Haunted Road

Some might call the Star of India, a historic trade ship, the most cursed boat in the water. In its 159 years of sailing, the ship has been trapped in the ice in Alaska and run aground in Hawaii, and has seen cyclones, collisions with other ships and a crew mutiny that ended in 17 men being sentenced to hard labor. Special Guest: Britt Griffith Visit amy-bruni.net for details of my fall speaking tour, plus strange-escapes.com if you're ready to take a spooky vacation with us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A mansion in Little Rock, Arkansas, with what many believe to be a cursed past. Family scandal, death, accidents and suicide have followed this structure for decades. Special Guest: Drew Counsell-Short. Visit amy-bruni.net for details of my fall speaking tour, plus strange-escapes.com if you're ready to take a spooky vacation with us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A hospital plagued with claims of maltreatment, and somewhat involved in an unsolved murder - is also known as a building that dutifully served its community for decades. Old South Pittsburg Hospital is empty of the living, but the dead are still very much making themselves known. Special Guest: Ronnie Dee Visit amy-bruni.net for details of my fall speaking tour, plus strange-escapes.com if you're ready to take a spooky vacation with us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This summer, Grim & Mild Presents continues its journey into the strange, the unusual, and the fascinating. For our newest season, we’ll be taking to the high seas to explore one of history’s most notorious types of criminal: pirates. From naval battles and buried treasure, to deadly sword fights and stolen rum. Prepare to raise anchor! Grim & Mild Presents: Pirates sets sail on Friday, July 8th.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With a past that includes duels, drownings, executions, a siege and more, Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia, PA is one of the most aggressively haunted locations in the United States. Special Guest: Greg O'Brien. Visit amy-bruni.net for details of my fall speaking tour, plus strange-escapes.com if you're ready to take a spooky vacation with us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Often called the most haunted location in the United States, if not the world, it's rare someone walks through the doors of Waverly Hills Sanatorium without leaving unchanged. With thousands of deaths on record, and reports of experimental treatments, and eventually closing due to abuse and neglect, the history if extensive and the paranormal activity is off the charts. Special Guest: Adam Berry Visit amy-bruni.net for details of my fall speaking tour, plus strange-escapes.com if you're ready to take a spooky vacation with us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Notorious prisoners, multiple escape attempts, murders, suicides and horrendous punishments have left one of the most recognizable prisons in history indelibly haunted. In the season two finale of Haunted Road, we head to Alcatraz to separate fact from fiction, and share a whole load of ghost stories. Special Guest: Chris Fleming Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Battle of Gettysburg may have happened over 150 years ago, but the entire town feels like a time capsule, still very haunted by those events from so long ago. From disappearing blood stains, to disembodied gun shots, to apparitions of soldiers who look as real as you and me - the paranormal happenings there are endless. Special Guest: Mark Nesbitt Visit www.strange-escapes.com if you'd like to vacation at haunted locations around the world, and catch season 6 of Kindred Spirits airing on Travel Channel or streaming on Discovery+ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hawaii's Plantation Village is a testament to the influence of the hundreds of thousands of immigrants who made their way to Hawaii when sugarcane was the states primary agricultural asset. But, this outdoor museum with historical artifacts and over 25 buildings has been plagued with paranormal reports for years. From the ghost of a child looking for her Mother, to a ghost known for choking employees, theres a lot of fact AND fiction to sort through. Special Guest: Noa Laporga Visit www.strange-escapes.com if you'd like to vacation at haunted locations around the world, and catch season 6 of Kindred Spirits airing on Travel Channel or streaming on Discovery+ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio started as a well meaning facility - intent on rehabilitating offenders who weren't yet hardened criminals. But, that changed. Now, hundreds of deaths later, this imposing gothic structure is 250,000 square feet of grisly history and of course, filled with lots of ghosts. Special guest: Greg Feketik Visit www.strange-escapes.com if you'd like to vacation at haunted locations around the world, and catch season 6 of Kindred Spirits on Travel Channel or streaming on Discovery+ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Queen