#30 Of The Most Haunted Places In The World

17. The LaLaurie Mansion, New Orleans, Louisiana

Well known for her sybaritic parties, Madame Marie Delphine LaLaurie was a Louisiana socialite in the early 19th century. Long may the parties have continued, were it not for the outbreak of a fire at her mansion: in the course of investigating it, the bodies of several victims of mutilation were discovered in her attic. LaLaurie fled the country, but the anguished screams of her victims are said to still be heard. Now privately owned, you can only visit the mansion from the outside, so keep your ears pricked up.

18. The Kremlin, Moscow, Russia

Key players in Russia’s long and bloody history still make their presence felt at The Kremlin: it is said to be haunted by Soviet leaders Lenin and Trotsky, the latter of whom was rather horribly murdered with an icepick in the back of the neck. Josef Stalin has also been spotted by security guards, and is reported to be preceded by an icy chill. And it’s not just figures of relatively recent times you may spy: Ivan the Terrible has also been sighted near the belltower.