#30 Of The Most Haunted Places In The World

27. Trans-Allegheny Asylum, Weston, West Virginia

With its first patients admitted in 1864, this asylum commonly practised treatments which, by today’s standards, seem positively medieval: cage confinement and ice pick lobotomies, anyone? It’s not just the patients who were traumatized by these goings-on, however – there have also been reports of unquiet nurses and doctors who roam the building, as well as young children, particularly one by the name of Lily who actively interacts with modern day visitors.

28. Dam Square, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Amsterdam’s central square is a popular tourist spot, located, as it is, by the Royal Palace – but its daily bustle, complete with travelers taking the perfect selfies, and street performers entertaining the passersby, is a far cry from its gruesome history. During the Spanish Inquisition, executions took place in their hundreds here, while those accused of witchcraft were burnt alive. By night, these tortured souls are said to be tangible presences.