Haunted Nights and Bites in the Northeast

We have no shortage of great eats in the Northeast — that’s a given. But paired with our rich history and penchant for the paranormal, visitors to the region — and residents alike — have their pick when it comes to haunted restaurants and hotels. The best of both realms, some might say.

Dust off your spirit box and pack your bags. These are some of the best places to eat and stay amid the paranormal in the Northeast.

Connecticut

1754 House

Woodbury

Dozens of ghosts are said to haunt this historic inn and tavern. As one of the oldest inns in Connecticut, its paranormal entities range from a male apparition wearing 17^th century clothing to a female phantom known to disturb visitors. Most famously, the specter of the inn’s original owner, Capt. Joseph Curtis, has supposedly been seen milling about the hallways since his death in 1825.

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Massachusetts

The Lizzie Borden House

Fall River

The infamous tale of Lizzie Borden lives on at the Lizzie Borden House, where paranormal enthusiasts can stay the night in Lizzie’s bedroom, her parents’ bedroom and even the room where Lizzie’s mother was found murdered. Guests have been said to experience everything from hearing footsteps at night to seeing full-body apparitions here.

Turner’s Seafood

Salem

Salem appearing in an article about haunted places is like a fork being found in the kitchen. Nevertheless, this restaurant, in particular, has a reputation for spooky happenings. The building stands where there was once an apple orchard owned by none other than Bridget Bishop, the first person executed as a result of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Witnesses have reported seeing her ghost running through the building in a frenzy as if fleeing through her orchard in fear.

New Jersey

Hotel Macomber

Cape May

Hotel Macomber has cozy rooms and an award-winning restaurant. But, among the featured amenities, you may also discover paranormal encounters.

Spirit sightings at the Hotel Macomber include “the trunk lady,” a frequent guest of the past who has been seen dragging her steamer trunk behind her ghostly apparition; a prior owner of the hotel; a waitress said to have worked there during the Great Depression; and, in the basement, a grumpy male spirit known as “the growler.”

New York

The Waverly Inn and Garden

New York City

Reportedly haunted by its previous owner, John F. Coleman, and a few other apparitions, the Waverly Inn and Garden has lots of reported paranormal phenomena you ought to experience to truly believe.

The former smoking room — now room 16 — seems to hold much of the activity, with fireplaces being inexplicably manipulated and pokers going missing. When mysterious fires broke out in 1997 and again in 2012, firefighters could not determine a cause for either. Because of this, many inn workers suggested it could have been caused by the pyro-ghost.

The Shanley Hotel

Napanoch

The Shanley Hotel has been featured on the television shows “Ghost Lab” and “Ghost Hunters,” and for good reason.

The place has everything you’d want (if you came for ghosts): hot and cold spots, mysterious whistling, children laughing, rocking chairs rocking on their own — you name it. Many guests have even reported an eerie feeling of being watched when no one is around. If you’re brave enough, choose to stay overnight or reserve a paranormal investigation.

Rhode Island

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White Horse Tavern

Newport

Serving spirits — and spirits — since 1652, the White Horse Tavern has a storied history, which includes being owned by both pirates and patriots during its time standing.

Dubbed America’s oldest haunted bar, the ghosts you might see at the White Horse Tavern fit right in with its lore. They include a man in colonial garb; a floating female entity thought to be Rebecca Cornell, whose murder was supposedly solved with spectral evidence; and the sounds of a crying child.

Graduate by Hilton Providence (formerly the Biltmore Hotel)

Providence

From iconic clientele to historical significance, the former Biltmore Hotel has name recognition for many things, and, not least of all, for its haunted happenings. Stories have swirled for decades about the AAA Three Diamond hotel’s link to the paranormal, but a viral video posted to YouTube in 2013 solidified its spooky status. In the 3-minute clip, a man films his room’s bathroom door slamming shut, seemingly on its own. Other experiences include disembodied laughter, apparitions and locks turning on their own.

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