Lives formerly lived...
• Older Ships – Some ghosts still sail, it is said... See: Ghost Ships
• Sports Arenas – High energy and the thrill of the game some say...
• Airports / Bus Stations – Traveling specters? Hmm...perhaps.
• Courtrooms / Court Houses – Great place to eavesdrop or try and get a word to someone important, like a judge...
• Dentist Offices – Rumor has it, but why? Would you want to hang around your dentist?
• Parks – Beautiful scenery, these places inspire and bring peace to some ghosts...
• Amusement Parks - Wouldn't it be fun to perpetually hang around some of the happiest places on earth?