Mary is a stunning former cruise ship built in the 1930s. Now permanently moored in Long Beach, CA and serving as a hotel and tourist attraction, many don’t realize her true past. With a very important assignment during WW2 and a number of documented deaths onboard, the ship is one of the most haunted locations in the world. We sort fact from fiction, and learn all about her ghosts. Special guest: Aiden Sinclair Visit www.strange-escapes.com if you'd like to vacation at haunted locations around the world, and catch season 6 of Kindred Spirits airing now on Travel Channel or streaming on Discovery+  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hales Bar Dam in Tennessee was built on ground reported to be cursed by a great Cherokee warrior. That, plus the fact it saw a number of tragic deaths on site both during and after construction, makes it one of the most haunted sites in Tennessee today. Special Guest: Adam Berry Visit www.strange-escapes.com if you'd like to vacation at haunted locations around the world, and catch new episodes of Kindred Spirits airing now on Travel Channel or streaming on Discovery+ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Farrar School in Maxwell, Iowa was built in the middle of nowhere to replace one room schoolhouses throughout its vast district. With no known deaths or tragedies taking place at the school, its haunting doesn't make a whole lot of sense - especially since it includes things like a nine foot tall shadow figure that insists on order on the third floor, doors slamming repeatedly and the sounds of children giggling in empty hallways. Special Guest: John Tenney Visit strange-escapes.com if you'd like to vacation at haunted locations around the world, and catch new episodes of Kindred Spirits airing now on Travel Channel and Discovery+ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hill View Manor is said to be the most haunted building in Western Pennsylvania. Functioning for over almost 80 years as a poor house and nursing home, it closed in 2004 and now houses ghosts. Lots of them. They've even given them names, and many have very distinct personalities. Special Guest: Melissa Keen Visit strange-escapes.com if you’d like to vacation at haunted locations around the world, and catch new episodes of Kindred Spirits airing now on Travel Channel and Discovery+ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Manresa Castle in Port Townsend, Washington has had many incarnations. It is undoubtably haunted, but almost none of the lore and stories passed down through out the years have been historically substantiated. But, the truth of who is haunting the castle, might be much stranger than fiction. Special guest: Amberdawn Bolding Visit strange-escapes.com if you’d like to vacation at haunted locations around the world, and catch new episodes of Kindred Spirits airing now on Travel Channel and Discovery+ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With over 6000 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, resulting in the deaths of over 30,000 mariners, the Museum Ship Valley Camp in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan is a testament to the lengthy and often treacherous history of freight ships. Housing artifacts from one of the most tragic shipwrecks of Lake Superior, haunted happenings are frequent. Special guests Tim Ellis and Brad Blair. Visit strange-escapes.com if you’d like to vacation at haunted locations around the world, and catch new episodes of Kindred Spirits airing now on Travel Channel and Discovery+ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Sheboygan County Insane Asylum is a very misunderstood haunted site, historically and paranormally speaking. But with hundreds of documented deaths that took place on the current property and connections to multiple suicides, haunted happenings in the now empty hospital are frequent and extreme. Visit strange-escapes.com if you’d like to vacation at haunted locations around the world, and catch new episodes of Kindred Spirits airing now on Travel Channel and Discovery+ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Virginia City was Nevada’s largest boomtown with a rise and fall in a span of 20 years. Historically dark, and now reported to be haunted by miners, historical figures and women of ill repute - to this day, the bourbon still flows and the ghost stories are a’plenty. Join us at a Strange Escape by visiting www.strange-escapes.com and new episodes of Kindred Spirits are now airing on Travel Channel and streaming on Discovery+ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BONUS LIVE EPISODE Special Live Episode recorded at the haunted Mount Washington Resort in New Hampshire. The story of the paintings is revealed, then: taking over three decades to construct, Eastern State Penitentiary was designed on the idea that solitary confinement and complete silence would instill regret in the heart of prisoners. Over the years it was in operation, horrid reports of abuse, neglect and unrest were reported. It's no wonder it stands as one of the most haunted sites in America today. Special guest: Aaron Sagers Season Two of Haunted Road Premieres January 5th on Travel Channel and Discovery+ Join us at a Strange Escape by visiting www.strange-escapes.com. