Top 5 Most Haunted Places In Washington, U.S.A
#5
MOUNT BAKER THEATER, BELLINGHAM
This National Historic Landmark was designed by architect Robert Reamer, and was built in April 29, 1927 (91 years ago). Originally held live theater and concerts, later a screen was added to show silent films. An urban legend of a ghost by the name of Judy roams the theater, for decades staff have reported unusual phenomena. Paranormal investigators like ghost hunters and even psychics have spent the night in the theater and have found evidence of paranormal activity.
#4
OXFORD SALOON, SNOHOMISH
The Oxford Saloon was not always a saloon, built in the 1900's for a decade it was known as Blackman's Dry Goods Store. Over the years, this saloon would be the scenes of many violent acts. One was the killing of an officer named Henry, one night a fight broke out, when the officer attempted to break it up, he was stabbed to death. On the second floor reports say at least three ghost seem to remain there from the darker days.
#3
KELLS IRISH PUB, SEATTLE
The Butterworth building was built in October 1, 1903. It was originally built to be a morgue, it was also the first building on the westcoast of the United States to have an elevator. Several ghost stories are associated with this historical buildings, paranormal investigators would find evidence that support theories of the building being haunted.
#2
STARVATION HEIGHTS SANITARIUM, OLALLA
In local tribal Jargon "olalla" means berry, this community celebrate festivals were they overindulge in berry landen cuisine. Strange as it is this same community was once the place were people came to starve their way to health and sometimes to death, all with the help of doctor Linda Burfield Hazzard. From the 1890's until 1912 she would rent her attic to patients who had come to experience her cure. Their are many theories of her starving and even murdering her patients, it is unknown of how many have died. Rumors say she burned bodies, many say spirits that roam the area could be Dr. Hazzard or her unlucky patients.
#1
NORTHERN STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL, SEDRO WOOLLEY
Northen State Hospital aka "Bughouse"was built in 1909. At its height, the hospital housed over 2,000 patients and had 1,000 employees. The hospital closed in 1973, some of the building have been torn down, and others are empty and deteriorating. The graveyard became over grown, while some may be at peace, some believe the unquiet dead still walk the crumbling halls of the hospital. Some people have reported seeing a little girl playing with a red ball, some see a nurse pushing a man in a wheelchair.