Washington state is home to creepy and macabre attractions ranging from haunted sites to eerie landscapes and historical crime scenes. Here are 11 things worth seeing for anyone drawn to dark history and the supernatural.
Northern State Mental Hospital Ruins
Located near Sedro-Woolley, this abandoned asylum is infamous for ghost stories and eerie farm buildings surrounded by derelict fields.
Wellington Avalanche Site
The Cascade Tunnel area is haunted by the spirits of the tragic 1910 avalanche—one of the deadliest in U.S. history—with reports of voices and apparitions.
Pike Place Market (Seattle)
Seattle’s iconic market is believed to be haunted by the ghost of Princess Angeline and others, and its underground passages have a reputation for paranormal sightings.
Whitman Massacre National Historic Site
An important but morbid location, this Walla Walla landmark contains the legacy of a deadly attack that sparked the Cayuse War in the 1840s.
Starvation Heights
A bizarre Port Orchard site, infamous for its history as a “starvation cure” sanitarium where patients died under mysterious circumstances.
Monte Cristo Ghost Town
This remote, abandoned mining town is hard to reach but worth the trek for its chilling ruins and tales of tragedy.
Manresa Castle (Port Townsend)
A gothic-style castle turned hotel where guests report ghostly apparitions and unexplained phenomena.
Owsley Cemetery (Pataha, Garfield County)
Known for its isolated tombs and alleged spectral activity at night.
Mima Mounds (Olympia)
Unusual and mysterious earth mounds long rumored to have supernatural or extraterrestrial origins, with a reputation for an unsettling ambiance.
Ape Cave (Mount St. Helens)
A mile-long lava tube cave, dark and disorienting, it’s renowned for its “paranormal cold spots” and bizarre acoustics.
Kells Irish Pub (Seattle)
Housed in the city’s oldest mortuary, this pub is legendary for its friendly and mischievous ghosts.
Table of Washington’s Creepy & Macabre Sites
Each attraction promises shivers and a peek into the haunted or inexplicable side of Washington’s landscape and history.
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