Here are 11 things to see in Arkansas if into the creepy and macabre:
- Crescent Hotel & Spa (Eureka Springs) — America’s most haunted hotel with reports of ghost sightings, secret underground passages, and a haunted morgue. The infamous Room 218 is linked to a ghostly stonecutter named Michael.
- Mount Holly Cemetery (Little Rock) — Known for paranormal sightings including apparitions, mysterious lights, and moving statues. Visitors report haunting flute sounds and shifting grave items.
- Natural Steps — Geologic site and eerie town known for disappearances and ghost sightings, including the ghost of a woman in white. Confederate soldiers’ ghost march to hidden gold is a local legend.
- The Haunted Allen House (Monticello) — Queen Anne/Gothic style home haunted by spirits with tragic history including a woman’s suicide. Sound of footsteps and voices reported.
- Fouke Monster (Fouke) — Legendary Bigfoot-like creature known as the Boggy Creek Monster, described as reddish-brown and foul-smelling, famous in local folklore and monster hunting.
- Cotter Bridge (near Cotter) — Historic concrete rainbow arch bridge reputed to cause eerie feelings and ghost sightings such as children, women chased by hounds, and baby cries.
- Toltec Mounds (Plum Bayou Mounds State Park) — Archaeological site linked to a vanished ancient culture, regarded as haunted by spirits of the past.
- Avon Cemetery (DeQueen) — Haunted by the ghost of a mourning mother whose child drowned in a well. Spirit sightings and eerie baby cries associated.
- Fort Chaffee — Former military base haunted by ghost soldiers, POW spirits, and echoes of past deaths. Featured on Ghost Adventures.
- MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History (Little Rock) — Haunted by shadowy figures, unexplained noises, and paranormal activity connected to Civil War and arsenal histories.
- Basin Park Hotel (Eureka Springs) — Hotel reputed to be haunted by shadowy figures and unexplained phenomena, including cold spots and flickering lights.
These places offer a deep and diverse dive into Arkansas’s haunted history and spooky folklore for lovers of the creepy and macabre.
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