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View Article - The Haunted Menger Hotel
Ghost standing in the middle of a hotel hallway

The Haunted Menger Hotel

San Antonio, the Alamo City, the Military City, the River City—this Texas town is known for many things and has many names. But if it ever needed another nickname, the “Ghost City” might be a fitting appellation for this city, which has a haun ...

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View Article - Most Haunted Places in Austin, TX
Eerie mist drifts through shadowy hallways

Most Haunted Places in Austin, TX

Austin is famous for its love of all things odd and eccentric. But its road to becoming a haven for the peculiar is littered with gruesome tales of a less forgiving time that left innumerable souls in its wake. Austin Ghosts takes you down the blood- ...

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View Article - The Hauntings at SouthTown
Ethereal spirits lingering in haunted spaces

The Hauntings at SouthTown

Southtown, San Antonio, is a vivid example of rapid gentrification, where high-rise developers and countless investment firms raced to buy up inexpensive real estate, flip it, and profit from the changes. What was once a gritty, almost forgotten part ...

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View Article - The Legends of Suicide Oak
The ominous Suicide Oak of San Antonio

The Legends of Suicide Oak

Throughout history, trees have played an unsettling role in humanity’s darkest chapters, often serving as the backdrop for acts of violence and execution. From the lynching of slaves to the hanging of pirates and the burning of witches, these tower ...

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View Article - Spanish Governor’s Palace
Shadowy branches whisper ghostly secrets

Spanish Governor’s Palace

The white adobe facade of San Antonio’s Spanish Governor’s Palace drips with history. The markings of its 275 years basking in the Texas sun streak down from the roof, like a rot threatening the future of the iconic structure. Though named a pala ...

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View Article - America’s Most Haunted Places in The West and South West
Haunting presence drifts through misty hallway

America’s Most Haunted Places in The West and South West

San Francisco, LA, Portland, San Diego, and other cities are full of otherworldly traps. The West was once a place where you could reinvent yourself and where dreams could come true. Yet the price was too high. And to others, the worst of the lot, t ...

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View Article - The King William District
Old Methodist Church on South Alamo

The King William District

San Antonio's Southtown is where the artists and cool kids hang out. And while the neighborhood is already known to be haunted, one area, in particular, has an unusually high concentration of haunted houses. The historic King William district. Lined ...

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View Article - The Ruins of the Hot Wells Hotel
The Ruins of the Hot Wells Hotel

The Ruins of the Hot Wells Hotel

Yum, sulfur. That rotten egg smell never gets old. At the turn of the century it was believed that groundwater infused with sulfur had magical healing properties. The geology of the San Antonio area is such that some of its groundwater has sulfur in ...

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View Article - Presidio La Bahia & The Goliad Massacre
Presidio La Bahia & The Goliad Massacre

Presidio La Bahia & The Goliad Massacre

The Presidio La Bahia is a little known Spanish fort and mission in Goliad, Texas. The fort has existed at its current location since 1747, but was first built in 1721 before it was moved twice. The Presidio La Bahia served as a fort for the Spaniard ...

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View Article - The Emily Morgan Hotel
Ghostly whispers echo in Emily Morgan

The Emily Morgan Hotel

The Emily Morgan Hotel was built to be haunted. The historic building is thirteen stories tall, built in the spooky gothic-revivalist style, and sits right across the street from the Alamo. The hotel was once a state-of-the-art medical facility with ...

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