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Historic Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, NH is the epitome of a luxurious resort. But, for all of its beauty and romance, it holds a multitude of mysteries and ghosts that defy explanation. Host, Amy Bruni, considers this the most haunted spot in America, and during this podcast uncovers a new, particularly grisly death that took place on site. Special Guests: Adam Berry and John Tenney Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Haunted as much by legends as it is by ghosts, it's hard to separate fact from fiction at the Myrtles Plantation in St Francisville, Louisiana. Regardless, it lives up to its reputation as one of America's most haunted houses. Special Guest: Hester Eby   Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's hard to believe any place in sunny San Diego could be cursed, but the story of the Whaley House, with all of its business failings and tragedy, may convince you otherwise. These constant dark points in its history has culminated in a haunting that could be one of the most compelling on the west coast. Special guest: Chudi Mahadevan  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford, CT was a home intensely important to Samuel Clemens and his family. They spent what they considered to be the best of their days there, but tragedy struck and they never returned. For decades, the museum has been plagued by paranormal happenings. Special Guest: Mallory Howard Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The USS Salem, now part of the United States Shipbuilding Museum in Quincy, MA, never fired a shot in anger, but that doesn’t mean she didn’t see her fair share of deaths and casualties. Today, she is rumored to be haunted by victims of an earthquake in Greece, Navy sailors, and strangely - crying babies. Special Guest: Don Decristofaro Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Preston School of Industry or “Preston Castle” as it’s been known, was built between 1890 and 1894 in Ione, California. A reform school for young male offenders; the hope was to rehabilitate, not just incarcerate. But, the castle soon became known for abuse, attempted escapes, murder, and now - one of the most notorious hauntings in the foothills of California. Special Guest: Connie Brenner. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the most famous boomtowns of the American frontier, the ghost town of Tombstone, Arizona is also one of the most haunted. With its rich and violent past, the few residents remaining there today have quite a few paranormal encounters to share. With special guest: Dwight Hull. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Known as one of the most infamous haunts in America, this unassuming farmhouse in Burrilville, Rhode Island is most often referred to as "The Conjuring House." This in depth episode dispels a lot of the lore surrounding the home, but raises even more questions about who could possibly be haunting it and whether or not it's safe. Special guests: Jen and Cory Heinzen. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Only once in the history of America, has the testimony of a ghost resulted in the conviction and execution of a supposed murderer. The site of that occurrence, now the Valley Inn and Restaurant in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, is said to be extremely haunted. They also serve a really mean pizza. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With thousands of deaths recorded at the Odd Fellows complex in Liberty, Missouri - the former orphanage, hospital, nursing home, morgue and cemetery are well known to be haunted. However, we're not sure the Odd Fellows banked on their buildings becoming a winery and inn, and expectedly - the paranormal happenings have very much increased. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Lizzie Borden was acquitted of killing her father and stepmother, she promptly used her inheritance to buy one of the grandest mansions in Fall River. She remained there until her death, a full 34 years. Yet, many believe, death wasn’t enough to make her leave her beloved home. A home she called...Maplecroft. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1912 in Villisca, IA - a family of six, plus two guests, were brutally slaughtered by an axe murderer. The case remains unsolved, and the house where the crime took place remains a hotbed of potentially dangerous paranormal activity.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amy Bruni, the star of television's hit paranormal shows Kindred Spirits and Ghost Hunters, takes listeners on a guided tour of America's most haunted locations, with the help of expert paranormal investigators who have actually been there. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.