You gotta be brave to visit these places at night!
Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Louisville, Kentucky
The Waverly Hills Sanatorium is a abandoned sanatorium located in southwestern Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky. It opened in 1910 as a two-story hospital to accommodate 40 to 50 tuberculosis patients. In the early 1900s, Jefferson County was ravaged by an outbreak of tuberculosis (the “White Plague”) which prompted the construction of a new hospital. The hospital closed in 1961, due to the antibiotic drug streptomycin that lowered the need for such a hospital.
St. Augustine Light, St. Augustine, Florida
A Spanish watchtower, built in the late 1500’s was the predecessor of the present St. Augustine Lighthouse. St. Augustine is the site of the oldest, permanent aid to navigation in North America. A series of wooden watchtowers evolved into Florida’s first lighthouse,. It is likely that some of these early towers held a flame, as is indicated on several archival maps and documents.
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, Weston, West Virginia
The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum is located in Weston, WV. Formerly known as the Weston State Hospital, this West Virginia facility served as a sanctuary for the mentally ill in the mid-1800’s. The history of the building holds fascinating stories of Civil War raids, a gold robbery, the “curative” effects of architecture, and the efforts of determined individuals to help better the lives of the mentally ill.
Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery, Chicago Suburbs, Illinois
Bachelors Grove Cemetery in the Chicago south suburb of Midlothian (some maps put it in “Bremen Township”) is about 1/2 a mile East of the intersection of 143rd Street and Ridgeland avenue. It’s considered by many to be among the most haunted places in the USA.
Stanley Hotel Estes Park, Colorado
The Stanley Hotel was originally opened in 1909, by Massachusetts couple F.O. and Flora Stanley, as a secluded, grand mountain resort. Though the Stanleys have passed, many believe they never actually left. Mr. Stanley has been reported as hovering behind employees at the reception desk, and Mrs. Stanley can still be heard playing piano in the hotel’s music room.