Would you have the courage to visit a haunted house?
No, a real haunted house!
Well, Texas has quite a few. Houses, hotels, fortresses, you name it!
In this video I'll show you my favorite spooky locations
Let's start with haunted houses
Here is Austin, there's the Littlefield house
It's a historic construction on the campus
of the University of Texas built in 1893 and
haunted by a former resident who rarely left the house
So many people believe she's still there
and even plays the piano sometimes
Next on the list: Haunted Hill House in Mineral Wells
It's a small town close to Dallas and Fort Worth
There are so many paranormal
activities in this house that they now opened for studies
You can book a tour and if that's not enough, they also offer overnight stays
On their Facebook page sometimes
you can see live videos or read about the ghostly encounters
Talking about Mineral Wells, this brings me to list of haunted hotels
Very close to the Haunted Hill House
you find Baker Hotel
It was abandoned in the 70's but it's now actually
in the process of being restored and who knows if
the ghosts will stay
Rumor has it there are a few
But my favorite city for haunted hotels in Texas is San Antonio
There are so many stories that there are even ghost tours in San Antonio
Some of the hotels supposedly
haunted are some of the most traditional but also some of the most sophisticated
The Emily Morgan, for example. It's a classic from 1924,
And currently number 3 in the list of most haunted hotels in the world by USA Today
The building was once a medical facility, with a morgue and a psychiatric ward
Stay on the 12th or the 14th floor on your own risk
Another one: the Menger, the oldest continuously
operating hotel in America west of the Mississippi. It's from 1859.
Former President Teddy Roosevelt is said to occasionally serve himself a drink at the bar
One of my favorites: The St Anthony And I stayed in this hotel a few months ago
They even have a bar called Haunt, with a few drinks named after their ghosts
Sorry to disappoint, but I didn't see anything strange
The Gunter is also on the list
There are so many other hotels
but the top one has to be the Driskill Hotel in Austin. It's a favorite here in Austin.
So beautiful! Outside and inside! I visited during the Christmas season
But also to this date people report unexpected noises, the feeling of being touched and so on
Also, the former owner, colonel Driskill himself, supposedly likes to check out his place once in a while
And you know what?
A lot of people choose these hotels specially for Halloween night
Is that something you'd do? Let me know in the comments
Let's go now to historical locations
And that's easy, because the most haunted places are
also some of the most famous historical attractions in Texas
Number 1 in every list: The Alamo. This was the site of one of the bloodiest battles
in American history. It happened in 1836. There was a massacre and that inspired more people to
fight for their beliefs. Well, for centuries visitors have reported smelling
gun powder, hearing cries and shouts at night... Some tourists even mention seeing troops
wearing their uniforms, at first thought to be actors
Well, it hasn't happened to me yet neither at the Alamo nor
at the next place I'm going to tell you about. Presidio La Bahia in the small town of Goliad.
Just like the Alamo, this was the site of many armed conflicts. There's a sad history in this place
And you bet people have reported seeing ghosts of soldiers, specially at night
Another favorite haunted place in Texas is the Texas Capitol, this beautiful construction from
1885 which at the time was the 7th largest building in the world
You can go for a visit, just be aware that sometimes people hear voices. There's also the story of a
ghost who was a criminal and he haunts the halls, sometimes taking a few things here and there
Visitors have also reported seeing ghosts in a hurry, carrying papers, including a former
staff member who was shot to death in the Texas Capitol in 1903
When it comes to haunted places in Texas,
the list goes on and on. I can tell you about Brag Road in Saratoga,
the Marfa lights - but that could be UFO's as well... Who knows?
There's also Devil's Backbone in the Hill Country
This by the way is a scenic drive
but people report seeing Confederate soldiers
and ghosts who jump on the hoods of cars,
specially at midnight
Have you been to any of these places or do you know of any other? Have you seen anything?
What about where you live? Any haunted house, hotel or anything else over there?
Let me know!
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