#30 Of The Most Haunted Places In The World

Whether you’re skeptical or spooked by nature, there’s bound to be something to take you by surprise in this list of the worlds most haunted places. Read on – if you dare!

1. The Banff Springs Hotel, Alberta, Canada

A haunted hotel … hello Jack Nicholson? As one of the country’s greatest railway hotels, Banff Springs is haunted by a burning bride, who dances in the ballroom after falling to her death down the stairs after her dress caught fire. A family can still be seen loitering in the corridor outside room 873 – where they were murdered. And there’s a former bellman who worked at the hotel in the 1960s, and still silently assists hotel guests to their room.

2. Shanghai Tunnels, Portland, Oregon

During the early 19th century, Portland was the center of a form of human trafficking, which came to be known as shanghaiing, because the victims so often ended up in East Asia. In local bars, men were plied with drink and then dumped straight into a network of tunnels via a trapdoor concealed in the floor, from which they were sold to ships as unpaid labour. Many died in the dark underbelly of the city; various tours will guide you through the tunnels that those ghosts still inhabit.